Yoga and Culture Escape on the French Riviera: 6 Days in Nice, Èze and Monaco

The retreat runs June 7–13, 2025, which is when the Riviera weather is at its best — warm sea, long evenings, not yet the crush of high summer. You fly into Nice Côte d'Azur, get collected in a private van, and are driven the short distance to the Hotel Ibis Styles Beaulieu-sur-Mer, where you stay for the whole week. The same van takes you back to the airport at the end.

A typical day starts with an invigorating morning yoga practice — this is where the more active work happens: Hatha, therapeutic vinyasa, pranayama. Breakfast follows, then the middle of the day is free or given over to an excursion. In the afternoon there's a second, gentler class — restorative yoga, meditation, and Yoga Nidra, which is Scott's specialty. Evenings are yours: dinner in Beaulieu or Nice, a walk along the seafront, an early night.

What separates this from a standard yoga-holiday package is the teaching. Scott Moore holds an E-RYT 500 and has been running Yoga Nidra teacher trainings since well before it became a trend — his online training is among the most-rated in the world, and his recordings have passed 50,000 listens on Insight Timer. He taught Yoga for Wellness at Westminster College for nine years, has trained with Bryan Kest, Shiva Rea, Judith Lasater and Richard Miller, and has written three books, including Practical Yoga Nidra. That depth is unusual on a week-long retreat.

Location-wise you're in the middle of the Côte d'Azur. Beaulieu-sur-Mer sits on the bay between Nice and Monaco, with Èze and its cliffside medieval village half an hour away, Villefranche-sur-Mer next door, and the Promenade des Anglais in Nice twenty minutes by train. The included excursion goes to either Èze or Monaco; the optional food tour wanders through Nice's old town and market; the sailing trip takes you out on the Mediterranean for an afternoon.

The group is capped by the number of rooms at the hotel, and the week is deliberately unscheduled in the middle of the day — you're not shuttled from activity to activity. Journal, swim, walk into town for ice cream, read on the beach. There's a three-day Paris walking tour offered in the days immediately before the retreat for anyone who wants to arrive early, which adds $500 to the trip and is organised separately.

What's included

- 6 nights accommodation at Hotel Ibis Styles Beaulieu-sur-Mer (shared or private room) - Daily all-levels yoga and meditation (two classes per day) - Pick up and drop off at Nice Côte d'Azur Airport in a private luxury van - 2 meals daily (breakfast and dinner) - One excursion to Èze or Monaco - Ocean sailing tour - Scheduled downtime for relaxation, journaling, walking and swimming - Time in Nice for shopping and sightseeing - Expert instruction from an E-RYT 500 teacher

What's not included

- Airfare to and from Nice - Travel insurance - Lunches - Optional food tour in Nice - Optional wine tasting - Optional 3-day Paris walking tour ($500) - Personal expenses, drinks and tips - Airport transfers outside the scheduled arrival and departure times