France - French Riviera (Cote d'Azur) : 373 propriétés

  The Côte d'Azur, often known in English as the French Riviera is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France, also including the sovereign state of Monaco. There is no official boundary, but it is usually considered to extend from the Italian border in the east to Saint Tropez, Hyères, Toulon or Cassis in the west. Although the Riviera is famous for the glamour of St. Tropez, Monaco or the Cannes Film Festival, there are many other less well known attractions, such as the perched villages of Eze and Gourdon, the perfumeries of Grasse and the glass blowers of Biot, the potters in Vallauris.

  The French Riviera is a major yachting and cruising area with several marinas along its coast. The Riviera has been the inspiration for many well-known artists such as Picasso and many of their works are on display in local museums and art galleries. Its largest city is Nice. Nice is home to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport, France's third-busiest airport (after Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and Paris-Orly), which is on an area of partially reclaimed coastal land at the western end of the Promenade des Anglais. The A8 autoroute runs through the region, as does the old main road generally known as the Route nationale 7 (officially now the D N7 in the Var and the D6007 in the Alpes-Maritimes). Trains serve the coastal region and inland to Grasse, with the TGV Sud Est service reaching Nice-Ville station in five hours and a half from Paris.

 Events & festivals on The French Riviera

• Monaco: Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo, January
• Monaco: International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo, January / February
• Nice: Carnival, February
• Menton: Lemon Festival, February
• Tourrettes-sur-Loup: Violet Festival, March
• Antibes: Yacht show, April
• Monaco: Formula One Grand Prix race, May
• Grasse: Rose Festival, May
• Cannes: Cannes Film Festival and Cannes Film Market, May
• Nice: Jazz Festival, July
• Juan-les-Pins: Jazz à Juan, late July.
• Grasse: Jasmine Festival, August