Some visitors compare it to a Greek fishing village, others to a glamorous town on the French Riviera.
The chateau's property includes an outdoor pool, and French Riviera beaches are within driving distance.
Prices in Paris ended 2012 down 8%, while prices in the French Riviera were down 10%.
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But Nice itself offers the romance of the French Riviera with a city ambience.
To take bad photos of Paris Hilton on the French Riviera, for example.
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Even Italian Parmesan, Mr. Ripert said, is used frequently in the French Riviera, where he was born.
Negre's Motor Development International has test Aircars zipping around the French Riviera near the company's offices outside of Nice.
Be sure to soak up the French Riviera sun at the private beach.
And then official Europe went on vacation: Ms. Merkel to the Italian Alps, Mr. Sarkozy to the French Riviera.
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If you have a hankering for celebrity sightings, nightclubs and glitz, brand-new mansions abound in the overdeveloped towns of the French Riviera.
The largest city on the French Riviera is often overlooked as a launching pad to Monte Carlo and small villages of Provence.
Along the French Riviera, several huge chateaux traded hands during the mid-2000s.
Originally made famous by Bridget Bardot in the 1950s, this French Riviera town still holds the heart of jet-setters, models and celebrities alike.
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In late May, when the Grand Prix is in town, most of them leg it down the coast to their French Riviera weekend houses.
The Fitzgeralds would take the scenic Grande Corniche "through the twilight with the whole French Riviera twinkling below" for an evening at the casino.
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Or ones in which the characters are, if not quite happy, at least soaking up some sun on the French Riviera or in Cuba ?
It may occur to journalists, as they shiver on the red carpet in the February cold, that the French Riviera in May sounds like a better option.
The agency opted not to take any action against the 37-year-old American in connection with an incident in the French Riviera town of Beaulieu-sur-Mer on March 17.
Le Mirazur, a two-Michelin-star restaurant on the French Riviera, located within meters of the Italian border, is perhaps the most romantic destination in Europe for Valentine's Day.
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Around the same time as "The Thousand and One Nights, " Matisse was overseeing the construction of the so-called Matisse Chapel on the French Riviera and the artist's self-proclaimed magnum opus.
His fashion styles -- wearing a watch over the cuff of his shirts and button-down collars never buttoned -- became trends and the paparazzi would trail him from the French Riviera to Swiss ski resorts.
It makes sense for wealthy drivers to live in Monaco -- after all, the independent state on the French Riviera has thrived on its reputation as a playground for the rich and famous since the late 1800s.
So in addition to the simplicity of generous balconies and a wider-than-usual stretch of gardens (designed by Miami landscape architect Raymond Jungles), Faena would like the new hotel to evoke the resorts of the French Riviera's golden era.
Microsoft Advertising, which is sponsoring the French Riviera festival for the ninth year, will host speakers like graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister and Naveen Selvadurai, the founder of Foursquare, in addition to the conference showcases some of its latest innovations.
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And that vacation location has got France talking since previous French leaders have played along the Riviera or in the Alps.
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