Guide to the French Riviera
Welcome to your guide to the French Riviera.
St Tropez, Nice, Villefranche-Sur-Mer, Marseille … all these glittering cities are at your fingertips.
The South of France is the best place to enjoy the gorgeous weather and good times.
If you base yourself in the beautiful city of Nice, you are a short train ride from Antibes and Cannes to your right, and Monte Carlo and Monaco to her left.
I’ve spent my summers in the South of France for the last decade.
Your guide to the French Riviera includes my favorite cities.
Centrally based in Villefranche-Sur-Mer, I spent my weekday in that charming fishing village …
… but my weekends at glitzy resorts like St. Tropez and Cap d’Antibes in the French Riviera.
In this article, I’ll give you an overview of my favorite cities as well as the best hotels, the best restaurants, and the most fun thing to do in each.
Nice in the French Riviera
Nice is considered the “gateway city” to the South of France.
You will find much to see and do.
During the summer, Nice is home to an annual jazz festival, as well as several other exciting events.
Nice is also home to one of the most glamorous and opulent hotels in the world, Le Negresco
This jewel case of a hotel is a destination of its own.
And just 20 minutes from Nice is the delightful village of Villefrance-Sur-Mer
St. Tropez in the French Riviera
I spend a few weekends every year in St. Tropez, city of the best beach clubs in the world.
Your guide to the French Riviera includes this magical city.
You can find a wide variety of hotels in St. Tropez, but my favorite is the classic “jet set” hotel Byblos
What makes Byblos so special?
A lot of people think it is due to the way Bridget Bardot turned this small fishing village into a glamorous hot spot when she shot a film here.
Yet this once classic village was actually a famous weekend escape for fashionable Parisians in the 1920s.
The famous sensualist writer Collette, for example, used to spend her weekends here with her third husband Maurice Goudeket.
What Collette liked about St. Tropez was that she could get away from the crowds of Paris and just relax in her simple cottage in the woods.
Today the scene is quite different.
In the port, you will find the largest yachts you have seen, without many owners in site.
Instead, you will have a glimpse into the (possibly) glamorous life of the yacht crew…
Marseille, France
And then you can discover Marseille France in the French Riviera
Marseille is a beautiful region.
My favorite hotel is Hotel Dieu Marseille
You will find many things to see and do in Marseille!
Here is a link to my favorite things!
