The Maybourne Riviera

The new hospitality jewel of the Côte d’Azur and the first French hotel from Maybourne Hotel Group

Built on a rocky peninsula high above the picturesque French town of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, The Maybourne Riviera - a strikingly modernist hotel – is the fifth property of Maybourne Hotel Group, operators of Claridge’s, The Connaught and The Berkeley in London, and The Maybourne Beverly Hills in Los Angeles. With dramatic panoramic views of the coastline that take in Cap-Martin and Italy to the west and Monte Carlo to the east, The Maybourne Riviera offers an unrivalled setting high above the glistening Mediterranean Sea. The location is famed for its rich art and cultural heritage as well as spectacular beauty, ensuring this new hotel will be instilled with the inspirational and creative spirit for which Maybourne Hotel Group is world renowned.

The hotel, with exterior design by Jean-Michel Wilmotte features sixty-nine beautifully appointed rooms and suites, all with unrivalled sea views from their own private terraces. The Maybourne Riviera is collaborating with some of the most globally recognised artists, designers and architects to create one-of-a-kind spaces, with Andre Fu, Bryan O’Sullivan, Marcelo Joulia, Pierre Yovanovitch and Rigby & Rigby all adding their distinctive style, as well as the Maybourne in-house design team led by Michelle Wu. In addition, the hotel has gone to great lengths to embrace the traditional arts and crafts of the region, sourcing and working with local artists and artisans to create bespoke art, glassware, ceramics and furnishings. There is also a respectful nod to the modernist architects Le Corbusier and Eileen Grey who built their iconic homes in nearby Cap Moderne.

The Maybourne Riviera is set to become an outstanding gastronomic destination on the Côte d’Azur with a host of restaurants under the creative direction of two of the finest chefs and restauranteurs in the world - the legendary Mauro Colagreco of three-Michelin star Mirazur, in nearby Menton, and past holder of the No. 1 position in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, and global super-chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten whose culinary vision, has redefined industry standards and revolutionised the way we eat.

Located on the enviable top floor of the hotel with epic views, Colagreco’s restaurant Ceto - which was recently awarded its first Michelin star - draws on one of his favourite themes, the sea. The centre piece of the restaurant is an open grill, and the menu reflects the vibrant ingredients of the Mediterranean Sea serving not only fish and shellfish but delicacies such as algae, sea herbs, samphire, sea fennel, sea cucumber and snails.

At lobby level, Colagreco also offers a colourful menu at the Riviera Restaurant available throughout the day in a relaxed, contemporary setting with uninterrupted sea views. Highlighting regional specialities in their simplest form - from the Niçoise salad, Spaghetti alla Genovese, grilled fish and sun-soaked vegetables to the famous sweet-tart, Tropezienne - all produce is locally sourced from the likes of Liguria and Nice. The Riviera Restaurant’s Tea Time takes inspiration of British afternoon tea to the Riviera, with cakes including light vanilla madeleines and Millefeuille layered with citrus cream, all expertly crafted by Executive Pastry Chef, Benoit Dutreige.

Perched by the outdoor infinity pool overlooking a mirage-like haze of sea and sky, Vongerichten’s Pool Bar & Terrace serves his signature truffle pizza and lobster rolls with rosemary-spiked fries. Vongerichten’s soon-to-open restaurant, Jean-Georges at The Maybourne Riviera, reminiscent of a square in a small Provencal village and inspired by the hotel’s location on the French Italian border, will be designed by Paris-based, interior architect Pierre Yovanovitch. The space will boast a champagne bar and beautiful terrace with breathtaking views overlooking the Mediterranean, and the menu will nod to the chef’s love of Asian influences. Japanese chef Hiro Sato is also set to bring his world class sushi to The Maybourne Riviera.

Following the Maybourne legacy of standout and world famous hotel bars, Le Piano Bar features innovative cocktails using local ingredients, from gin infused with herbs de Provence to Limoncello made in nearby Menton, as well as an extensive wine list. Set against the sounds of a Steinway piano, with floor-to-ceiling windows, Le Piano Bar at night reveals the starry lights of the Riviera coastline.

