Easter weekend... Even though we didn't find any last-minute holiday, we were quite content to stay at Nice.
On saturday we took the train down to Cannes, and took the ferry from the Vieux Port (with all the posh yachts) to Ile Ste-Marguerite, the larger of the Iles de Lerins. (Ste-Honarat being the smaller one).
Ile Ste-Marguerite is a very pretty island, about 3 kilometres long (we walked around it in a couple of hours), with some untouched nature (although some trees have been planted over the years to replace some destroyed by a recent storm, for example). But the island also has a long history dating back to Roman days. These days, the island is dominated by the Fort Royal, which was fortified by the famous Fort builder Vauban. in 1712 (it was originally built by Richelieu). One famous resident at the island prison was the man with the iron mask (who was played by Leonardo DiCaprio in a recent film).
On saturday we took the train down to Cannes, and took the ferry from the Vieux Port (with all the posh yachts) to Ile Ste-Marguerite, the larger of the Iles de Lerins. (Ste-Honarat being the smaller one).
Ile Ste-Marguerite is a very pretty island, about 3 kilometres long (we walked around it in a couple of hours), with some untouched nature (although some trees have been planted over the years to replace some destroyed by a recent storm, for example). But the island also has a long history dating back to Roman days. These days, the island is dominated by the Fort Royal, which was fortified by the famous Fort builder Vauban. in 1712 (it was originally built by Richelieu). One famous resident at the island prison was the man with the iron mask (who was played by Leonardo DiCaprio in a recent film).
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