Top 5 VILLAGES on the Côte d‘Azur | French Riviera Travel Guide

Discover some of the most beautiful villages in South of France!
Did you know the French Riviera is not only beaches and clear water, but it’s dotted with lots of tiny villages, provencal style? We’ve chosen our top 5 on the Côte d’Azur that you absolutely have to see. One thing they all have in common? They’re hilltop villages (“villages perchés”) dating back to the middle ages. And that’s definitely part of their stunning beauty!

So, let’s go and check out
- Gourdon
- Eze village
- Saint-Paul-de-Vence
- Biot
- Mougins

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GOURDON

EZE VILLAGE

SAINT-PAUL-DE-VENCE

BIOT
🎶 Classical music festival “Les Heures Musicales de Biot”: usually in early summer, ask for date at tourist office!
🎶 “Fête de la musique”: 21 June (in all of France)

MOUGINS

Music:

Photos/Maeght Foundation:
1) Cour Giacometti. Alberto Giacometti: L’Homme qui marche I 1960. L’homme qui marche II 1960. Grande Femme Debout I (Femme debout I). 1960 Grande Femme debout II, (Femme Debout II) 1960 Grande tête, 1960. © ADAGP, Paris 2022. Photo Olivier Amsellem - Archives Fondation
2) Le Jardin des sculptures. Joan Miró, Personnage 1972, Résine. Joan Miró, Personnage 1970, Bronze. Photo Olivier Amsellem - Archives Fondation © ADAGP, Paris 2022
3) Le Jardin des sculptures. Alexander Calder, Les Renforts, 1964, Tôle peinte. Photo Olivier Amsellem - Archives Fondation Maeght © ADAGP, Paris 2022
4) Georges Braque, Les Poissons, 1963, Mosaïque. Photo Olivier Amsellem - Archives Fondation Maeght © ADAGP, Paris 2022
5) Le Labyrinthe, Miró. 1964-1973. Photo Olivier Amsellem - Archives Fondation Maeght © ADAGP, Paris 2022
6) Impluvium - Architecture de la Fondation. Photo Olivier Amsellem - Archives Fondation

Footage Templar festival: thanks a lot to the city of Biot!

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00:00 Introduction
00:25 Gourdon
02:30 Eze village
05:20 Saint-Paul-de-Vence
07:36 Biot
09:27 Mougins
12:41 summary/preview

[rivierago]

UPDATE May 2023: the entrance fee for the exotic garden in Eze was raised to 7€. Still worth going, we think!

[andreahutton]

Best videos ever! The links and travel details you provide help others make their travel experiences meaningful and memorable. I feel lucky to have access to them.

[jml]

So far we've gone to Eze and Menton, both are wonderful!

[MetaMM]

what a breath of fresh air and not the typical places that are so commercialused even of those in Italy. Always the same pkaces. Nice cintent. .

[maryb]

Another great video! Thank you for sharing! ❤🎉

[sheilagrayman]

Excellent locations! I'm so grateful for the descriptions! 🎉Danke.
I love your work.❤

[marionchanson]

Gourdon is probably my favorite with Tourettes sur Loup. I love the proximity with nature. There's also the pain d'épices baker who fantastic! It's located in a cul sac on the right hand side of the village main street.

[peaceforchildren]

great video!... beautiful villages! I'm hoping to spend 1 - 3 months in Cote d'Azur to paint the landscape there (Im new to oil painting). May I ask could you possibly suggest to me how I might go about finding a studio apartment in a fishing village? (Im on a budget) Thanks a million I appeciate it!

[sarasilva]

Your videos are amazing! I'm loving them and learning a lot too! All the best.

[lezan]

Awesome video, thanks very much for sharing!

[rivierago]

What are your favorite villages on the French Riviera/Côte d’Azur? We’ll soon present more… so hard to decide!

[margsangster]

Always enjoy your videos thank you. I’m interested in the hike you mention from upper EZE down to the lower part. Are there any nice views on that walk please, as I’m a keen photographer and will be visiting EZE when I’m in Nice later this year? Cheers from Australia

[monikab]

Tolles Video, danke 🤩 Grüsse, Monika B'brodt

[APeeKay]

Loved your video. Beautiful villages. Very well-photographed, organized information, with nice summary flash-cards -- professional-looking. Do you have suggestion for a base to see these villages? We are planning a trip to Provence starting from Aix-en-provence with a base in Avignon or St-Remy, but can add 3-days for this area. Also curious if you have made any such videos for Provence or other regions of France. France is so beautiful, with so many options. Thank you.

[dawnroberts]

I enjoy your videos! Hope you can answer a couples of questions. We are spending 3 nights in Antibes, 2 nights in Nice and 2 nights in Monte Carlo. We were only planning to rent a car for one or two days so we can visit villages in hilltop as it sounds like this is the best way to visit the villages. Am I correct that a car is the best way? We definitely want to visit St Paul de Vence. Any advise would be welcomed. This is our first trip to the area and we are going in mid July.

[robertdevereaux]

Tre bon. Merci. (I hope I spelled those words correctly)

[tinakarimzadeh]

thanks for a short trip to experience through your travel information, but I wanted to know how to go (bus/train or car) there and how much the trip costs plus timetable

[TravellingHopper]

This is amazing video, thank you for showing the quality content and information + travel guidance for people who love travelling, exploring beautiful destinations like this. Hope to see more from you. ❤✈️🛫🌁⛰️🛣️🛤️🏕️

[simonaalexandru]

Eze anda Mougins, I was there last year

[christianc]

Bravo et merci de prononcer les noms en français et non pas à l'anglaise. C'est très rares les personnes qui font des vidéos en respectant la prononciation. En général c'est n'importe quoi, vous, c'est du très bon travail.
J'habite près de Grasse, dans la région de ces endroits merveilleux, le plus proche est Gourdon à 50 minutes de voiture, j'y vais plusieurs fois par an même si je connais chaque ruelle dans tous les détails.