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Biot
and the local area Côte d'Azur, South of France
You
can walk to the village in approximately 6 minutes from one
of the two Navette car parks. If you want to drive there is
plenty of car parking in the village, although this gets very
full in July and August. In the summer a Shuttle bus (Navette)
is available and visitors from outside the area are encouraged
to use the car parks outside the village and take the Shuttle
in and out.
There
are many excellent restaurants cafes and bars there, each with
their own character. La Restaurant Hotel Galerie des Arcades,
La Pierre a Four
Restaurant le Migranier, Le Café de la Poste, Chez Odile,
Café Brun and Creperie du Vieux are amongst the selection.
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Biot
is approximately 5 km to the sea. Nice airport
is 15km away, Cannes 10km, Antibes & Juan
les Pins (very nice beaches here and restaurants on the
beach) 8/12 km and Nice is 25km away (Lovely
old town area here)(CLICK
HERE FOR Fact File Nice)
Le
Parc de la Mer - Marineland (Europe’s largest) Marine theme
park is approximately 4 km away and going inland towns like
Grasse are well worth a visit
2006
The Verrerie de Biot celebrates 50 years of business
History
of Glassmaking in Biot - 1956 - 2006: It is an entire family
history: the creation of the Glassmaking in Biot and glass bubbles
by Eloi Monod in 1956. In 1973 the Lechaczynski family started
to promote the traditional means of manufacturer using the hand
made manufacture process of glass with bubbles in and to promote
their product.
There
has been fifty years of creative passion in the style of the
glass and to promote the products made in the Verrerie de Biot
on the edge of the hilltop village of Biot throughout the world.
In
addition to sixty retail outlets swelling their products in
France, The Verrerie de Biot exports its creations ton Austria,
Belgium, Canada, Japan, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Switzerland
and the United States.
This
is a very successful commercial venture with the specialized
market of glass manufacture with bubbles in it and has become
a major tourist attraction on the Côte d'Azur attracting over
700,000 visitors a year to the Verrerie and they have a turnover
of four million euros.
Since
2000 Jean and Danièle Lechaczynski have passed on the running
of the business to their children who continue with the successful
management of this family enterprise and as Anne Lechaczynski
says "they are manufacturing the traditional products with the
style of the day but also adding an innovation and a permanent
modernism"
To
celebrate its fifty years, the Glassmaking of Biot launches
a selection of glass products called The Riviera, in a contemporary
design.The Verrerie de Biot has developed their own Internet
site to sell the products on line
The
Verrerie de Biot is located at Chemin des Combes - 06410 BIOT.
It is very well signposted with distinctive purple signs.
Opening
Hours:
Summer: Every day : de 9 H 30 à 20 H Sundays and Bank
Holidays : 10 H - 13 H & 14 H 30 - 19 H 30 Winter: Every
day: 9 H 30 - 18 H Sundays and Bank Holidays: 10 H 30 - 13 H
& 14 H 30 - 18 H 30
In
addition there are several other Verreries in Biot
Villefranche
sur Mer (pictured below), Monaco, Menton and Italy only
a short drive or train
journey away. 
Across
the border in Italy every Friday there is a large street
market at Ventimiglia and a smaller one at the next town
along the coast Bordighera on a Thursday.
Both are set against the glorious back ground of the Mediterranean
Sea. Bordighera has some excellent value restaurants on
the sea front.
If you are visiting Italy you will also see a lot of
Liquor stores in the border town of Latte (below). The duty
is much lower on alcohol in Italy than in France and you might
want to stock up
.
SanRemo
is only a few minutes drive from Ventimiglia and
for more information CLICK on the picture below
Views
of Biot
 
All
photos ©PJMSuter/jml Property Srvices
SEE
ALSO:
Nostalgia
in France - Photos of the 1960's and 1970's in France
- Click
Here
Photos
of Nice Monaco Menton Antibes & other areas in the South
of France in the 1920s and 1960s
- Click here
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Property Services are members of the Southern Private Landlords
Association, National Landlords Association in the UK and British
Chamber of Commerce Côte d'Azur - France
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You
will need Travel insurance for your holiday in the South of
France and if you are renting a car don't rent before you
take out a car rent excess policy
 or
and when you
rent a car try 
Historic
Monaco Grand Prix Click
Here
South
of France Fact File Click
Here
Cannes
Film Festival Click
Here
Riviera
realty from French Property News September 2006
Click Here
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