Fondation Maeght and village galleries

In 1964, the Maeght Foundation opened on the Gardettes hill, 120 meters above sea level and just 1.2 km from Saint‑Paul‑de‑Vence’s ramparts. Miró’s ceramic-and-bronze Labyrinth twists through the pines, Giacometti’s attenuated figures command the courtyard, and Josep Lluís Sert’s low, white volumes frame Calder, Braque, and Bonnard in natural light. After the sculpture gardens, it’s a quick descent toward the village to browse Guy Pieters, Isabelle Gounod, or Bogéna—galleries that still shape the Riviera market.

Here’s how the day flows: collected from your hotel in Nice, Cannes, or Antibes, you keep the car and driver on standby throughout. He steers you past peak times, waits during each stop, pauses for coffee at Les Remparts, then continues to the small southern gate of the cemetery where Marc Chagall lies. While he drives, you focus: timed-entry tickets handled, a detour to La Colombe d’Or—800 meters from the walls—to eye the artworks at the bar, and a scenic Corniche ride back to Cannes in about 35 minutes, with Vence galleries added if time allows.