The observant airplane passenger approaching Nice airport from
the west has the perfect opportunity to grasp it all in one glimpse.
The spectacular Mediterranian Alpes in the background; the coastal
highway leading towards Marseille and AixenProvence;
the well known beaches of Cannes and
JuanlesPins;
the old fortress of Antibes and the surrounding yacht harbor with
turquose waters said to be the biggest in the world; the small
fishing boats outside CagnessurMer
Between the sea and the mountain ridge you see some green undulating
hills. On the hillsides buildings bask in the sun - all of them
facing the Mediteranean sea. Those hills form the Sophia Antipolis
science park.
Well on the ground it is normally a matter of minutes before you
sit in your hired car outside the airport. Just turn through the
tunnel at the airport exit and follow the A8 signs and soon you
are on the Autoroute heading west. After 20 minutes of driving
you pay your toll and if you follow the signs at Antibes/Sophia
Antipolis you'll be driving on the bending, narrow roads in Sophia
Antipolis, less than an hour since you saw it from the airplane.
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