The French Riviera is not hard to enjoy. But when it comes to French Riviera slow travel, it’s hard to enjoy well if you’re trying to do everything. Most people arrive with an impossible list: Nice, Monaco, Cannes, Èze, Villefranche, Antibes, maybe Saint-Tropez before they realize it’s three hours away…
The French Riviera is absolutely doable without a car. But only if you plan it in the right order. Most people arriving without a car treat the South of France like a bucket list to tick off — Nice on Monday, Monaco on Tuesday, Èze on Wednesday, Cannes on Thursday.…
€3000 gets you grandstand seats and Nice accommodation. €12,000 gets you yacht hospitality and five-star Monaco hotels. But here’s what nobody tells you: The €12k person often has worse racing views. Every Monaco GP guide says “it’s expensive” and stops there. No breakdown. No explanation of what you’re actually paying…
I have a problem with picking base towns. Not the ‘what if I miss something’ problem — the ‘what if I spend €600 on the wrong place’ problem. That’s why I obsessively researched where to stay on the French Riviera by testing all three bases myself. Every guide tells you Nice is…