A Jazz à Juan weekend

Saturday

1. 1Église Notre-Dame-de-la-PinèdeJuan-les-Pins’s church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Pinède, a few streets back from the beach and the Pinède; the resort also has the church of Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc and a synagogue on the Chemin des Sables.
2. 2Hôtel JuanaBuilt in 1931 in the Art Deco style, the Juana faces the Pinède Gould – the front row for Jazz à Juan.90 m from the last stop, as the crow flies
3. 3La Pinède GouldThe pine wood in the heart of Juan-les-Pins is in two parts: to the north a playground, a carousel and a sculpture by Sosno under century-old pines; to the south the open-air stage where Jazz à Juan has played since 1960.90 m from the last stop, as the crow flies

Sunday

1. 1Port GalliceThe little marina at the start of the road round the Cap takes its name from Georges Gallice, who bought land here in 1893; a small harbour attached to his property became Port Gallice.
2. 2Hôtel Belles RivesIn 1925 F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald rented the Villa Saint-Louis on the water at Juan-les-Pins, and Fitzgerald worked here on Tender Is the Night.290 m from the last stop, as the crow flies
3. 3La Passagère – Hôtel Belles RivesThe restaurant of the Hôtel Belles Rives, the villa where F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald spent the summer of 1925, on the water at Juan-les-Pins.40 m from the last stop, as the crow flies

Distances are straight lines between the stops; the walk is longer in the lanes. Every stop has its own page with opening notes and sources.

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