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Golfe Juan Harbour
I live in Golfe-Juan. No it's not "Juan-les-pins", it's "Golfe-Juan", the town righ between Juan-les-Pins and Cannes. Go to Google Maps. There.
It's the smallest town I ever lived in. To me, it can be resumed in one street: "avenue de la Gare".
At one end of avenue de la Gare: the sea, the harbour and the beaches. All much nicer, wider and less touristy than in Cannes. Highly recommended!
One third up from the sea: the train station. Public transportation! Yay ! It's the reason why I moved there. Public transportation is a kind of luxury in this area. 10 minutes in a train and you are in Cannes.
Going further up, many small old-fashioned shops: 2 bakeries, 2 butchers, 2 fish shops, 2 little grocery stores (not too big otherwise they would like supermarkets!), 2 fruit and vegetable shops, one cheese shop, one wine shop...all sprinkled with a few cafes, hairdressers, banks...and the ubiquitous real estate agencies (the engine of the local economy!).
It feels like shopping in France circa 1965 (well, before Carrefour existed).
Further up, my flat, and further up, the pizza van (Everybody knows that the best pizzas on earhth are from South of France pizza vans. Seriously) and at the other end of avenue de la Gare, tadaaaaaaaaa: the post office.
The nice thing with the post office is that right in front of it, there is "Le Salon", a small restaurant run by 2 ladies who cook like your French mom would do: unbeatable!
But the priviledge to eat at their table is reserved to holiday makers and those who don't need to work for a living (or those working in Golfe-Juan): the restaurant is only open at lunch time, Monday to Friday.
That's it for the Golfe-Juan vibe :)
What, you need cinemas and clothes shops? Just take the train to Cannes...
Golfe Juan Harbour
I live in Golfe-Juan. No it's not "Juan-les-pins", it's "Golfe-Juan", the town righ between Juan-les-Pins and Cannes. Go to Google Maps. There.
It's the smallest town I ever lived in. To me, it can be resumed in one street: "avenue de la Gare".
At one end of avenue de la Gare: the sea, the harbour and the beaches. All much nicer, wider and less touristy than in Cannes. Highly recommended!
One third up from the sea: the train station. Public transportation! Yay ! It's the reason why I moved there. Public transportation is a kind of luxury in this area. 10 minutes in a train and you are in Cannes.
Going further up, many small old-fashioned shops: 2 bakeries, 2 butchers, 2 fish shops, 2 little grocery stores (not too big otherwise they would like supermarkets!), 2 fruit and vegetable shops, one cheese shop, one wine shop...all sprinkled with a few cafes, hairdressers, banks...and the ubiquitous real estate agencies (the engine of the local economy!).
It feels like shopping in France circa 1965 (well, before Carrefour existed).
Further up, my flat, and further up, the pizza van (Everybody knows that the best pizzas on earhth are from South of France pizza vans. Seriously) and at the other end of avenue de la Gare, tadaaaaaaaaa: the post office.
The nice thing with the post office is that right in front of it, there is "Le Salon", a small restaurant run by 2 ladies who cook like your French mom would do: unbeatable!
But the priviledge to eat at their table is reserved to holiday makers and those who don't need to work for a living (or those working in Golfe-Juan): the restaurant is only open at lunch time, Monday to Friday.
That's it for the Golfe-Juan vibe :)
What, you need cinemas and clothes shops? Just take the train to Cannes...