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108 OUR RESORTS THE ART OF BEAUTIFUL RESORT & SPA BEACHCOMBER FRENCH RIVIERA “Mauritius on the French Riviera… or almost. The palm trees and especially the hospitality of the Beachcomber Artisans could have us believe for one brief moment that we are below the tropic of Capricorn on one the jewel-like Mascarene islands: Mauritius. But we are in fact in the northern hemisphere. The ascetic, contemporary architecture reminds us of the minimalist aesthetics we Westerners enjoy. A very distinguished place where sport - especially tennis - reigns supreme.” O On the hilly coast of the South of France, just twenty minutes from the centre of Cannes and Nice-Côte d’Azur airport, the Beachcomber French Riviera, a hotspot for holidaymakers and businessmen and women, is the perfect extension of the estate. Perfect, necessary even, it proudly offers you: Space. From the cathedral atrium decorated in 1930s style to the rooms bathed in sunlight, placed around huge swimming pools. From the sports complex which houses the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, the biggest in Europe, to the ten-hectare garden with its beautiful flowerbeds. From the clear blue sky that nothing interrupts, except perhaps the flattened silhouette of an umbrella pine, to the countryside inland protec- ted by the majestic mountains of the Alpes, the Pays niçois and its provencal villages. Wellbeing. This comes partly from the un- cluttered architecture of the building – clean lines emphasised by a few splashes of colour – and partly from the kindness and considera- tion of the Beachcomber Artisans. In the quality of the silence punctuated by the le- gendary song of the cicadas and in the na- tural scents released when the sun is at the zenith. In the expert beauty treatment and in the sport that revives your whole body. The creative cuisine of the Chef, whose “si- gnature dishes” – the delicious Maki de foie gras and mango heart, the unforgettable tuna mi-cuit with mango emulsion – take you on a journey well beyond our borders. The Beachcomber French Riviera is without a doubt the extension of the island at the end of the world.