Paris1972-Versailles2003

Ok so sometimes I come into a town see it, come back see it again, post on my blog but basic info, its a habit by now I guess! However, I leave out many wonderful things that needs more explanation and showing; one of these is the Church of St Nicolas in quant Chaumont sur Loire, better known for its castle.

The Church of Saint Nicolas is on the banks of the Loire river and is dedicated formally to Saint Nicolas and Sainte Eugénie de Rilly. It is located in the Centre-Val de Loire region, in the town of Chaumont sur Loire, some 17 km of Blois, diocese on which it depends. This is in dept 41 Loir-et-Cher.

The bell tower is square and high enough to see it from far, once Inside if have time, we didn’t there is a nave with three transepts, alongside several chapels and great light with the stained glass windows. There is a statue of Saint Nicolas, Saint Martin, Sainte Catherine, and a pieta from a now gone nearby church. You will be able to see other statues and work of arts as paintings from the 19C. The outside dimensions are nice.

It is built in the last quarter of the 19C a little away from the village, and is easily identifiable by its large forecourt, leading to the few steps of the entrance and two busts carved on both sides, and its porch. It is dedicated to Saint Nicolas and Saint Eugénie de Rilly. Its square porch tower stands proudly above the entrance and, relatively slender, is seen from afar.

At your entry into the church, you distinguish a nave with three bays, lined with side chapels, lit by large openings adorned with stained glass windows. The church unveils in particular a beautiful statuary, including a statue of Saint Nicolas, another of Saint Martin, one of Saint Catherine, and finally a remarkable Pieta coming from a disused chapel nearby.

Other sculptures of Saints are present as well as works of art, including paintings of the 19C. The current Church of Saint-Nicolas , was built in 1883 with its presbytery on the former island of Tranchepied between the village of Chaumont and the village of Saint-Martin. The majority of the church’s windows are closed by antique glass windows connected with lead.  Two circular windows on each side of the porch tower represent the baptism of Clovis, above the baptismal font, and the burial of Christ. They seem to date from the end of the 19C, from the period of construction of the church.

It has four beautiful statues come from the old churches and chapels of the parish. They are in beautiful condition having been recently restored. St Nicolas, patron saint of the parish, because of the Loire, is the patron saint of seamen, and children. He is represented in a bishop’s dress, dressed in a chasuble covering the dalmatic and dawn, wearing the miter. At his feet a child is presented in the salt. St. Martin, bishop of Tours, evangelizer of many  campaigns, is represented in the habit of bishop, wearing a miter. He carries a butt in his left hand while his right hand is blessing. This wooden statue would come from the church prior of St Martin. Then, St. Catherine, martyr, patron saint of students among others, is presented standing. She wears the toga, a crown on her head and holds with one hand the open book and the other with the sword that decapitated her.

The Pieta or Virgin of Mercy would come from the chapel of Herpinière, hidden during the French revolution in a mulch not to be destroyed. She is made of stone. This suffering Mother can be consoling mothers in pain. Other statues are present in the church as St. Vincent, St Anthony of Padua, St. Joan of Arc, St Michael, Jean Marie Vianney or Cure of Ars, St. Philomena, St. Therese of Lisieux, the Virgin Mary, the Sacred Heart, … There are portraits such as the one representing the Holy Family, offered to the parish in 1852 by the State and Christ offered by the family of Korewo are beautiful. The tomb of the abbot Pilon, priest of Chaumont during the construction of the church, is present in the southern chapel and carries an epitaph.

A couple of webpages one on the parish and the other for direction to Chaumont will help me think, but not much written on the Church.

Parish of Chaumont sur Loire on the Church St Nicolas in French

City of Chaumont sur Loire on how to come here

Voilà a simple Church of St Nicolas, but very nice and just short walking distance from the castle and overlooking the wonderful Loire river, can’t ask for more, worth a detour while passing in town of Chaumont-sur-Loire!

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all!!!

Ok so I do get into train stations in France and even in Europe even if I prefer the roads and the car. However, this is an impressive building that never rode in it but walk in passing by on my visits to the city of Metz. I thought worthwhile to post about it in my blog. Hope you like it.

