Destination: France: French Riviera
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One of the reasons that I love the South of France is that it has so many facets, so many faces of France that can be seen in one day. On my most recent trip this summer, I explored the hill towns of Provence on tiny back roads (easier than ever thanks to a good GPS), had lunch and lounged by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden Roc, shopped with my daughter in Cannes (where people watching was more exciting than the clothes shopping) and dined at my new favorite restaurant under a giant linden tree in St. Paul de Vence—all in the same day. I cannot think of another place where it is so easy and enjoyable to mix full-on glamour and spoiling, untouched natural beauty, spectacular food and major doses of culture in one day.
When friends and members ask my advice for how best to enjoy the region, I always suggest trying to combine an art fix (there are museums devoted to Bonnard, Picasso, Renoir, Matisse and...
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