24 Hours in Villefranche-sur-Mer: French Riviera's Hidden Gem 🇫🇷

[@KristinasTravels]

Let's chat about... this cute town, turbulence 🫨 .. and thoughts on saltwater to make pasta (would you do it? haha -- it's honestly so good!)... and, I'll be answering your questions below too! So come say hi! And, if you'd like to support our videos and save many hours researching your next trip, join us on Patreon: Here's the link to access our Google Pins and extra content within our VIP travel community: www.patreon.com/kristinastravels

[@holtcrowder]

OMG hahahaha Kristina, You are the only mushroom peeler. Your lettuce is grown in Cow Poo. Do you peel it vs. wash it too???

[@vishalchaudhary2710]

you said you would drop the link of the video of the near boat collision...

[@KristinasTravels]

@@vishalchaudhary2710oh yes! 👏🏽 Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/opXRlHydiLJ-ibc

[@KristinasTravels]

@@holtcrowderbahahaha 😂

[@akko328]

You did it again! You guys continue to dazzle us with some of the most beautiful sceneries in the lovely South of France! This town and Menton are true hidden gems that I didn’t know about but plan to visit soon. I hereby nominate you for the Academy Awards for Short Documentaries! Excellent job!

[@KristinasTravels]

Awwwwww 🥰❤️ what a hype! Thank you 🥹 That’s what it’s all about, discovering new places and sharing the magic with one another when you come across somebody truly special 🌈 Cheers Akko! I’m going to screen shot this one and share it on my insta stories, feeling the love my friend! 🥰🥹

[@JeanneauAmerica]

We second the nomination! Great job Kristina and John!

[@jimhiggason6927]

Kristina - Your videography of the French Riviera was a delightful kaleidoscope of color and old-world charm. And your narrative is on point as always. Can't wait until the next one!

[@roxannetoth5026]

Thx so much for showing us a bit of "Villa". My long deseased darling husband spent a year here in the late 1960's and he fell in love with it and spoke of it often. He was special forces Navy. After a year he was given orders to go to the hell of Vietnam. This brings back memories of so many wonderful conversations. Thx again and safe travels. Peace and love.

[@Trava56]

Thanks for the video from Nice and Éze and this one from Villefranche Sur Mer. The view from the old castle on Mont Boron is the best over the bay. I have more tips for hidden villages that are real gems around the area. I often take my car or bike to Villefranche for lunch on my fauvorite little restaurant on the square. I live in Nice during the winter since 2019 and the town has so much more to offer than just being a tourist spot. If you come back to visit, do not miss Roquebrune just above Monaco and also a couple of small villages above Menton, Gorbio and Saint Jeannet. Further up from the well known tourist trap of Saint Paul de Vence you will find Tourettes Sur Loup and Gourdon perched up on a cliff with a view to die for over the whole eastern Riviera. I still find new hidden gems as I get to know people down there. The French riviera is my place to be in Europe in the winter. Mild weather, few tourists, excellent food and culture and beautiful architecture. Expensive, yes, but as long as I can afford it, I will stay....

[@vinceperillo6802]

Ahoy mates! Well you have done it again another place I have to visit. What wonderful bakeries. The town really is beautiful and looks like a postcard setting. Thanks for taking me along! Peace.

[@ryanbaker6306]

I can’t believe I missed you guys! I own a boat in Saint Jean Cap-Ferrat which is on the peninsula you walked through to get to villefranche! Glad you guys enjoyed it! One of my favourite spots in the world

[@JeanneauAmerica]

Another excellent episode! Thanks for taking us along on your adventure!!

[@Corrvision]

Wow another captivating episode Kristina, well Done!!!

