Chateau Le Cagnard

High above Cagnes-sur-Mer, in the shadow of the medieval Château Grimaldi, this hotel spreads through a web of village lanes that once drew Renoir, Modigliani and Soutine. Rooms sit along pedestrian streets a short walk from the main building, each dedicated to a painter such as Matisse, Picasso or Bonnard. The restaurant fills the 13th-century guards’ room, where the painted ceiling slides back to reveal the Mediterranean sky, and lunch on the terrace comes with panoramic views over Cap d’Antibes.