Electronic Beaches

On the Festival Hall beach in August, several soirees are organized in the context of ‘Plages électroniques' (Electronic beaches). The concept, inspired by ‘Les Pelouses électroniques' in Paris, offers an original format: the evening begins on the beach at 7.30pm, the cocktail hour, to pursue the musical discovery with your feet in the sand until 12.30am ! On the programme: breakbeat, minimalist / house / electro, trance/techno, jungle drum'n'bass, booty funk, hip-hop...
 
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One gets to the top of the city by climbing the Mont Chevalier up to Suquet. The panorama at the top is breath-taking with the whole city below surrounded by the blue sea and the Lérins Islands. Following narrow streets down to the market of ForviIle and through the plane tree lined streets of Liberté, one arrives back at sea level. All along the Quai St Pierre in the old port one can find fishing boats and pleasure boats side by side. The fishermen work on their nets next to their colorful barks. On the pier Albert Edouard the most beautiful yachts in the world come to moor. Looking out to sea one can perceive the islands of Ste Marguerite and Ste Honorat which are accessible by boat in 20 minutes.