[@jonathanscott550]

Kristina and John excellent video and wow this area of France is so beautiful. Those bakeries yummy. Have fun see you next video

[@KristinasTravels]

Hi there Jonathan! Hope you've had a great couple of weeks! They are to die for.. hahaha.. honestly.. hiking here is a must if you want to eat your way through France! 🤣

[@jonathanscott550]

@KristinasTravels a mile per bite, let's say when it comes to bakery, Cusine 😋

[@peterferguson3374]

I’ve just enjoyed watching this. What surprised me the most was how normal you both are. Cleaning, pastries, getting to bed early. Surrounded by such beauty and luxury it would be easy to distance yourself from ‘normal’ 9 to 5 office workers, but what I liked about your video is how you present yourselves as being just as ‘normal’ as the rest of us all but with the fortune of a lovely boat and location . Keep up the good work

[@KristinasTravels]

Oh what a beautiful observation. And it’s so true, we are so very normal, picking a few figs along the way haha 😝 It’s funny because John didn’t realise I was filming the toilet scene 😂❤️🥰 I call it - sneaky cam! 📸🎥🤓

[@MrFroglips69]

Your beautiful French adventures have captured all the grooviness of the sailing world and the traveling, vacation world. Your videos have made me smile and laugh every week. You guys are the best.

[@HopeOfJoe]

OMG 😱, Kristina, John, and Kelly 🎉🎉🎉 what a fun and fast moving episode. Totally love the area you are in for this. Beautiful. History. Time warp. Just fabulous 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 See you next time. ✨🌊💨⛵️🏝️👙🌞🥐✨

[@KristinasTravels]

Thanks Joe!! Yeh, amazing right.. and the Rolling Stones - just wild! Actually they ended up getting to trouble with the law in France for trafficking would you believe.. you should read up on it!!

[@BigBear59]

I do agree with you Viilfrance -sir-mer is certainly memorable….so until your next stop ….Thanks for sharing and enjoy your endeavours…..Alex🇬🇷

[@TK.6265]

The only channel that i like the video before even watching it, love you guys

[@KristinasTravels]

Ohhh stoppppp 😭😌🥰 I’m honestly so grateful. You have no idea what this means to me TK! Thank you so much, my dream is to share our adventures and inspire as many people as possible! Your ‘like’ and support means the world 🥹 x

[@sailnco]

So funny to see my boat so many times in your video, should I ask for royalties? 🤣⛵️ Glad that you enjoyed Villefranche 😊

[@KristinasTravels]

Hahaha!! Gorgeous boat!! The yellow one?! ⛵️

[@sailnco]

Yes! thank you!! 😃

[@simonlane7817]

I'm really loving this season so beautiful! My grandmother was a patissier, so all these patisserie / boulangerie your showing are getting me all nostalgie 🥰. Looking foward to European awesomeness.

[@KristinasTravels]

Awww! Incredible Simon. Gosh, to have that gene in your blood is a gift. 😍 Thanks for your support always, can’t wait to head to Cannes next in this series 👏🏽👏🏽 Not long until a new and our next adventure! Wowwwie!

[@sergpro7048]

Thanks for the video, love the atmosphere.

[@mgammeren]

Villefranche-sur-mere is indeed a wonderful place. Changed a bit since the late '90's though and not that much. Strange, but loved it back then and seeing this I need to get back there in the near future. We also stayed a bit further on your route in Agay. That's also a small bay near Saint-Raphael. Went there a few times and it's also great. Pretty locations. Frejus Is also amazing.

[@littledorrit6819]

I've been lucky enough to drive that entire coastal stretch of France from Genoa, Italy all the way to Barcelona. It truly is spectacular. Well done. Safe travels.

[@KristinasTravels]

Wow wow wow!!! Incredible!! Did you just stay in hotels? Or were you in a van!? Tell us more. We'd love to experience the coast on land one day soon!

[@billmccance7762]

I like Antibes and Juan les Pines. Colours in Menton are fantastic, so fun to find places like Eze too. C'est chic

[@billmccance7762]

K you do such a good job on video commentary. Then I found out you are a journalist. You will have to work on French pronunciations

[@richiereid100]

Amazing VLOG and am now counting savings for visit to this amazing part of France I have yet to experience ❤WOW❤

[@KristinasTravels]

Incredible - you won’t regret it! 🥰 and every thing is so so close.. 5-10 mins to 1h train between all these locations! 😍

[@seanchristie7150]

Fantastic episode as usual. You would be amazed how many people travel with their stomach's or is that just us 😂😂 You keep upping the game each episode also nice fun facts about aviation from John

[@julianrockett]

That French patisserie looked awesome - my mouth is still watering. Onya guys😊

[@KristinasTravels]

Haha cheers Julian!! 🍓💭🍫

[@RavusNox-z5i]

I come from this area. Pretty cool :)

[@KristinasTravels]

Amazing!! 🤩 Super jealous!! 👏🏽

[@kylewick46]

So fun!! Keep the food footage coming!!

