Luxury guide · French Riviera
The Luxury Riviera: Our Favourites
The palace hotels and their spas, the three-star tables, Club 55 and Le Club Dauphin, Les Caves du Roy, the Villa Ephrussi, Port Vauban and yacht charter.
What's onThis week in the French Riviera
Palace hotels
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On the Promenade des Anglais
Le Negresco
The pink-domed palace on the Promenade des Anglais, with Le Chantecler, Le 1913 and N Le Spa.
37 promenade des Anglais, 06000 NiceExplore View on map
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The twin domes of La Croisette
Carlton Cannes, a Regent Hotel
The white palace with twin domes at 58 La Croisette, where Hitchcock filmed To Catch a Thief.
58 boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 CannesExplore View on map
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Facing the Palais
Le Majestic
A Barrière palace opposite the Palais des Festivals, with Beefbar, Ciro’s, a private beach and a spa.
10 boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 CannesExplore View on map
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La Palme d’Or
Hôtel Martinez
The Art Deco palace at the eastern end of La Croisette, with La Palme d’Or and La Plage du Martinez.
73 boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 CannesExplore View on map
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Season 18 April–17 October 2027
Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc
The legend of Cap d’Antibes: 111 rooms, the Eden-Roc pavilion on the rocks, Louroc and the Dior Spa.
165–167 boulevard J.-F.-Kennedy, 06160 AntibesExplore View on map
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The Fitzgerald Piano Bar
Belles Rives
The Art Deco hotel on the water at Juan-les-Pins, with La Passagère, a beach and The Fitzgerald Piano Bar.
33 boulevard Édouard-Baudoin, 06160 Juan-les-PinsExplore View on map
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Six hectares of gardens
Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel
The white palace at the tip of Cap Ferrat, with Le Club Dauphin, a seawater pool and Le Cap.
71 boulevard du Général-de-Gaulle, 06230 Saint-Jean-Cap-FerratExplore View on map
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The Gordon Bennett Bar
La Réserve de Beaulieu
A Florentine-style palace on the sea at Beaulieu, with Le Restaurant des Rois and The Spa by La Prairie.
5 boulevard du Maréchal-Leclerc, 06310 Beaulieu-sur-MerExplore View on map
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Two MICHELIN stars
Château de la Chèvre d’Or
Rooms in the stone houses of Èze village, with La Chèvre d’Or (two stars) and a terrace over a sheer drop.
Rue du Barri, 06360 ÈzeExplore View on map
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On its own peninsula
Cap Estel
A villa hotel on a private peninsula below Èze, with La Table du Cap Estel and a beach.
1312 avenue Raymond-Poincaré, 06360 ÈzeExplore View on map
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Opens 6 May 2027
Cheval Blanc St-Tropez
Thirty-two rooms on the Plage de la Bouillabaisse, with La Vague d’Or (three stars) and a Guerlain spa.
Plage de la Bouillabaisse, 83990 Saint-TropezExplore View on map
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Reopens 22 April 2027
Byblos
The village-style palace behind the Place des Lices, with Les Caves du Roy, Il Giardino and a Sisley spa.
20 avenue Paul-Signac, 83990 Saint-TropezExplore View on map
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La Voile
La Réserve Ramatuelle
A modernist retreat above the sea on the Ramatuelle peninsula, home of La Voile (two stars).
736 chemin des Crêtes, 83350 RamatuelleExplore View on map
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Art on the walls
La Colombe d’Or
The inn at the gate of Saint-Paul-de-Vence, its walls hung with art from the painters who stayed.
Fine dining
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Three MICHELIN stars
Mirazur
A creative table at the Italian border, with terraced gardens running down towards the sea.
30 avenue Aristide-Briand, 06500 MentonExplore View on map
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Three MICHELIN stars
La Vague d’Or – Cheval Blanc St-Tropez
Arnaud Donckele’s seasonal table at Cheval Blanc, on the Plage de la Bouillabaisse.
Plage de la Bouillabaisse, 83990 Saint-TropezExplore View on map
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Three MICHELIN stars, 2026
La Villa Madie
A terrace above the Anse de Corton facing Cap Canaille, promoted to three stars in 2026.
Avenue de Revestel, 13260 CassisExplore View on map
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Two MICHELIN stars
Flaveur
Spice-led creative cooking in the centre of Nice.
25 rue Gubernatis, 06000 NiceExplore View on map
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Two MICHELIN stars
La Chèvre d’Or
Creative cooking at the top of Èze village, over a sheer drop to the sea.
Rue du Barri, 06360 ÈzeExplore View on map
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Two MICHELIN stars
La Villa Archange
Bruno Oger’s bastide in the hills above Cannes.
Rue de l’Ouest, 06110 Le CannetExplore View on map
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On Pampelonne
Le Club 55
The Pampelonne beach restaurant under the tamarisks.
43 boulevard Patch, 83350 RamatuelleExplore View on map
Bars, beach clubs and casinos
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The historic bar
Le 1913 – Le Negresco
The Negresco’s historic bar, on the Promenade des Anglais.
37 promenade des Anglais, 06000 NiceExplore View on map
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Jazz-age Juan
The Fitzgerald Piano Bar – Belles Rives
The piano bar of Belles Rives, on the bay of Juan-les-Pins.
33 boulevard Édouard-Baudoin, 06160 Juan-les-PinsExplore View on map
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On La Croisette
Bar 58 – Carlton Cannes
The Carlton’s bar on La Croisette.
58 boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 CannesExplore View on map
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60 years in 2027
Les Caves du Roy – Byblos
The nightclub of Byblos, Saint-Tropez’s most famous night out.
20 avenue Paul-Signac, 83990 Saint-TropezExplore View on map
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Pampelonne
Le Club 55, Pampelonne
The Pampelonne institution: lunch under the tamarisks, feet in the sand.
43 boulevard Patch, 83350 RamatuelleExplore View on map
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Seawater pool
Le Club Dauphin, Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat
The Grand-Hôtel’s beach club, with a heated seawater pool on the rocks.
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Beside the Palais
Casino Barrière Le Croisette
The Barrière casino beside the Palais des Festivals.
1 espace Lucien-Barrière, 06400 CannesExplore View on map
Spas
Villas and art
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Nine themed gardens
Villa & Jardins Ephrussi de Rothschild
A Belle Époque palace on the ridge of Cap Ferrat, surrounded by nine themed gardens.
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Matisse – Alex Katz, to 18 Jan 2027
Musée Matisse
Matisse in a red Genoese villa among the olive groves of Cimiez.
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France’s first independent art foundation
Fondation Maeght
Giacometti, Miró and Chagall among the pines above Saint-Paul-de-Vence.
Chemin des Gardettes, 06570 Saint-Paul-de-VenceExplore View on map
Yachts and shopping
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Tropéziennes
Rondini
Handmade Tropézienne sandals, from a small workshop in the old town.
18 rue Georges-Clemenceau, 83990 Saint-TropezExplore View on map
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Below the old town
Port Vauban
The great yacht harbour of Antibes, below the ramparts and Fort Carré.
