St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and the Rothschild Villa in Visual Studio .NET

Making UPC-A in Visual Studio .NET St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and the Rothschild Villa

You may equate the name Cap-Ferrat with images of extreme opulence, but the village of St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat is really just a small touristy fishing port with a dozen reasonably priced restaurants bordering the harbor and a handful of little boutiques nearby The real estate on this lush peninsula is among the Riviera s priciest At the tip of the peninsula, 3km (2 miles) from the port, is one of the area s most expensive and luxurious

hotels, Grand H tel du Cap-Ferrat The Rothschild villa, on the highest and most central spot on the peninsula, is a fascinating museum that illustrates life in the Belle Epoque era and is surrounded by magnificent French gardens

The village of Cap-Ferrat is about a mile from the nearest train station at Beaulieu (see Beaulieu and the Villa K rylos, later in this chapter); it s a scenic walk along the bay For train information, call % 08-92-35-35-39 or 36-35 With no bus service available from the center of Beaulieu to the village of Cap-Ferrat, you need to take a taxi (11 /$14), if you don t have a car Nice is about 4km (6 miles) away, and buses frequently make the halfhour trip at a cost of 130 ($170) The bus between Nice and CapFerrat, the no 81, runs from Monday to Saturday (not holidays) A roport Nice C te d Azur is 20 minutes (21km/13 miles) from CapFerrat You can rent a car from the airport or take a shuttle bus to the center of Nice and pick up a bus to Cap-Ferrat from the Nice bus station Monaco is 16km (10 miles) away from Cap-Ferrat, while Cannes is 40km (26 miles) away To drive to Cap-Ferrat from Nice, take N7 east

You really need a car for Cap-Ferrat mainly to arrive and depart from the peninsula Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild is technically within walking distance (about 20 minutes) from the village, but access is from a busy road with a narrow sidewalk and then up a long winding driveway with no sidewalk If you stay at a hotel near the harbor, you can walk to restaurants and shopping, but the car still comes in handy to explore the peninsula by driving through the steep residential area, out to the Grand H tel You can also take long walks along coastal paths on CapFerrat The tourist office is at 59 av Denis-S m ria (% 04-93-76-08-90; wwwville-saint-jean-cap-ferratfr) During July and August, the office is open daily 9 am to 7 pm; September to June, hours are Monday to Friday 9 am to noon and 1 to 5 pm The tourist office offers free trail maps for exploring the peninsula on foot

One of the Riviera s grandest hotels is Grand Hotel du Cap-Ferrat As reflected in its name and prices, they don t nickel and dime you here: Admission to the pool is included It s a mirror of heated salt water that seems to float just above the Mediterranean (pool admission is charged at the Eden Roc in Antibes; see 21) And the staff is quite friendly All is palatial at the Grand, from the lobby, with its inlaid marble floor and

soaring columns, to the 53 gorgeous rooms, many with terraces and sea views The 56-hectare (14-acre) estate features floral garden paths The restaurant is superb (see Dining locally, later in this chapter), with dining outside on the sea-facing terrace or inside in the gilded dining room 71 bd du G n ral-de-Gaulle % 04-93-76-50-50 Fax: 04-93-76-04-52 wwwgrandhotel-cap-ferratcom Free outdoor parking Rack rates: 205 1,075 ($267 $1,398) double; 775 2,525 ($1,008 $3,283) suite Ask about much-lower offseason (Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec) rates Breakfast 28 ($36) AE, MC, V Closed Jan Feb