Guests of the hotel have exclusive access to the stylishly chic Maybourne Riviera Beach Club nearby and will be transported there from the hotel (or to Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Monte Carlo) by open topped bespoke Biminis, in the hotel’s signature lemon and white stripes.

The hotel is set in restored ancient gardens with walled in walkways, citrus orchards and a seasonal herb garden. Mosaic pavements feature dramatic curves inspired by landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx in Copacabana Beach with tiles painstakingly laid by Portuguese craftsmen. The Maybourne Riviera has an indoor swimming pool and an outdoor infinity pool built into the rock with signature orange sunbeds overlooking the ever-changing panorama of distant sailboats and swooping hang-gliders.

The Maybourne Riviera Spa, designed by Andre Fu, will open in Spring 2022, as a retreat for holistic restorative treatments. The spa menu will be inspired by the scents and foliage of the hotels surroundings and treatment rooms will come complete with terraces and sweeping views of the Mediterranean to create the ultimate atmosphere of luxurious calm.

The art of entertaining will be a significant focus, with the hotel housing a grand ballroom as well as a custom designed marquee offering extensive space for high profile events and glamorous entertaining.

The arrival of The Maybourne Riviera is set to bring the historic town of Roquebrune to further prominence, with its 10th Century Medieval castle, ancient Vallonnet caves, and even a 1000 year old olive tree in the centre of the Old Town that still bears fruit. It has a rich, artistic legacy of painters, poets and writers from WB Yeats and Coco Chanel to Dali, Picasso and Jean Cocteau.

ABOUT MAYBOURNE HOTEL GROUP

Maybourne Hotel Group owns and manages Claridge’s, The Connaught, The Berkeley, The Maybourne Beverly Hills and The Maybourne Riviera, some of the world’s most legendary luxury hotels. Maybourne Hotel Group is committed to inspiring extraordinary experiences that reflect the individual nature of its hotels, its guests and its staff whilst maintaining a timeless and intuitive service style that are the hallmarks of its priorities.

Contacts:

• The Maybourne Riviera – Communications & PR Dorine Girard +33 6 70 33 56 21 – [email protected]
• Maybourne Hotel Group Press Office Paula Fitzherbert & Christina Norton Phone: +44 (0) 207 107 8902/ +44 (0) 207 107 8825 [email protected] / [email protected]

More information: www.maybourneriviera.com

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Oceanographic Experience

Prince Albert I established the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco in 1910. As it was then, this renowned institution is still devoted to the study of marine sciences and the conservation of aquatic life.

Housed in an iconic historic building, the museum appears to be carved into a cliff overlooking the azure waters of the Mediterranean. The aquariums have been intelligently designed to recreate complex ecosystems, allowing the preservation of some of the rarest species of fish and living coral.

We invite you to take a behind-the-scenes tour within the inner sanctum to enjoy sights and experiences not available to other visitors. Your guide will be an eminent Marine Biologist who will share insights into the conservation work undertaken by the museum. You will also have an opportunity to meet the sharks, sea turtles and other captivating sea creatures at the closest of quarters.

Location: Oceanographic Museum, Monaco

Duration: Approximately 3 hours including short travel time

More information: https://musee.oceano.org/en

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Wine Cellar Experience

Hidden treasure for wine aficionados; beneath the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo resides the most extensive hotel wine cellar in the world, home to a selection of the finest Grand Crus among 350,000 bottles. You are invited to join the Master Sommelier on a captivating tour, followed by a tasting session where you will sample some of the most sought-after French wines ever produced.

The cellar was established by Marie Blanc, wife of ‘The Magician of Monte-Carlo’ François Blanc in 1874. Today, it supplies all hotels and restaurants within the esteemed Société des Bain de Mer de Monaco, from Alain Ducasse’s three Michelin-starred Le Louis XV to the Monte-Carlo Casino.

On the seemingly limitless racks, you will glimpse wines from Champagne, Provence, Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Rhone Valley. A special highlight will be visiting La Chapelle to view the collection’s rarest vintage wines, including Lafitte, Petrus and Dom Pérignon dating back to 1874.

