7 Interesting French Riviera facts

The French Riviera has established itself as one of the most popular places for tourists to visit. The amazing Mediterranean weather, the beautiful sceneries, incredible beaches,  the rich history, and a large number of events that take place over the years are just some of many reasons why tourists find their way to the French Riviera for their business trips and vacations.

The history of the French Riviera is long and rich, but people know generally very little facts about the French Riviera.

In this post, we’re sharing with you an appealing infographic that lists 7 interesting facts about the French Riviera. Let’s dig right in!

There are more than 2 million inhabitants on the French Riviera

Since the French Riviera is an unofficial area with no official borders, it’s difficult to say exactly how many inhabitants are living on the French Riviera since it depends on how you count, but the most recent official measuring found that about 2 million people could be included in the area of the Riviera.

The French Riviera stretches about 550 miles

Again, depending on how you measure. 550 miles is quite a lot, yet still, some people tend to believe that the French Riviera only includes a small area of the most popular cities such as Nice, Cannes, and Monaco, but in reality, the Riviera is much larger than that.

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The French Riviera acquired its nickname Cote d’Azur in 1887

The literal translation to the name is ”Coast of Azure”, which quite well describes the French Riviera. The French Riviera is an English name given by the British, but the name Cote d'Azur was given to the Riviera in 1887 because of its nature.

Nice is the largest city on the French Riviera

Nice is the largest city on the French Riviera if you don’t count Marseilles into the equation (which most people don’t). It has the largest number of inhabitants of the cities on the French Riviera and it also welcomes the largest number of tourists, which is not all that strange considering it has the main airport of the French Riviera.

Nice airport is the third largest airport in France

Nice airport, whose official name is Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur or Nice Côte d'Azur International Airport is the third largest airport of France after Paris-Orly and Paris Charles De Gaulle airport. The nice airport welcomed 13,304,782 passengers in 2017.

The tourists that come to the French Riviera spend about $5b per year

The French Riviera welcomes millions of tourists every year, and since the French Riviera is, generally speaking, more expensive than the replaces, the tourists spend quite a sum of money.

The French Riviera has about 300 days of sun per year

THere’s a reason why the French Riviera is known for its amazing climate. Mild winters and warm summers with plenty of sunshine and few days of rain is what defines the French Riviera, and this is also an important reason why so many tourists come here.

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