French Riviera (Côte d'Azur)
Cliffside towns tumble toward the Mediterranean. Glitz, glamour and endless beaches invite you to stay a while. Nice brings the buzz, Cannes brings the cameras, and Saint-Tropez brings a little bit of both.
Most popular attractions on the French Riviera
Antibes
Wedged between Nice and Cannes, this sun-warmed port town has aged well since the...
Boulevard de la Croisette
La Croisette is Cannes in a single boulevard. Get this one right, and you’ve understood...
Calanque de Sugiton
The trail starts at the university campus at Luminy, east of Marseille, and climbs...
Calanques National Park
Limestone cliffs plunge endlessly into turquoise water. Narrow inlets carve deep into...
Cannes
Few places have been sprinkled with quite as much stardust as Cannes. Even if you can’t...
Castle Hill (Colline du Château)
There is no castle on Castle Hill – it was demolished in 1706 on the orders of Louis...
Corniche Sublime
The Corniche Sublime – literally “sublime cliff road” – earns its name, though it takes...
Èze-Village
The beauty of Èze-Village is difficult to exaggerate. It’s a medieval settlement that...
Grasse
The town of Grasse is nestled snugly about 350 metres (1,148 feet) above Cannes, amid...
Jardin Exotique d’Èze
At the very top of Èze-Village, where the old castle ruins give way to open sky, the...
Menton
Nestled into the last curve of the French Riviera, Menton is a balmy idyll. The town is...
Nice
Nice is a hustling, bustling city – one that happens to have the sea at its feet. It’s...
Nice Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate)
Right at the heart of Old Nice, and about a 5-minute stroll from the waterfront, you’ll...
Promenade des Anglais (English Promenade)
Seven kilometres (around 4.5 miles) of seafront, open to the sky. The Promenade des...
Route des Crêtes
The Route des Crêtes traces the top of one of Europe’s highest sea cliffs. Cap Canaille...
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Cap Ferrat is a long, narrow peninsula that juts into the Mediterranean between Nice and...
Saint-Tropez
Saint-Tropez glitters, a jewel in the crown of the French Riviera. Once a fishing town,...
Vieux-Nice
Vieux-Nice is Italian in almost every way except its location. The old town’s...
Vieux-Port de Cannes
You’ll find Cannes' old harbour at the western end of the Croisette, where working...
Villefranche-sur-Mer
Villefranche-sur-Mer is a classic Mediterranean beach town. You’ll find it on the...
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