The Metz-Ville train station, usually called the Metz train station, is located near the city center of Metz, prefecture of the Moselle department  57, in the Grand Est region. Inaugurated in 1908 by the Imperial General Directorate of Railways of Alsace-Lorraine, it replaces the former Metz station commissioned in 1878. The train station of Gare de Metz is very nice and fast trains arrived from Gare de l’Est of Paris.

A bit of history I like

The rail service of Metz, which begins in 1850, revolves around three stations which succeed one another during the second half of the 19C and at the beginning of the 20C. The current station is in fact the third station of Metz. The first railway station of Metz, built temporarily out of wood, is a terminus station, built around 1850 outside the ramparts of the city, at the current site of the place du Roi-George (King-George). In 1871, during the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine,( same year as the unification of Germany ) ,the station was placed under the authority of the Imperial General Directorate of Railways of Alsace-Lorraine  to be integrated into the German rail network. This station having been destroyed by an accidental fire in 1872, it is decided to build a new station, bigger and more functional. This will be the second station of Metz, known today as the former station of Metz. The building was inaugurated in 1878. At the beginning of the 20C, with the increase in rail traffic, the German imperial administration decided to replace the station of 1878 with a station of greater capacity. The third station of Metz, which will be put into service in 1908, is still in activity as the current train station of Metz.

The primary function of this new station was military. It is the terminus of the cannon line, a strategic railway line. In the event of a war with France, Germany must be able to move its troops on the western border, especially in the Moselstellung sector, in a minimum of time. In the neo-Romanesque Rhineland style, the isolated tower, which stands near the train station, is a water tower. With a capacity of 300 m3, it was used to feed the steam locomotives.

The train station of Metz was, with the stations of Strasbourg and Colmar, one of the principal stations of Reichsland Alsace-Lorraine, a new province of the German Empire. Built in pale gray Niderviller sandstone, it is distinguished from the old buildings of the city center, made of Jaumont stone, a yellow ocher limestone, very characteristic. to conform to a Rhenish Romanesque style, which gathered the consent of William II, drawing from the past glory of the Holy Roman Empire its legitimation; formal kinship with a church , seen from the outside, is most striking for a station. For the right part the buffet and arrivals hall, it is an imperial palace that is evoked. The station reinterprets the symbolism of the religious and temporal powers of the emperor in the Middle Ages. William II, who liked to visit the city of Metz in the Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen was placed under his direct authority ,and would have sketched the clock tower of the clock according to the press of the time. A profusion of carved details, the statuary, or the stained glass evoking the protection of Charlemagne, echoing the local origins of the Carolingian dynasty, underline the symbolic dimension instilled into the building.

Brief description as never taken trains here just walk in on visits to Metz ! In the lobby are various shops and services, including: two bars-restaurants-breweries, a newsagent, a bookstore, a bakery, a car rental agency, a bike rental stand, a mini market, various shops, a cash dispenser, a photo booth, and paid public washrooms. A contemporary work by the German artist Stephan Balkenhol pays tribute to Jean Moulin, whose death was found on July 8, 1943 in Metz station. It represents Jeann Moulin on foot, surrounded by three resistant’s.

Two underpasses allow travelers to access the 10 lanes available to the station. They cross the station entirely in a North-South axis. The first passage called Jürgen-Kröger passage, named after the architect who built the station, connects the place de General de Gaulle to the district of the Amphitheater and the Deposition-Minute South Station. The second passage, named “passage Adrienne-Thomas”, named after a voluntary caregiver in 1915-16, connects the Taxis station on rue Lafayette with the Amphitheater district and the multimodal exchange hub. A gateway located south exit allows travelers to directly reach the parvis des droits de l’Homme (human rights square) ,and the  Centre Pompidou-Metz. In 2017 and 2018, it was voted “most beautiful train station in France” by Internet users, following a contest organized on Facebook by Gares & Connexions (SNCF).

Some webpages to help you plan your visit or passing by it are

Official Gares and Connexions on the train station of Metz

City of Metz on the train station in French

Tourist office of Metz on coming to Metz

There you go another dandy in my belle France, always amazes me on its wonderful architecture and history not to mention gastronomy good reasons to stay here!!! Enjoy the train station of Metz or Gare Metz-Ville!

And remember, happy travels, good health ,and many cheers to all!!!

And moving right along in my belle France, let me take you deep south to some off the beaten path towns of my road warrior trips. Indeed , it is a beautiful country no wonders is no 1 by visitors according to the UN-WTO! I am trying to see them all, hard task ahead!

