Côte d’Azur

A brand-new itinerary from PONANT EXPLORATIONS will take travellers along the Côte d’Azur, aboard Le Ponant from May 2026.

Nice will become the next city to ban cruise ships, with the city’s mayor declaring that cruise ships that exceed 190 metres and a capacity of 900 passengers will be denied access to the city’s port from 1 July 2025.

onefinestay has introduced a new collection of five homes in Provence, France to its expanding global stable. The new Cote D’Azur range features villas, all fully furnished, to onefinestay’s impeccable level of luxury.

This week LATTE chats with Francois Gelly, Director of Sales at the historic Hôtel Belles Rives on the French Riviera. A partner property of global luxury travel networks, Virtuoso and Serandipians, and a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, the independent, waterfront hotel is represented in Australia by La Collection’s Co-Founders Lea Seguier and Craig Farrell.