PWe invite you to get acquainted with the most interesting facts about the Cote d'Azur of France, and we assure you that you will immediately want to visit this glamorous and paradise place.
- At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, the French Riviera was a favorite resort of Russian emperors.
- In the French Riviera there is one of the most expensive mansions in the world - Villa Les Cedres (residence of the Belgian King Leopold II). In 2020, it was bought by oligarch Rinat Akhmetov for 200 million euros.
- When the Cannes Film Festival began to take place in the French Riviera, the region's profile grew significantly. The first festival took place in 1946 and since 1951 it has been held every spring.
- In 1929, a race track opened in the Principality of Monaco, and the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix is one of the most attended sporting events of the year.
- Thanks to the marriage of the Prince of Monaco to Grace Kelly, a Hollywood star, in 1956, chic, elite holidays began to be held in the principality, which began to actively attract millionaires and the aristocracy.
- The Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco is the most famous and majestic in the world.
- Every year in April, the port of Vauban in Antibes hosts a grand yacht show, the only event in the Mediterranean region that brings together professionals and lovers of luxury yachts from 65 countries.
- The French Riviera is a mecca for perfumers, and the city of Grasse (50 km from Cannes) is the capital of perfume production.
- The commune of Saint-Paul-de-Vence is a popular place that inspired famous painters such as Picasso, Matisse, and Renoir. And the Matisse Museum is located in Nice.
- Nice Cote d'Azur Airport is one of the ten airports on the planet with the most breathtaking views from the plane during landing and takeoff.
- The annual Nice Carnival, held in February, is one of the most important events of the year. Its tradition goes back centuries and was started at the end of the 13th century by Charles of Anjou.
- In the mid-twentieth century, the film “And God Created Woman” with Brigitte Bardot was filmed in the seaside town of Saint-Tropez, which led to a huge influx of tourists there.
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