I've lived here twenty years. I know where the good courses are. I also know I will never set foot on one. This page is entirely for you.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!More than twenty courses within an hour of your villa — and not one of them has bad weather as an excuse. The French Riviera was practically invented for people who want to play eighteen holes in the morning and be on a terrace with a rosé by noon.
From championship courses in the pines above Mougins to Gary Player's hidden gem above Grasse, here are the courses that make this region a genuine golf destination — not just a pretty backdrop.
Ranked in the world Top 1000 and Top 100 Golf Resorts in continental Europe. Woodland course above Mougins with spa, hotel and restaurant. The second hole — "Jump of the Angel" — is one of the most spectacular Par 3s in the world.
Visit website 18 holes · Since 1923One of the oldest clubs on the Riviera. A traditional 18-hole course in pine woodland — technical, well-maintained, with Seve Ballesteros on the honours board in the clubhouse. That's the kind of course this is.
Visit website 2 × 18 holes · 5-star resortTwo championship courses, a Four Seasons hotel, an award-winning spa and eco-certified facilities. In the Grasse hinterland, far from everything and better than most of it. A full day that requires no explanation to anyone.
Visit website 18 holes · Near Grasse95 acres at the entrance of Grasse, the perfume capital of the world. Historic, beautifully situated, reliably sunny, and consistently ranked among the finest on the French Riviera. Two kilometres from Cannes, which helps considerably.
Visit website 18 holes · Listed Petit Futé 2026Twenty minutes from Nice and Cannes, panoramic views over Grasse and the Opio hills. Wide fairways, well-defended greens, water features — and a restaurant now listed in the Petit Futé 2026. Designed by Cabell Robinson, former collaborator of Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Visit website 18 holes · Gary Player designThe best-kept secret above Grasse — worth every kilometre of the winding road. A Gary Player-designed course on a high plateau with water features and extraordinary views. Find it once. You will never forget it and you will never stop going back.
Visit websiteTwenty years on the Côte d'Azur — and still finding things nobody thought to write down. Real stories, real places, zero filter.
Riviera Reality
You researched. You planned. You packed light. The Côte d'Azur has a different agenda entirely — and it will not be negotiating.
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Life on the Riviera
Vicky is an English Setter of considerable beauty and absolutely zero courage. Lilou has never met a stranger. Every outing is an event.
It gets better. →
Cannes Life
Champagne with George Lucas, Karl Lagerfeld at dawn, Pete Doherty in a state, ten festivals a year — and the restaurant that told Hollywood to wait.
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My Story
I came to France for a summer. I stayed for twenty years. I let destiny decide — destiny picked Cannes. Obviously.
It gets better. →