[@KristinasTravels]

Haha! Cheers Kyle!! Will do - Cannes next! 🤩

[@robbo3132]

I love listening to your story telling

[@KristinasTravels]

Thank you so much Robbo! 🥰🥹 Hope you’re having a great weekend!

[@tonyw3250]

That food looks amazing and so do the views

[@KristinasTravels]

The food is amazing!!!! 🤩 Cheers Tony for your support and comment! 💭🤩💕❤️🍓

[@well-blazeredman6187]

Think I'd buy the one at 1:48. Great video.

[@10alarm1]

Fun fact Robert Deniro starred in the movie Ronin which was filmed there. Tina Turner villa is there on top of the hill. By far my favorite beach because of water clarity, temp, and the pebbles are not that bad. Cap ferrat was pretty nice too.

[@elizabethmunch1]

Are you kidding? Villefranche-sur-Mer is a very well known tourist destination. The cruise ships dock here!

[@sarahmckinnis]

Yes…. The video is lovely, but the part about it being a “secret locals-only spot” is not very true anymore. I was just there for two weeks. It’s super saturated with tourists (many Americans), and as you mentioned, it’s a HUGE cruise hub because of the deep bay there.

[@KristinasTravels]

Most of the people I speak to have never heard of it, and we were there in July and it was not crowded at all.. you can see in all our shots, the streets were dead! Perhaps it feels different when a cruise ship shows up? I know that’s how it feels in Santorini… it’s busy at lunch, but come 4-5pm it’s super quiet!!

[@_iji_]

I can't wait for your every video!!!❤

[@KristinasTravels]

❤️🥹🍓 thank you! X

[@AhmedMohammed-yg3cf]

You made my day ❤

[@KristinasTravels]

and you’ve now made mine! 🥰 Thanks for the support Ahmed! 💫

[@Chasing72]

Great video! I even noticed in the first scene, you had your voice coming out of the left channel and John out of the right. Assuming, of course, Kristina does all the editing…lol

[@KristinasTravels]

Haha - I’ll totally take the credit! Thanks so much ☺️☺️ You made my day 🤗🥰 See you next time for Cannes!

[@johnbbrose486]

French bakeries are the best. I've only been to them in the Caribbean, but I'm amazed at the beauty they instill in their pastries.

[@KristinasTravels]

Oh they’d be delicious there too no doubt! The fruit and vege is just so fresh in Europe, and pretty well prices… It’s a lot of cake (and endorphins) for 4.90€ 🫢🤩 the hike was much needed after this indulgence haha

[@ronlokk]

Too much fun. All the best.

[@KristinasTravels]

So much fun!! Thank you Ron 😀

[@74paul00luap47]

You should go and visit Antibes. The Antibes Old Town is something amazing!

[@christianwestling2019]

Villefranche really is a beauty! I can recommend going out to Cap Ferrat on the peninsula between Bealieu-sur-Mer and Villefranche-sur-Mer. Supernice village and awesome beaches in the bays. Hope you like Antibes! It's pronounced "Antib". The "es" is silent. :)

[@boppermacca9346]

Another great episode & that bakery looked amazing. I have a question for John. With John's intermittent work schedule, & refreshing skills. I gather does a lot of flying in the right seat, But does John ever fly left seat?

[@thomasw5430]

I have to say, I am loving this trip! Good laugh seeing the pasta being cooked, although as an Italian, I cringed at the jar sauce!

