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208 things to do on the French Riviera, from quiet hikes to village tables. Filter by what you actually have: time, a budget, a mood.

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Entrance to the Rue Obscure, where restaurant L'Aparté is tucked away

Dinner at restaurant L'Aparté

€29–50 / person

🍽️ Food & Drink · ⏱ 1h30

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Visit to the villa & gardens

Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild

€18 / adult

🏛 Culture & Sights · ⏱ 1h30

🕒 10am–6pm (7pm in July–August); reduced hours in winter. Open daily, with occasional closures for private events.

The harbour of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, home to the African Queen restaurant

Lunch at the African Queen restaurant

€50–70 / person

🍽️ Food & Drink · ⏱ 1h30

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Visit to Villa Kerylos

Visit to Villa Kerylos

€14 / adult

🏛 Culture & Sights · ⏱ 1h

🕒 10am–5pm (6pm May–August). Open daily except 1 January, 1 May, 1 and 11 November, 25 December.

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Jardin Exotique of Èze

The Jardin Exotique

€8–10 / adult

🥾 Outdoor · ⏱ 45 min – 1 h 15

🕒 9am–4.30pm in winter, 9am–6.30pm in spring and October, 9am–7.30pm July–September. Online ticket required.

Visit to the Trophy of Augustus

Visit to the Trophy of Augustus

€7 / adult

🏛 Culture & Sights · ⏱ 1h

🕒 Closed Mondays. 10am–6pm May–August, 10am–1pm and 2pm–5pm the rest of the year.

Oceanographic Museum

Oceanographic Museum

€18 / adult

🏛 Culture & Sights · ⏱ 2h

🕒 10am–6pm in winter, 10am–7pm in spring, 9.30am–8pm in July–August. Closed on Grand Prix weekend and 25 December.

Jardin Exotique of Monaco

Jardin Exotique of Monaco

€8 / adult

🥾 Outdoor · ⏱ 1h30

🕒 Reopened in March 2026 after six years of works. 9am–5pm in winter, 9am–7pm May–September. Closed during the Grand Prix, on 19 November and 25 December.

Cobbled lane in the village of Gourdon

La Source Parfumée, Galimard distillery

Free

🥾 Outdoor · ⏱ 45 min

🕒 Open daily 10am–6pm, from 1 February to 31 December. Free tour of the distillery, candle workshop and museum.

View over the Loup valley from the ramparts of Gourdon

Tandem paragliding flight over the gorges

€80–90 / person

Leisure & Sea · ⏱ 20 min flight

🕒 By reservation, year-round subject to weather. Take-off at L'Embarnier, above the village.

Chapelle du Rosaire (Matisse)

Chapelle du Rosaire (Matisse)

€7 / adult

🏛 Culture & Sights · ⏱ 1h

🕒 Closed Sundays and Mondays, and on public holidays. Annual closure from mid-November to mid-December. Limited hours, last ticket at 4.30pm.

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Château-Musée Grimaldi

Château-Musée Grimaldi

€7 / adult

🏛 Culture & Sights · ⏱ 1h30

🕒 Closed Tuesdays and on public holidays. 10am–12pm and 2pm–6pm, extended hours in July–August.

Musée Renoir

Musée Renoir

€9 / adult

🏛 Culture & Sights · ⏱ 1h

🕒 Closed Tuesdays and on public holidays. 10am–12pm and 2pm–6pm, extended hours in July–August.

Musée International de la Parfumerie

Musée International de la Parfumerie

€8 / adult

🏛 Culture & Sights · ⏱ 1h30

🕒 10am–6pm (7pm in July–August). Closed on the first Monday of several winter months, 1 May, 25 December and 1 January.

Citadel & naval museum

Citadel & naval museum

€9 / adult

🏛 Culture & Sights · ⏱ 1h30

🕒 10am–6.30pm April–September, 10am–5.30pm October–March. Closed 1 May, 17 May, 11 November, 25 December and 1 January.

Century-old palms and tropical plants of the Val Rahmeh garden

Val Rahmeh Botanical Garden

€8 / adult

🥾 Outdoor · ⏱ 1h

🕒 Closed Tuesdays. 10am–6pm April–October, 10am–5pm November–March. Closed 1 May and 25 December.

Terraced pools and rare plants of Jardin Serre de la Madone

Visit to Jardin Serre de la Madone

€10 / adult

🥾 Outdoor · ⏱ 1h30

🕒 Closed Mondays and public holidays, and throughout November and December.

Exhibition at the Centre de la Photographie de Mougins

Centre de la Photographie de Mougins

€6 / adult

🏛 Culture & Sights · ⏱ 1h

Former 18th-century stable converted into the dining room of the Bistrot de Mougins

Dinner at the Bistrot de Mougins

€30-50 / person

🍽️ Food & Drink · ⏱ 1h30

Underground gallery of the Maginot Line fort in Sainte-Agnès

Visit to the Maginot Line fort

€7 / adult

🏛 Culture & Sights · ⏱ 1h30

🕒 Open Wednesday to Sunday from mid-February to late September, weekends only from October to mid-February. Guided tours at 10am, 2pm and 4pm.

Concrete underground galleries of Fort Saint-Roch in Sospel

Fort Saint-Roch, an immersion in the Maginot Line

€9 / adult

🏛 Culture & Sights · ⏱ 1h30-2h

🕒 Weekends only in April, May, June and September (1.30pm–6pm); daily except Mondays in July–August. Closed the rest of the year — check before travelling.

Collector's Neapolitan nativity scene at the Musée de la Crèche in Lucéram

Musée de la Crèche

€2 / adult

🏛 Culture & Sights · ⏱ 45 min

🕒 Open daily from 2pm to 5pm. Extended hours and free entry during the Circuit des crèches, from late November to early January.

Traditional Niçois cuisine served at Chez Mumu in Lucéram

Lunch at Chez Mumu

€20-30 / person

🍽️ Food & Drink · ⏱ 1h30

Cloister and 17th-century frescoes of the Franciscan monastery in Saorge

Franciscan monastery and its 17th-century frescoes

€7 / adult

🏛 Culture & Sights · ⏱ 1h

Terrace of the Bistrot du Port facing the old harbour of Golfe-Juan

Lunch at the Bistrot du Port

€25-40 / person

🍽️ Food & Drink · ⏱ 1h

Dive boat moored in the old harbour of Golfe-Juan

Introductory dive with Subvision Plongée

From €60 / person

Leisure & Sea · ⏱ 2h-3h

Former farmhouse housing restaurant Les Moulins de Ramatuelle near Pampelonne

Lunch at Les Moulins de Ramatuelle

€30-50 / person

🍽️ Food & Drink · ⏱ 1h-1h30

Vineyard of Château de Pampelonne bordering the beach

Tasting at Château de Pampelonne

Free tasting, bottles from €17.50

🍽️ Food & Drink · ⏱ 45 min

🕒 Cellar open daily from 9.30am to 6pm; by appointment outside those hours.

Terrace of a restaurant in Peïra-Cava with a mountain view

Lunch at the Refuge Peïra Cava

€20-35 / person

🍽️ Food & Drink · ⏱ 1h-1h30

Aerial adventure course in the century-old trees of Peïra-Cava

Tree-top adventure course at Peïra Cava Aventures

€18 / adult, €13 / child

Leisure & Sea · ⏱ 3h