Trip: 2026 Feb: Marseille; Arles; Nice; Taormina Travel Journal

February 2016 trip to Marseilles, Arles, Nice in France and Taormina in Sicily, Italy.
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I wrote this trip index description in advance so I’d have it available to hang posts off of on this trip, hence the future tense below.

I will spend most of the trip in southern France. I’ll be staying in Marseille, Arles, and Nice, in that order. I may go on some day-trips to nearby cities and towns, but returning at night. I will journalize my time in southern France.

I’ll also be visiting some relatives who are spending a couple of winter months in Taormina, Italy. Because that is primarily to spend time with them, not to do touring, I don’t know if I’ll post anything about my time in Taormina as I write these words, still at home in Toronto.

Les Rues de Cannes

This afternoon, I was still in Cannes on my day trip from Nice. Rather than seeing specific sites, I strolled some of the streets of...

Can Do, Cannes

Today, I took a day trip out of Nice to Cannes, with a return to Nice the same day. The train between the two cities...

Colline du Château and More

My primary destination this afternoon was Colline du Château, but I took in a bit of a happening before then, and afterwards I promenaded for...

Vieux-Nice and More

Yesterday, after arriving in Nice, I took a brief walk near my hotel, which I cut somewhat short due to the rain that started. In...

Nice is Nice

I left Arles this morning and didn’t arrive at my hotel in Nice, France, until about 3:00 in the afternoon. So I haven’t had enough...

Arènes d’Arles and More

This morning, I visited the biggest of the remaining Roman structures in Arles, the Arènes d’Arles (Arles Amphitheatre). But I also visited a couple of...