Saturday, August 28th, 2010 at
7:42 pm
L’Occitane Provence garden at Chelsea Flower Show
L’Occitane has sponsored a Provencal garden at the Chelsea Flower Show – I know becauseJulietold me on Facebook.The landscape of Provence is the inspiration forThe
L’Occitane Garden, which recaptures Olivier Baussan’s vision when he
set up the natural beauty company over 30 years ago.
The garden features key plant species that are found in the warm, sunny
climes of the South of France and the Mediterranean, including structurally
appealing olive and almond trees and iconic lavender cult
Topless in Provence face fines
British tourists who gotoplessin France this summer risk being
fined as cities bring in regulations designed to protect public decency. Perpignan,
near the Spanish border in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, has
become the latest city to introduce new regulations to ban bare chests.
Such sanctions are not uncommon in seaside resorts – Cote D’Azur
locations such as Cannes and St Tropez have long enforced a ban on
shirtless men and women wearing bikinis, if they are walking around the
Keira Knightly buys Provence property
Keira Knightley has spent £1.5million on a secluded estate in Provence. Insiders say Knightley has bought the retreat, a
stone’s throw from Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis’ home, so she has
place to recharge her batteries.
“The house is incredibly private, small
and cozy and they intend to keep it that way,” a source explained.
“Keira is thrilled with the change of scenery and loves
the feeling that she’ll always have this place to retreat to when she
needs to recharge her batteries. Keira i
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 at
7:38 pm
Modern, safe and fully fit for summer
During summertime, the La Mole airport is an important traffic junction for holidaymakers in Saint-Tropez. Most of the 4000 flights each year are in July and August. At the moment, construction work is underway to modernise the airport. We spoke with the director, François André.
Med almost claims third victim in a week
To the unwary visitor the Mediterranean Sea may appear like a benign blue haven in the current heat wave, but this almost land-locked body of water needs to be treated with the same respect as its more powerful ocean cousins. In less than a week two people have drowned and yesterday a tourist nearly lost her life in La Croix-Valmer in the Var.
Six injured as police and firemen clash
A violent confrontation between riot police and firemen in uniform protesting against pension reform suddenly erupted in the centre of Nice on Friday around midday resulting in six people being injured.
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 at
7:30 pm
Modern, safe and fully fit for summer
During summertime, the La Mole airport is an important traffic junction for holidaymakers in Saint-Tropez. Most of the 4000 flights each year are in July and August. At the moment, construction work is underway to modernise the airport. We spoke with the director, François André.
Topless in Provence face fines
British tourists who gotoplessin France this summer risk being
fined as cities bring in regulations designed to protect public decency. Perpignan,
near the Spanish border in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, has
become the latest city to introduce new regulations to ban bare chests.
Such sanctions are not uncommon in seaside resorts – Cote D’Azur
locations such as Cannes and St Tropez have long enforced a ban on
shirtless men and women wearing bikinis, if they are walking around the
Med almost claims third victim in a week
To the unwary visitor the Mediterranean Sea may appear like a benign blue haven in the current heat wave, but this almost land-locked body of water needs to be treated with the same respect as its more powerful ocean cousins. In less than a week two people have drowned and yesterday a tourist nearly lost her life in La Croix-Valmer in the Var.
Keira Knightly buys Provence property
Keira Knightley has spent £1.5million on a secluded estate in Provence. Insiders say Knightley has bought the retreat, a
stone’s throw from Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis’ home, so she has
place to recharge her batteries.
“The house is incredibly private, small
and cozy and they intend to keep it that way,” a source explained.
“Keira is thrilled with the change of scenery and loves
the feeling that she’ll always have this place to retreat to when she
needs to recharge her batteries. Keira i
Six injured as police and firemen clash
A violent confrontation between riot police and firemen in uniform protesting against pension reform suddenly erupted in the centre of Nice on Friday around midday resulting in six people being injured.
Friday, August 13th, 2010 at
7:20 pm
Modern, safe and fully fit for summer
During summertime, the La Mole airport is an important traffic junction for holidaymakers in Saint-Tropez. Most of the 4000 flights each year are in July and August. At the moment, construction work is underway to modernise the airport. We spoke with the director, François André.
Med almost claims third victim in a week
To the unwary visitor the Mediterranean Sea may appear like a benign blue haven in the current heat wave, but this almost land-locked body of water needs to be treated with the same respect as its more powerful ocean cousins. In less than a week two people have drowned and yesterday a tourist nearly lost her life in La Croix-Valmer in the Var.
Six injured as police and firemen clash
A violent confrontation between riot police and firemen in uniform protesting against pension reform suddenly erupted in the centre of Nice on Friday around midday resulting in six people being injured.
Sunday, August 8th, 2010 at
7:12 pm
Modern, safe and fully fit for summer
During summertime, the La Mole airport is an important traffic junction for holidaymakers in Saint-Tropez. Most of the 4000 flights each year are in July and August. At the moment, construction work is underway to modernise the airport. We spoke with the director, François André.
