RIVIERA GUIDE

The Riviera, town by town

Nice, Menton, Monaco, Cannes, Saint-Tropez. Same coastline. Very different personalities. Good.

Where to start

Sea, hills, Old Nice, the Port and neighbourhoods where people actually live. That is already plenty.

The question comes up constantly. The answer depends mainly on what you want from the trip and your tolerance for polished shop windows.

A spectacular coast, a very useful train and several reasons not to rent a car.