Signature tour · 7 days
Provence rosés, Grasse perfumery, bouillabaisse, yachts and medieval villages
A seven-day signature journey along Europe's most glamorous coast: creating your own perfume in Grasse, a private AOC rosé tasting, a Provençal cooking class, a yacht trip in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, Monaco and medieval villages.
A PERSONAL APPROACH
‘The French Riviera is not just glamour. It is a land where sea meets mountains and rosé wines are born under the Provençal sun. I will show you the real Riviera."YOUR SOMMELIER GUIDE’Your guide-sommelier
Nice · Cannes · Saint-Tropez · Monaco · Grasse · Èze · Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Every address in the programme has been personally selected. Family wineries in AOC Bellet and Côtes de Provence, Grasse’s oldest perfume house dating from 1747 and private beach clubs: only places where the product speaks for itself.
Create your own perfume with a maître parfumeur in Grasse. Cook bouillabaisse and ratatouille with a Provençal chef. Taste rosés like a sommelier. Cruise the Gulf of Saint-Tropez on a yacht, taking the helm yourself.
By advance request · Limited places
WHY THE FRENCH RIVIERA
Private tastings of AOC Côtes de Provence, Bellet and Bandol. Rosé is not just wine, but a Riviera philosophy of life. You will understand the differences between Grenache, Cinsault and Tibouren.
Grasse has been the world’s perfume capital since the 16th century. Create your own fragrance with a maître parfumeur. Discover how jasmine, rose and lavender become art.
Bouillabaisse, ratatouille, socca, pissaladière, salade niçoise and tarte tropézienne. From Marseille's fish soup to a dessert invented by Brigitte Bardot.
A private yacht trip on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez. You will see the coast from the water, as Fitzgerald and Picasso saw it.
Your profile
A romantic journey along Europe’s most beautiful coast. Sunsets on the Promenade des Anglais, candlelit dinner in medieval Èze and a yacht trip for two. Seven days you will remember together.
An immersion in Riviera culture at your own pace. A perfume workshop in Grasse, wine tastings, photo walks through medieval villages and time to yourself on the beach.
Up to eight people: friends or a family. Making perfume together, a cooking challenge, tastings and a yacht trip. An ideal format for celebrating important occasions.
An adapted programme for families with children of any age. Beach days, children's perfume laboratory workshops and yacht trips with swimming: the Riviera is made for family holidays.
Programme ·7 days
Scroll through the programme and the map follows you: the day’s point lights up and the route continues. Click a number on the map to jump to that day.
Day1THE RIVIERA’S CAPITAL: YOUR FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THE MEDITERRANEAN
Your journey begins in Nice, where Belle Époque meets an Italian soul. Meet at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport and transfer to your hotel on the Promenade des Anglais. A first walk along the promenade: seven kilometres of palms, blue chairs and endless sea. Lunch at a Cours Saleya bistro: salade niçoise, socca and a glass of ice-cold rosé. In the afternoon, the flower and spice marché on Cours Saleya, one of France’s most beautiful markets. Climb the Colline du Château for a 360° panorama of Nice. An evening tasting of three Bellet rosés, the only AOC within city boundaries.
Day2THE TOWN PICASSO CHOSE TO LIVE IN—AND WE UNDERSTAND WHY
The morning begins at Antibes’ Marché Provençal, a covered market since 1908 where Provence’s finest producers sell cheeses, olives, lavender and seasonal fruit. Then the Musée Picasso in Château Grimaldi, a 14th-century castle where Picasso lived and worked in 1946, creating 67 paintings and 200 ceramics in six months. A walk on Cap d’Antibes, a wild headland with billionaires’ villas and Alpine views. Lunch in a restaurant overlooking the sea. After lunch, free time on the beach at Juan-les-Pins, the town of jazz and art de vivre.
