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09/2/2015 at 7:28am
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Last July we were down at Roquebrune-Sur-Argens close to Frejus, which is at the Western end of the Cote d Azur, and to be fair it was less expensive than the Eastern end say Cannes, Antibes and Nice etc.
Even comparing costs to our 3 years of going to the Ardeche, there was no difference.
We don't eat out that much, mostly snack bars at lunch time, and maybe just the one slap up evening meal each week.
Along the sea front, at Frejus and St Raphael there are hundreds of restaraunts of all types, and to suit all pockets.
Even our day trip to St Tropez, was a cheap day out, we shared a large Tuna Pannini with Frites, in the park there and had a truly lovely day.
Overall our food spend for the fortnight, worked out less than back home, although that is probably more to do with the hot weather so you tend to eat less, and have more salads etc, and of course the vin rouge is a fraction of the cost it is at home.
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09/2/2015 at 7:49am
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To some extent it depends on which end of the Mediterranean. If you go to Antibes, Cannes, Nice, or Monaco, then prices will be generally just a bit higher than further east, and towards the Spanish border things start to become cheaper still - except in premium resorts such as Collioure.
You can eat at a boulangerie in Gruissan (western end), with tables in the sun, not quite overlooking the Med, but for less than ten euros for two. Ok it's only a slice of pizza, a fruit tart, and a coffee, and self-service, but delicious all the same.
Although not on the Mediterranean, one of our favourite places to eat is the Café de la Paix in St Chinian where you can have a three course meal including wine, for 12 euros. Somewhere on here there is a post of mine where I added photographs. Recently we discovered another gem in Fabrezan which again is inland, but offered the same price but including wine, and was well frequented by the local hunting group when we were there.
There are places to eat which are very cheap - then of course there are the starred restaurants where a meal may cost a small fortune.
Coffees and snacks vary in price - and generally aren't cheap - but you can buy such lovely food in boulangeries so buy there (they often will heat up food for you), and have a picnic somewhere - or if they have tables outside then eat outside as mentioned above. However, if you do have a coffee outside a bar or restaurant then you can site there for as long as you want, and no one will bother you.
For a good lunch then most supermarket cafeterias will offer decent food at modest prices. The supermarket in Limoux two weeks ago had a three course lunchtime menu for just eight euros, and this included a coffee. Dishes were 'ordinary', a salad Nicoise to start, Poulet/frites (chicken and chips), and then a Crème Brulee, but it was very good, the chicken was delicious, and portions were huge.
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