How did the Cote d'Azur get its name?

Answer 1

Cote d'Azur is French for the "Blue Coast", a reference to the color of the Mediterranean Sea and probably the wonderful blue color of the skies in the region, which have attracted painters to the area over the centuries.

Answer 2

'Azur' is the color of the bright blue sky. La côte is the seashore. La côte d'Azur is the part of the shore stretching from Cassis, east of Marseilles, to Menton at the Italian border. It is called the French riviera in English, or literally translated 'the sky-blue coast'.

Answer 3

'Azur' is the color of the bright blue sky. La c

Answer 4

from the Latin 'provincia' It was the first Province of the Roman Empire (they took it from the Greeks) and thus called simply 'the Province' - Provincia.

Answer 5

Back in the 15 th and 16 th century the regions main trade was in Ivory, so it was named this by European traders.