Tender Ports

[syesmar]

19 hours ago, Hlitner said:

Yes, Villefranche is a tender port!  There are no docking facilities for any cruise ships…You also cannot count on there being taxis sitting at this small port.  This is a place where it makes sense for some to book an excursion (or pre-arranged private guide/transportation).

Hank

@Hlitner

We took a bus there from Monaco a few years back and from one of the stops connected with another bus to Villa Ephrussi. It was one of my favorite days ever. I’m not exactly sure where tender passengers would be dropped off; do you have an idea of how far the walk might be to Villa Ephrussi from the tender drop off?

[Hlitner]

56 minutes ago, syesmar said:

@Hlitner

We took a bus there from Monaco a few years back and from one of the stops connected with another bus to Villa Ephrussi. It was one of my favorite days ever. I’m not exactly sure where tender passengers would be dropped off; do you have an idea of how far the walk might be to Villa Ephrussi from the tender drop off?

The walk is 2 1/2 - 3 miles depending on your exact route.  Very doable and takes decent walkers about an hour.  We will be there on a Sunday, next April, and might do that walk if it is a good weather day.

 

Hank

[ontheweb]

2 hours ago, syesmar said:

@Hlitner

We took a bus there from Monaco a few years back and from one of the stops connected with another bus to Villa Ephrussi. It was one of my favorite days ever. I’m not exactly sure where tender passengers would be dropped off; do you have an idea of how far the walk might be to Villa Ephrussi from the tender drop off?

That was our very first port on our very first cruise back in 2002. We almost missed it as we overslept (jet lag) and just got the last tender. We had a great day in Nice visiting museums. And then DW went swimming in the Mediterranean. She enjoyed that, but said the place she had to change it to her swimsuit (a bathroom at the beach I think) was the most disgusting place she had ever been.

[syesmar]

7 hours ago, Hlitner said:

The walk is 2 1/2 - 3 miles depending on your exact route.  Very doable and takes decent walkers about an hour.  We will be there on a Sunday, next April, and might do that walk if it is a good weather day.

 

Hank

Thanks for the info. I would be willing to walk it to visit again if other transportation wasn’t available. I think there were 2 bus options when we visited and it was easy to navigate.

Edited September 13, 2023 by syesmar