Activities in Nice, Marseilles + The Côte d'Azur

The hotel's low-key yet elegant bar was once the favorite local watering hole of Errol Flynn (Orson Wells, Rita Hayworth, and Greta Garbo were regular

Its owners used to run a design agency in London, which is apparent the instant you step into the lobby. Bright contemporary prints and photographs ta

Never mind the fancy name, the "château" is actually a former prison—the Mediterranean equivalent of Alcatraz. Built in the 16th century, the island j

The family-run shop produces handmade chocolates spiked with such unlikely ingredients as fennel, onion, and lavender, as well as pralines and traditi

Established by a pair of local fashion-industry refugees, this cult bath and body-care store elevates the basic Provençal soap to a supremely chic lev

One of the most coveted names in French lingerie also does bathing suits, which insiders swear shave 10 pounds off your figure.

An extraordinary museum Ricard founded as a "permanent encyclopedia" of wine and spirits. The collection includes 700 related books, 5,000 labels, 8,0

Pick up ingredients for a picnic lunch - olive breads and pizza with sautéed onions - at this colorful market. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

A sister to a gallery in Geneva, the recently opened art house specializes in modern and contemporary paintings and sculptures by artists such as Arma

You'll get a glimpse of Marseilles's ancient Greco-Roman past at this garden, where, during the 1967 construction of the Centre Bourse (the Stock Exch

Take home a swank pair of handmade Tropezienne sandals as a souvenir.

Yes, you can get your Prada, Dior, and Dolce & Gabbana in St. Tropez, but the town is also a center for Provençal ceramics. The pair of boutiques that

The museum devoted to butterflies presents more than 4,500 species, many of them rare or endangered; most have been collected by the artist Dany Larti

The beachfront bar near the Plage du Prado is where young surfers and their admirers flirt over fruity cocktails.

Navettes are crisp, orange-flavored pastries shaped like boats (commemorating a party of seafaring saints). Le Four des Navettes—the oldest bakery in