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Camping du Pylone is: A safe site for young and old Has neat emplacements Shade from mature trees ......................... and lots more: An excellent swimming pool - Supervised in August when it costs about 2 euros per person per day. (expensive but keeps the crowds down!) Free at other times. There is a small, safe, pool for babies and their friends. Ice creams and drinks are sold as well.   The site can be quiet, warm and sleepy. This was September 2004 about lunchtime. It's not always as quiet as this. You should have seen the queue of people behind me!! The emplacements are well marked and separated. A pebbly beach is 5 minute walk from the entrance. Careful: It shelves quickly. Fabulous view! Busy in August. Some of the beach is supervised. Local Amenities On Site: Good shop and bakers. A superb restaurant - 3 courses about 12 euros Take away from restaurant. Good portions especially if you take your own container/pan! Take away from a pizza hut (Not Pizza Hut!) Bar with Sky tv and pint glasses Entertainment - Bands (good) Kareoke (OK?) wet T-shirt competitions (..erm?) Mr/Miss Pylone comps. (puleeese..!) Table Tennis. Volleyball. Boules court. Fishing - You can see the fish and so can the heron! Football pitch and children's play ground. Shower blocks Washing machines Local excursions to: Ventimille Monte Carlo Grasse Gorges de Loup and many other local beauty spots - These do need to be booked. Typical prices £10 to £20 per person. There is a train station within 5 minute walk. Automatic ticket machine, gives change but not easy for the first time user. Carry several 1 and 2 euro pieces and look helpless. People love to help. Honest! It makes their day. Trains are frequent in summer but have long lunch hours in winter! Check timetables. Ask for 'Un Horaire' at any station that is (wo)manned.   Buses are very good, especially out of season. Going to Antibes? Ask for Place de Gaulle (Be prepared to pay the driver about 1 euro each - change given. Prices have gone down!) and get off when it stops in a big square in the middle of Antibes. (Place du General de Gaulle)   Try the bus to Valbonne - it's magic! Typical train price 1.20 euros Antibes or 14 euros to Ventimille. Hint - get a single ('simple' (pronounced 'sarmp le' in french) as you may want to come back a different way and a return ('Aller et retour' pronounced 'al eh eh ru tour') is just twice the price of a single.   Nearby (within a 10 minute walk from the entrance): Marine Land -performing Orcas and dolphins Mini Golf Aqua Splash - Swimming pools and slides Little Farm and Butterfly House Go karts Forest walks. You might have to walk fast to get to the forest in 10 minutes!   Antibes Land - Fun Fair The Siesta Night Club and Casino Restaurants - Many and Various - Shops - Bakers, Small supermarket, Chemists, tabac, Hairdressers, etc.   (Everything is available in high season but tails off at other times.)