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Excursions Helicopters can be hired from Palm Beach and Cannes Mandelieu Airport (Cannes HÉlicoptères (tel: (04) 9343 4242), Cherokee Air Odyssey (tel: (04) 9440 8426) and Heli-Inter (tel: (04) 9390 4170). For a Half Day Grasse: The world capital of the perfume industry for over three centuries, Grasse is situated just 16km (ten miles) from Cannes. Four of its 300 perfume factories, and the MusÉe International de la Parfumerie, 8 place du Cours, are open to the public. August brings the Fête du Jasmin with a carnival atmosphere and floats of flowers. Other attractions include the fascinating MusÉe d'Art et d'Histoire de Provence, 2 rue Mirabeau, Amiral de Grasse Museum and the twelfth-century cathedral, which contains three Rubens. For more information, contact the Grasse Tourist Office, Cours HonorÉ-Cresp (tel: (04) 9336 6666; fax: (04) 9336 8636). For a Whole Day Nice: 32km (20 miles) east along the coast, Nice is a museum Mecca. The MusÉe Matisse, 164 avenue des Arènes de Cimiez (tel: (04) 9381 0808) displays a rich collection of paintings and sculptures in the artist's former home. The MusÉe National Message Biblique, avenue du Dr MÉnard (tel: (04) 9353 8720) houses the enormous dreamscapes of Marc Chagall. Proud portraits of Napoleon and Josephine, religious art and Flemish and Germanic sculpture are displayed in the MusÉe d'Art et d'Histoire, 65 rue de France (tel: (04) 9388 1134) in the lush turn-of-the-century Palais MassÉna The prestigious MusÉe d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain (MAMAC), Promenade des Arts (tel: (04) 9362 6162) displays French and American works from the 1960s to the present day. The New Museum of Asian Arts has just opened at 405 promenade des Anglais (tel: (04) 9229 3700). |
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