Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, also called Villa Île-de-France, is one of the most beautiful Renaissance palaces on the Côte d’Azur built on a summit of the Cap Ferrat peninsula between 1905 and 1912 in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat by Baroness Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild (1864-1934).
The villa was designed by the French architect Aaron Messiah, and constructed between 1905 …
MoreÈze (fr. Èze) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, approximately 13 kilometres from Nice and 9 km from Monaco.
Originally, the territory of the Principality of Monaco was considered to begin in the Èze village (outskirts of Nice), running along the Mediterranean coast to Menton, on the present Italian border.
Èze has been …
MoreCannes (Fr. Cannes) is a French commune in the Cannes Pays de Lérins agglomeration community located in the Alpes department – Maritimes, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region.
Ligurian fishing village during Antiquity, linked to the legends of Saint-Honorat and the man in the iron mask on the Lérins islands, a health resort and seaside resort on the …
MoreThe Napoule castle (fr. Château de la Napoule), located in Mandelieu-La Napoule city. It has been classified as an historical landmark since 1993, and the gardens are listed by the French Ministry of Culture as among the Notable gardens of France.
The castle was constructed in the 14th century by the Countess of Villeneuve. Over the centuries …
MoreMougins (Fr. Mougins) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in south-eastern France.
It is located on the heights of Cannes, in the district of Grasse. Tourism is mainly developed in art: gastronomy and artists’ exhibitions (painters and sculptors). Its strategic location makes Mougins a common “crossroads” between the agglomerations of Cannes and Grasse connected to the …
MoreVallauris castle (fr. Château de Vallauris), France. This castle has been classified as a historical monument since November 2d, 1951 for its chapel, and since May 23d, 1951 for the facades and roofs of the castle. Located 40 min (34.1 km) via A8 to Nice.
The Château de Vallauris, former priory of the Abbey of Lérins, …
MoreSaint-Tropez (Fr. Saint-Tropez) is a city on the TOP French Riviera, 68 km (42 miles) west of Nice and 100 km (62 miles) east of Marseille in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region of Occitania, Southern France.
Guy de Maupassant, suffering from syphilis, was one of the first to come here for rest in his …
MoreToulon (Fr. Toulon) is a city and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department.
The military port of Toulon is the major naval centre on France’s Mediterranean coast, home of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and …
MoreSaint-Raphaël (fr. Saint-Raphaël) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in south-eastern France.
The town was classified as a health resort on 15 September 1914. Beaches and business tourism represent an important part of the local economy.
Together with Fréjus they form an urban location known as Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël.
A seaside resort, the town’s …
MoreThe Principality of Monaco (fr. Principauté de Monaco) is the second-smallest country by area in the world; only Vatican City is smaller. Monaco is the most densely populated country in the world.
The principality benefits from a mild Mediterranean climate and has many luxury hotel facilities. The Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix takes place there every …
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