Fact 1: No matter how many times I was on the Riviera, I didn’t know or didn’t pay attention from absent-mindedness that exactly opposite the coast of Cannes there are two islands - Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honora. The second (which is smaller) has been in the possession of the Lerins monastery for centuries and the monks living there to this day. Worth a day visit water transport departs from the port of Cannes every half an hour) to walk around quiet island and its vineyards, see old fortress, stop for lunch with local wine - in a restaurant on the coast, and if the soul asks for a complete "detox" - stay in the monastery for a couple of days (here you can rent a room for a while). But you should be prepared to spend these days in complete silence and without any means of communication.
Fact 2: In the house opposite the very center of the Marche Provencal market in Antibes (at 25, Cours Massena) there is a gift shop "with a surprise" - in its 19th century basement there is an absinthe bar, the owner of which will personally prepare absinthe of any strength and taste, and also let you play on piano or try on one of your hat collections.
Fact 3: Mandatory item cultural program every traveler on the Cote d'Azur usually becomes the town of artists Saint-Paul-de-Vence (the third most visited in all of France). But not everyone knows that after visiting it at sunset, you should definitely stop for dinner at the Michelin-recommended Alain Llorca restaurant. Here, in addition to a priori delicious food, there is an excellent view of Saint-Paul-de-Vence and the landscapes of Provence. Adjacent to the restaurant is the eponymous hotel of 10 luxury villas. In general, this place "begs" not only to stay there for the night, but also to celebrate here, for example, a wedding or an anniversary.
Facts 4 and 5: Two more places not far from Saint-Paul-de-Vence worth knowing about are the La Fondation Maeght museum and the neighboring hotel Les Messugues (still the same owner Alan Llorca). The museum is primarily known for its complex of modernist buildings, park and sculptures installed in it. Well, after, of course, - and exhibitions of contemporary art, which are held there. Hotel Les Messugues, which is located right next to the museum, is good because it is convenient to stay in it if you travel around the Cote d'Azur or Provence by car and change your location every day. Breakfast overlooking the vineyards and an hour or two by the pool in a quiet garden is the right place to take a breath.
Fact 6: One of historic hotels Côte d'Azur (such as the Negresco in Nice or Carlton in Cannes) is considered the Hotel Belles Rives in Juan-les-Pins. Pablo Picasso, Ramon Novarro, Umberto Eco, Edith Piaf once lived in it, and Francis Scott Fitzgerald wrote his "Tender is the Night" and "The Great Gatsby" here. As a more budget option, there is a cozy hotel Juana nearby, where you can stay and go here for sunbathing.
Fact 7: For all lovers of classic sightseeing tours around the city I strongly recommend to spend such a segway in Nice. There is where to accelerate, the route is convenient and covers the most important things, the trip will be unforgettable, especially if this is your first Segway experience. And if you first go through a slightly longer training, then you can ride all day without an escort and wherever you like.
Fact 8: Usually you find good bars in the city by a lot of nightly trial and error. Some are too pretentious, some, on the contrary, are very “close to the people”. Bar Le Hussard (in the center of the old town) – unique place with a ratio of price, quality, pleasant music and the public around.
Fact 9: Especially for the Cannes Film Festival in 2015, Uber launched the UberCopter delivery service from Nice airport to the foot of the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes. Everyone is still only talking about the fact that perhaps soon Uber will launch this service here on an ongoing basis. And that would be so true! It's breathtaking to look at Cote d'Azur from a bird's eye view even in the most unromantic nature.
Fact 10: And this is only a small part of the unknown and unbanal that can be found on Azure coast. And yet, it’s great to meet “Indian summer” here in early September, when there are not so many tourists anymore, and the weather is still great.
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Interesting Facts about holidays:
- The main guarantee of a good rest (vacation) is a complete change in the type of activity. That is, if you sit in a stuffy office from morning till night, you should combine rest with physical activity. If the whole year you are spinning like a top - on vacation, on the contrary, you should slow down and take a horizontal position somewhere under a palm tree.
- Scientists have found that people who go without vacation for a long time have even less life expectancy than chronic alcoholics! This ailment is called "No Vacation Syndrome". It is no coincidence that this term appeared in the United States. Judge for yourself, the average vacation in the US lasts only 10 working days. Moreover, 20% of Americans even refuse this vacation. In the US, an employer is under no obligation to provide paid leave to its employees.
