The French Riviera and Monaco
May belongs largely to Cannes. Early June, in 2026, belongs to Monaco. The rest of the summer belongs to whoever planned the house in time.
The coast from Marseille to Menton is not one resort. Cannes during the festival is a workplace. Cap-Ferrat in June is a series of gates and gardens. Monaco for four days in early summer is a city with its roads removed. A villa above Mougins and a suite in Nice are both ‘the Riviera’ only on a map.
The house treats them as different stays that happen to share a sea. The brief should name the water it actually wants to wake up beside, and the event, if any, it is willing to drive to.
The two public weeks
The Cannes Film Festival in 2026 runs from 12 to 23 May. The Croisette is crowded; a house a short drive away often makes a better base than a room above it. A screening, if wanted, is a wish in the brief, not a promise. The festival keeps its own doors.
The Monaco Grand Prix in 2026 is 5–7 June, not the same week as Cannes. Barriers go up earlier than the race. Sleep in the principality only if you accept that movement stops, or sleep on the coast and enter for the hours that matter. A berth, if it is essential, is the first line of the brief. These weeks are spoken for early.
July and August
After the events, the coast is simply full, and very fine if the stay is lazy. Lunches at the house. One dinner out. A day on the water that returns before the afternoon wind makes a point. A car that knows the Saturday road into Nice airport, which is its own sport.
Book the house before the month becomes a rumour. August on this coast does not reward a late decision, and neither does the airfield.
