Boats off the coast of VilleFranche-sur-Mer. Channel your inner flâneur (aka the French word for a leisurely stroller) through the village’s photogenic streets, which are painted in a palette of ...
Quiet, unspoiled, and often overlooked — welcome to the softer side of the French Riviera. Vence carries the artistic legacy of Matisse and Chagall. La Turbie still bears the weight of Roman ambition, ...
Perched in the hills just above the French Riviera, Grasse is often called the world’s perfume capital—and it’s easy to see why. This historic town has been producing fragrances for centuries, thanks ...
The Maybourne Riviera pool is a chic place to unwind after Cannes Lions meetings.Courtesy of Maybourne Riviera Festival-goers looking for a last-minute getaway after the whirlwind that is Cannes Lions ...
A hundred years ago, bigwigs from London to Moscow began flocking south to the French Riviera and the sun-drenched city of Nice. They came to socialize, gamble, and escape the dreary weather at home, ...
A new exhibition with nearly 100 paintings by Claude Monet spotlights the artist’s trips to the French Riviera beginning with the first visit with his friend Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1883. The show, ...
With sun-dappled landscapes and the azure allure of the Mediterranean, the French Riviera—also known as the Côte d’Azur—has seduced artists from Claude Monet to Pablo Picasso to Marc Chagall. A new ...
Since then, countless visitors have flocked to the French Riviera to bathe in its glow and revel in its delights. Many, like Berlioz, have been revivified by the area’s natural charms or creatively ...
Tucked between the hills of Antibes and the Mediterranean coast, Bastide du Roy is a French Riviera estate where history and design converge. Once gifted to King Henri IV in 1608 as a wedding present, ...
The French Riviera is synonymous with azure waters, fabulous pebbled beaches, and small but glamorous towns filled with splendid mansions. Favored by aristocracy, dignitaries, and jetsetters, there ...
The French Riviera has many gorgeous villages, but dare we say that Villefranche-sur-Mer may be the most stunning? There’s a popular image often used to illustrate the enduring beauty of not only the ...