What's Nice like in middle of September?

CDaniels1987

Thinking of going there for a few nights end of next week, is the weather still decent? nice enough for the beach etc?

Thanks in advance.

richardw

Yes and Yes.

CDaniels1987

Thanks, how about Cannes? Which would you guys say is the better place out the two?

Mainly for beaches, places to eat and shopping.

richardw

I prefer Cannes, beach is sandy, nicer eating, more resort than city by the sea. Agay is ok for a smaller place. St Raphael and Frejus are cheaper. Tripadvisor forums are very useful for restaurant reviews etc.

ampersand

I have a few French newspapers online daily.

You need the Nice-Matin or Var-Matin[mine] and the weather's been glorious all week - hier 26, grand soleil.

Keep checking:
http://www.nicematin.com/

and
http://www.varmatin.com/var

23 and 24 today. Get into the arrière pays too. Beautiful, beautiful beloved Var, also stark and stunning, but wonderful auberges and markets. Make a couple of hours to get high up somewhere in the Alpes and look down on the M!d.

Have a glorious few days - best euro rate for a couple of years too.
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Here's vide-greniers.org for Alpes-Maritimes for next month -
http://vide-greniers.org/agendaDepartement.php?departement=06

and my dear Var:
http://vide-greniers.org/agendaDepartement.php?departement=83

Happy hunt'n'gather if that's what you do too.

agrinnall

Cannes is a dump, but richardw is right that the beach is better than the one at Nice. Personally I preferred both St Raphael and Frejus, although if you want to do 'big town' stuff then Nice is the best place. It's pretty easy to get a train along the coast for a day trip.

Yolina

I'm currently a bit further east near the Italian border. It's nearly 6pm here and 26c. Been coming here for years and years - September is a great time of the year as it's far less busy and still pleasantly warm. Not a fan of Nice though, but that's just my personal opinion and the beaches there are bound to be fairly busy at the weekend - but if you want shopping then that's probably the place to go.

knightstyle

Have a look at Menton, we had a great camping holiday there in Sept a few years ago.