There are organisations that plan activities and outings for kids and teens throughout the Alpes-Maritimes and Var. 

• See The AngloFILE for Children: Days Out for Kids

There are many associations and clubs on the French Riviera that organise after-school activities and sports. The local Town Hall (Mairie) will have an up-to-date list of all the associations with their contact details. Activities available may include tennis, football, rugby, dance, gymnastics, climbing and judo as well as music classes, arts and crafts classes and foreign language lessons. 

• To find contact details of local Town Halls: Click here  

UCPA is an outdoor activity specialist that caters for every activity imaginable for ages 7 to 17 including golf, tennis, horse-riding, trekking, watersports and fitness.

• e-mail
  Website (in French)

Mômes d'Azur is a website with a wealth of information on children's cinema, children's events, workshops for children, walks suitable for children, indoor and outdoor activities, museums and parks.

• Mômes d'Azur (in French)

Useful Contacts

The following Youth Information Offices (Bureaux Information Jeunesse - BIJ) can provide information on activities and associations for children throughout the Alpes-Maritimes.

• Cannes Info Jeunesse
  At: 5 quai Saint Pierre
  Tel: 04 97 06 46 25
  Fax: 04 97 06 43 34
• Antibes Info Jeunesse
  At: 18-20 boulevard Foch
  Tel: 04 92 90 52 38
  Fax: 04 92 90 52 34
• Nice Notre-Dame Info Jeunesse
  At: 21 rue d’Angleterre
  Tel: 04 93 82 40 42
  Fax: 04 93 82 35 45
• Grasse Info Jeunesse
  At: 16 chemin de Camperousse, Le Plan de Grasse
  Tel: 04 97 05 00 00
• Menton Info Jeunesse
  At: Place Ardoïno
  Tel: 04 93 28 60 50

Air Travel & Unaccompanied Minors

Advice and information on making arrangements for flights for unaccompanied minors (any child under the age of twelve years) is available on Nice International Airport's website.

Further Information

• Lescolos.com has extensive information on "colonies" and camps and holiday centres for kids (in French)
• Family First has information on outdoor and indoor activities for children
• AngloINFO INFOrmation page on Parents & Children in France
• AngloINFO INFOrmation page on Living with Teenagers in France

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