Day3THE DAY YOU BECOME A PERFUMER AND A PROVENÇAL COOK
The journey's most creative day. Morning starts in Grasse, the world's perfume capital, where fragrances have been made for royalty, Chanel and Dior since the 16th century. At one of the oldest perfume houses, founded in 1747, a maître parfumeur leads a private workshop. You learn about a fragrance's pyramid—top, heart and base notes—and create your own perfume under the master's guidance, taking it home in a personalised bottle. Lunch on a terrace overlooking the valley. After lunch, a cooking class in a Provençal chef's private home: authentic bouillabaisse, ratatouille from the chef's grandmother's recipe and tarte tropézienne. In the evening, dinner consists of what you have made, with rosé from a neighbouring winery.
Day4A MEDIEVAL VILLAGE THAT BECAME AN OPEN-AIR MUSEUM
Morning in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, one of France’s most beautiful villages. Medieval walls and narrow lanes with galleries and artists’ workshops. Chagall, Matisse, Braque and Prévert lived and worked here. Breakfast at the legendary Colombe d’Or, the hotel-restaurant where Picasso and Matisse paid for meals with paintings. A tour of the Fondation Maeght, one of Europe’s finest modern art museums. Lunch at a village restaurant. In the afternoon, travel to the vineyards of Bellet, one of France’s smallest AOCs. Meet a winemaker, tour the vineyards on the slopes above Nice and taste in the cellar. Return to Nice in the evening for dinner.
Day5TWO WORLDS: THE PRINCIPALITY’S GLAMOUR AND A MEDIEVAL FAIRYTALE
A day of contrasts. Morning in Monaco, the world’s second-smallest country but first for its concentration of luxury. A walk on the Rock of Monaco: the Prince’s Palace, changing of the guard and the cathedral where Grace Kelly married Rainier III. The Oceanographic Museum, one of the world’s oldest aquariums, founded by Albert I. Lunch in a restaurant overlooking the harbour. After lunch, Èze, a medieval village perched on a rock 427 metres above the sea. The Jardin Exotique with its cactus collection and 360-degree panorama. A walk through narrow streets where time stopped 500 years ago.
Day6A DAY ON THE WATER: A YACHT, A BEACH AND A GLASS OF ROSÉ
The day people come to the Riviera for. A private yacht trip in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, passing celebrity villas, Pampelonne beaches and Cap Camarat. A stop to swim in azure water: just you, the sea and sunshine. Lunch aboard: fresh seafood, rosé and fruit. Afterwards, a walk through Saint-Tropez: a yacht-filled harbour, narrow old town streets and the Musée de l'Annonciade with its Pointillist and Fauvist collection. A visit to Pampelonne, the very beach Brigitte Bardot made famous. A tarte tropézienne tasting at the original patisserie. In the evening, an aperitif among the yachts in the harbour.
Day7THE FINAL DAY: THE RIVIERA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLA AND FAREWELL LUNCH
An elegant and slightly sad final day. Morning at Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild on Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat: a pink Italian Renaissance-style palazzo built by Baroness Béatrice de Rothschild. Nine themed gardens, including French, Spanish, Florentine, Japanese and exotic gardens, against an azure sea. A walk through the gardens and the villa’s interiors. Then one final gastronomic lunch at a restaurant overlooking Villefranche Bay. A last rosé tasting from three appellations. Farewell transfer to the airport. You take home your own perfume and the whole Riviera, in a bottle of rosé and a flacon of fragrance.
EXPERIENCES
A private yacht for four hours: Pampelonne beach, celebrity villas and swimming in the open sea. Lunch on deck with champagne and seafood.
A private workshop with a maître parfumeur at a house founded in 1747. Over 90 essential oils, a fragrance pyramid and a personalised bottle: your perfume goes home with you.
A private yacht for four hours: Pampelonne beach, celebrity villas and swimming in the open sea. Lunch on deck with champagne and seafood.
Bouillabaisse, ratatouille and tarte tropézienne, with a Provençal chef in his private home. Dinner with the dishes you have prepared.
Bellet AOC, wine born within Nice’s city limits. Bandol and Côtes de Provence: comparing three appellations. Tastings in the cellars with winemakers.
The Musée Picasso in a 14th-century château, the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence and the Musée de l'Annonciade in Saint-Tropez: the best of 20th-century art in the finest settings.
