Once a winter retreat for British aristocrats, Villa Almanarre has been lovingly brought back to life as one of the Côte d'Azur's most elegant stays. Original Art Nouveau details sit alongside sherbet hues, bespoke joinery, contemporary furnishings, floral motifs, graphic patterns and natural stone. Outside, exotic gardens tumble towards a pool and private hammam, all framed by sweeping views across the Mediterranean.

Lord and Lady Bamford, the British couple behind the Daylesford organic empire, brought their philosophy to a neglected Cap Bénat estate in 1997. Café Léoube is the beach restaurant on Plage du Pellegrin with a menu that draws from the permaculture garden: grilled fish and lobster paired with the estate’s own rosé on one of the most protected stretches of coastline in Europe.