Location: Hôtel de Paris, Monte-Carlo

Duration: 2-3 hours including short travel time

More information: https://www.montecarlosbm.com/en/wellness/hotel-de-paris-monte-carlo/hotel-de-paris-monte-carlo-wine-cellars

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Perfume Experience

A delight for the senses. You are invited to join Isabelle Burdel, the celebrated ‘nose’ of Rochas and the sought after creator of bespoke luxury fragrances. Experience a brief exploration into the highest echelons of perfumery.

Isabelle’s reputation has been founded on exquisite, concise compositions that accentuate the quality of natural ingredients. Now at the pinnacle of her illustrious career, Isabelle refuses to rest on her laurels. Instead, she passionately cultivates her secret field in the South of France, dedicated to growing flowers that enable her to experiment with alternative scent extraction techniques.

Guiding you through the precise steps that she herself follows, Isabelle will personally oversee the creation of your very own signature scent.

As a parting gift, you will be presented with a bottle of the scent you have crafted under the watchful eye of one of the world’s most lauded perfumiers.

Location: The Maybourne Riviera Hotel

Duration: 2 hours

More information: https://www.isabelleburdel.fr/en/index.html

Ceramics Experience

For art enthusiasts, there are few more evocative places to visit than Vallauris, the village that has earned itself a worldwide reputation as the ‘Cité des Potiers’.

Here, we invite you to meet Agnes Sandahl, one of the greatest living exponents of ceramics. Set within an old pottery factory, her workshop is home to one of the village’s oldest kilns. Built in 1850, this is the same kiln Picasso used to achieve universal fame with his own ceramics.

Today, Agnes presents some of her finest pieces within this historical setting. Her ‘art de la table’ includes tableware commissions for Michelin Star chefs, Joel Robuchon and Eric Frechon, and royal families around the world.

Location: Vallauris

Duration: 2 hours plus approx 1 hour travel time, each way

More information: https://www.galerie-agnes-sandahl.com/

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Matisse and Chagall Experience

Acquaint yourself with two of France’s most celebrated masters, Marc Chagall and Henri Matisse, during this highlight tour of the art museums of Nice. Your expert host will bring the canvasses to life with captivating tales of the world-renowned painters and their lives.

You will arrive in the picturesque town on the French Riviera, with beguiling medieval alleyways and cobbled streets, to begin your tour at the Marc Chagall National Museum. Here you will find one of the finest permanent collections of Chagall’s late works. Charmingly displayed, 17 vast canvases demonstrating the great diversity of the painter’s artistic practices.

You will then be transported into the world of Henri Matisse. The Matisse Museum, located in the stunning 17th Century ‘Villa des Arènes’, holds one of the world’s largest collections of the artist’s works. Several dozen paintings, hundreds of drawings, prints, photographs and sculptures – many of which were donated by the artist himself – are gathered together, making this an unforgettable experience.

Location: Nice

Duration: 3 hours plus approximately 30 minute travel time, each way

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Freediving Experience

Freediving at the highest (or, should, we say, the lowest) level provides one of the ultimate tests of human endurance, stretching the boundaries of physical limits. Balancing pressure and serenity, divers master the art of mindfulness.

You are invited to experience a gentle introduction to this complex sport at the Pierre Frolla Diving School in Monaco. Four-time world record holder, Pierre will lead the course in person subject to the commitments of his busy schedule.

Activities will commence with breath coaching and yoga to relax both mind and body. You will then head out to sea on a catamaran where you will experience a descent to 10 metres (Pierre’s last world record was recorded at 123.45 metres) and hold your breath for one minute, embracing the calm of a world free from noise and distraction. The invigorating experience will end with a glass of celebratory Champagne as you return to shore.

Location: Monaco

Duration: 3 hours plus short travel time

More information: https://pierrefrolla.com/

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Saint-Paul Art Experience

Perched majestically on the crest of a hill and steeped in history dating back more than a thousand years, Saint-Paul de Vence is one of the most perfectly preserved medieval towns on the French Riviera. This area is known for its connection to the most revered artists of the 20th century including Matisse, Chagall, Renoir and Modigliani. With breath-taking views and vivid colours, the town remains a source of inspiration for contemporary artists.

Your tour will begin in the gardens of the Fondation Maeght, exhibiting one of Europe’s largest private collections of modern art, from Miró to Bonnard. From here, you will be chauffeured to the town where you can explore the charming narrow streets – home to a multitude of galleries, offering rare and original 20th century artworks. After just enough time to work up a gentle thirst, you will be welcomed at the Café de la Place, owned by the famous Colombe d’Or, with a glass of something cold and refreshing.