- Interesting statistics: in order to get rid of stress, 46% of Russians use TV, 43% use music, 19% use alcohol, 16% eat, 12% go in for sports, and only 2% take vacations.
- Marcello Mastroianni was a great connoisseur of women. He knew everything about them, even what kind of woman you should try to meet on the beach when you came on vacation to the resort. You need to choose the most untanned, she has the whole vacation ahead of her!
- It turns out that men flirt more than women during the holidays! However, the flirting techniques used by women are much more virtuoso and effective. For example: dancing in a disco or provocative behavior on the beach.
- According to experts, it is categorically impossible to take a working mobile phone or laptop with you on vacation. Most the best way- go to a place where the mobile phone does not accept, and it is impossible to connect to the Internet.
- And where do the stars of our show business usually spend their holidays? Seasoned Valery Leontiev and Nikolai Baskov prefer to relax in Miami, young Sergey Lazarev and Irakli Pirtskhalava do not have a soul in Dubai (United United Arab Emirates), and singer Vitas likes to spend his holidays in Tibet.
- Recently, 60-year-old Atos Bagatin was convicted in Italy. His sentence was: 900 days of paid leave. The trade union sued him because Bagatin did not take a vacation for 28 years. As a result, the court decided to punish the workaholic with leave.
- Aphorism: “If you want to return from vacation later, warn your boss. And if earlier - warn your wife.
- A recent survey in England revealed the country where the most tourists go on vacation for romantic adventures. Most vacationers prefer Australia for such trips. The least desirable country was Portugal. At the same time, more than half of the respondents Italian language the sexiest language (i.e. the ideal option is: Italian in Australia).
- Statistics: 20% of all holiday romances last only one night. Half of the novels last more than a week. However, romantics should not lose hope! 4% of holiday romances eventually lead to strong alliances.
- Dmitri Mendeleev discovered the table of chemical elements on the first day of his vacation! Here's how sometimes it's good to relax and get a good night's sleep.
- The most famous vacation statement in history was once written by General Crillon. He sent a short letter to his king, Henry the Fourth: "Sir, three words: money or vacation." Heinrich then answered him: "Krillon, four words: neither one nor the other."
- As psychophysiology calculated, a person needs 28 days for a good rest. Although such a long break is a real stress for the body: the longer you rest, the harder it is to get into a working rhythm later.
- The longest vacation in the world for Finnish employees: 39 days. Followed by: Sweden and Denmark - 30-35 days; France and Norway - 25 days; Belgium and UK - 20 days. Canadians and Japanese rest a maximum of 10-14 days a year. Moreover, 60% of the Japanese deliberately refuse the weekend and only 5% go on vacation. But in Mexico, employers offer their employees no more than six days a year for legal rest.
- Experts say that now there is a boom in unusual vacations: adventure travel. They become more and more sophisticated, sometimes moving into the category of feats with an increased risk to life. Instead of relaxation - pure adrenaline of our own production.
- The risk of cardiovascular diseases is reduced by 40% in those who go on vacation at least once a year.
- The Norwegian Medical Commission investigated the working hours of the country's citizens. After that, the commission recommended that the heads of firms increase the leave of non-smokers by 3 days. Since, according to statistics, smokers spend on smoke breaks just about three days a year.
- Norwegian law gives men the right to take 6 weeks of maternity leave! In addition, parents can distribute between themselves the general maternity leave granted to care for the child.
- Record: In Sweden, one doctor worked overtime for 24 years, he overworked 10,000 hours. Now the workaholic doctor is about to take a six-year full-paid vacation. Instead, he can receive a monetary reward, which will amount to about 1 million euros.
- Australia has such a strange tradition. In addition to the usual annual leave, every 15 years, expatriate workers receive additional leave (90 days) to visit their historic homeland - England.
- The longest vacation is given to our teachers and researchers - 56 days. By the way, in 56 days, one American physical education teacher reached the North Pole and became the first woman in the world to make such a difficult journey.
- Now it has become fashionable to divide your monthly vacation into two parts - two weeks each. But scientists believe that a good rest should last at least three weeks. But week vacation and does not make any sense at all - this time will only be spent on acclimatization and "perestroika".
- The USSR volleyball team of the early 80s swept away everyone in its path. But suddenly there was almost nothing left of the team, and at the World Championships it failed, as at the same time six volleyball players from the main team went on maternity leave.
