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Indefatigable France markets Riviera to Americans
An observer on the Côte d’Azur notes France’s tireless effort to lure American tourists and dollars with Riviera vacations. He contrasts Nice and Florida, describes Spanish style architecture, Carnival customs, and gambling culture in Paris and Monte Carlo, and recalls wartime and postwar tourism dynamics.
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France
Cote d'Azur
Riviera
Miami
Nice
Misra
Gandler
Nolsler
Nical
California
Monte
Paris
Auteuil
Bois de Boulogne