🇫🇷 🌿 Provence, French Riviera & the Côte d'Azur, France — 10 Days
🇫🇷 🌿 Provence, French Riviera & the Côte d'Azur, France — 10 Days
Description
Provence, French Riviera & the Côte d'Azur
Marseille · Aix-en-Provence · Avignon · Nice · Monaco · Cannes · Lavender Fields · 10 Days
Vieux-Port → Aix-en-Provence
Cézanne Country → Avignon
Papal Palace → Nice & Monaco
Riviera Glamour → Cannes & Antibes
Picasso & Côte d'Azur
Provence is where France reveals its oldest soul — the Roman province that gave the region its name in 121 BC, where lavender fields roll to the horizon, where markets overflow with olives, herbs, and sun-dried tomatoes, and where the light has a quality that drove Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Picasso to paint obsessively. This is the France that predates Paris — older, slower, more rooted in the earth and the Mediterranean.
The French Riviera (Côte d'Azur) stretches east from Marseille to the Italian border — a 115km arc of Mediterranean coastline that became the world's first luxury tourist destination when Russian and British aristocracy discovered it in the 1860s. Nice, Cannes, Monaco, Antibes, and Saint-Tropez remain the world's most concentrated expression of Mediterranean glamour. This 10-day expedition moves through both worlds — the ancient Provençal interior and the glittering Riviera coast. Daylite Digital places an Ambassador at your side throughout.
The Provençal People · Rome's First Province, Troubadours & Mediterranean Soul
Provence is the oldest Roman province outside Italy — Provincia Romana gave it its name in 121 BC. The Provençal people developed their own language (Occitan), their own poetry tradition (the troubadour movement that shaped all of European lyric poetry), and their own cuisine built on olive oil, lavender, and herbes de Provence that predates the butter-based cuisine of northern France by centuries.
The French Riviera became the birthplace of modern luxury tourism when Russian aristocrats and British aristocracy discovered it in the 1860s — Nice, Cannes, Monaco, and Antibes remain the world's most concentrated expression of Mediterranean glamour. Picasso spent his most productive decades in Antibes and Mougins, with the Riviera's extraordinary light permanently shaping his Cubist colour palette. The perfume industry of Grasse — the world capital of fragrance since the 16th century — is another Provençal gift to global culture.
Your Daylite Digital Ambassador connects you to this layered world — the village markets, the hidden Roman ruins, the family-run vineyards, and the Riviera that exists beyond the yacht harbours.
From Roman amphitheatres to Monaco's casino, from lavender fields to private yachts on the Côte d'Azur — Provence and the French Riviera offer the full spectrum of French Mediterranean life.
- 10 days · 9 nights accommodation (tier selected)
- Silver: B&B / Guesthouse · breakfast at own cost
- Gold: 4-star Riviera hotel · daily breakfast included
- Platinum: 5-star Riviera hotel · all breakfasts · all transfers
- Digital itinerary · all tiers
- Silver: Marseille Vieux-Port self-walk · Aix-en-Provence market guide
- Silver: Avignon Papal Palace map · Riviera coastal trail guide
- Gold: Nice old town guided walk · Monaco Grand Prix circuit & casino walk
- Gold: Cannes Croisette & Palais des Festivals · Valensole lavender fields · daily breakfast
- Platinum: Private yacht half-day Côte d'Azur · Picasso Museum Antibes private tour
- Platinum: Grasse perfume masterclass · St-Tropez day trip · all transfers
Silver: breakfast at own cost · Gold: daily breakfast included · Platinum: all breakfasts + all transfers included
All experiences below are paid directly to local operators at point of service.
Optional services paid directly to Daylite Digital at time of booking.
Marseille Provence Airport · Ambassador contact established · hotel check-in · Vieux-Port evening walk · bouillabaisse dinner · overnight Marseille
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde · Le Panier old quarter · Calanques coastal cliffs · MuCEM museum · overnight Marseille
Aix-en-Provence · Cours Mirabeau · morning market · Cézanne's studio · Sainte-Victoire mountain · overnight Aix or Avignon
Palais des Papes UNESCO · Pont d'Avignon · Place de l'Horloge · Luberon villages · overnight Avignon or Nice
Plateau de Valensole lavender fields (Gold/Platinum) · lavender distillery · drive to Nice · Promenade des Anglais · overnight Nice
Nice old town guided walk (Gold/Platinum) · Cours Saleya flower market · Castle Hill panorama · Promenade des Anglais · overnight Nice
Monaco day trip · Grand Prix circuit walk · Monte Carlo Casino (Gold/Platinum) · Prince's Palace · Oceanographic Museum · overnight Nice
Cannes Croisette & Palais des Festivals (Gold/Platinum) · Antibes old town · Picasso Museum private tour (Platinum) · overnight Nice or Cannes
Platinum: private yacht half-day Côte d'Azur · Grasse perfume masterclass · St-Tropez day trip · Silver/Gold: free Riviera day · overnight Nice
Breakfast (tier-dependent) · final Promenade des Anglais walk · Ambassador departure coordination · Nice Côte d'Azur Airport · end of Provence Expedition
Silver
9 nights B&B / Guesthouse · breakfast at own cost · 10 days
- 9 nights · B&B or guesthouse
- Breakfast at own cost at reception
- Digital itinerary included
- Marseille Vieux-Port self-walk
- Aix-en-Provence market guide
- Avignon Papal Palace map · Riviera coastal trail
Gold
9 nights 4-star Riviera hotel · daily breakfast · 10 days
- 9 nights · 4-star Riviera hotel
- Daily breakfast included
- Nice old town guided walk
- Monaco Grand Prix circuit & casino walk
- Cannes Croisette & Palais des Festivals
- Valensole lavender fields visit
Platinum
9 nights 5-star Riviera hotel · all breakfasts · all transfers · 10 days
- 9 nights · 5-star Riviera hotel
- All breakfasts included
- Private yacht half-day Côte d'Azur
- Picasso Museum Antibes private tour
- Grasse perfume masterclass
- St-Tropez day trip
- All transfers included
Currency prices indicative · subject to live exchange rates · international flights excluded · all activities paid directly by traveler at point of service
Late Spring
Lavender begins · 18–26°C · pre-peak crowds · markets in full swing · ideal conditions
Summer
Lavender peak bloom · 25–32°C · peak Riviera season · book well in advance · festivals
Autumn
Golden light · 18–25°C · harvest season · fewer crowds · wine & truffle season begins
Spring
Mild · 12–18°C · mimosa season · quiet Riviera · good value · Cannes Film Festival (May)
Reserve Your France Expedition
From $1,700 per couple · 10 Days · Ambassador-Assisted · Accommodation Included
Reserve Your France ExpeditionTerms & Conditions
- Pricing per couple sharing · accommodation included as per tier selected
- Silver: breakfast at own cost · Gold: daily breakfast included · Platinum: all breakfasts + all transfers
- Daylite Digital provides accommodation booking only · Ambassador assistance is optional and subject to availability
- All activities, transfers (Silver/Gold), tours, entry fees, and meals outside tier inclusions are paid directly by traveler
- International flights to/from France not included
- Schengen visa may be required · arranged independently by traveler
- Minimum 30 days advance booking required · full payment required to confirm reservation
- Cancellation policy: 50% refund if cancelled 30+ days before departure
- Itinerary subject to minor adjustments based on site availability and local conditions