We have been by here oh yeah! This is Théze  20 km north of Pau and is part of the Vic-Bilh. The N134 and the D44 /D944 as well as the connection with the A65 connects the city very nicely.  The Church of St. Peter dates from the 12C. It is remarkable for the volume of its porch tower and its Renaissance portal. It contains objects, paintings and furniture from the times.

We finally made the round for the day by coming all out to Thézé on the road D834 and coming back in into Pau. Here you have a nice looking Church, where it is ,also, église de Saint Pierre. The unique thing about it is that ithas a square bell tower with huge contraweight in a double retreat and with a cylindrical tower. It is considered as one of the most original in the region of Béarn.

There are vestiges of two fortified ensembles of the 11C and 12C, testify to the ancient past of the town. One of the sites, the Moutta, is currently with a Calvary. The dovecote at its foot is built at the site of the primitive entrance. The 17C dates the Château de Miret and the name of the family of Fanget, is located at the top of the village and was restored after a long period of ruin to house municipal premises.  The town presents a set of houses and farms from the 16C to the 20C.  The Church of St. Peter dates from the 12C. It is remarkable for the volume of its porch tower and its Renaissance portal. It contains objects, paintings and furniture from the times.

The webpage to help you plan your trip here and it is lovely indeed is:

The region of Bearn dept 64 on heritage things to see at Théze

Hope you enjoy the visit and as well as the town and the area just north of wonderful Pau, lovely, very fond memories of our visits here and always looking forward for more of Théze.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all!!!

And to tell you a bit more of a great historical institution of my belle France, and with courage on the line of duty, the Cadre Noir of Saumur cavarly school is awesome. A must to see while in the area of Saumur. I will tell you a bit more on it here

We move to the Cadre Noir and the school of cavalry. Saumur goes back to 1763,while it was decided to bring a regiment of carabineers of the Count of Provence here. Later in 1814, there is a training school of horsemen here that is followed in 1825 by the royal school of Cavalry . This military presence is the origin of this wonderful heritage now in town. It is now barracks of the 18C as well as riding school and stables built around the place du Chardonnet in the 18-19C. This includes today one of the most beautiful examples of European architecture of military horsemen.

The Cadre Noir has been developing for almost 150 years in the Saumur Cavalry School before being transferred in 1972 to the newly created National Riding School. In 1972, the Cadre Noir separated from the School of Application of the Armored Cavalry. Leaving the guardianship of the Ministry of Defense for that of Youth and Sports, it joined the National School of Riding that has just been created. Favoring academic riding, it is gradually becoming half of the teaching staff of a school mainly oriented towards the training of the frames of the equitation but in which one also teaches the three Olympic disciplines , the coupling, the endurance and the aerobatics.

A bit of history I like

In 1763, King Louis XV entrusted the Duke of Choiseul with the reorganization of the French cavalry. The most beautiful school in the world was then built on the Chardonnet to accommodate officers and non-commissioned officers in charge of training in cavalry regiments. It will work until 1788. Dissolved on the eve of the French revolution, the school will be reborn at the Restoration.

It then includes an Armory in which the principles of military horsemanship are taught. The “raised tunes” are officially practiced there. Appeared in the Middle Ages and maintained under the Italian Renaissance, the “school jumps” were used to decorate the carousel choreography. They also allowed proving the value and solidity of the riders in the saddle. The military origin of these movements is probable. In Saumur the “school jumps” were, and still are, practiced without stirrups.

The squires of the Manège académique, ancestor of the Cadre Noir, immediately claimed the tradition of Versailles. In 1828, at the first carousel, the executives presented batters and instructors. The latter are then wearing the current merry-go-round hat, the lantern or cocked hat, but the outfit is not yet black. It will become it during the reign of Louis Philippe. The Cadre Noir is born and therefore forms part of the riding instructors of the Cavalry School.

From 1840, the school sees confront two conceptions of academic riding, that of the Count of Aure and that of Lrançois Baucher. Sometimes very opposite, the methods of Aure and Baucher gave rise to many and violent polemics. Student of both, General L’Hotte, one of the most brilliant squires of his time, enriched the French equestrian tradition by laying down the bases of the doctrine.