1. Scientists have found that people who go without vacation for a long time have a shorter life expectancy than chronic alcoholics. The name of this disease is "No Vacation Syndrome".
2. Complete relaxation lowers IQ, so you can't do without excursions and books on vacation.
3. 40 % people are afraid to fly by plane, although this type of transport is recognized as the safest.
4. According to statistics, 20 % all holiday romances last one night, 50 % - more than a week and only 4 % lead to strong alliances.
5. Since tourists like to take pieces of ancient structures with them “as a keepsake”, the authorities of Athens, concerned about the fate of the Parthenon, hired workers who scatter specially brought pieces of marble around the temple at night.
6. The most famous vacation statement in history was written by General Crillon. He sent a short letter to his king: "Sir, three words: money or vacation." To which the king replied: "Krillon, four words: neither one nor the other".
7. Psychophysiologists have calculated that for a good rest a person needs 28 days. At the same time, such a long break is a great stress for the body: the longer you rest, the more difficult it is to enter into a working rhythm later.
8.40% reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in those who go on vacation at least once a year.
9. According to statistics, 33 % people going to summer resort forget to put bathing suits in the suitcase.
10. In Australia, there is a tradition according to which, in addition to annual holidays, every 15 years expatriate workers from England receive additional leave (90 days) to visit the historical homeland.
11. Now most of the workers divide their vacation into two parts. However, scientists believe that a good rest should last at least three weeks.
12. The longest vacation in the world for Finnish employees is 39 days. Followed by: Sweden and Denmark - 30-35 days; France and Norway - 25 days.
13. Dmitri Mendeleev opened the table of chemical elements on the first day of his vacation.
14. Out of 1,500 surveyed workers 86 % admitted that it can be very problematic for them not to think about work in the first days of rest. 50 % they cannot forget about their work duties and affairs until at least half of the vacation is over. The study showed that 62 % people face the stress associated with the indispensable desire to “pack” a vacation day with vigorous activity to the eyeballs.
15. It is important to consider that if you go to hot countries in winter, then your body will need about 3-4 days for acclimatization.
16. In Italy, 60-year-old Athos Bagatin was convicted for 900 days paid vacation. The trade union sued him for not taking a vacation for 28 years. As a result, the court decided to punish the workaholic with rest.
17. In Sweden, one doctor worked overtime for 24 years and overhauled 10,000 hours. Now the workaholic is about to take six years of fully paid leave. Instead, he could receive a monetary reward, which is about 1 million euro.
18. Shark ranks last among the potential threats to vacationers near the water. Annually 15 times less people die from sharks than from coconuts falling on their heads.
19. The Norwegian Medical Commission examined the working hours of the country's citizens and recommended that company executives increase the leave for non-smokers. for 3 days, because, according to statistics, smokers spend on smoke breaks about three days a year.
Many cannot imagine life without travel. It's so interesting to visit new countries and cities, to learn the culture and traditions of other peoples, and just to change the situation and escape from everyday problems! Traveling gives us the opportunity to broaden our horizons and get unforgettable emotions.
But it was not always so. Mass tourism appeared only in 1841, before that only very wealthy people could afford to travel. Now almost everyone can go on a trip, there are a huge number of services that allow you to save on tickets and hotels. Even the opportunity to go to a neighboring city is already a journey.
Like any other industry, tourism has developed and continues to develop. Tourism has a long history and many interesting facts. I will write about some of them below.
Thomas Cook
Thomas Cook can be safely called the founder of tourism. And there are several reasons for this:
- On July 5, 1841, Thomas Cook organized the first trip for 570 workers, and Cook himself did not earn anything on this trip. He received his first income only in 1845 by organizing an excursion to the city of Liverpool. Thomas organized travel mainly in Great Britain, and only in 1855 was the first trip abroad organized, to the city of Paris;
- Thomas Cook also organized the first circumnavigation of the world. The journey lasted 222 days;
- Thomas Cook was the founder of the first tour operator, which has been successfully operating to this day;
- The first travel magazine, The Excursionist, was published under the direction and editorship of Thomas Cook.
Comfort tourism
You won't believe who was the first to decide to create the most comfortable conditions for relax. This is ... Adolf Hitler, who believed that in order to increase stress resistance and performance, a person needs to relax in comfortable conditions.
