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Cannes Beaches in the Fall? Relaxing Activities?
marazul replied to brauchtj's topic in France Ports
We have only rented at the airport because we generally fly in to Nice for a stay. There is a new Car Rental Center in a dedicated building next to the P5 Parking deck and across from Terminal 2. All major agencies are there. We use europcar. Maybe we have been lucky, but we haven't had major delays getting the car. There are free trams that take you from the Saint Agustin train station to Terminals 1 and 2. There is also a pedestrian walkway between the station and Terminal 1. There are free shuttles (navettes) that go around from the terminals to all parking decks every 15 minutes.. -
The beach facilities are still fine. In case it makes any difference to the OP, all beaches in the south of France are topless.
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Neither. Too much to see at either port. Where else are you going? But if you must, there are good beaches right by the tender port at Cannes. You have to go further afield at Marseille. But, truly, save the beach day for some less interesting places.
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Corinth and Mycenae is a far better tour option than Sounion. Closer to Athens and a lot more to see.
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I use ASCII codes on a keyboard that has a number pad. You hold down the alt key while entering a number on the number pad. (If you are interested I will try to attach a little chart to a post.) You can also install alternate virtual keyboards on your screen. That's best for non-Romance languages such as Greek. But the easiest of all is to hold down a letter on a touch screen keyboard (phone, tablet). When you hold it down, a pop-up screen pops up with all the accents.
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Venice gondola and tour, August 2023 Help Please
marazul replied to Family Vac 2023's topic in Italy Ports
There are plenty of gondoliers and some bad apples. If one tries to overcharge you, you move to the next one. What's important is to know the official price. And like you did, confirm the price upfront. -
There are companies that do jeep safaris in Mykonos. You drive your own jeep and they take you through the back roads all around the island. They stop at several beaches. It is a lot of fun.
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Timing of Park Guell after Sagrada Familia
marazul replied to bigsky's topic in Spain and Portugal Ports
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Elevator up. Walk down.
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Timing of Park Guell after Sagrada Familia
marazul replied to bigsky's topic in Spain and Portugal Ports
Taxi. It's very reasonable. -
Timing of Park Guell after Sagrada Familia
marazul replied to bigsky's topic in Spain and Portugal Ports
Add another hour to be safe. -
Timing of Park Guell after Sagrada Familia
marazul replied to bigsky's topic in Spain and Portugal Ports
Are you taking a tour of the SF? If so, allow 1.5 hours inside the church. Then add a half hour to get to the park. -
If it gets in at 3 pm the day before the cruise, stay in Athens. You will have the rest of the afternoon and evening, plus the next morning to stroll around Athens. Walking around the and watching the Acropolis at night is beautiful.
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OK. I checked both excursions you are looking at. The catamarans leave from Vlyhada Marina which is South of Athinios - in the opposite direction of both Oia and Fira. If you get the Oia tour that takes you to Athinios, you should arrange your personal Athinios pickup to take you to Vlyhada and meet your catamaran tour there. This will save you a LOT of time (trip to Oia and back from Oia to Vlyhada). If by any chance, your catamaran actually leaves from Ammoudi, your best route is to take the ship's shuttle to Fira Old Port and from there take the local "ferry" boats that take you on to Ammoudi. No need to get up to Oia only for them to drive you down to Ammoudi.. Look at this map. Ammoudi is at the top tip of the island, just below the cliffs from Oia. Vlyhada is at the bottom (where it says Santorini Yacht Cruises), down the road from Athinios. "Santorini Old Harbor" is the Fira Old Port and it is in the middle and you can take a boat from there to Ammoudi, or just get a different catamaran cruise that starts and ends there. https://www.google.com/maps/search/vlychada+port+santorini/@36.4040143,25.376174,12.5z?hl=en&entry=ttu
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Cannes Beaches in the Fall? Relaxing Activities?
marazul replied to brauchtj's topic in France Ports
Ooops. Random clicks/ -
Yes, but the OP also says he wants to get to Oia. Then you say he wants to get to Fira. I think the OP needs to find out what happens when they meet the guide and where the boat actually is. Do they take a van (from Oia or Fira) to one of the beaches? Do they take the cable car down to the Fira port? If the latter, the OP is better off taking a shuttle to the Fira port rather than to Athinios and wait for the tour there..
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Cannes Beaches in the Fall? Relaxing Activities?
marazul replied to brauchtj's topic in France Ports
I know you do. We always drive in that area too. We are very familiar with it and when we lived there I used to be the tour guide for our visitors. The only issue with driving during your port day is the extra time it takes to return the car and get back to the port. It should be less congested in April. While looking up other stuff in the area I came across a couple of half-day wine tasting tours to Bellet. That would let you do a lot of tasting! Maybe they could pick you up at the lobby of one of the hotels near the Flower Market and return you to the ship. -
Venice gondola and tour, August 2023 Help Please
marazul replied to Family Vac 2023's topic in Italy Ports
No. Get a guide book. For St Mark's basilica and the Doge's palace you could consider a tour because it could let you skip the lines and you would learn more about the places. Go directly to their websites and see what they offer. Compare to tour operators.