Touchy feely art
Eduardo Chillida liked to imagine that his artistic works would be part of a landscape where visitors could walk around them as one walks around a forest, touching them as one might touch trees.
Côte d’Azur registers hottest September in 24 years
This year’s changeable weather has continued through to September with the highest temperatures recorded in the Côte d’Azur in 24 years.
Extended search for missing English man
The search has been widened for a missing 92-year-old British man. Police say they have exhausted searches in the Valbonne area where the man was last seen and will now look beyond the borders of France.

Cause of death unknown
An autopsy has failed to determine exactly what caused the death of a British man killed during a street brawl in Cannes earlier this week.
Head for the hills and stars
Known as the getaway of choice for the world’s most rich and famous, this month The RT takes a look at the Riviera homes of the stars
Get the gloss back into your oriental rugs
For centuries, oriental rugs and carpets have been valued as ornaments for the floor or wall. Depending on their age, type, knot tying methods and material they are often very valuable items. Jurek Biela who specialises in preserving these aristocrats of the carpet kingdom is now offering his services on the Côte d’Azur. In an interview he explained what is involved.

Police seize 31 luxury cars belonging to an Arabian prince
In the heights of Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes, police have seized 2 Rolls Royce, 2 Maybachs and a Bentley. The 5 luxury vehicles belonging to a Prince of Arabia have been taken off the roads after being illegally registered for some time.
Russian Orthodox Cathedral closed to visitors
Tensions are mounting surrounding the closure of the famous Russian cathedral in Nice. The church, which has been closed off to the public since 12th September 2011, is still at the centre of a battle between the Association Culturelle Niçoise (ACOR) and the Russian Federation over whether to hand the monument back to Russia.
Stones relive Riviera days
Exactly 40 years ago, the Rolling Stones were pretty down. The legendary rock group was contending with spiralling drug addictions and financial problems and was constantly targeted by the police in the UK.

One person killed in furnace explosion
One person has died in a nuclear waste explosion at the Maroule site near the city of Nîmes in southern France.
Government plan to fight illegal cigarettes and tobacco smuggling
It is estimated to be worth a staggering 81 million euros but the French black market for cigarettes and tobacco is under serious threat. Today the government announced new plans in a bid to ramp up the battle against illegal trafficking activity in France.
European Heritage Day 2011
The 28th edition of European Heritage Days invites residents and visitors of Nice to enjoy a small slice of history.

Monaco gets behind the wheel of the ‘autobleue’
Less than two years after ‘vélos bleus’ were put into operation, Nice took the ecological urban world by storm, creating a self-serve electronic car program, ‘autobleue’, in April 2011. Now, further excitement has been added to this ambitious project with a new partnerhip between Monaco and Nice.
New austerity tax targets the luxury hotel industry
The local hotel industry is furious over plans to increase taxes in its high-end sector almost three-fold. After rejecting calls for tax increases on theme park tickets, French MP’s have now proposed four and five star hotels bear part of the austerity burden.
New breathalyzer device for the cars of drink-drivers
Breathalyzers could be fitted to the cars of convicted drink-drivers, under new laws just approved. The system has already shown positive trial results in the Rhônes-Alpes region.

New hospital opening date pushed to 2013
The first stage of the highly anticipated Pasteur 2 hospital in Nice will be delivered in mid-2013, not next year as previously announced. Local politicians visited the site yesterday, re-affirming that construction of the country’s largest hospital is well underway, albeit a little late and a lot more expensive than planned.
Last chance to visit the Mont Alban fort
Travelling towards Nice on the Basse Corniche you may have noticed the impressively large building overlooking the bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer. This is the Fort de Mont Alban, one of the jewels in the department’s heritage crown, and open to the public for a short time only.
Tax increase on theme parks suspended
Theme park enthusiasts across the French Riviera will be relieved to know a tax increase on entry fees, forming part of austerity measures announced last week, has been suspended.