The ‘Little Scorpion’ of the French Riviera

An eccentric watch heiress wants to revoke her grandfather’s donation of Jean Cocteau artworks after the museum built to ...
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I’ve Lived in the French Riviera for 18 Years, and This Is the Most Charming Small Town in the Region

The French Riviera has many gorgeous villages, but dare we say that Villefranche-sur-Mer may be the most stunning? There’s a popular image often used to illustrate the enduring beauty of not only the ...
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How the French Riviera has always been a refuge for the rich and decadent: From the bankrupt gambler who blew himself up to the prostitute whose clients included a duke, a king ...

What Matisse described as 'the luminosity of the Cote d'Azur' always attracted 'foreigners with spending power'. Queen Victoria, for example, stayed at Menton, where her presence 'consolidated the ...
Artnet

Love the French Riviera? These Artists Did, Too

With sun-dappled landscapes and the azure allure of the Mediterranean, the French Riviera—also known as the Côte d’Azur—has seduced artists from Claude Monet to Pablo Picasso to Marc Chagall. A new ...
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See the Luminous Paintings Monet Made During His Many Trips to the French Riviera, Now on View at a Show in Monaco

A new exhibition with nearly 100 paintings by Claude Monet spotlights the artist’s trips to the French Riviera beginning with the first visit with his friend Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1883. The show, ...
Los Angeles Times

Bastide du Roy: A Historical Icon on the French Riviera, Redesigned for the Modern Wedding

Tucked between the hills of Antibes and the Mediterranean coast, Bastide du Roy is a French Riviera estate where history and design converge. Once gifted to King Henri IV in 1608 as a wedding present, ...
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This Airbnb in Delaware Feels Like a French Riviera Escape

I was scrolling through vacation rentals recently, in desperate need of a getaway but definitely not in a position to fork out for international airfare. I had a very specific “European villa” fantasy ...
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Inside the star-studded beach club turned luxury waterfront villa on the French Riviera that's currently on sale for $12.5 million

La Garoupe is a luxury waterfront villa located in Cape d'Antibes on the French Riviera. In its heyday, the beach-front residence was a resort popular among the likes of Edith Piaf and JFK. Now, the ...
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A luxury villa on the French Riviera once owned by actor Sean Connery is on the market for $34 million — and includes an indoor infinity pool, walk-in wine cellar, and fully ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Villa Le Roc Fleuri is a waterfront property in Nice, France that's newly on the market with an asking price of $34 million. Actor Sean Connery, ...