Villeneuve-Loubet
presents at the same time the assets of a seaside resort and those
of a village of countryside. A double face - rare and appreciated
- which is worth to him the nickname of "greener blue communes"
largely justified by its universally known marina, its kilometers
of beach, its famous centers of thalassotherapy like its parks and
forests representing more than 1000 hectares green and timbered.
Villeneuve it's not a "tourist" village, and there's not
much there in the way of distractions, which is the beauty of the
place. The village is just a couple of minutes from the highway,
but sitting on its hilltop in the silence of its own world. There's
good parking at the square in front of the Mairie, well lighted
at night. In the large café just across from the square is
full of evening card games in the winter.
The village
is old, and extremely well cared for, with neat streets going up
the hill between the houses, to the 19th-century bell tower at the
top of with its campanile and lighted clock. There's not much in
the way of village commerce, but it does have a butcher shop and
a couple of bakers. In one small square is a bronze bust of Frédéric
Aillaud, proud in his top hat; he was the mayor around the beginning
of the century.
The superb village
dominated by a private 12th century castle boasts two museums: the
Museum of Culinary Art (Auguste Escoffier Foundation) and the Museum
of History and Art. The historical heart of the village is alongside
the Loup river and overlooks the wooded hills but the rest of the
town stretches down as far as the sea and has more than 3 km of
coastline encircling Marina Baie des Anges (original pyramidal architecture),
its marina, many restaurants and two hydrotherapy centres.
Villeneuve Loubet
combines authenticity and modernity and offers a broad range of
activities: golf, horse riding, tennis, hydrotherapy, water sports,
sports activities in the Vaugrenier Forest Park. At the confluent
river Loupet Mardaric, the old village of Villeneuve-Loubet sits
a top a little hill while the new city spreads out right to the
Mediterranean. Half of the town is covered in forests (century old
oaks, maritime pines, mimosas) making it the most wooded of all
the seaside towns. The typical Provençal old village will
show you the real roots ot this town with its tiny streets, flowered
balconies, façades in the earthy colors of Provence, and
the castle with its watchtower of 33 meters high.
Tourist Office
16, Avenue de la Mer
Phone: +33(0)492 02 66 16
Fax: +33(0)492 02 66 19