[@KristinasTravels]

Hahaha 🤣 I know… it’s not ideal! But it tasted delicious for a boat life job 😂👏🏽🔥 What’s your recommendations! Would love to know the secret Thomas 🤩 We have some friends who meet regularly with their entire family and do a big cook making sauce from scratch! Pretty special!

[@marklapierre5629]

Pasta is always better with a bit of salt added to the water. Thanks for showing us the beautiful views.

[@KristinasTravels]

So true Mark! Sea water.. is so good too!

[@OlderGuyLearningGuitar]

Loved the "Ann-tee-bez" bit. try pronouncing Antibes as "On-Teeb", John :)

[@KristinasTravels]

Haha!!! We've been practicing! Haha, we'll get it right next episode 🤣 Hows the guitar playing by the way? Love the username hehe, I need.. GirlLearningHowToSail Hehehe

[@madepa.sailing]

Sadly almost all french words are pronounced wrongly.

[@madepa.sailing]

Sadly almost all french words are pronounced wrongly.

[@leesydneyharry7958]

I can’t get over Jason is so young he’s never seen a Mini Moke before.😂 He can by one here Is Brisbane for $35K. This is an amazing exposé of the French Riverine.

[@HeyMichaelLeo]

Love you both

[@KristinasTravels]

❤️🥰👏🏽 feeling the love!!

[@DTArni-]

Livin life, am so jealous 🤤🤤

[@Gigi-amore]

Is the beach sandy? Or is it rocky.

[@MrMountainmaniac]

My wife and I are staying in Nice 1st week in September and have already planned to visit Menton, Monaco, Eze and Villefrench sur mer...... I sooooo love french bakery goodies. Please tell me the name and town the bakery in this video is in because my holiday wont be complete if i don't pig 🐖 out there?

[@wilg9400]

My favorite sailing channel! BTW, Germans also call seafood sea fruits “Meer Frucht”.

[@KristinasTravels]

Oh woowww! Thanks for letting us know - we had no idea! 😍🥰 Beautiful language!

[@wilg9400]

@@KristinasTravels Although very difficult to learn 😅 Wish you guys to explore Italian coast in the south one day.

[@stacyb6461]

This will be my base next June. I've never been to south of France and I wanted to stay somewhere most do not. So I'm looking forward to ville France su mer What's the name of the bakery?

[@matthines4748]

The British actor David Niven lived in the area for years. I’m told his house is still there.

[@KristinasTravels]

Wow! Super cool! 🤩🤩

[@nicka2256]

Olivula is the best restaurant on that street by the water.

[@KristinasTravels]

Thank you for sharing this tip! 🙂👏🏽

[@mentonish]

If its not too late make a stop off here in St RAPHAEL? lot cheaper than st tropez

[@trinalee2315]

Which bakery did you visit?

[@RokyPalmor]

In villefranche Tina Turner live there and on top of Villefranche and Nice live Eton Jhon

[@KristinasTravels]

Ohhh wow!! Really! That's amazing, I had no idea! It really is like heaven. I can see why they'd what a holiday home/live there in the summer :)

[@frankstocker5475]

I'm confused the marina was in Beaulieu Sur Mer. The marina in Villefranche has a dry dock that is not to be missed.

[@trinalee2315]

Which marina were you in?

[@InterAstefanMechanic]

10:25 it's Jano 55? What's happened with (the name) COT'RE🐩 VANCE🐩... COTRe🐩🐩🐩🐩..... Something??🙂😄😄

[@KristinasTravels]

Hahaha it still has its name.. we just still find it super hard to pronounce 😂🤓😝 lol Why is the French language so hard for us?!

[@KristinasTravels]

It’s Quatre Vents 😍

[@InterAstefanMechanic]

@@KristinasTravels 🙄ahaa...oh dear...😄

[@InterAstefanMechanic]

@@KristinasTravels i dont know! I am also not a French fan .. OH nothing strange! Languages around the world are: too many HARD to learn you can found that.

[@TheSwimpsu99]

Can you name those towns again you visited? We are going to Nice, Cannes and Saint Tropez in two months and I want to explore outside those towns

[@KristinasTravels]

Amazing!! Beaulieu-sur-mer and Villefranche-sur-Mer! :) Have the best time!

