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Directions

Our institute is located on the French Riviera, close to Nice (28 km), to Cannes (12 km) and to Antibes (8 km).

Access

You can find information on how to access INRIA here.

By Car

Here is a map from the motorway exit 44 to the INRIA.

By Bus

• From Nice: Sophia Express regular shuttles from Nice bus station to Sophia Antipolis, through the airport.
  
• Other destinations: find the bus routes using both Envibus and Conseil General websites (two different companies with complementary routes).

By Plane

Schedules and companies: Nice Airport.

By Train

Schedules and reservations: SNCF. Closest train station: Antibes.

Hotels

The Riviera contains lots of hotels. Here are contact details for best-known ones. You can find information and book rooms through the web site www.booking.com.

Sophia Antipolis

Novotel Sophia Antipolis (3 stars)
290 rue Fedor Dostoievski
Les Lucioles 1
06 560 VALBONNE
FRANCE
Tel (+33)4/92387238
Fax (+33)4/93958012
E-mail H0398-DM@accor.com
Web: http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-0398-novotel-sophia-antipolis/index.shtml

Média Garden Hôtel (3 stars)
Parc de Sophia Antipolis - les Bouillides
120, route des macarons
06560 Valbonne
Tel: (+33) (0)4 92 94 68 00
Fax: (+33) (0)4 93 65 43 41
Email: info@mediathel.com
Web: http://www.mediathel.com/
If you tell them you come for INRIA, you will get a price of 66 euros for the single + 8,50 euros breakfast

Grand Hotel Mercure Sophia Country Club (4 stars)
3550 route des Dolines
Sophia-Antipolis
Tel: (+33) (0)4 92 96 68 78
Fax: (+33) (0)4 92 96 68 96
Email: H1279@accor.com
Web: http://www.mercure.com/mercure/fichehotel/fr/mer/1279/fiche_hotel.shtml
Price: 155 euros without breakfast (115 euros during the weekend) for a single room

Antibes - Juan les Pins

Hôtel Josse
8 Bd James Wyllie
06160 Antibes
Tel: (+33) (0)4 92 93 38 38
Fax: (+33) (0)4 92 93 38 39
Email: hotel.josse@wanadoo.fr
Web: http://www.hotel-josse.com/

Nice

Le Méridien (4 stars)
1 Promenade des Anglais
06 046 Nice
Tel: (+33) (0)4 97 03 44 44
Fax: (+33) (0)4 97 03 44 45
Web: http://www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeridien/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1918.

Le Palais de la Méditerranée (4 stars)
15 Promenade des Anglais
06 011 Nice
Tel: (+33) (0)4 92 14 77 00
Fax: (+33) (0)4 92 14 77 14
Web: http://www.lepalaisdelamediterranee.com/

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