Antheor Waterfront Villa

Saint-Raphaël sits at the western edge of the Esterel Massif on the Côte d’Azur, where the volcanic red porphyry cliffs of the Corniche d’Or meet the Mediterranean. The town has been a destination for wealthy Parisians and international visitors since the Belle Époque, and that legacy is visible in its architecture and its unhurried pace. Positioned between Cannes and Saint-Tropez, it occupies a genuinely privileged stretch of coastline without the congestion of either.

The old port area offers daily markets, waterfront dining at restaurants including Le Sirocco and La Voile d’Or, and direct access to sailing and water sports. The Esterel Massif provides marked hiking and cycling trails immediately from town. Saint-Raphaël’s covered market on Place Victor Hugo operates year-round for daily provisions.

Saint-Raphaël has a mainline TGV station with direct services to Paris Gare de Lyon in approximately three hours and to Marseille in under ninety minutes. Nice Côte d’Azur International Airport is approximately fifty kilometres east, reachable in around forty-five minutes by car. The A8 autoroute connects the town to Cannes in thirty minutes and to Monaco in under ninety minutes, making it a practical base for the wider Riviera.