Famous for its film festival and glamorous seaside location, Cannes surrounds a wide, sandy bay.
The swish resort town of Antibes lies between Cannes and Nice on the Côte d’Azur, just north of the craggy, forested Cap d’Antibes peninsula.
The beachfront city of Nice curves for more than four miles around the wide Baie des Anges, or the Bay of Angels.
Just 15 minutes from Nice, the much quieter Villefranche-sur-Mer is a traditional Riviera resort town.
An hour from the busy port of Le Havre, cool Deauville beckons with its silvery beaches and old-fashioned glamor.
Beautiful Honfleur lies close to the long, sandy beaches of the Seine estuary, under vast skies.
Marseille is the largest port in France and has a bustling, gritty feel. but it's also a city.
The limestone mounds of the Parc National des Calanques, the pretty little town of Cassis, southeast of busy Marseille.
La Rochelle, on France’s Atlantic coast, was an important seaport in the age of exploration, from the 14th to the 17th centuries.