The Côte d’Azur, the French Riviera: its sun, its beaches... and especially its backcountry, a true haven of well-being, brimming with authentic flavours and fragrances!!! Rising from the hills above the Mediterranean is the city of Grasse, the perfume capital of the world, surrounded by the charming Provencal landscape and villages of the Pays de Grasse, the regional name for this breathtaking and tranquil countryside. Together, they form the French Rivera’s most beautiful balcony.
This is a sensuous land of strong tastes and bright colours, where simplicity and sophistication go hand-in-hand. From one of our excellent choice of villas in Provence, you can enjoy the contrast between the unspoilt hilltop villages and the glamour of the coastal resorts like Nice or St Tropez, with its long list of celebrity visitors.
Take a day trip from your villa in Provence and every bend in the road reveals a new treasure. Villages such as Callian, Vence and Fayence offer fabulous views across the surrounding hills to the sea and sleepy streets unchanged for years.
Aix-en-Provence with its classical buildings remains a major centre of the arts and learning.
The walled city of Avignon has a Papal palace and famous bridge over the river Rhone, while at Arles and Nîmes there are early Christian and Roman glories, including magnificent temples and amphitheatres. All are easily reached from your villa. Provence also boasts spectacular rivers, lakes and gorges and the wild hills of the Luberon National Park, which provide a great alternative to the fashionable Mediterranean beaches with their white sand and crystal blue waters
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, famous for the glitzy hotels, cars, beaches, and visitors. Cannes has become one of the busiest tourist destinations among jet-setters and famous celebrities as the city hosts many significant events including the annual Cannes Film Festival. Its old town, Le Suquet, is also a great spot for remarkable panoramic scenery.
The city of Nice is located on the French Riviera in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Blessed by a sunny, temperate climate, Nice attracts visitors from around the world. Among its many attractions are its beautiful beaches, lovely seaside promenade, interesting museums, famous landmarks and other tourist attractions.
Nice is a major transportation hub in Europe. The low-cost airlines now offer frequent flights to the Nice Cote d'Azur Airport from London, Paris and other cities. A High-speed rail service is also available to Nice from Paris.
Many visitors to Nice enjoy a day excursion to the city state of Monte Carlo, Monaco or the seaside town of Antibes.
Other tourists to this French Riviera city enjoy a visiting the town of Cannes France, which hosts the world-famous Cannes Film Festival each spring.
All types of hotel accommodation is available in and around Nice. From budget hotels to elegant seaside five-star resorts, excellent accommodation is available for all budgets.
Mougins is a beautiful place to visit on the Côte d'Azur, a pretty medieval village only a 15 minute drive from Cannes. The village is surrounded by forests, such as the Valmasque forest, enhancing the environment in the village. The pines, olives and cyprus trees in the village also add to the quality of the local environment, making the village popular with tourists in summer.
Mougins is picturesque and charming, with beautiful French architecture carefully restored. This scenery, colour and light quality has attracted many artists and celebrities to the village, such as Picasso, Cocteau, Winston Churchill and Christian Dior, as well as many others. Picasso spent the last 15 years of his life living in Mougins, and today the Museum of Photography in Mougins has an interesting permanent collection of photographic portraits of Picasso.
The many studios and art galleries in Mougins make the village a relaxing place to visit, with its relaxing atmosphere and scenery.
The town has a large number of excellent gastronomic restaurants. Many are in the centre of the village, but some are elsewhere, including perhaps the most famous, the Moulin de Mougins.
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