The most expensive tourist trip in the world
The most expensive tour was bought by Denis Tito, a businessman from America in 2001. The cost of the tour was $20 million. It was a tour into space, to the International Space Station.
The city with the longest name in the world
Krung Tep Maha Nakorn Amon Rattanakosin Mahanindra Ayutthaya Mahadilok Pop Noprarat Ratchatani Burirom Udomratnivet Amonpiman Avatansatip Sapkakatiya Visanuukkampasit (and this is a somewhat abbreviated version), which means the City of Angels, the great city, the residence of the Emerald Buddha, the impregnable city, the great capital of the world, endowed with nine ancient stones, replete with huge royal palaces, reminiscent of a paradise dwelling, from which the personification of God rules, the city presented by Indra, built by Wissanukam. The name of this city is included in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest name locality in the world. And in order for tourists, and indeed all people, not to suffer, pronouncing the long name of the city, it was shortened. This is for everyone famous city Bangkok.
How Thailand Became a Popular Destination
Thailand began to gain popularity after the Vietnam War. The country was the home front and resting place for American soldiers. The soldiers really liked the nature of Thailand, and low prices to vacation at the resort has become popular.
The largest swimming pool in the world
The largest pool is located, no, not v UAE, as many people think, but v San Alfonso del Mar is a resort in Chile. Pool depth 35 meters, and the length is 1 kilometer, in pool sea water.
The most "falling tower"
And this is not Pisa, which has an inclination of 4 degrees. And the tower, whose slope is 12 degrees, is located in Suizhong County.
The most dangerous excursion
The most interesting and at the same time the most dangerous excursion in the world, according to many travel publications, including Forbes magazine, is an excursion to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant zone.
In Mexico, at the Eco Alberto Recreation Park, you can book a night tour where you can feel like a Mexican migrant trying to cross the border with America. A night full of adventure awaits you: you will have to run a lot, crawl and hide, overcome various obstacles.
Buy a whole state
For only $80,000 (the price is indicated at the beginning of 2017) you can buy the whole state of Liechtenstein. You will receive the keys to the state, you will be able to arrange a dinner party in the palace. The whole state will be yours, but only 24 hours.
"For memory"
We all bring various souvenirs from our travels, magnets, local delicacies, sea shells or stones that are part of ancient structures. For example, in Athens, the authorities are very concerned about the fate of the Parthenon. The authorities are afraid that the architectural monument will be taken apart piece by piece, and decided to hire special workers who scatter marble stones around the temple at night.
Forgotten things
Tourists often forget various things in hotels, most often it is clothes. In the English city of Peterborough, a maid found an urn with ashes. To the most unusual forgotten things also include: a suitcase full of Marvel comics, a huge stuffed parrot, an Olympic torch.
Australia and Austria
Quite often, tourists confuse the name of these two countries, and this is not surprising, because they are very consonant. Austria even has road signs, which says/drawn "There are no kangaroos here." Also sold a lot of souvenirs with the same logo.
Traveling gnomes
In the 80s years in the West appeared interesting tradition. Travelers "borrowed" garden gnomes, in their place they left a note "I want to see the world." They took the gnomes on a trip, took a photo of the gnome against the background of the sights and then returned with an attached photo from the place where they were.
Kingdom of Bhutan
Despite the fact that many countries are fighting among themselves for every attracted tourist, there is a country that is against the development of mass tourism in its country. Until 1974, it was possible to get into this country only with an invitation from the royal family, that is, in no way.
Today you can visit Bhutan, but not more than 15 days and subject to payment of a daily tax, by the way, quite large. You can buy a tour to the kingdom from just a few tour operators who have a special license. In this way, rulers protect their culture and nature.
The main guarantee of a good rest (vacation) is a complete change in the type of activity. That is, if you sit in a stuffy office from morning till night, you should combine rest with physical activity. If the whole year you are spinning like a top - on vacation, on the contrary, you should slow down and take a horizontal position somewhere under a palm tree.
Scientists have found that people who go without vacation for a long time have even less life expectancy than chronic alcoholics! This ailment is called "No Vacation Syndrome".
It is no coincidence that this term appeared in the United States. Judge for yourself, the average vacation in the US lasts only 10 working days. Moreover, 20% of Americans even refuse this vacation. In the US, an employer is under no obligation to provide paid leave to its employees.
