The tail of summer on the Côte d'Azur is warmer, quieter, and far more yours. Le Riou and Le Château play beautifully in late August and September, with firm turf conditions encouraging the low, running game and tee times in the early morning or late afternoon offering temperatures that make walking genuinely pleasurable. Families and peak-season visitors thin out progressively through September, while the resort retains every element of its full summer offering — pools heated, restaurants fully staffed, spa at complete capacity. The sea at Fréjus and Saint-Raphaël, just thirty minutes away, is at its annual warmest during this window. An uncommonly satisfying period that combines the energy of summer with the first, faint exhale of autumn.