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.

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