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Modern architecture on the Côte d’Azur

The Côte d'Azur has been charming vacationers and wealthy investors for more than two centuries, giving rise to some of the finest architectural achievements. Emblematic towns such as Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Èze and Villefranche-sur-Mer bear witness to this history. A history that continues to this day, with the construction of veritable jewels of modern architecture along its...

When the Côte d’Azur invited itself to Hollywood

In 1955, Alfred Hitchcock directed "La main au Collet", a romantic-police comedy starring Cary Grant, the biggest Hollywood star of the time, and the sublime Grace Kelly, whom Hitchcock had already directed in "Le meurtre était presque parfait" and "Fenêtre sur cour". For the master of suspense, this film was a major first: all exterior scenes were shot on a natural setting on the Côte...

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