RIVIERA GASTRONOMY
Marseille’s legendary fish soup with rouille, a garlic and saffron sauce, and croutons. At least four types of fish, saffron, fennel and love. On the Riviera, people argue about the recipe; it is part of the ritual.
WHY IT IS WORTH IT
Perfumery in Grasse, a cooking class, wine tasting like a sommelier and a yacht trip. No other Riviera tour offers this combination. The programme is a framework, not a rulebook. Want more wine? We will arrange another tasting. Prefer the beach? We will extend your free time. The tour adapts to you.
A perfume house founded in 1747 opens its laboratory. A Bellet winemaker greets you personally. A private yacht just for you. We do not follow the crowds.
What the tour includes
Accommodation is not included. The price is calculated for your dates and group.
Accommodation is not included. The price is calculated for your dates and group.
Tour on request
from €1,100 per day
Per group per day. Accommodation is not included. The price is calculated for your dates and group.
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Your guide
My name is Kirill, and I help travellers discover the authentic taste of France — its wine, gastronomy and culture. My work goes beyond excursions and tours: it is a deep immersion in a region’s atmosphere, getting to know its traditions, history and people.
I was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, but have lived in France since the age of 13. This country has become my second home and a true source of inspiration. For 25 years, I have studied its culture and wine regions, turning that knowledge into my profession.
My education underpins my professionalism:
ADAPTATION
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Complete the form below with your dates, group and wishes. I will receive your enquiry instantly.
Within 24 hours, I will prepare a detailed programme, format and quote especially for you.
Once the details are agreed, the hotel, restaurant and activity bookings are confirmed.
I will meet you at Nice Airport. Everything else is already organised, so simply enjoy.
Our guests’ voices
It was the best trip of our lives. We still use the fragrances we created in the Grasse perfume workshop. And the yacht day in Saint-Tropez was the moment we understood true luxury.
I travelled alone and felt completely comfortable. The sommelier-guide knows the Riviera inside out and showed me places tourists never reach. The Bellet wine tasting was my discovery of the year. I will definitely return with friends.
We came with two children aged 8 and 12 and worried they would be bored. But every detail had been considered: a children’s perfume workshop, a cookery class where they made ratatouille themselves, and beach days. The children said it was their best holiday.
I have travelled halfway around the world, but the Riviera with Art Wine Guide is another level. Not a tour guide, but a friend who knows everyone. Lunch on a yacht, a private Bandol tasting and sunset in Èze. Seven days worth a whole year of ordinary travel.
It was the best trip of our lives. We still use the fragrances we created in the Grasse perfume workshop. And the yacht day in Saint-Tropez was the moment we understood true luxury.
I travelled alone and felt completely comfortable. The sommelier-guide knows the Riviera inside out and showed me places tourists never reach. The Bellet wine tasting was my discovery of the year. I will definitely return with friends.
We came with two children aged 8 and 12 and worried they would be bored. But every detail had been considered: a children’s perfume workshop, a cookery class where they made ratatouille themselves, and beach days. The children said it was their best holiday.
I have travelled halfway around the world, but the Riviera with Art Wine Guide is another level. Not a tour guide, but a friend who knows everyone. Lunch on a yacht, a private Bandol tasting and sunset in Èze. Seven days worth a whole year of ordinary travel.
FAQ
Answers to the main questions before booking.
Tour on request: from €1,100 per day for the group. Accommodation is not included; the final price depends on your dates and group size.
The tour is planned around your dates. Tell me which season suits you and I will suggest what is best at that time.
It depends on your citizenship: check the Schengen entry requirements for your passport.
No special preparation is needed. Adapted transport and alternative routes are available for guests with limited mobility; all locations have been checked for accessibility.
Yes. For families, we arrange shorter visits, juice instead of wine for children, beach days and a children's perfume workshop.
All wine tastings can be replaced with tastings of olive oil, cheeses or non-alcoholic drinks. Provençal cuisine is not just wine: it also has wonderful juices, syrups and herbal infusions.
Art Wine Guide
Seven days that will change your idea of travel. Perfume, wine, yachts and Provençal food, on a signature tour with a personal guide.
