The ultimate travel guide to exploring the French Riviera

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Cagnes-sur-Mer coastline -

Besides attracting admirers of Renoir, Cagnes-sur-Mer draws visitors to its coast, behind which the French Alps form a spectacular backdrop.

 

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Juan-les-Pins -

A major holiday destination popular with international travelers, Juan-les-Pins is named for the stone pine trees (pins in French) that once embroidered the area in great numbers.

 

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Jazz à Juan festival -

A host of legendary jazz performers have played the town’s annual jazz festival, which takes place over the second and third weeks of July. Along the Boulevard Edouard Baudoin ceramic tiles containing hand prints of more than 50 musicians who have appeared at the festival dot the sidewalk, including those of Ray Charles, Keith Jarrett, and Sony Rollins.