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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Things to see in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

134 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A yellow building with a tiled roof, French flag, and signage reading "Parfumerie Fragonard" and "Musée du Parfum" in Grasse, France.

Grasse · Guided Experiences

Marsan Perfumery

18th-century tannery with antique copper stills
A large, distinctive limestone rock formation (the Rocher de la Baume) towering over the village of Saignon, with buildings and a bridge in the foreground.

Saignon · Nature & Parks

Point de Vue du Rocher

Hilltop viewpoint at 520m altitude
A white, multi-story villa with a pergola and stone retaining wall situated on the coast, featuring a colonnaded terrace structure in the foreground.

Beaulieu-sur-Mer · Historic Architecture

Villa Kerylos

Hellenistic villa tribute on a rocky Riviera promontory
A panoramic view of a rocky, Mediterranean-style mountain pass with a winding road and hiking trails, overlooking a distant urban area under a clear blue sky.

Marseille · Beaches

Calanques National Park

Europe's only land, sea, and urban national park
Vintage view of Toulon's coast showing Fort Balaguier near the Tamaris peninsula.

Toulon · Coastal & Maritime

Fort Balaguier

17th-century fort with VR shipwreck exhibits
One line: The interior of a historic artist's studio featuring wooden furniture, a ladder, shelves with pottery, and a rope barrier indicating it is a preserved museum space.

Aix-en-provence · Historic Architecture

Atelier de Cézanne

Cézanne’s 1954 museum studio in Aix-en-Provence
A wide, flat wetland landscape featuring a large body of water (étang) with numerous birds, likely flamingos, in the distance, bordered by marshy vegetation and a muddy shoreline under an overcast sky.

Arles · National Parks

Camargue Regional Natural Park

Vast delta wetlands in southern France
A seascape view from the water looking toward a hilly, densely built coastline with white buildings and cliffs under a clear blue sky, with distant mountains in the background; no visible signage or specific landmarks identifying the Corniche Kenn

Marseille · Coastal Promenades

Corniche Kennedy

3-km coastal promenade with panoramic Mediterranean views
A low stone wall with large, gold-colored metal letters spelling "MUSEE NATIONAL MARC CHAGALL" set against a backdrop of trees and a cloudy sky.

Nice · Art Museums

Musée Marc Chagall

Purpose-built museum housing Chagall's Biblical Message c...
A view through a whitewashed stone archway with exposed brick voussoirs, leading onto a wooden boardwalk that exits to an outdoor terrace with railings overlooking water.

Saint-tropez · Fortresses

Citadelle Saint-Tropez

17th-century fortress housing the Maritime History Museum
Copper perfume stills in the historic Fragonard factory, Grasse

Grasse · Museums & Culture

Musée du Parfum Fragonard

Grasse's first perfume museum in a historic factory
A white roadside religious shrine (or niche) with a cross on top and a statue behind a metal grille, situated next to a paved road with a view of the sea and distant mountains in the background.

Antibes · Coastal & Maritime

Parc de la Garoupe

Historic lighthouse and chapel on Cap d'Antibes