Several of the "100 most beautiful villages of France" are no further than 30 minutes from L’Escalière ( Mougins, Gourdon, St Paul de Vence).
Grasse, the perfume capital of the world. Biot and its extraordinary hand blown glass factory. Monte Carlo of course and its Grand Prix. Nice and its restaurants, promenade des Anglais and fresh produce market. Cannes, the Negresco Hotel and the Film Festival.
A hiker's paradise: la Vallée des Merveilles.
St Tropez: its beaches and stars.
Art museums honoring the artists who chose to live and work in the area: Picasso, Matisse, Fernand Léger, Chagall, Arman…