This is the third in a series about the Cote d'Azur (French Riviera).

Since Cannes is not the most westerly town on the Riviera, let's start about 40 km (25 miles) farther west, along the "Gold coast" (so named because of the colour of the sand). That takes us to Saint-Raphael, a nine-centuries old town established by a powerful Order of monks. Fancy carrousels are popular all over the Riviera, and there we found what has to be the biggest one ever built. It is beside the beach, at the very spot where ... (more)