A medieval village perched on a rocky peak 427 m above the Mediterranean, between Nice and Monaco. Its stone lanes are lined with galleries and craft shops, and at the top, the Exotic Garden of cacti and succulents among the castle ruins has one of the best views on the Riviera.
The Nietzsche Path, where the philosopher walked, zigzags down to the sea at Èze-sur-Mer (about 1 hour down, more back up). Buses run from Nice. Visit the Fragonard perfume factory near the bus stop.
A huge Roman monument raised in 6 BC on a pass above Monaco to celebrate Emperor Augustus's conquest of the Alpine tribes, whose 45 names are carved …
Nice's famous seafront promenade curves for 7 km along the Baie des Anges, lined with palm trees and grand hotels such as the Negresco.
A 17th-century Franciscan monastery above the dramatic hill village of Saorge, whose tall houses cling to the cliffs of the Roya valley.
A range of red volcanic rock plunging into the blue Mediterranean between Saint-Raphaël and Cannes, crossed by the spectacular coast road, the Cornic…
Europe's largest canyon, up to 700 m deep, carved by the turquoise Verdon river through the limestone of Provence.
One of the three Cistercian sister abbeys of Provence, built in the 12th century in a wooded valley, a masterpiece of pure, unadorned Romanesque arch…
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