French Riviera & Medieval Villages Full Day Private Tour

Riviera tour: perfume factory, film festival, Antibes, and three Provence hill villages.

A full-day private tour from Nice covering the French Riviera's coastal landmarks and five medieval villages in the hills behind it, with hotel pickup, a professional guide, and entry to Fragonard perfumery included. The route runs nine hours and accommodates groups up to eight people in one air-conditioned vehicle. Your guide speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese or French.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore French Riviera and medieval villages

• Leave Nice
• Visit Fragonard perfume factory in Grasse
• See the Croisette in Cannes
• Visit old town and Cap d'Antibes
• Explore medieval village of Gourdon
• Visit Tourettes sur Loup village
• Tour artistic St Paul de Vence

The experience

The day starts with pickup from your Nice hotel and heads west to Grasse, where you'll walk through the Fragonard perfume factory with a guide explaining how the region became famous for fragrance. From there, Cannes is next. You'll see the Croisette seafront and the film festival landmarks without the crowds that pack it in May. The route then turns to Antibes, where the old town's narrow streets and the exclusive Cap d'Antibes peninsula give you a sense of how the Riviera looked before the mega-resorts.

After Antibes, the tour climbs inland to Gourdon, a medieval village built on a hilltop with a castle and views that stretch toward the Alps. Tourrettes-sur-Loup, known as the Village of Violets, comes next: a postcard-perfect stop with steep stone lanes and local craft shops. The final visit is St-Paul-de-Vence, an artists' village where painters and actors have lived for decades. The narrow streets and galleries give you time to walk and absorb the place at your own pace before heading back to Nice.

The vehicle is air-conditioned and seats up to eight, so the group stays small enough that the driver can navigate the narrow village streets and find parking without the chaos of a full-size coach tour. Your guide is a professional who knows the region and can answer questions about what you're seeing, but the day is structured around the stops themselves. You're not sitting through a lecture. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, which means no arranging a separate transfer or timing a train connection.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off in Nice.
• guided visit to Fragonard perfumery in Grasse.
• professional guide in English, Spanish, Portuguese or French.
• air-conditioned vehicle for the full day.
• stops in Cannes, Antibes, Gourdon, Tourrettes-sur-Loup and St-Paul-de-Vence.

Information

Lasts 9h, runs every day at 08:00, from € 780 per group, with a live guide in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:00

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French and Portuguese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Book up to1d before

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Good to know

Moderate physical effort

Operated by BINGO TOUR

Is this one for you?The nine-hour commitment means you leave early and return mid-evening, which rules out a second activity that day but lets you see both the Riviera coast and the villages inland without rushing any single stop. Private means the guide paces the day around your group's interests instead of a fixed schedule, and you're not waiting for stragglers or sitting through commentary for people who don't speak your language.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly do we see and do at the Fragonard perfume factory in Grasse?

Fragonard offers a guided visit through the factory where you learn how perfume is made and see the production process. The tour includes the chance to see the raw materials and finished fragrances, and there's a shop where you can buy if you want to.

How much time do we spend in each village, and can we walk around on our own?

The stops vary in length depending on the village (some are 30 to 45 minutes, others a bit longer), but you're not rushed through. You have time to walk the streets, look at shops and galleries, and get a real feel for each place instead of just driving past.

Is this tour suitable for someone with limited mobility or difficulty walking uphill?

The medieval villages involve walking on uneven cobblestone streets and some hills, so a moderate level of physical fitness helps. If you have specific concerns, mention them when you book so the guide can advise on which stops work best for your situation.

Does the price include lunch or drinks during the nine-hour tour?

Food and drinks are not included, but you'll have time at each stop to buy lunch or a coffee if you want. Many travelers pack a light snack or eat in one of the villages along the way.

How many people can fit in the vehicle, and will we be with other groups?

The tour is private to your group only, and the vehicle holds up to eight people. No other groups join you, so the guide and driver work entirely for your party.