5-Day French Riviera Itinerary | First-Time Visitor’s Perfect Côte d’Azur Trip
Plan the perfect French Riviera itinerary with Nice as your base! 🇫🇷
In this video, we share a realistic 5-day travel plan for the Côte d’Azur, including the best things to do in Nice and easy day trips to Monaco, Antibes, Cannes, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Menton, and more.
Whether you’re visiting for a few days or a full week, this guide helps you decide where to go, what to see, and how to get around — plus plenty of beaches, scenic walks, food spots, and hidden gems along the way.
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📍 What you’ll find in this video
How to structure a multi-day trip based in Nice
Best neighborhoods and must-sees in Nice
Easy day trips by train, bus, and tram
Villefranche-sur-Mer & Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat highlights
Menton & nearby gems
Beach recommendations & coastal walks
Practical transport & ticket tips
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00:00 Intro
02:07 Day 1 – NICE
04:27 Day 2 – MONACO & ÈZE
07:01 Day 3 – ANTIBES & CANNES
10:17 Day 4 – MENTON & SURROUNDINGS
12:11 Day 5 – VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER & SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT
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11 Comments
Hello from Nice 🇫🇷 Where are you watching from this week?
FIRST 🥇🍀🥇🍀🥇🍀🥇.
Great editing as usual . 👍👍👍.
Back again in may for a few weeks and all summer if I can get casual work 👍😎⛱️🌞⛱️🌞
Ladies, thank you for another great video. I am watching from Kazakhstan. French Riviera is my favourite place in the world. And I absolutely adore your channel!
🍀👍🥇 It's an easy bike ride from nice out to Cannes via Antibes. Take train back or ride it's flat all the way , rode out around cap dAntibes super at sunset . I rode around for 8 hours a day. 💪⛱️
Just be careful where U lock your bike Fn R0ma thieves are about .
Great video as usual. Are drone shots yours?
Watching from Norway: I know the region quite well because I've visited many times, but thanks for a fine revision of the many options. I love the tone of your commentary and the lovely filming. Thanks!
Great summary. Did this based out of Nice last year. I would like a bit more time in Antibes and Menton. If going to Italy …I went 1 stop further to Bordighera, which was amazing! Thanks 🇨🇦
Spain, Mediterranean Coast❤
I can dream about it.😁
Great video. The post editing really stands out. The combination of past mixed with new footage is seamless. Your continuity, motivated camera, multiple angles and cinematography are impeccably, textured. The transitions between scenes add a lot of "visual flavor" to the master reel. That might have been missing in 2025. Creating a sense of visual confusion, in the past. You also fit a compilation of 2025 episodes, probably in excess of 60 minutes, into 16 minutes. While, delivering both very good information, recommendations & tips with entertaining commentary. This is so good. It looks like you had a million-dollar-budget. In [5 words], this presentation was #professionally_polished ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Midwest here; thanks for this video! plan to visit this year for the first time in France…