The French Riviera Feature

Mingle with Picasso and company: Because artists have long loved the Côte d'Azur, it's blessed with superb art museums, including the Fondation Maeght in St-Paul and the Musée Picasso in Antibes.

Soak up the scene in St-Tropez: Brave the world's most outlandish fishing port in high summer, but don't forget the sunglasses and suntan lotion.

Step into the toy kingdom of Monaco: On your foray into one of the world's most expensive addresses, you'll encounter tropical gardens, Belle Époque grace notes, casinos, and Manhattan-like towers.

Take in the views from Èze: The most perfectly perched of the coast's villages perchés, an island in the sky, Èze has some of the most breathtaking views this side of a NASA space capsule.

Get a sense of the Old Riviera in Nice: With its bonbon-color palaces, blue Baie des Anges, time-stained Old Town, and Musée Matisse, this is one of France's most colorful and fabled cities.