[@BTCxyz369]

💖

[@KristinasTravels]

Thank you 🤩🥰❤️ You’re the best! I love seeing your familiar username come up!

[@BTCxyz369]

@@KristinasTravels TYVM 😘

[@shankranandbadagi5229]

Very Beautiful,,,,,,,🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Please go to beautiful villages of Europe,,,,thanks 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@KristinasTravels]

Thank you! We hope to bring you incredible places near and far 🌎😍🥰

[@peter_bazinet]

Everything was amazing. Your adventures just boggle me. Although, I'm not sure I'd use sea water. Fish poop in it.

[@KristinasTravels]

Haha! Thank you Peter! Yes, this is true!

[@GeorgE-yo5yc]

You almost lost me at "friendly (French) locals" 😆

[@Ibrahimgs-03]

10:31 You are truly stunning and incredibly beautiful🥰🥰

[@BendsMusic]

Just having a bit of British language humour, it's Pasta not Parsta... (That's a friendly joke) Love your Chanel no5 madame Kristina 😎

[@KristinasTravels]

Haha 🤣 Omg, that’s hilarious 😹 John’s 98yo grandad who’s Scottish always gives me grief about it and the way I say funny words.. like reporter.. or reportahh 🤣

[@dubejuggling]

I liked the video but it was a bit confusing. You only mentioned Villefranche-sur-Mer throughout the video, even in the beginning. Yet you repeatedly mentioned the adventure, long walk to that town, so how could you be in it? It appears that you docked in Beaulieu-sur-mer and that the initial walk, pastry shop are all in Beaulieu-sur-mer. Only in the text above is Beaulieu-sur-mer. Actually looked more beautiful than Villefranche.

[@KristinasTravels]

You're right actually! We did walk through Beaulieu-sur-mer on our way into Villefranche-sur-Mer! And yes, that's true Beaulieu-sur-mer was beautiful too (its much more modern) where as Villefranche-sur-Mer has a lot more character and heritage with the coloured buildings and medieval village. Both are beautiful! :)

[@Richard-R-S]

🙏🏻⛵🐬👰🏻🤵🏻... 🚴🏻‍♂

[@stephengreen9540]

I am in love with Kelly

[@KristinasTravels]

Haha! She’s a gem 💎 We love her too!

[@teetrajur1061]

Hidden Gem? The most well known location(s) in the entire Mediterranean. At least for Europeans.

[@AbdulRahim-cu7y]

Hey Kristina! are you looking for a video editor for high-quality edits? let me know, if you’re interested.

[@Photostoryhr]

Why don't you show names of places, an example pastry shop.

[@ThePostie501]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKOliGt5rrCJhqs

[@KristinasTravels]

Haha!!! Thanks for that! For those wondering, this link takes you to a video that shows you how to pronounce 'Antibes' hahaha! But, don't worry, when we arrive, we quickly learn how to pronounce it properly! You're the best though, thanks for having our backs! Can you imagine the onslaught in the next video otherwise haha!! Menton was hard enough 🤣

[@ThePostie501]

@@KristinasTravels You're welcome 🤣

[@SptifireAce]

Lol, Mer is pronounced Mare, not like myrrh

[@val91201]

Villefranche is pronounced Villefransh

[@alexb7465]

brokies

[@mickeykeymoaw]

Why is everyone saying "Literally", inappropriately at the moment?

[@KristinasTravels]

I have no idea! 🤷‍♀️🤣😮‍💨 Probably just to try to truly articulate the intensity or something? Good question! 😅

[@scottce6745]

1st

[@KristinasTravels]

Woohooooo! 🍓

[@TranceElevation]

If it is hidden and you appreciate the authenticity of a place not ruined by mass tourism maybe publicizing it is not correct on your side.

[@gitsme6574]

Good video awful pronunciation of towns VSM Menton and St Tropez and not sure if you tried to say Beaulieu-sur-Mer and the rest but am sure you were always wrong 😂