Toile Blanche

Drive five minutes from the hotel and you'll reach Fondation Maeght, a private art foundation set in the hills above Saint-Paul de Vence and consistently ranked among the finest of its kind in Europe. The permanent collection holds works by Miró, Giacometti, Braque, Chagall and Calder, displayed across a building designed by Josep Lluís Sert specifically to integrate architecture, landscape and art into a single experience.

You'll move through indoor galleries and a sculpture garden where pieces are arranged among pine trees and reflecting pools. The permanent collection alone warrants more than one visit, and the building itself is worth as much attention as the art inside it.

Join a tasting led by Isabelle Legeron MW — founder of RAW Wine and one of the most respected voices in natural wine globally, held at the hotel during monthly sessions throughout the season. Each tasting focuses on a single producer, working through their wines with Legeron explaining the farming approach, the winemaking decisions and what separates each bottle from conventional production.

You'll taste across a small selection, with time to ask questions as each wine is poured and discussed. An immersive natural wine retreat runs each autumn for those who want to go deeper.

Follow a circuit of independent studios and galleries between Saint-Paul de Vence and Vence — spaces that sit well off the main tourist routes and remain largely unknown to visitors who don't know to look for them. The area has drawn artists since the early 20th century, when Picasso, Matisse, Chagall and Léger all worked within a few kilometres of each other.

The studios operating here today continue in that tradition, showing contemporary work in spaces that are often attached to the artist's working premises. The full route on foot or by bicycle takes around two to three hours to cover.