The tourist office of Biot, one of the most beautiful villages on the Côte d’Azur, will from now on offer to assist its visitors with a free application. This of course is only natural for a place that is in the heart of Sophia Antipolis, a known breeding ground for technological innovation. This application is exclusive to Biot, and offers instant information on the specifics of the village, and the current and future events in Biot, city of glass blowers, ‘terre d’imagination’, and only 3 km from the Mediterranean Sea.
The advantages:
• All contents can be geographically located, including the agenda
• Possibility to search by theme/date etc
• Map and itinerary viewing
• Events can be saved in the iphone calendar
• Email and facebook sharing
• Free updates and more information are added regularly
• In both French and English.
EXTENSIVE AND DETAILED CONTENTS: covering all of Biots tourism (monuments, museums, art workshops, restaurants, hotels, businesses) with detailed descriptions, photographs and opening hours, contact information and the geographical location coordinates.
SET YOUR OWN PARAMETERS: you can modify the program at any time to suit your trip, your tastes and the location interest points.
Personalise the diary by favourite themes (cinema, theatre, exhibitions and conferences, music, festivals, culture and history, heritage and traditions, fairs and markets, events)
The application assists visitors during the length of their visit by geographically locating businesses, monuments and Streets… and it gives real time events.
NAVIGATION MADE EASY (intuitive) (4 main headings)
THE AGENDA: offers the complete list of current and of upcoming events. With the possibility to view by point of interest, or by distance from the location (from 100m to more than 5000m), or by date (for the seven upcoming months), share an event by email or on Facebook, save info into the iphone calendar with a single click.
DISCOVER: museums and galleries, art workshops, boutiques, monuments, and the tourist offices suggested list of trips.
BREATHE: health and well being, golf courses, parks and hiking trails, bowling and tennis…
TASTE: restaurants, markets, delicatessens, and a local speciality : the Village oven