Most visitors only see the brilliance and bustle of the major cities. A journey through the remote south reveals intimate communities and luxurious desert resorts.

A French Riviera home, set in Mougins, lists for $6.9 million with five bedrooms, a hammam, and a swimming pool. We take a look inside.

It only makes sense that one of the most-anticipated boutique hotels in the City of Angels is located in a reimagined church. Hotel Lucille, opening this spring, transforms the 1931 spiritual space ...