The National Riding School has 400 horses hosted in individual boxes; 20,000 training days a year; 4 large stables; 6 rides and 15 Olympic courses; almost 50 km of prepared slopes; several hundred natural obstacles; a modern veterinary clinic; an equipped amphitheater; and a modern media library.

There are performing shows and a wonderful museum too, check dates as it can change. Some webpages to help you plan your trip here and it is a must are

The Cadre Noir official webpage here: https://www.ifce.fr/cadre-noir/

The tourist office of Saumur on the Cadre Noir : https://www.ot-saumur.fr/LE-CADRE-NOIR-DE-SAUMUR_a745.html

And the museum of cavalry here:  https://www.musee-cavalerie.fr/

More here in French from the friends of the cadre noir here:  https://www.amisducadrenoir.fr/le-cadre-noir-de-saumur/

There you go another gem in my belle France , and you will be delighted you visit. Enjoy the Cadre Noir as we did/do in wonderful Saumur.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all!!

And moving right along in the wonderful Saumur, I will like to show you a bit more of the Church of St Pierre au Marais sort of St Peter’s of the marshes Church.  The city has plenty of things to see right in the old valley of the kings and many already showcase in my blog. It is time for this wonderful Church of St Peter.

The neighborhood of Saint-Pierre  was developed in the 12C. Its Church, dedicated to Saint Peter, was built from the 12C to the 17C, at the hinges of the Romanesque and Gothic Angevin styles. The building is constructed of limestone and white stone. It features a Romanesque portal, a Plantagenet-style nave, a small 14C lateral chapel, two Renaissance chapels, etc. Its bell tower has a slightly twisted polygonal arrow with a height of 69 meters. The roof of St. Peter’s Church is impressive, with long-shaped roofs, as well as an arrow and a polygonal dome of the most beautiful effect. The great facade of Tufa was rebuilt after its collapse in 1674 in the Classical style.  The Church was the subject of several restoration campaigns. The Church of Saint-Pierre-du-Marais in dept 49 of the Maine-et-Loire, region of Pays de la Loire,in the town of Saumur.

The roof of St. Peter’s Church is impressive, with long roofs, and a polygonal dome and dome of the most beautiful effect. At the entrance inside the church, you will be admiring the beautiful spiral staircase to reach the floor and the vaults and vault of the ceiling. Then, a beautiful liturgical furniture, remarkable sculptures, numerous paintings as well as colourful stained glass windows. There are organ concerts here regularly

A facade rebuilt in the 17C hides a Gothic Plantagenet building that has kept the right brace a Romanesque door to the beautiful covings. Embedded in the square of the same name between the splendid mansions dating from the 16C to 20C. It lost its original portal in 1674 when lightning felled on it and was rebuilt in Counter-Reformation style. It features a superb Plantagenet vault, from the 15C stalls to the sculpted figures, but above all a magnificent series of 16C tapestries that trace the life of Saint Peter and Saint Florent. On Saturday morning, the regional product market animates the area. In the entrance inside the Church, you can admired in front of the beautiful staircase to reach the floor as well as the vaults and keys of vaults of the ceiling.  A beautiful liturgical furniture, remarkable sculptures, numerous paintings as well as colorful stained glass windows.

It has been renovated over the years the last mayor work took place between 2008 to 2016,when it reopened to the services. Now it is wonderfully done and exquisite renovated at to its time. A nice stop over while in Saumur. Hope you enjoy it

Some webpages to help you plan your visit here are:

The city of Saumur on the church: https://www.ville-saumur.fr/patrimoine-architectural/l-eglise-saint-pierre-2

The Saumur tourist office on the church: https://www.ot-saumur.fr/EGLISE-SAINT-PIERRE-DE-SAUMUR_a713.html

There you go folks, a short and sassy description of another monument for locals and visitors alike; fully enjoy these marvels of the off the beaten path routine, and spread out your horizons of my belle France. Do enjoy the St Peter’s Church of Saumur!

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

And we came to Saumur, we have passed by it but always overlook in the multitude of choices of my belle France. Saumur is in the Maine-et-Loire department 49 of the région Pays de la Loire. It is right by the rivers, on the left bank the majestic Loire and on the right bank its tributary the Thouet river.  Here we have a wonderful castle of Saumur. as the thing to see here. A must.

We arrive by car ,and quickly moved into the Castle or Chateau de Saumur, and the parking nearby for free. It is a fairy tail castle right on a hill overlooking the city with great gastronomic restaurant next to it.