Location: Saint-Paul de Vence

Duration: 4.5 hours, including travel time

More information: https://www.fondation-maeght.com/

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Atelier Haute Perfumery Experience

Discover the secrets of creating elite fragrances in Grasse – the world’s capital of perfume. Home to the most iconic elixirs, including the famous Chanel N°5. Grasse remains the mecca of the fragrance world.

The Atelier Haute Perfumery IFF is a hidden gem on the outskirts of Grasse, a haven of creativity for perfumers, raw material experts and artists. Hidden from the public eye, the secretive space was designed to inspire, intrigue and evoke emotion.

Home to artists-in-residence, the Atelier provides access to unique natural ingredients in the course of their exploration and offers perfumers an opportunity to collaborate with their patrons and peers in a unique, experimental setting.

You will meet one of the Expert Perfume Designers who will guide you through the Atelier, the Manufacture and the olfactive studio, sharing insights into the worlds of haute-perfumery.

Location: Grasse

Duration: 1.5 or 3-hour tours plus 1.25 hrs travel time, each way

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Wellbeing Experience

Take a deep breath, relax and restore your inner sanctum with a spa experience at the Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo.

A haven of luxurious calm, this mini-retreat is dedicated to relaxation and recuperation. You are invited to disengage your thoughts for a few blissful hours while enjoying a personalised treatment, followed by the use of the unrivalled facilities at this exclusive club.

From the seawater heated pool, the view of the ocean is sublime. Outside, an unrivalled view of the harbour can be enjoyed from the relaxation area and the pool will also be at your disposal.

For those wishing to expend more energy, the panoramic fitness room, fitted with a wide range of the latest equipment, is the perfect place to work up an appetite before returning to the world outside.

Location: Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo

Duration: As long as it takes for your recuperation

More information: https://www.montecarlosbm.com/en/wellness-sport-monaco/thermes-marins-monte-carlo

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Rolls‑Royce PHANTOM: A NEW EXPRESSION

• Rolls‑Royce Motor Cars announces a new expression for Phantom Series II
• Adaptations to the eighth-generation Phantom include 'light-touch' visual and aesthetic enhancements in line with client requests and feedback
• New ‘Rolls‑Royce Connected’ feature seamlessly links Phantom with the marque's private members' Application, Whispers
• Launch is commemorated with a new Bespoke masterpiece, Phantom Platino

“Phantom occupies an unrivalled position at the very apex of the luxury world. As our pinnacle product, it represents the very best of Rolls‑Royce design, engineering and craftsmanship – a perfect blend of vision, creativity, the finest materials, skill, patience and precision. With Phantom Series II, we have retained and carefully protected everything our clients love about this superlative and luxurious item; subtle, yet meaningful enhancements reflect their evolving tastes and requirements.

“Phantom has always been viewed as the 'best car in the world': our Bespoke capabilities mean that, for our clients, it can be the best car for their world, too.”
Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls‑Royce Motor Cars

Rolls‑Royce products enjoy an expansive lifetime, ultimately becoming timeless expressions of good taste, beauty and luxurious perfection. Phantom occupies a unique, pinnacle position in this regard, being revered for its timeless elegance.

The eighth-generation of Phantom was presented in 2017. In creating the new expression, Rolls‑Royce designers and engineers have been guided by the requests of clients, who have implored Rolls‑Royce not to make any major changes to an already iconic motor car. In answer to these client demands, only the lightest of design touches, embellishments, and adaptations have been incorporated. Indeed, it is not about what should be changed, but in fact, what should be preserved and protected.

A NEW EXPRESSION

The most obvious and important feature to be retained is Phantom’s commanding presence. This has been further enhanced by a new polished horizontal line between the daytime running lights above the Pantheon Grille. This gives Phantom a new and assertive modernity, reflecting its driver-focused character.

A subtle geometric change to the Pantheon Grille makes the ‘RR’ Badge of Honour and Spirit of Ecstasy mascot more prominent when viewed from the front. The grille itself is now illuminated, a feature debuted and popularised in Ghost. The headlights are graced with intricate laser-cut bezel starlights, creating a visual connection with the Starlight Headliner inside, and adding further surprise and delight to Phantom's night-time presence.

