The mild climate of the Côte d’Azur makes it ideal for shoulder season ...

The French Riviera, or Côte d’Azur, holds an undeniable allure, with its picturesque coastline along the very southeastern corner of France offering a stunning variety of beaches. I’ve spent quite a ...

A five-hour train ride from Paris and an even shorter jaunt from Northern Italy, the Côte d’Azur is a perennial summer hot spot, from the first snaps of the Cannes Film Festival in May right through ...

Menton’s old town overlooks the Mediterranean and welcomed the first sleeper train passengers on the French Riviera in 1886. Photograph by Marco Bottigelli, Getty Images This article was produced by ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). In 1886, passengers on the Calais-Méditerranée Express were among the first to ride a sleeper service from Paris to the town of Menton ...