Abstract

This introductory chapter provides an overview of the history of tourism and transformation of the French Riviera. Today, the French Riviera is arguably the best-known riviera in the world. After World War II as before, the French Riviera, centered in the department of Alpes-Maritimes, welcomed more tourists than any French region outside Paris. The chapter explains that the book concentrates on the thirty years after World War II, widely known as the trente glorieuses, or “Thirty Glorious Years.” It examines the infrastructure of tourism during that period, looking at the massive construction and public works projects on the Riviera. The book focuses on the people living and working there, particularly the North African workers who did much of the rebuilding of the Riviera.

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