A bit of history of the castle  of  Saumur, gone thru many situations and saved on each, until the one we see today. The castle was in the possession of the Counts of Anjou, then the Plantagenêts and change into a royal fortress early in the 13C in the times of king Louis IX (Saint Louis). During the second half of the 14C the duke Louis Ier d’Anjou (brother of king Charles V) change it into a castle-palace of great beauty. The miniature of it is represented in the famous play of the three rich hours of the duke of Berry or « Très riches heures du duc de Berry » that will give it a precise image. King René, last of the dukes of Anjou lived here periodically, after his death in 1480 the castle comes back to the royal domaine.

The Château de Saumur has a double revolutionary staircase, built several centuries before the work of Leonardo da Vinci. It allowed nobles and servants to use the same staircase without ever crossing each other. The access to the belvedere allows to discover the south wing and to take this staircase with double revolution, a rare testimony of a controlled know-how. Note also the staircase of honor, with its 4 bays, is the only surviving witness of an element that also existed in the Louvre.

With political stability and religious tolerance, the city will gradually lose its interest, and the castle of its greatness.   From 1745, it is transformed into a simple prison and, in 1810, it becomes a state prison. The castle was decommissioned militarily in 1830 and transformed into a military arsenal until 1890. The underground room below the courtyard maintains a constant temperature and was once used to store provisions. Originally, it was totally enclosed but the west wing fell into ruin in the 17C and was not rebuilt. The first floor contained the main apartments and has fireplaces, floors and ornate windows, although the rooms are not currently furnished. The apartments were once very luxurious, furnished by Louis I of Anjou inspired by the conversions made by his brother King Charles V at the Louvre. The belvedere, accessible in summer, offers an exceptional panorama on the Loire and the city.

In 1906, the castle was bought by the City of Saumur to house the municipal museum, now labeled Museum of France. A rich collection of decorative arts currently occupies the first floor of the North and East wings. Part of the horse collection, collecting objects from antiquity to the early 20C is exhibited in the former abbey. In 1912, the collections of the municipal museum will be installed there. In 1919, the donation by Count Charles Lair of his collection allows the museum to present one of the beautiful sets of decorative arts of France, from the end of antiquity until the beginning of the 19C. A Horse Museum, also presents visitors with more than 1,500 pieces retracing the history of horse riding across ages and continents.

Some webpages to help you plan your trip here and you must are

The official castle webpage is here: http://www.chateau-saumur.fr/

Official city of Saumur on the castle: https://www.ville-saumur.fr/chateau

Tourist office of Saumur on the Castle

There you go another gem of my belle France. Hoping you have the chance to see it, another wonderful castle of the old valley of the kings now in Pays de la Loire region.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all!!

Ok so let’st get into transportation. I have my rounds of it believe it or not as been more known for the road warrior , I have management duties here that makes me take public transportation . One of these trips was to Nice and behold needed an airplane this time.

For info to others I will put some train information here as well briefly as the road of course!

There is the Nice Saint Augustin train station that from Nice airport Terminal 1 & 2 you can take the tramway no 2 at Jean Médecin exit at Grand Arénas with a Free connection between Airport and Grand Arénas.- Walk is about 600 meters or bit over half a km. Then, there is the Nice-Ville station in city center you go from to Terminal 1 & 2 on tramway no 2 Jean Médecin exit at Jean Médecin and walk about 800 meters or  connection Jean Médecin for about 200 meters on tramway no 1 Henri Sappia exit Gare Thiers and walk about 300 meters

The Gare Nice Saint Augustin official webpage is here: Gare St Augustin train station

The Gare Nice-Ville (the one I have used from Gare de Lyon Paris) official webpage is here: Gare Nice Ville train station

There are many choices for car and park to the airport however, I will only list for those arriving and leaving from the airport. The car parkings are name P2, P4 at Terminal 1, and P5, P6, P7, P9 and G2 at Terminal 2. All have on site machine for paying as well you can pay in advance online at Airport of Nice advance booking for car parking

Taxi stands are at Terminal 1 Gate A1, Terminal 2 Gate A3. However, never used it. I only rented car from the airport. The airport site mentioned that indicative rates from airport to city center is 32€.