Med almost claims third victim in a week
To the unwary visitor the Mediterranean Sea may appear like a benign blue haven in the current heat wave, but this almost land-locked body of water needs to be treated with the same respect as its more powerful ocean cousins. In less than a week two people have drowned and yesterday a tourist nearly lost her life in La Croix-Valmer in the Var.
Six injured as police and firemen clash
A violent confrontation between riot police and firemen in uniform protesting against pension reform suddenly erupted in the centre of Nice on Friday around midday resulting in six people being injured.
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 at
7:11 pm
Modern, safe and fully fit for summer
During summertime, the La Mole airport is an important traffic junction for holidaymakers in Saint-Tropez. Most of the 4000 flights each year are in July and August. At the moment, construction work is underway to modernise the airport. We spoke with the director, François André.
Med almost claims third victim in a week
To the unwary visitor the Mediterranean Sea may appear like a benign blue haven in the current heat wave, but this almost land-locked body of water needs to be treated with the same respect as its more powerful ocean cousins. In less than a week two people have drowned and yesterday a tourist nearly lost her life in La Croix-Valmer in the Var.
Six injured as police and firemen clash
A violent confrontation between riot police and firemen in uniform protesting against pension reform suddenly erupted in the centre of Nice on Friday around midday resulting in six people being injured.
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 at
7:08 pm
Modern, safe and fully fit for summer
During summertime, the La Mole airport is an important traffic junction for holidaymakers in Saint-Tropez. Most of the 4000 flights each year are in July and August. At the moment, construction work is underway to modernise the airport. We spoke with the director, François André.
Med almost claims third victim in a week
To the unwary visitor the Mediterranean Sea may appear like a benign blue haven in the current heat wave, but this almost land-locked body of water needs to be treated with the same respect as its more powerful ocean cousins. In less than a week two people have drowned and yesterday a tourist nearly lost her life in La Croix-Valmer in the Var.
Six injured as police and firemen clash
A violent confrontation between riot police and firemen in uniform protesting against pension reform suddenly erupted in the centre of Nice on Friday around midday resulting in six people being injured.
Friday, July 23rd, 2010 at
7:03 pm
Modern, safe and fully fit for summer
During summertime, the La Mole airport is an important traffic junction for holidaymakers in Saint-Tropez. Most of the 4000 flights each year are in July and August. At the moment, construction work is underway to modernise the airport. We spoke with the director, François André.
Med almost claims third victim in a week
To the unwary visitor the Mediterranean Sea may appear like a benign blue haven in the current heat wave, but this almost land-locked body of water needs to be treated with the same respect as its more powerful ocean cousins. In less than a week two people have drowned and yesterday a tourist nearly lost her life in La Croix-Valmer in the Var.
Six injured as police and firemen clash
A violent confrontation between riot police and firemen in uniform protesting against pension reform suddenly erupted in the centre of Nice on Friday around midday resulting in six people being injured.
Sunday, July 18th, 2010 at
7:00 pm
BB outraged at another needless death
Two months after a wild boar was rescued from the sea and then shot by the authorities, a roe deer with a broken leg has met a similar fate incurring the wrath of the Côte d’Azur’s most famous animal rights defender. Brigitte Bardot has fired off another angry letter to the Alpes-Maritimes’ Prefect Francis Lamy expressing the outrage that many in the region feel about the needless deaths of these wild animals.
Modern, safe and fully fit for summer
During summertime, the La Mole airport is an important traffic junction for holidaymakers in Saint-Tropez. Most of the 4000 flights each year are in July and August. At the moment, construction work is underway to modernise the airport. We spoke with the director, François André.
Med almost claims third victim in a week
To the unwary visitor the Mediterranean Sea may appear like a benign blue haven in the current heat wave, but this almost land-locked body of water needs to be treated with the same respect as its more powerful ocean cousins. In less than a week two people have drowned and yesterday a tourist nearly lost her life in La Croix-Valmer in the Var.
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 at
6:57 pm
Nice to host next G8 summit
President Sarkozy has announced that Nice has been chosen to hold the next G8 summit in 2011. Bestowed with the G8 presidency next year, France is responsible for organizing and hosting the summit, which will be held over three days in the spring.
BB outraged at another needless death
Two months after a wild boar was rescued from the sea and then shot by the authorities, a roe deer with a broken leg has met a similar fate incurring the wrath of the Côte d’Azur’s most famous animal rights defender. Brigitte Bardot has fired off another angry letter to the Alpes-Maritimes’ Prefect Francis Lamy expressing the outrage that many in the region feel about the needless deaths of these wild animals.
Modern, safe and fully fit for summer
During summertime, the La Mole airport is an important traffic junction for holidaymakers in Saint-Tropez. Most of the 4000 flights each year are in July and August. At the moment, construction work is underway to modernise the airport. We spoke with the director, François André.
