Nice to Monaco and Saint-Tropez: the classic Riviera week
The full east-to-west Riviera run — embark at Nice, work the Monaco coast, then head west through Cannes to Saint-Tropez.
Cruising region: French Riviera Yacht Charter
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- DAY 01
Nice
Embark at Port Lympia after a short transfer from Nice Côte d'Azur. An afternoon in the Baie des Anges and dinner in the old town.
- Walk the Cours Saleya market
- Swim off the Baie des Anges
- Anchorage
- Port Lympia berth
- DAY 02
Villefranche-sur-Mer and Cap Ferrat
Move fifteen minutes east into the deepest natural harbour on the coast, with the Cap Ferrat coastal path a tender ride away.
- Sentier du Littoral
- Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
- Anchorage
- Rade de Villefranche
- Dining
- Lunch by tender at Paloma Beach.
- DAY 03
Monaco
Berth at Port Hercule or anchor off Cap d'Ail. Lunch at Plage de la Mala, evening in Monte-Carlo.
- Plage de la Mala by tender
- Musée Océanographique
- Anchorage
- Port Hercule berth (subject to availability)
- DAY 04
Antibes and Cap d'Antibes
Cruise west to the Cap, with Port Vauban as the alternative berth.
- Musée Picasso
- Baie de la Garoupe swim
- Anchorage
- Baie de la Garoupe
- DAY 05
Cannes and the Îles de Lérins
Anchor off the Lérins islands, tender in to the Croisette for the evening.
- Île Sainte-Marguerite trails
- La Croisette
- Anchorage
- Between Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat
- DAY 06
Esterel coast
A slow day along the red rock coast west of Cannes before the run to the Gulf of Saint-Tropez.
- Swim in the Esterel calanques
- Anchorage
- Calanques of the Corniche d'Or
- DAY 07
Saint-Tropez
Disembark in Saint-Tropez, or stay aboard off Pampelonne for a final night.
- Citadelle de Saint-Tropez
- Pampelonne beach clubs
- Anchorage
- Port de Saint-Tropez berth or Pampelonne anchorage
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Where this route sits in the ecosystem
Destinations, berths and yachts connected to this itinerary — each with the reason for the link.
Destinations on this route
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- Nice Yacht Charter
Contract relationship visits -> destination recorded by the ecosystem spec; rationale normalized by Phase 2.
- Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Yacht Charter
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- St Tropez Yacht Charter
Contract relationship visits -> destination recorded by the ecosystem spec; rationale normalized by Phase 2.
- Villefranche-sur-Mer Yacht Charter
Contract relationship visits -> destination recorded by the ecosystem spec; rationale normalized by Phase 2.
- Cannes Yacht Charter
Contract relationship visits -> destination recorded by the ecosystem spec; rationale normalized by Phase 2.
- Monaco Yacht Charter
Contract relationship visits -> destination recorded by the ecosystem spec; rationale normalized by Phase 2.
- Antibes Yacht Charter
Contract relationship visits -> destination recorded by the ecosystem spec; rationale normalized by Phase 2.
- French Riviera
Contract relationship visits -> destination recorded by the ecosystem spec; rationale normalized by Phase 2.
Berths on this route
The berths the route actually calls at
- Port Lympia, Nice
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- Port de la Darse, Villefranche-sur-Mer
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- Port de Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
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- Port Hercule, Monaco
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- Port Camille Rayon, Golfe-Juan
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