Shaped by more than 150 years of tourist history, the "Belle Époque" Road allows you to explore the 19th century French Riviera through urban landscapes from this period of peace and carelessness before the Great War.
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"Belle Époque" is the term used after the First World War to describe this period of peace and carelessness between the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the Great War of 1914-1918. It also refers to the economic boom of this period marked by technological, scientific progress and the industrial revolution. It is the period of invention of cinema, aviation or telephone, as well as an era of strong artistic creativity in literature, music or painting.