Amid the head and bustle of Nice's stylish Carré d' Or, this apartment is an air-conditioned haven. A lift whisks you to the fourth floor of the 1914 building and the rest of the world recedes.
In the living room blonde parquet and pale wall gleam in the warm light from four huge arched windows with views over the equally orned building opposite.
A super-modern mini-kitchen against one boldly striped wall has everything you'll need, but let's face it with the city's best bars and restaurants a heartbeat away,cooking is not a priority.
There is a big grey sofa to collapse onto, shopping bags in hand, and a retro dining-room at which to sip a bracing aperitif before you head out again.
In the compact bedroom, a single wall papered in dazzling Lacroix butterflies forms the backdrop to a white and black bed facing a wall mounted flat screen TV.
A gleaming, mosaic tiled shower room completes the picture.
Just three blocks from the Mediterranean, and a brief totter from the best boutiques in the city, couples who take culture, shopping and eating really seriously will
love it here.