Winery · Cannes

Îles de Lérins: Monks, Prison & Wine

Saint-Honorat Island's Cistercian monks have produced award-winning wines for 150 years on 8 hectares — Sainte-Marguerite nearby held the legendary "Man in the Iron Mask" for 11 years.

What to do there

TourÎles de Lérins: Monks, Prison & WineTwo islands, 15 minutes offshore. Sainte-Marguerite held the Man in the Iron Mask for 11 years. Saint-Honorat has monks making wine since 410 AD. The bottles you buy here are sold nowhere else on Earth.

Wineries nearby

Winery Carlton Terrace Champagne Hour Legendary Croisette terrace where Cannes Lions executives close deals over bottles of rosé and Champagne—the nerve center for Riviera glamour since 1913 when the Carlton first opened overlooking the Mediterranean.
Winery · Antibes Antibes Wine & Art Walk Château Sainte-Croix: 12th-century fortified estate, 4 generations of Pélépol family.
Winery · Grasse Grasse Perfume & Wine Sensory World capital of perfume since 1926 (Fragonard, Galimard, Molinard) meets wine — sensory experience blending olfactory notes with wine tasting in a repurposed historic wine cellar called La Cave à Parfums, exploring jasmine, rose, and tuberose fields.