Phantom’s side profile retains Rolls‑Royce’s signature short front and long rear overhang, long wheelbase and broad c-pillar, the latter giving greater privacy for occupants. The silhouette preserves the elegant key lines running from the Spirit of Ecstasy to the tapering rear tail. The ‘split-belt’ line begins at the front fender and curves gently towards the rear door, emphasising the car's long dash-to-axle proportions, before falling gently towards the lantern-like rear lamps. The heavily undercut 'waft line' creates a strong shadow, visually signalling the marque's unequalled ‘Magic Carpet Ride’.

The side profile is further enhanced with a suite of new wheels. A 3D, milled, stainless steel wheel with triangular facets is available to commission in a fully or part-polished finish. Alternatively, Phantom may be graced with a truly elegant disc wheel, recalling the romance of 1920’s Rolls‑Royce motor cars. This disc wheel is produced in both polished stainless steel and black lacquer, perfectly encapsulating the sense of flight on land.

Responding to Phantom clients who have previously requested a darkened chrome grille surround, black bonnet reins, windscreen surround and side frame finishers, these may now be commissioned. This aesthetic now enables Rolls‑Royce to transform Phantom into the lightest of light or the darkest of dark appearances.

Phantom’s sumptuous interior remains almost unaltered: the steering wheel has been made slightly thicker, providing a more connected and immediate point of contact for the owner-driver.

Phantom and Phantom Extended have distinct characters of their own, representing two different seats of power. Phantom is now predominantly favoured by the ever-increasing number of clients wishing to be in the driving seat themselves. For those preferring to command the road from the rear seat, Phantom Extended offers the definitive super-luxurious chauffeur-driven experience.

Rolls‑Royce CONNECTED

Now, Phantom includes the debut of ‘Rolls‑Royce Connected’. This enables the owner to send an address directly to the motor car from Whispers, the Rolls‑Royce private-members’ Application, providing seamless navigation to an event, restaurant, dealership or even the Home of Rolls‑Royce itself.

‘Rolls‑Royce Connected’ also displays the motor car’s location, security status and current 'health' condition on Whispers; at the touch of a button, the owner can contact a preferred dealership for any servicing requirements or information about the car.

THE ‘POLES OF LUXURY’

As the marque's pinnacle product, Phantom attracts an elite stratum of Rolls‑Royce clients. Established and successful, at the top of their field and often in the public eye, these are determined and demanding people. It is no coincidence that Phantom attracts the most ambitious and challenging Bespoke commissions ever undertaken by Rolls‑Royce.

The resulting creations − each an artistic masterpiece in its own right − illustrate a broader truth: since its inception, Phantom has always been whatever the client wants it to be; not only the ‘best car in the world’, but the best car for them and their world.

Self-evidently, there is no such thing as a ‘typical’ Phantom client. Spanning the ‘poles of luxury’, they may be ever-younger or older, modern or traditional, self-made or from long-established wealth. Their commissions reflect a full spectrum of interests and influences. At one extreme, Phantom takes on a subversive, almost rebellious character – youthful, dynamic and daring. At the other, Phantom transforms into an ode to luxury grandeur and timelessness.

The challenge of the Rolls‑Royce Bespoke Collective is to accommodate this vast expanse of client characteristics and desires in one pinnacle product. The eighth-generation Phantom has thus been deliberately designed to offer a ‘blank canvas’ for Bespoke personalisation, capable of becoming whatever the client wishes it to be, and a true reflection of their individual style and character.

Phantom's great strength and appeal is that it allows clients to position themselves anywhere between these 'poles of luxury', defining luxury on their own terms. And wherever that point happens to lie, they have the assurance that Phantom itself is − technically, materially, aesthetically and dynamically − still the 'best car in the world'.

PHANTOM PLATINO: THE RETURN OF FINE TEXTILES

To mark the introduction of Phantom Series II and to illustrate Rolls‑Royce's Bespoke capability, the marque has created a new Bespoke masterpiece, Phantom Platino, named after the silver-white finish of the coveted and precious metal, platinum.

