The French Riviera offers a delightful mixture of tradition and modernity with picturesque coastal villages and the exciting glamour of towns such as neighbouring Monaco or Cannes. 

More than 1 million people live here in one of the world's most prestigious locations, strectching from St Tropez to the Italian border.

The region is famous for it tourist activities and conferences as well as its medieval villages of the inland hills and alpine peaks. Nice, Capital city of the Riviera, is France's fifth largest city, and has a truly cosmopolitan character with its many international residents, and the second largest airport after Paris connecting to 80 destinations throughtout Europe and the rest of the world.

Since the mid-1960's, the French Riviera has generated a considerable number of jobs in research and development, due in part to the neighbouring French silicon valley, Sophia Antipolis. Over 1 200 companies are located here, employing 25 000 people in sectors covering information technology, health, environment and aerospace. Companies include Accenture, Alcatel Space, Amadeus, Cisco, Galderma, IBM, HP, Philips Semiconductors, SAP, Siemens, Texas Instruments, Thales and Toyota.

The South of France follows a rhythm of easy living, the pleasures of good food, culture and hospitality. The region offers more than 500 annual cultural events covering theater, dance, opera, concerts and art galleries. The best known are the famous Cannes Film Festival, the Nice Jazz Festival, Midem, Mipim.
It's mild climate of 10°C to 30°C are enjoyed by most and offer plenty of occasions to make the best of the outdoor lifestyle. The range of leisure activities is only limited by your imagination : skiing, sailing, diving, golf, tennis, hiking, canoeing, climbing and much more !