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15 Best Things to Do in Cannes (France)Life in Cannes is turned on its head during those two weeks in May, when scores of paparazzi, industry bigwigs and the world's biggest stars are in town for the famous film festival. The remainder of the year it's a sleek pleasure garden for the world's wealthiest people, and a honeypot for people s

15 Best Things to Do in Saint-Paul-de-Vence (France)A perched village on the French Riviera, Saint-Paul-de-Vence is a little place with a big name. Just look at the personalities seduced by the atmosphere, landscapes and clear light: Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, James Baldwin, the list goes on. Being here means following a path beaten by the lead

25 Best Things to Do in MonacoMonaco sits on the glamorous French Riviera and is known for being a small principality headed by the Prince of Monaco. The principality stretches for two square kilometers but what it may lack in size it certainly makes up for in style. This is one of the most affluent spots in the world as well as

15 Best Things to Do in Antibes (France)A Mediterranean resort that also includes Juan-les-Pins, Antibes has 25 kilometres of coastline and is a getaway for the very rich but also one of the French Riviera's preferred destinations for French families. You can mix afternoons at the beach with day-trips to Nice and Cannes, which are bot

15 Best Things to Do in Grasse (France)Grasse, on the French Riviera, is the fragrance capital of France and can be an olfactory odyssey if you have a passion for perfumes. The town has an international museum for perfume-making, three perfumeries to tour and if that's not enough you go to the farms where sweet-smelling flowers are h

15 Best Things to Do in Saint-Tropez (France)The personality and fame of Saint-Tropez are far bigger than the place itself. It's not unkind to say that the resort isn't more than a village, and so isn't jam-packed with things to do. In the end though, the allure of Saint-Tropez rests is its glamour, undimmed since its star first rose mor

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