Divine French & Italian Rivieras & Monaco Tour – 7 Days
Including Portofino & Santa Margherita, Italy, Nice, Cannes & Provence, France, & Monaco Tour – 7 Days
August 29 – September 4, 2026
$14000/2 people for 1 week
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Day 1 – August 29 – Saturday
Included meal: Breakfast, Celebration Dinner

Italian Riviera – Santa Margherita, Portofino
Arrival in Santa Margherita, Ligure, Italy (4hr) and check into our hotel on the Italian Riviera – Imperial Palace Hotel, refer below. Today is free time at our leisure until our welcome celebration dinner.
Our hotel is conveniently located so you can explore Santa Margherita a picturesque town on the Italian Riviera, connected to other towns by a scenic coastal hiking trail and train and ferry rides.
Compared to Portifino, Santa Margherita is larger, more affordable. Both stem from authentic seaside fishing villages with a lively promenade, traditional shops, and historic churches. making them popular destinations for day trips or longer stays.
Portofino is tinier but more glamorous, and expensive with luxury resorts known for their stunning views and high-end boutiques and attracting European aristocracy and the world’s jet set.
Tonight, meet your fellow travelers and get acquainted at a welcoming celebration dinner, served with beer or wine.
Overnight: Santa Margherita – Imperial Palace Hotel
Day 3 – August 31 – Monday
Meals Included: Celebration Dinner
Nice in Provence France Region


We’ll travel by train to Nice (3.5 hrs) and check into our 4-star hotel on the Promenade de Anglais, in Nice, called the Westminster Hotel and SPA.
Nice is a vacation hotspot located along the French Riviera with spectacular Mediterranean beaches and mild climate. With old-world opulence, year-round sunshine, and a stunning seaside location, Nice is the unofficial capital of the Côte d’Azur, and a must-see for every visitor. The city has been a retreat for “Grobal Trotters” since the 19th century and today offers fabulous markets, glorious architecture, and excellent dining options.
In 1931 following its refurbishment the city’s main seaside promenade, the Promenade des Anglais (“Walkway of the English”) was inaugurated by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught.
Queen Victoria loved to spend her winters in Nice and it became known as the best vacation location. They built many grand homes overlooking the ocean on the Boulevard de Cimiez above Nice. Most of these former homes have been turned into art museums like Musée Masséna and Musée des Beaux Arts.
We’ll enjoy the pebbly shores and beaches on the Bay of Angels. Soak in the Mediterranean views. Stroll along the Promenade des Anglais, where our hotel is located.

This boulevard fronting the bay is lined with grand cafes and hotels. Nice offers a large concentration of restaurants to choose from. The city is known for dishes made with olives and seafood, like salade niçoise.
The rest of the day is free, until the evening when our group will gather at our hotel restaurant get more acquainted at our celebration dinner.
Overnight: Westminster Hotel & Spa offers relaxation and culinary excellence near Promenade des Anglais. Enjoy the daily manager’s reception, rejuvenate in the sauna or steam room, and savor authentic French cuisine at Le Duc restaurant with beach views.
Overnight: Westminster Hotel & Spa
Day 4- September 1 – Tuesday
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
The French Riviera –
Grasse & Cannes
After breakfast, we’ll travel to Grasse and Cannes.
Our tour guide will escort us to Grasse where we’ll awaken our sense of smell in this world’s capital of perfume. Here you can go for a guided tour in a perfume factory, Fragonard, that will reveal its secrets to you, or you can simply wander in the heart of the old town. We’ll experience the historic
Perfume of Provence and enjoy it’s awakening higher consciousness through aroma therapy, an elegant language, a craftsmanship, a lifestyle, and a colorful and whimsical world of Maison Fragonard, it’s creator
Parfumerie Fragonard
Our tour includes a visit to the cosmetics laboratory where the brand’s creams and other skin care products are made.
The stills used for steam distillation are displayed in this room. This is a very old process for extracting essential oils. In use since antiquity, this technique was perfected by the Arab world as early as the 8th century and remains a major technique in traditional perfume making to this day.
Hot enfleurage or maceration consists in infusing the flowers in previously heated fats. This technique, known since ancient times, has been enhanced over the centuries. Enfleurage has today been replaced by modern techniques such as volatile solvent extraction or supercritical carbon dioxide extraction.
Cannes
We’ll discover the sea-side resort of Cannes with its sandy beaches and luxurious boutiques. You will stroll on the mythic Croisette boulevard Visitors enjoy luxury shopping, dine at French restaurants, and discover local art at the Château de la Castre (Musée des Explorations du Monde).
Cannes offers strolls on La Croisette promenade, where you can imagine the glamour on the red carpet of the film festival palace among celebrities’ handprints and explore the old-world charm of Le Suquet, and experiencing film history at the Palais des Festivals with its red carpet and handprints.

Overnight: Westminster Hotel & Spa
Day 5 – September 2 – Wednesday
Meals: Breakfast
Monaco
Monaco and Monte Carlo
We’ll travel to Monaco which is the second-smallest country by area in the world; only Vatican City is smaller. Monaco is the most densely populated country in the world. The state consists of only one municipality (commune), the Municipality of Monaco. There is no geographical distinction between the State and City of Monaco, although responsibilities of the government (state-level)

and of the municipality (city-level) are different.
Monaco’s beaches attract many foreigners each year.
We’ll have an hour to explore at our leisure and meet at our designated place.
Visit the Monaco Palace and Palace Square and watch the Changing of the Guards at the Prince’s Palace.
Pose for photos by landmarks along the way. Admire the architectural wonders of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception or Monaco Cathedral, which is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Monaco in Monaco-Ville, Monaco, where many of the Monarchy’s family, the Grimaldis are buried, including Grace Kelly and Rainier III. Wiki

Sainte-Dévote Chapel is a Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to Saint Devota, the patron saint of Monaco, which lies in the Monégasque ward. Ravin de Sainte-Dévote.
Monte Carlo

We’ll drive on the legendary Grand Prix track, where the annual Formula One Monaco Grand Prix is held and travel to Monte Carlo (5 mins. away) where we’ll have 2 hours to explore the area and have a meal along the way. Browse the luxurious shops of Monte-Carlo or stroll up avenues or beautiful gardens or simply watch the rich and famous.
Take photos of the Monte Carlo Casino, which was built in 1878 by architect Charles Garnier, an incredible architectural triumph. We’ll enjoy Monte Carlo at our leisure until we meet our group at the designated place, at the front of the casino.
We’ll return to our hotel in Nice where we’re at our leisure for the rest of the day.

Overnight: Westminster Hotel & Spa – Make reservations for a massage during free time.
Day 6 – September 3 – Thursday
Meals: Breakfast, Celebration Dinner
NICE
Today day is at your leisure until the evening when we meet for our Grand Finale, Dinner with music entertainment. You might check out our hotel’s SPA or explore more churches, ie., the Basilique Notre-Dame de l’Assomption, north of town.


Celebration Dinner
We’ll meet in the evening for our Grand Finale in Nice and successful completion of our Divine European Tour with a celebration dinner in our hotel.
Day 7 – September 4 – Friday
Meals: Breakfast
Nice Airport
Travel to Nice Airport for flight to our next destination.
Tip:
Bring European electric plug adapter for your USA appliances.
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Imperial Palace Hotel Santa Margherita Italy