Again there are several car rental companies at the airport, however, the ones that I have used are Hertz and Avis with Hertz a lot more, and always pleasant experience, There is a place from the airport to book your car rental also, here: Nice Airport car rental webpage

Up to 22H or 10PM the car rental counters are at Terminal 1: gates A1/A2, to the right of the information office and Terminal 2: between gates A2 and A3. Vehicle collection and return takes place in the dedicated zone at the Car Rental Center, behind car park P5 at Terminal 2. After 22h or 10PM which has happened to me you go and take the free shuttle to Terminal 2 from Gate A0 on the arrivals floor. Services run every 6½ minutes between 6h and 23h and every 10 minutes from 4h30 to 6h and from 23h until the last flight arrives. Alight at the Terminus: Terminal 2, Gate A3.  Pedestrian access: from any exit, use the sheltered walkway following signs for “Location de voitures /Car Rental Center”. Cross car park P5.

For shops/restos there are plenty but will mention the ones I have used in the past only.  Malongo coffees  at Terminal 1 – Floor 0 – Nearest gate: Esplanade. La Tarte Tropézienne, Terminal 1 -Floor 0- Nearest gate A0. Bellota Bellota Terminal 2 – Floor 2 – Nearest gate: A15. Eric Kayser Terminal 2 – Floor 2 – Nearest gate: B22. Saveurs de Provence, Terminal 2 – Floor 2 – Nearest gate: A15. Pierre Marcolini, Terminal 2, Floor 0, nearest gate A19.

I did not have use of the VIP lounges which are available because my flights were domestic and in and out sort of things. The overall Nice airport webpage is here in English: Official Airport of Nice

The Nice airport is served by bus lines 23, 52, 59, 70, 94 (stop: Aéroport Promenade),also,  the Direct Airport line (stops: Aéroport / Promenade, Terminals  T1 and  T2. The airport is served by many regular lines, including: three airport express shuttles to: Monaco / Menton ,bus 110 and Cannes 210 (took it once to get from Nice airport to Cannes city center).

By the highway/motorway A8,  exit: n ° 51 Nice Saint-Augustin. By the coastal roads M6007 and M6098 which connect the peripheral coastal cities in Nice and the plain road M6202 connecting the middle-country. My  favorite is the M6098 and from airport  take the avenue de la Californie into the Promenade des Anglais continue on Quai des Etats Unis continue on quai Raubac Capeu continue on Rue de Foresta quick turns into  hilly into Montée Montfort continue into Montée Eberle, sharp right turn into Allée de la Fontaine aux Oiseaux, and at the crossing with the jewish cemetery on your right get on Allée Professeur Benôit there is parking around there usually never missed it. Of course with a GPS and the address given above it should be a piece of cake right ::)

A bit on the history I like

The Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport (IATA code: NCE)  is located in Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes dept 06 of the region of PACA and also known as the Côte d’Azur. It is the third largest airport in France, after the airports of Paris- Charles-de-Gaulle and Paris-Orly In terms of business aviation movements, it ranks second among European airports, after Paris-Le Bourget airport.

Recap some memorable dates I like.

1910: Nice airport originated in the organization in 1910 of a first airshow, which follows Louis Blériot’s first crossing of the Channel by just one year. Initially, these are the fields of a place called Californie and some hangars. 1929: official recognition of the site Nice, on the airfield of Californie, as an aerodrome by the Minister of the Air. 1945: Air France establishes itself on the Nice airport, and opens a line Paris-Marseille-Nice with a Junker 52 airplane, then a second line Nice-Corsica. 1955: change of name to Nice Côte d’Azur airport . 1959: Nice hosts on June 1, 1959 the inaugural flight of the Caravelle airplane, the first French jet plane, on the Nice-Rome line operated by Air France. 1986: the airport becomes permanently the first provincial airport. 1987: inauguration of a second terminal, the T2. 2019: Historic opening August 2 of a regular line between China and a provincial airport with 3 weekly flights between Beijing and Nice, operated by the Chinese company Air China. During the summer season, the milestone of 60 airlines operating on a regular and simultaneous basis was crossed for the first time. The platform has developed and launched an unprecedented self-connecting solution in France by offering a combination of more than 23,000 connections per week with airlines using the airport allowing travelers who wish to transit through Nice.

And there you go folks now you have another airport of my belle France briefly disclose for your traveling pleasure in France and elsewhere. Again, I have only used it at Nice for domestic flights.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all!!!