The French Riviera is Also a Favorite Place

'Nobody was in Antibes that summer ...except me, Zelda, the Valentinos, the Murphys, Mistinguet, Rex Ingram, Dos Passos, Alice Terry, the MacLeishes, Charlie Brackett, Mause Kahn, Lester Murphy, Marguerite Namara, E. Oppenheimer, Mannes the violinist, Floyd Dell, Max and Crystal Eastman ...'. Although F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote that in 1926, it still holds true today. Everybody comes to the French Riviera. And it's not difficult to see why. The French Riviera -- the very name conjures up visions of movie starlets stepping out of sports Mercedes, of shapely young women tanning topless on the beach, of elegant couples in dinner suits and evening gowns dining at small, stylish bistros, of multi-million-dollar mega yachts tied up at glamorous marinas, and of holidaying crowds wandering along the Promenade des Anglais, the famous waterfront street of Nice. And all these images would be correct, for the Riviera can be all things to all people -- a dream destination. Nice is the undisputed capital of the Cote d'Azur. Home to over three hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants and its own University, it is not only a year-round holiday destination but also a thriving commercial city.

Situated at a convenient junction along the French Riviera it is an excellent base for exploring the rest of this region including Monaco, St Tropez and Cannes. Nice hosts the world famous Nice Carnival in February as well as the King Carnival just before lent, which has been likened to New Orleans's Mardi Gras. When in Nice be sure to stroll slowly along the Promenade des Anglais. This must be the world's best place for people-watching. For glamour rating, St Tropez is as high as it gets. It's where ordinary people can rub shoulders with the A-list stars that come every summer to dangle off yachts and quaff Champagne. By the beginning of July, St-Tropez's tiny streets are packed with Ferraris, its harbor rammed with super-yachts. Everyone from Bill Clinton to the Beckhams comes on a regular basis, while Brigitte Bardot and Joan Collins both have houses here. Cannes has an international reputation for glamour - pictures and movie clips of its croisette, its film stars and its grand hotels instantly conjure up an image of style and sophistication. In May the Film Festival takes over.

The city is awash with film billboards, big cars, starlets posing without restraint for the paparazzi, private beach parties, balcony parties, private viewing parties (mostly films), more parties, and thousands of movie fans swarming the beaches and streets to catch a glimpse of the stars. Immortalized in F Scott Fitzgerald's 'Tender is the Night', the Cap d'Antibes is a long-time favorite of the great and the glamorous. Coco Chanel sunbathed here (at Plage de Paloma) and the rich and famous own houses on the peninsula. The Hotel Du Cap is the centre of it all. If possible, avoid the French Riviera in July and August, as it gets very crowded and very expensive, but for the rest of the year the Cote d'Azur is indeed the dream vacation.
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