French Riviera & Monaco
A classic Côte d'Azur week — Cannes to Monaco via Saint-Tropez, Cap Ferrat and the Îles de Lérins.
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- DAY 01
Cannes
Embark in Cannes during the run-up to the Festival, when the Croisette is at its most cinematic. Evening cruise to anchor under the pines of the Lérins.
- Walk La Croisette and the Palais des Festivals
- Provisioning at Marché Forville
- Apéro on deck off Pointe Croisette
- Sunset cruise past Île Sainte-Marguerite
- Anchorage
- Anchor between Île Sainte-Marguerite and Île Saint-Honorat
- Dining
- Dinner aboard with Cannes' lights across the bay
- DAY 02
Îles de Lérins
A morning at the Lérins — Sainte-Marguerite for the Man in the Iron Mask's fort, Saint-Honorat for the monks' vineyard and their cellar-door tastings.
- Tour Fort Royal and the Mask's cell
- Cistercian monastery and vineyard tour on Saint-Honorat
- Buy a case of Lérins monk-made wine
- Swim in the channel between the islands
- Anchorage
- Day anchor off Saint-Honorat's south shore
- Dining
- La Tonnelle on Saint-Honorat for monk-grown lunch
- DAY 03
Saint-Tropez
Down-coast to Saint-Tropez. Drop the hook in the Baie des Canoubiers and tender into the old port for an evening promenade past the bistros of Quai Jean Jaurès.
- Stroll the old port and Place des Lices
- Visit the Musée de l'Annonciade
- Coffee at Sénéquier on the harbour
- Late dinner at La Vague d'Or
- Anchorage
- Anchor in Baie des Canoubiers (Bay of the Billionaires)
- Dining
- Sénéquier · La Vague d'Or · Le Girelier
- DAY 04
Pampelonne
The legendary five-kilometre sweep of Pampelonne — Club 55 for lunch in the founding St-Tropez beach club, set up by Brigitte Bardot's film crew.
- Long lunch at Club 55
- Sun-lounger afternoon at Nikki Beach
- Tender shuttle along the bay to Loulou
- Sunset apéro back aboard in the Baie
- Anchorage
- Day anchor off Pampelonne; overnight back in Canoubiers
- Dining
- Club 55 · Loulou Ramatuelle · La Réserve à la Plage
- DAY 05
Cap Ferrat
Cap Ferrat — the most exclusive headland in the Mediterranean. Tender to Paloma Beach, walk the coastal path past the great villas, swim from the rocks.
- Walk the Sentier du Cap from Paloma to Pointe Saint-Hospice
- Visit Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild and its rose gardens
- Swim at Plage de Passable looking back at Villefranche
- Lunch on the terrace at Paloma
- Anchorage
- Anchor off Paloma Beach in Baie de Saint-Hospice
- Dining
- Paloma Beach · La Voile d'Or
- DAY 06
Monaco
Into Port Hercule for two nights in the Principality. Watch the F1 cars (or imagine them) on the Grand Prix circuit, dine at Le Louis XV.
- Walk the Grand Prix circuit on foot — start at the Loews Hairpin
- Casino de Monte-Carlo and the Café de Paris terrace
- Oceanographic Museum perched on the cliff
- Champagne at the Hôtel de Paris bar
- Anchorage
- Berth in Port Hercule (book months ahead)
- Dining
- Le Louis XV — Alain Ducasse · La Trattoria · Beefbar
- DAY 07
Èze
Last morning along the Corniche to anchor below the perched village of Èze. Tender ashore, ride the funicular up, then descend for the last lunch.
- Walk up to the medieval village of Èze
- Visit the Jardin Exotique at the summit
- Fragrance workshop at Parfumerie Fragonard
- Final lunch at Château Eza on the cliff edge
- Anchorage
- Anchor in the Baie d'Èze
- Dining
- Château Eza · La Chèvre d'Or for the ultimate finale