The Riviera has always been a place to restore — the sea air, the light, the slow Mediterranean pace. With the right villa and the right people brought to it, an entire wellness retreat can unfold without you leaving the grounds.
How to build a wellness stay on the coast. To arrange one, see our wellness & spa concierge.
The villa as retreat
The foundation is the house. Many of the finest amenity-rich villas include a spa suite — a hammam, a sauna, a treatment room, a proper gym, an indoor pool. With these in place, the villa becomes a private wellness sanctuary, available only to you.
The programme, brought to you
Practitioners come to the villa — a yoga session on the terrace at dawn, a massage after the beach, a personal trainer, a nutritionist shaping the week’s menus alongside your private chef. The programme is built entirely around your goals and your pace.
The setting does the rest
A swim in the morning sea, a walk on a coastal path, an afternoon of stillness above the Mediterranean — the Riviera itself is half the therapy. A concierge assembles the practitioners and the rhythm; the coast supplies the calm.
Begin with a villa suited to the purpose — see the collection or our guide to the quietest cape, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.