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Cannes, France
Film-festival glamour, a historic old quarter and ferries to the Lérins islands.
Eat: Bobo Bistro, La Palme d'Or
Stay: Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic, Hôtel de Provence
Do: La Croisette, Le Suquet, Île Sainte-Marguerite
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Antibes, France
Day trip for Picasso, a Provençal market and coastal walks.
Eat: Le Figuier de Saint-Esprit
Do: Picasso Museum, Marché Provençal, Cap d'Antibes
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Nice, France
The Riviera's lively capital with a market, old town and Matisse.
Eat: La Petite Maison, Le Plongeoir
Stay: Hôtel Negresco, La Villa Nice Victor Hugo
Do: Promenade des Anglais, Castle Hill, Cours Saleya
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Gourdon, France
Day trip to a medieval hilltop village in the hinterland.
Do: Château de Gourdon, Jardin des Plantes, River Loup walks
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Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
Calm harbour town on a deep bay, a good base for the eastern coast.
Eat: La Mère Germaine, Les Garçons
Stay: Welcome Hôtel, Hôtel La Fiancée du Pirate
Do: La Darse, Chapelle Saint-Pierre, Citadel
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Èze, France
Eagle's nest village above the sea, easy half-day trip.
Eat: Château Eza
Do: Jardin Exotique, Medieval village, Nietzsche Path
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Monaco, Monaco
Day trip for the casino, palace and oceanographic museum.
Eat: Café de Paris Monte-Carlo
Do: Monte Carlo Casino, Prince's Palace, Oceanographic Museum
- Monaco: Formula One Circuit Guided Walking Tour
- Monaco: 3-Hour Walking Tour with a local licensed guide
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Cap-d'Ail, France
Quiet coastal stop between Monaco and Èze with a lovely beach.
Eat: La Pinede
Do: Mala Beach, Coastal Path, Villa Les Camélias
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Menton, France
Lemon town with gardens and an old town on the Italian border.
Eat: Mirazur, Le Bistrot des Jardins
Stay: Hôtel Napoléon, Hôtel Royal Westminster
Do: Jean Cocteau Museum, Val Rahmeh garden, Old Town
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Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Medieval village and Le Corbusier's seaside cabin, a day trip from Menton.
Eat: Le Vistaero
Do: Old Village, Château de Roquebrune, Cabanon Le Corbusier
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Nice, France
Final night to revisit favourites and have a relaxed dinner on the Promenade.