Interesting statistics: in order to get rid of stress, 46% of Russians use TV, 43% use music, 19% use alcohol, 16% eat, 12% go in for sports, and only 2% take vacations.
Marcello Mastroianni was a great connoisseur of women. He knew everything about them, even what kind of woman you should try to meet on the beach when you came on vacation to the resort. You need to choose the most untanned, she has the whole vacation ahead of her!
It turns out that men flirt more than women during the holidays! However, the flirting techniques used by women are much more virtuoso and effective. For example: dancing in a disco or provocative behavior on the beach.
According to experts, it is categorically impossible to take a working mobile phone or laptop with you on vacation. The best option is to go to a place where the mobile phone does not accept, and it is impossible to connect to the Internet.
And where do the stars of our show business usually spend their holidays? Seasoned Valery Leontiev and Nikolai Baskov prefer to relax in Miami, young Sergey Lazarev and Irakli Pirtskhalava live in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), and singer Vitas likes to spend his holidays in Tibet.
Recently, 60-year-old Atos Bagatin was convicted in Italy. His sentence was: 900 days of paid leave. The trade union sued him because Bagatin did not take a vacation for 28 years. As a result, the court decided to punish the workaholic with leave.
Aphorism: “If you want to return from vacation later, warn your boss. And if earlier - warn your wife.
A recent survey in England revealed the country where the most tourists go on vacation for romantic adventures. Most vacationers prefer Australia for such trips. The least desirable country was Portugal. At the same time, more than half of the respondents consider Italian the sexiest language (that is, the ideal option is: Italian in Australia).
Statistics: 20% of all holiday romances last only one night. Half of the novels last more than a week. However, romantics should not lose hope! 4% of holiday romances eventually lead to strong alliances.
Dmitri Mendeleev discovered the table of chemical elements on the first day of his vacation! Here's how sometimes it's good to relax and get a good night's sleep.
The most famous vacation statement in history was once written by General Crillon. He sent a short letter to his king, Henry the Fourth: "Sir, three words: money or vacation." Heinrich then answered him: "Krillon, four words: neither one nor the other."
As psychophysiology calculated, a person needs 28 days for a good rest. Although such a long break is a real stress for the body: the longer you rest, the harder it is to get into a working rhythm later.
The longest vacation in the world for Finnish employees: 39 days. Followed by: Sweden and Denmark - 30-35 days; France and Norway - 25 days; Belgium and UK - 20 days. Canadians and Japanese rest a maximum of 10-14 days a year. Moreover, 60% of the Japanese deliberately refuse the weekend and only 5% go on vacation. But in Mexico, employers offer their employees no more than six days a year for legal rest.
Experts say that now there is a boom in unusual vacations: adventure travel. They become more and more sophisticated, sometimes moving into the category of feats with an increased risk to life. Instead of relaxation - pure adrenaline of our own production.
The risk of cardiovascular diseases is reduced by 40% in those who go on vacation at least once a year.
The Norwegian Medical Commission investigated the working hours of the country's citizens. After that, the commission recommended that the heads of firms increase the leave of non-smokers by 3 days. Since, according to statistics, smokers spend on smoke breaks just about three days a year.
Norwegian law gives men the right to take 6 weeks of maternity leave! In addition, parents can distribute the general maternity leave granted to care for the child among themselves.
Record: In Sweden, one doctor worked overtime for 24 years, he overworked 10,000 hours. Now the workaholic doctor is about to take a six-year full-paid vacation. Instead, he can receive a monetary reward, which will amount to about 1 million euros.
Australia has such a strange tradition. In addition to the usual annual leave, every 15 years, expatriate workers receive additional leave (90 days) to visit their historic homeland - England.
The longest vacation is given to our teachers and researchers - 56 days. By the way, in 56 days, one American physical education teacher reached the North Pole and became the first woman in the world to make such a difficult journey.
Now it has become fashionable to divide your monthly vacation into two parts - two weeks each. But scientists believe that a good rest should last at least three weeks. But a week-long vacation does not make any sense at all - this time will only be spent on acclimatization and "perestroika".
The USSR volleyball team of the early 80s swept away everyone in its path. But suddenly there was almost nothing left of the team, and at the World Championships it failed, as at the same time six volleyball players from the main team went on maternity leave.
