Off to Chamonix for a week in July and need somewhere for a second week. I'm happy to stay in Cham or at least the Alps for two weeks but the kids fancy sea and beaches. Any decent places 3-4 hours south from Chamonix, I can see plenty of nice looking towns, including Finale Ligure but wondering what they're like for families, can't see much to do beyond beach life and culture. Anywhere with some climbing/bouldering nearby would be a bonus.
There's some nice looking deep water soloing near Marseille, and you pass several world class crags on the way, Ceuse etc... Also heard the beaches there are nice.
second Annecy, beautiful lake and if you hire a pedalo you can pull on and try some of the DWS, I'd like to think it's myself and James Pearson who have explored here, tireless developers that we are...
I've been myself, but only heard bad things about Marseille. Is this still true?