LES BOIS DE FONT MERLE 66 ALLEE DU MANOIR
66 ALLEE DU MANOIR
MOUGINS
France
NCE AIRPORT 17 MI / 28 KM
JUST 5 KILOMETRES FROM CANNES AND 25 MINUTES FROM
NICE AIRPORT YOU WILL FIND LE MANOIR DE LETANG,
SET IN A VALLEY IN MOUGINS IN A CONSERVATIONS
AREA. FOR THOSE WHO LIKE GOLF, CANNES-MOUGINS, A
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSE, IS ONLY A FEW
MINUTES AWAY. IN ADDITION THERE ARE ALMOST TEN
MORE COURSES WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY.
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CANNES, WITH ITS EXTENSIVE SHOPPING AND GREAT
BEACHES, IS ONLY 7 KILOMETRES AWAY. IN THE HILLS
THERE ARE SEVERAL PICTURESQUE VILLAGES NEARBY SUCH
AS MOUGINS, VALBONNE AND BIOT. MOUGINS VILLAGE
HAS A FASCINATING CULTURAL ATMOSPHERE WITH A
PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE SEA AND WILL BRING YOU THE
SHADOWS OF 2000 YEARS OF HISTORY. LAST BUT NOT
LEAST, MOUGINS HAS MANY ART GALLERIES, ANTIQUE
SHOPS, RESTAURANTS AND A WONDERFUL MUSEUM DEVOTED
TO PICASSO. INDULGE YOURSELF AND GO FOR A WALK IN
THE OLD VILLAGE.
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THE FIVE HECTARE POND IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL, ON
THE EDGE OF THE VALMASQUE PARK IS A REMARKABLE
SITE. NOT ONLY FOR ITS MAGNIFICENT SCENERY, BUT
ALSO FOR ITS AMAZING VEGETATION AND WEALTH OF WILD
BIRDS. ITS THE LARGEST COLONY OF ASIAN LOTUS
FLOWERS IN EUROPE. THIS COLONY ORIGINATED FROM
SEVEN STEMS BROUGHT BY MAURICE GRIDAINE, THE
PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE MANOIR, FROM JAPAN OVER 30
YEARS AGO. THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW PLACES WHERE
OVER SIXTY SPECIES OF WATER AND MIGRATING BIRDS
HAVE BEEN SPOTTED.
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THE VALMASQUE FOREST PARK IS POPULAR FOR HIKING,
WALKING, AND OTHER SPORTS. ALTERNATIVELY YOU CAN
SIMPLY BENEFIT FROM THE BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT
WHICH SURROUNDS YOU. FOR BIRD-LOVERS THERE IS THE
FONTMERLE POND, WHICH CONSISTS OF FIVE HECTARES
AREA WITH OVER SIXTY DIFFERENT BIRD SPECIES. IT
IS ALSO WELL-KNOWN FOR ITS LOTUSES BECAUSE IT IS
THE LARGEST LOTUS COLONY IN EUROPE. THERE IS
ALWAYS SOMETHING TO SEE SO TAKE A RELAXING WALK
AND LOOK CLOSELY IN CASE YOU WILL FIND THE
SIXTY-FIRST BIRD.
-ATTRACTIONS-
BUS - 1 MI / 1 KM
GOLF DE ST DONAT - 4 MI / 6 KM
CICA BUSINESS CENTRE - 5 MI / 8 KM
CANNES - 6 MI / 9 KM
GRASSE - 6 MI / 9 KM
TRAIN - 6 MI / 9 KM
CANNES JET LOCATION - 6 MI / 9 KM
CANNES PLONGEE CLUB - 6 MI / 9 KM
CITY OF CANNES - 6 MI / 9 KM
EUROPEAN EXCHANGE OFFICE - 6 MI / 9 KM
FUN PARACHUTE PARA SAILING - 6 MI / 9 KM
JIMMYZ DISCOTHEQUE - 6 MI / 9 KM
LE CENTRE NAUTIQUE MANDELIEU - 6 MI / 9 KM
PALM BEACH CASINO - 6 MI / 9 KM
SKI NEPTUNE WATER SKIING CLU - 6 MI / 9 KM
SUN CITY TANNING SALON - 6 MI / 9 KM
ZEN PLAGE BEACH - 6 MI / 9 KM
ANTIBES - 6 MI / 10 KM
CANNES MANDELIEU MARINA - 6 MI / 10 KM
PERFUMERY OF GRASSE - 8 MI / 13 KM
BLUE WATER CHARTER BOATING - 9 MI / 15 KM
FISHING CLUB NAPOULOIS - 9 MI / 15 KM
MUSEUM PICASSO, ANTIBES - 9 MI / 15 KM
GLASS MANUFACTURY, BIOT - 10 MI / 16 KM
FONDATION MAEGHT, ST PAUL - 17 MI / 27 KM
NICE AIRPORT - 17 MI / 28 KM
NICE - 19 MI / 30 KM
CHAGALL MUSEUM, NICE - 19 MI / 30 KM
MARKET FLOWER OLD TOWN, NICE - 19 MI / 30 KM
MATISSE MUSEUM, NICE - 19 MI / 30 KM
THEATRE DE NICE - 19 MI / 30 KM
MONACO - 28 MI / 45 KM
OLD VILLAGE, EZE - 30 MI / 48 KM
TOULON AIRPORT - 77 MI / 124 KM
GREOLIERES LES NEIGES - 81 MI / 130 KM
ISALA 200 DOWNHILL SKIING - 81 MI / 130 KM