French Riviera
About French Riviera
The French Riviera or Côte d'Azur is the Mediterranean coast of southeastern France. It includes famously glamorous beach resorts such as Saint-Tropez and Cannes and the independent microstate of Monaco. A health retreat in the 18th century, the area later attracted aristocrats, artists, and the 1960s jet set. Today it’s an established holiday destination, with paths connecting many coastal villages and towns. Saint-Tropez is known for its glitzy nightlife and the picturesque old port. Neighboring Sainte-Maxime offers sailing and waterskiing. Luxury boutiques and hotels line Cannes’ seafront Promenade de la Croisette, the backdrop to its famous film festival. Quieter Antibes has a huge marina and a museum dedicated to Picasso, who found inspiration there. Nice, the regional capital, has several art museums, a medieval old town, and Italian-influenced cuisine. Tiny Monaco is renowned for its opulent Casino Monte Carlo and the prestigious annual motor-racing Grand Prix through the city streets.
Porquerolles
Porquerolles, also known as the Île de Porquerolles, is an island in the Îles d'Hyères, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The south coast is lined with cliffs, and on the north coast are the port and the beaches of Notre Dame, La Courtade and Plage d'Argent. The white sand island boasts a great many secluded crescent-shaped coves and creeks.
Calanques National Park
Calanques National Park is a French national park located in Bouches-du-Rhône. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.
Promenade des Anglais
Promenade des Anglais or Promenade or La Prom is a promenade along the Mediterranean. It is popular with bicyclists, baby strollers, and families, especially on Sundays. It has also become a favourite place for skateboarders and in-line skaters.
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, also called villa Île-de-France, is a French seaside villa located at Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera. The villa was designed by the French architect Aaron Messiah. Béatrice de Rothschild built her rose-colored villa on a promontory on the isthmus of Cap Ferrat overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The Baroness filled the mansion with antique furniture, Old Master paintings, sculptures, objets d'art, and assembled an extensive collection of rare porcelain. The gardens are classified by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France.
Lérins Islands
Lérins Islands are a group of four French archipelagoes off the French Riviera. The islands are first known to have been inhabited during Roman times. The two largest islands in this group are the Île Sainte-Marguerite and the Île Saint-Honorat. The archipelago also includes a rock called Îlot, located at the southern end of Saint-Honorat, which brings to five the number of Lerins islands.
Île Saint-Honorat
Île Saint-Honorat is the second largest of the Lérins Islands, about a mile offshore from the French Riviera town of Cannes. Since the fifth century, the island has been home to a community of monks and is home to 30 Cistercian monks, and is a popular tourist attraction offering pleasant woodland surroundings, in common with its neighbour the Île Sainte-Marguerite. Points of interest include a number of disused chapels erected by monks on the island at different points in history, as well as the remains of a Napoleonic cannonball oven and a Second World War gun emplacement.
Flower Market
Flower Market or Marché aux Fleurs is one of the oldest running markets in Nice. The Nice Flower Market has been selling fresh fruits and vegetables as well as locally grown beautiful flowers.
Musée Picasso
Musée Picasso, formerly the Château Grimaldi at Antibes, is built upon the foundations of the ancient Greek town of Antipolis. From 1925 the chateau was known as the Grimaldi Museum, and for six months in 1946, it was the home of the famous artist Pablo Picasso. Today the museum is known as the Picasso Museum and was indeed the first museum in the world to be dedicated to the artist.
Îles d'Hyères
Îles d'Hyères, also known as Îles d'Or, is a group of four Mediterranean islands off Hyères in the Var department of Southeastern France. The town is known as a resort and spa on the French Riviera. It belonged successively to the Greeks of Marseille, the Romans, the lords of Fos and Marseille, and the counts of Provence and was given to the king of France in 1481. It was the residence of several kings of France.
Île Sainte-Marguerite
Île Sainte-Marguerite is the largest of the Lérins Islands, about half a mile offshore from the French Riviera town of Cannes. The island is most famous for its fortress prison or the Fort Royal, in which the so-called Man in the Iron Mask was held in the 17th century. During the summer months, a large number of boats moor in the shallow, protected "Plateau du Milieu", between the islands or on the landward side of Sainte-Marguerite where there is more room for water skiing, parascending and other popular water sports.
Best Time To Visit French Riviera
The best time to visit French Riviera is from June to August.
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