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Cinema As the fame of Cannes (see pp72–3) Children’s Entertainment
The small port of La Ciotat is reflects, film festivals are taken Provence offers the traditional
where Louis Lumière shot the seriously by the French. Cannes attractions of beach and sea,
world’s first motion picture, itself is a maelstrom of media although small children may
and Marcel Pagnol (see p157) hype, old-school glamour and better appreciate them in
laid the foundations for modern shiny new cash. It is an amazing smaller resorts. Alternatives
French cinema from his studios experience if you can get tickets include aqua parks like
in Marseille. The French are very to any of the films or parties, but Marineland and Aqualand,
supportive of la Septième Art, these are notoriously difficult to zoos and aquariums. There are
as they refer to film, and there get as they are by invitation only. also numerous adventure parks
are plenty of local, independent for rock-climbing, cycling and
cinemas. If your language zip-lining, such as the Canyon
skills won’t stretch to watching Discotheques and Forest at Villeneuve-Loubet
a French film, look out for Nightclubs and Coudou Parc at Six-Fours-
cinemas that show films in During the summer, the main les-Plages. Marseille has
their V.O. (Version Original) – towns of Provence boogie all Préau des Accoules, the
that is, screened in their night long. The music is far from only children’s museum in
original language. V.F. (Version trend-setting, usually following the region. In the bigger towns,
Française) denotes a dubbed styles set the previous year in museums and theatres may
screening in French. New York and London, but the organize activities (ask at
Popcorn or other snacks dancers are chic and the prices the tourist office). Smaller
are available, but it tends to high. A handful of clubs such towns and villages will have
be the foreigners that snack as Jimmy’Z in Monaco and playgrounds or a square
their way through a movie. Les Caves du Roy in St-Tropez where your offspring can
However, there are some cater for the jet set, while play with other children while
French cinemas that have Kiss Club in Juan-les-Pins and you relax in a café. For more
bars and restaurants attached, Gotha Club in Cannes serve a action, there are plenty of
so that you may dissect the younger crowd. The dress code sporting activities, such as
moviewhile enjoying a meal is usually smart, and trainers biking, canoeing, tennis,
or a drink afterwards. are almost always forbidden. horse-riding and fishing.
DIRECTORY
Buying Tickets MARSEILLE TOULON – OLLIOULES MARSEILLES
Carrefour Opéra Municipal Châteauvallon Espace Julien
∑ spectacles.carrefour.fr 2 rue Molière. Tel 04 94 22 02 02. 39 cours Julien.
Marseille Tel 04 91 55 11 10. ∑ chateauvallon.com Tel 04 91 24 34 10.
∑ espace-julien.com
Carrefour Tasso, 4 pl du ∑ opera.marseille.fr Festival de Musique
4 sept. MONACO Classique L’Intermédiaire
Nice Monte-Carlo Tel 04 94 93 55 45. 63 pl Jean-Jaurès.
Tel 06 87 87 88 21.
Carrefour Nice Notre-Dame, Philharmonic ∑ festivalmusique
17–19 ave des Embrois. toulon.com Le Nouveau Stade
Orchestra Vélodrome
FNAC Auditorium Rainier III, Blvd Opéra de Toulon 3 blvd Michelet.
Tel 08 92 68 36 22. Loius II, BP 197 Blvd de Strasbourg. Tel 04 86 09 50 34.
∑ fnacspectacles.com Tel 00 377 98 06 28 28. Tel 04 94 93 03 76. Le Pelle-Mêle
Avignon ∑ opmc.mc ∑ operadetoulon.fr 8 pl aux Huiles.
19 rue de la République. Tel 04 91 54 85 26.
NICE Rock and Jazz
Marseille NICE
Centre Commercial Bourse, Forum Nice Nord AIX-EN-PROVENCE
12 cours Belsunce. 10 blvd Comte de Falicon. Festival du Jazz
Tel 04 93 84 24 37. Hot Brass Club Pl Massena, Theatre de
Nice 1857 chemin d’Eguilles- Verdure Tel 04 97 13 40 42.
40–46 ave Jean Médecin. ∑ forumnicenord.com Célony. Tel 04 42 21 05 57. ∑ nicejazzfestival.fr
Opéra de Nice
Opera and 4–6 rue St-François-de- Le Scat Theatre des Oiseaux
Classical Music Paule. Tel 04 92 17 40 00. 11 rue de la Verrerie. 6 rue d’Abbaye.
Tel 04 93 80 21 93.
AIX-EN-PROVENCE ∑ opera-nice.org Tel 04 42 23 00 23. TOULON
Grand Théâtre de Salle-Grapelli – JUAN-LES-PINS Zenith-Oméga
Provence CEDAC de Cimiez Jazz à Juan Blvd Commandant Nicolas.
380 ave Max Juvénale. 49 ave de la Marne. Office de Tourisme, 60 Tel 04 94 22 66 77.
Tel 04 42 91 69 70. Tel 04 97 13 55 13. chemin des Sables, Antibes. ∑ zenith-omega-
∑ lestheatres.net ∑ salle-grapelli-nice.org ∑ jazzajuan.com toulon.com