The Riviera has a calendar, and I plan my year around it: the Christmas villages in December, the mimosa and the lemons in February, the Carnival, the tennis in April, Cannes and the Grand Prix in May and June, the jazz and the fireworks in summer, the yachts in September. Each of these days keeps my usual rates, €450 for a half day and €750 for a full day per group, except the Film Festival and the Grand Prix, quoted on request. Here is the year, in order.
Private Christmas tour of Nice and Monaco: the Christmas Village on Place Masséna, the market and Old Town, then the lights and Christmas Village of Monaco's port.
Private half-day Christmas tour of Nice: the Cours Saleya market, the lanes of the Old Town and the Christmas Village of Place Masséna, with a licensed guide.
Private tour of the Nice Carnival: the floats and the King on Place Masséna, the flower battles on the Promenade des Anglais, and the Old Town, with a licensed guide.
Private tour of the Fête du Citron in Menton: the citrus sculptures of the Jardins Biovès, the old town and a tasting of Menton's lemon specialities, with a licensed guide.
Private tour of the mimosa season on the French Riviera: the Mimosa Road, the Tanneron hills, Mandelieu-la-Napoule and its Fête du Mimosa, with a licensed guide.
Private day in Monaco during the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters: the Principality with a licensed guide, Èze village, and your session at the Monte-Carlo Country Club.
Private days in Cannes during the Film Festival, quoted on request: the Croisette and the Palais, the old town of Le Suquet, Antibes and Cap d'Antibes, with a licensed guide.
Private days in Monaco during the Formula 1 Grand Prix, quoted on request: the street circuit on foot, the Rock and the Palace, Èze and the coast, with a licensed guide.
Private tour of Antibes during Les Voiles d'Antibes: the classic yachts of Port Vauban, the regatta from the ramparts, the old town and the Picasso museum, with a licensed guide.
Private day in Antibes and Juan-les-Pins during Jazz à Juan: the old town and the Picasso museum, the Cap d'Antibes, and your evening concert at the Pinède Gould, with a licensed guide.
Private evening in Monaco during the International Fireworks Festival: the Rock and the Palace at dusk, the Casino square, and the fireworks over Port Hercule, with a licensed guide.
Private day in Monaco during the Monaco Yacht Show: the Principality with a licensed guide, the Rock, the Casino square, and your time at the show in Port Hercule.
Private tour of Grasse during the Rose Festival (May) or the Jasmine Festival (August): the perfume houses, the old town, the flower fields and the hilltop villages, with a licensed guide.
No, except for the Cannes Film Festival and the Monaco Grand Prix, when demand is exceptional and each day is quoted personally. Every other event day is at my usual rates, €450 for a half day and €750 for a full day, per group. Tickets, seats in the stands and tastings are paid separately.
Four to eight weeks for Christmas, the Carnival and the Fête du Citron; three to six months for Cannes, the Grand Prix and the Yacht Show, when hotels fill first. Outside those weeks, a few days are often enough.
Yes. The Carnival and the Fête du Citron fall on the same weeks and make a natural pair on two days; the Christmas villages fit into any winter itinerary; a festival evening can follow a day in the villages. Tell me your dates and I will compose the days.