South of France

...sorry!
the street and the beach. Beside this you have three restaurants on the beach for lunch and dinner time.

Nightlife is better with lots of people, no? Summer is a great time to go. Never let that stop you. Besides, if you have no choice, you might as well make the best of it.

My suggestion is to look over the website below which gives you a good rundown on the beaches and what to expect. If you are looking for world famous mega night life, then the big cities have that. Tons of international tourists boozing it up. But smaller places like Antibes (this is my suggestion) will be hopping and might have what you want... and there are fine sand beaches on the Cote d'Azur, you just have to know where to look. In Antibes, Plage de ponteil is fine sand and free. There is a relatively inexpensive place to stay nearby , Le Ponteil. Of course, private beaches at 20 euros a day will provide you with a certain level of luxury. I've never done it, but the website lists an approximation of that at free public beaches as well:

http://www.riviera-beaches.com/index.html

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