My cousin Rasmus was visiting for a few days with his wife Yang and young Filip. After the mandatory Monaco visit on Friday night (the Golden Rule is that all Finns want to visit Monaco), we decided to head a bit off the beaten track on Saturday.
I had presented various more and less ambitious options for a mini-road trip we could embark on - and Rasse and Yang finally opted for a moderately ambitious one, which involved a leisurely drive along the Massif d'Esterel, followed by some wine tasting, and then dinner on the way back to Nice.
he Azure-coloured Mediterranean. We decided to stop at Miramar to enjoy the beach for a bit. The water temperature is reaching quite comfortable levels already, so we had a nice swim in the sea (at this point I have to point out, of course, that I do swim in the sea all year around).
We then carried on driving along, enjoying the dramatic views along the Massif d'Esterel, direction Les Arcs, where the plan was to do a bit of wine tasting. It was getting a bit late, and some of the places we checked out where shut. But we did find at least one place, Château de la Maïme, which was happy to accept us for a bit of wine tasting.
The wine bit done, it was time to head back towards Nice. We decided to dine at one of my favourite restaurants on the Cote d'Azur, l'Amandiers in Mougins. Mougins is your prototype of a medieval Procencal village on the Cote d'Azur, with the added bonus of hosting a number of excellent restaurants.
The thing I love about l'Amandier is that they serve excellent, inventive food, almost Michelin-star quality I would say, for a rather reasonable price. The food is typical local flair, but with an artistic and modern touch. The place didn't disappoint this time either, and I think Rasse and Yang quite enjoyed the meal too (Filip seemed happy enough too!).
All in all, a most enjoyable day on the Cote d'Azur - I hope Rasse and his family enjoyed it as much as I did !
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