2 Best Places to Shop in The French Riviera, France

This is a great place for discovering contemporary and stylish pieces. Look for high-end, fashionable clothing and accessories for women from French and Italian designers—something golden and glitzy by Paco Rabanne, perhaps, for that special soirée or an oh-so-chic chapeau from Maison Michel Paris (part of Chanel's Métiers d'Arts division).

This independent shop sells reasonably priced clothes, quirky accessories, and jewelry, as well as candles, cushions, and other gift items. In addition to this branch in the antiques district by the port, there's a branch at  32 Rue Bonaparte.