The original Riviera: palaces from Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat to Monte-Carlo's doorstep, beach clubs that invented the concept — and the calendar that still rules the season.
France’s top inbound markets nationally — share of international tourist arrivals, 2018 (latest published year; DGE–Banque de France, enquête EVE): France publishes no national arrivals-by-country series after 2018. Nice airport: 15.2M pax in 2025 (CRT Côte d’Azur)
Source: DGE–Banque de France, enquête EVE (2018) / CRT Côte d’Azur · Verified October 2026
Official numbers exist for Nice only; the Cannes–Antibes–Monaco arc is a desk-estimated contour, flagged as such.
Cap-Ferrat, Eden-Roc · from $1,800
Croisette flags · from $600
Èze, Saint-Paul · from $400
The full Côte d'Azur Market Brief is in production. These are the desk notes shaping it.
Cannes, Monaco GP, Voiles de Saint-Tropez — the dates that set the whole season's rate map.
Long-stay villa demand keeps rising against palace rates — the quiet structural shift.
The coastal rail is the connoisseur's answer to the A8 — and changes hotel value math.
Where the Côte d’Azur market actually stands — demand, pricing, districts decoded, the booking calendar, and the honest frictions. Verified against 2026 data.
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