France – Nice Carnival 2011

What better way to chase away the winter blues than with a colourful and musical carnival. The annual Nice Carnival takes place this year from Friday, 18 February to Tuesday, 8 March.

For a taste of the atmosphere have a look at this video from 2009:

We’ve noticed quite a few cheap travel deals popping up on the internet. If you can get away why not bag a bargain trip and jet off to the sunny French Riviera and join in with the fun.

The theme for this year’s Carnival is King of the Mediterranean. Carnival events include the famous Flower Parade and Parade of Lights and there are guranteed to be hundreds of musicians, dancers and entertainers to keep the energy level buzzing.

According to the official Carnaval de Nice website, tickets can be purchased at the Visitors Bureau at 5 Promenade des Anglais, or at temporary locations along the parade route up to two hours prior to each event. The celebrations go on day and night so there’s no excuse to be bored.

Nice is close to many other wonderful places to visit along the Cote d’Azur, so you could always take day trips to places like Monaco, Cannes, Antibes or Grasse. The annual Menton Lemon Festival (Fête du Citron) coincides with Nice Carnival.

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