Coral Sea (CV 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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Y ...we -i .. . my A YNY, nw V YU 1 I z e il ll ne tour from Marseille explored the wine region and paused for lunch at Cassis, a fishing village surrounded by beaches at the foot of 1,200-foot high Cap Canaille, Europe's highest cliff. Then it was off to the museum of the famous French Foreign Legion. One other tour boarded France's speedy bullet train for a two-day tour of Paris. Coral Sea's third port call was to Cannes, perhaps the best-known leisure spot on the French Riviera. Enroute to the tiny country of Monaco, tours covered the Riviera's capital, Nice, and traveled along shores that attract sunworshipers year-round. A plush casino opened it's doors and welcomed Coral Sea to the glittering principality. After witnessing a changing of the guard at the Prince's Palace, tour groups stood eye-to-eye with Mediterranean sea creatures at an Oceanographic Museum directed by Jaques Cousteau.

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ouring the 14th Century ramparts of Avignon, visiting a papal palace and exploring Roman ruins worked up a thirst for French culture in the wine region of Chateauneuf Du Pape. A sample of the country's renowned beverage was served at the wine cellars of Pere Anseleme.