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The "Belle Epoque"
on the French Riviera
In 1888, Stephen Liégeard coined the name "Côte d’Azur" for the French Riviera, which then became the most prestigious and fashionable venue for the elites of the world, first in winter, then in summer.
The finest hours of the Belle Époque remain the witnesses to an art of living immortalized in the Riviera’s heritage.
It offers an amazing blend of styles and periods, fashions and ideas, fanciful and innovative, as well as remarkable personalities.
Discover all the Belle Epoque sites
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The architectural styles
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| Architectural symbols of the "Belle Epoque", palaces and palatial hotels evoking fantasy and luxury, the stuff of dreams, a real ode to pleasure. The seafronts - the Croisette in Cannes, Promenade des Anglais in Nice, Promenade du Soleil in Menton - have kept their line-up of palatial hotels. Their monumental façades decorated like wedding-cakes, the lobbies and receptions all reflect the intense high-society life-style for which they set the scene. |
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A small corner of Russia
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| At the end of the 19th century, the Russian community was to transform a patch of the coast between Cannes and Menton into an "annex" of the Black Sea shore. Tsars, Empresses, Grand-Dukes, aristocrats and the intelligentsia wrote here a few dazzling pages in their history, from 1850/1860. Some testimonials still remain. |
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Exhibition Giacometti & Maeght, 1946 - 1966 - Fondation Maeght - St-Paul de Vence
27 June – 31 October 2010
From 27 June to 31 October 2010, the Fondation Maeght is holdi [...]
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5th International Organ Festival – Monaco
27th June – 29th August 2010
From 27th June, Saint Charles Church will play host to the [...]
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“Soirées Estivales” (Summer evenings) organised by the General Council of the Alpes-Maritimes Département
10th June - 27 h September
With over 430 free performances in 154 communes, the Alpes-Ma [...]
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40th Fort Antoine dans la Ville Festival – Monaco
12th July – 16th August 2010
Bringing together comedians, singers, musicians, acrobats a [...]
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International Palais Bulles Festival – Théoule-sur-Mer
17th July – 6th August 2010
The Palais Bulles, owned by Pierre Cardin, is a futuristic p [...]
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Côte d’Azur Tango Festival – Nice
1st – 8th August 2010
Today’s best international guest maestros will be present at this [...]
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Pottery Festival – Vallauris
8th August 2010
A popular and grand celebration in honour of local potters.
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Exhibition Kyoto-Tokyo: from Samurai to Mangas - Grimaldi Forum - Monaco
14 July - 12 September 2010
This exhibition is an invitation to travel in space and time [...]
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Internationale Biennale of Contemporary and Céramic Creation (BICC) - Vallauris
3 July - 15 November 2010
After Switzerland in 2008, the United States will be the guest [...]
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Exhibition Discs and Semaphores, The language of the signal for Léger and his contemporaries - Fernand Léger National Museum
19 June - 11 October 2010
Exhibition in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Ferna [...]
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Exhibition Sens Dessus Dessous, Chagall 's Topsy-Turvy World - Marc Chagall National Museum - Nice
19 June - 11 October 2010
This exhibition will show works – paintings and drawings never [...]
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Exhibition Lydia Delectorskaya, Matisse’s muse and model - Matisse Museum - Nice
18 June – 27 September 2010
Lydia Delectorskaya was Matisse’s model, studio assistant an [...]
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Exhibition Zestes de Soleil : Un Voyage au pays des Hespérides - Musée International de la Parfumerie -Grasse
12 June - 19 September 2010
In 2010, the first summer exhibition of the Musée Internatio [...]
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Exhibition Travels in the Mediterranean, Cai Guo-Qiang – Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain – Nice
12 June 2010 – 9 January 2011
For its summer exhibition, the Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Ar [...]
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Exhibitions at the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco
8 June 2010– 16 January 2011Exhibition Looking up – Villa Sauber
18 September 2010 – [...]
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Stone Alone in Saint-Paul - Exhibition of photos by Bill Wyman, 1966 - 2010 - Musée de St-Paul de Vence
5 June - 30 September 2010
Bill Wyman became interested in photography very early but hi [...]
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Exhibition 1960-2010 : Cinquante ans d’Ecole de Nice - Muse Rétif - Vence
8 June - 18 December 2010
During 6 months, the Musée Rétif is devoting its space to the [...]
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Exhibition En Continuité, Henri Maccheroni at Terra Amata - Nice
21 May – 28 November 2010
This original exhibition was devised by the visual artist Henri [...]
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Exhibition Rimpa Art, Yoko Grandsagne - Musée des Arts Asiatiques – Nice
17 May – 31 August 2010
When aestheticism, spirituality, zenitude and nature are express [...]
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Exhibition Jaume Plensa, soul of words,1998 – 2009 - Antibes Picasso Museum
16 May – 17 October 2010
This exhibition is organised to mark the unveiling of his monum [...]
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Exhibition Damien Hirst, Cornucopia - Monaco Oceanographic Museum
2 April – 30 September 2010
To celebrate its centenary, the Monaco Oceanographic Museum [...]
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Exhibition Zineb Sedira
6 March - 20 September 2010
The Pablo Picasso National Museum, La Guerre et la Paix in V [...]
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 In the footsteps
of the great masters
Follow the itinerary « La Côte d’Azur des Peintres »
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The Côte d'Azur and Matisse
Discover the places that inspired him.
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