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Dreamy Europe Trip Summer 2024 - Part 12 Mandelieu/La Napoule France


 The drive from Ventimiglia Italy to our next main destination was a bit long, so we took two stops on the way. One was Monaco, simply because it was Monaco. The other stop was Mandelieu/La Napoule in France because it was right in between and looked interesting. 

It turned out that this area was quite interesting. They are apparently famous for their mimosa (the flower) and they have Mimosa Festival in the spring. They sell mimosa products as souvenirs such as parfumes and mimosa honey. When we were walking, we found a shop that advertised Mimosa ice cream so of course we had to go and get some. Unfortunately, they sold out but we got Mimosa macarons instead.

Before we walked around though, I spotted a boulangerie on the main street so that’s where I said I wanted to have lunch :D It was our first boulangerie in France! (Can you tell I get excited about food?) :D The pastries and dessert didn’t disappoint. Oh and did I tell you that the parking spots in France are even smaller than in Italy? Lol.













Bus stop in Mandelieu La Napoule

Behold my amazing parking job.




Mimosa Festival


Mimosa Macaron

Since it was out of Mimosa season when we were there, we went to the other famous attraction of Mandelieu - La Napoule: Chateau de La Napoule or Napoule Castle. It’s located right on the beach, with some walkway right by the water. The last owners of this castle were Americans, before it was captured by the Germans during the war. 

























The size difference!

And that was our stop at Mandelieu - La Napoule…, please look forward to the next post!

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Location: 06210 Mandelieu-La Napoule, France

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