T here are some places around the world that never seem to change. Not many, but among them is the French Riviera. Described nearly a hundred years ago by F. Scott Fitzgerald as ‘the hot sweet South of France’, it has never lost its mythical status in the eyes of the world. Since the Belle Époque, those golden years of peace, optimism and flourishing arts, the French Riviera has been the place to escape to for the great and the good. Drawn by the quality of the light, the shimmering blue of the sea and the warm scents drifting down from the sun drenched hillsides, the Riviera offers those who come here an experience that charges all the senses and stays long in the memory. Along this mythical coastline, looking across the bay to Saint-Tropez sits Le Beauvallon, one of the original Belle Époque palaces on the Riviera. For many years a grand hotel, it welcomed the likes of Winston Churchill’s wife, Lady Clementine, and King Mohamed V of Morocco. As with all things on the Riviera legend and reality are often one and the same. Today Le Beauvallon is a private hotel residence and estate, available on an exclusive basis to those looking for an experience all of their own in this magical corner of the Mediterranean. Rising from gently sloping lawns and surrounded by parasol pines, Le Beauvallon elegantly commands the bay, while jealously guarding its seclusion and tranquillity. Built in a grander age Le Beauvallon offers its guests, of all generations, great space and freedom. It has been imagined as a retreat for family groups, or even businesses looking for a very different type of venue. While you are here Le Beauvallon is all yours. LE BEAUVALLON TODAY