travelling by bus or train from nice to

hi everybody Bonjour

Can you tell me if it is possible to buy food at the food market in Nice prior to travelling by bus or train to all the beautiful towns and villages of the Cote D%26#39;Azur and not have a long walk to get from the market to get a bus or train.

We thought we would like to picnic at our destinations rather than eat at restaurants, in Scotland it can be rather cold to eat al fresco!

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it is certainly possible to visit a market, bakery and or cheese shop prior to a bus or train ride because you can choose what time you want to go to any of the places of your choice on the riviera. I suspect that doing the picnic bit once or twice will be enough. There are lovely lunch places in Ville France, Cap Faratt, Antibes and just about anywhere else but if this is what you want to do you can certainly do it.

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Nice bus station is on the edge of the old town where there are dozens of places selling excellent bread, filled rolls etc, etc. But almost all of the places you may want to visit have top class bakeries, fruit shops and small supermarkets selling fresh food.

The main thing you need to watch out for is the French lunch break, where most, but not all shops close for anything between one and three hours, so, to be safe, you need to have your ingredients bought by noon. There is such a vast range of reasonably priced, freshly prepared rolls, savoury snacks and cakes that it is pointless to buy and make up your own.

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Thank you very much indeed for your very prompt replies, they were very much appreciated

Because of your advice we shall be eating out at the many restaurants and perhaps just once or two eat alfresco

Can%26#39;t wait to get there, only been to Paris once.

Merci beaucoup

Barbara

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We have long winters, too, so I understand the attraction of picnics - don%26#39;t forget that you can have your lunch first, and then have a glass of wine or a coffee and dessert and watch the world go by - that way you get the best of both worlds.

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