Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Villa Ephrussi, the Grand-Hôtel and hidden coves — the discreet, exclusive peninsula east of Villefranche.
The peninsula of villas
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat is the discreet, wooded peninsula east of Villefranche, long one of the most exclusive addresses on the coast. The Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild and the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat crown its slopes, and a coastal path rings shores of hidden coves and clear, deep water.
For a yacht, the Cap Ferrat is about quiet anchorages with a backdrop of legendary villas — Paloma and Passable beaches on either side, calm in the lee of the headland. It pairs perfectly with Villefranche and Monaco for an eastern-Riviera day, far from the crowds of Cannes yet a comfortable run from the Bay of Cannes.
The Cap rewards a slow approach: drift between Paloma and Passable, lunch in the lee, and let the afternoon pass under the pines. It is the eastern Riviera at its most discreet, and an easy pairing with Villefranche for a full day.