Phantom Platino continues Rolls‑Royce’s exploration into fabric interiors, a story which began in 2015 with the launch of Serenity, a truly Bespoke Phantom with a hand-painted, hand-embroidered silk interior. Heralding the next step in this significant journey, Phantom Platino introduces materials other than leather, an area of exploration for Rolls‑Royce and a move that demonstrates a greater acceptance of alternative interior upholsteries.

Echoing the marque’s formative days, the front seats of Phantom Platino are finished in fine Rolls‑Royce leather, while those in the rear are upholstered in fabric.

The beautiful tone-on-tone of Platino's interior is achieved by combining two differing fabrics; one created in an Italian mill for its durable yet luxurious appearance, the other derived from bamboo fibres, selected for its lustrous finish.

Both materials share an original repeating pattern based on an abstract interpretation of the Spirit of Ecstasy. In the silken textile, the design is smaller and woven into the fabric to create a more visually stimulating finish. It also appears in Phantom’s Gallery, right in the occupant's line of sight, and on key touchpoints such as the armrest and centre console. The bamboo fabric is embroidered with larger icons, presenting a tufted appearance commonly found in interior design. This more resilient material is placed on the lower elements of the interior where they will need to withstand most contact.

The same design also appears on Phantom’s dashboard timepiece. The surround is made from a 3D printed ceramic, a truly contemporary execution of a traditional material. Set into an iced finish woodset, the tonal properties of the interior take Phantom to a beautiful and unsurpassed level of opulence.

The largest canvas in Phantom is the Starlight Headliner. In a unique design created especially for Rolls‑Royce Platino, the ‘stars’ are placed to draw the eye rearwards, with whimsical shooting stars following the sweeping arc of the pattern.

Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls‑Royce Motor Cars, says, “We are acutely conscious of our clients' esteem for and love of their Phantoms. They felt it could not be improved; but while naturally respecting that view, we believe it is always possible, indeed necessary, to gently go further in our pursuit of absolute perfection.

“The subtle changes we have made for the new Phantom Series II have all been minutely considered and meticulously executed. As Sir Henry Royce himself said: ‘Small things make perfection, but perfection is no small thing’.”

WORLD’S MEDIA SHARE A NEW EXPRESSION OF PHANTOM ON THE FRENCH RIVERIA

Journalists from the world’s leading luxury media will enjoy a rare encounter with the new Rolls‑Royce Phantom Series II at a spectacular event on the magnificent French Riviera, beginning today, 6 June 2022.

Phantom Rendezvous, the Global Press Drive for the new Phantom, takes place at the Maybourne Riviera Hotel in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, situated on the spectacular Mediterranean coast and overlooking Monaco. Invited guests from around the world will have the opportunity to drive, and be driven in, the newest incarnation of the marque’s pinnacle product, officially unveiled in mid-May.

The guests will also be able to view two magnificent Bespoke Phantoms, exhibited on the lawn of the Maybourne Riviera hotel. Phantom Platino, named after the silver-white finish of the coveted precious metal, platinum, echoes the marque’s formative days with front seats finished in fine Rolls‑Royce leather, and those in the rear upholstered in luxurious fabric. The Great British Phantom, a playful nod to the marque’s more patriotic clients, is finished in striking Magma Red and features a Bespoke artwork in the Gallery, inspired by the Union Flag.

Rolls‑Royce Phantom occupies an unrivalled position at the very apex of the luxury world. In line with clients’ expressed wishes, Phantom Series II incorporates only light-touch visual and aesthetic enhancements. By way of example, a subtle geometric change to the Pantheon Grille makes the ‘RR’ Badge of Honour and Spirit of Ecstasy figurine more prominent when viewed from the front. The grille itself is now illuminated, while the headlights are graced with intricate laser-cut bezel starlights – adding further surprise and delight to Phantom’s night-time presence.

The French Riviera has been associated with Rolls‑Royce since the first part of the 20^th Century, when the Côte d’Azur established itself as the favoured haunt of actors, artists, musicians and other wealthy luminaries of the Belle Epoque. There is also a potent historical resonance for the company: in 1912, Sir Henry Royce built a villa, La Mimosa, in the village of Le Canadel, where he subsequently spent every winter until his death in 1933.

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