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Travel Makes You Richer
When I moved to Nice seven years ago, I was overwhelmed with the dichotomy of its hustle/bustle city feeling and laidback vacation-type ambiance. The city is second to Paris as a top tourist...
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Fashion & Food – Sarao Restaurant
While waiting on the Promenade des Anglais for a friend to have a quick lunch at Sarao, I pondered about how the French Riviera has a stereotypical image: chic and fashionable people strolling along...
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Bellet Wines in Nice
Just 30 minutes from the center of Nice is one of the oldest wine regions in France, dating back to the arrival of the Phocean Greek traders from Marseille. Some vines are over 1000 years old and the...
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Kitchen French: 7 French Food Idioms
It’s no secret that the French love their cuisine. The hexagon boasts some of the best chefs, restaurants and ingredients in the world. So it’s not all that surprising that this love has made its way...
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EVENT 06: Fête des Vendanges et des Châtaignes
REBLOGGED FROM The Riviera Grapevine What have you got planned for Sunday? If you happen to be in the area, and fancy a chance to sample some of the unique wines of the Alpes-Maritimes, why not pop...
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Interesting October Facts in French history
(source/credit: Rootstock Ads) We thought it’d be fun to take a cultural look at the country in which we live, October being especially well stocked in fascinating dates. After only a quick glance we...
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Riviera Restaurants: L’Ecole de Nice
“Travellers love Nice for its reliable sunshine, handsome 19th Century architecture, lively street life, great museums and palm tree-lined beach. Unsurprisingly, the city has also become popular with...
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Christmas in Nice
The Christmas Village willl take place from 6th December 2014 to 4th January 2015 in the heart of Nice, on the Place Massena. Every day from 11 am to 8 pm (9 pm on Fridays and Saturdays), come and...
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Versailles, Les secrets des Rois
Video (4 minutes – in French) HERE BUT if you watch it on YouTube, you can click on the CC box to choose video subtitles in other languages! Also, inviting you to check out the blog “Le Bal des...
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Matisse in Vence
Reblogged: Written by Margaret Clare in Provence-Alpes for thegoodlifefrance Nestling into the hillside above the little town of Vence in the Alpes-Maritimes lies the Chapelle du Rosaire or, as it is...
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Cannes Film Festival: A Special Visit
Le Palais des Festivals et des Congres is better known as the site of the world-renowned Cannes Film Festival, and it is only open to the public for attending events (400 per year). I had the chance...
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Bal des Courtisans
The Ball des Courtesans was formed to provide annual period costume events, reliving history in an ambiance of cultural & social fun on the French Riviera. Come join us!
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St Nicholas… Santa Claus… Father Christmas
24/7 in France:HO! HO! HO! Even though some of the American/British folkloric characters don’t come to France, you’ll be happy to know that the jolly old man in the red suit does. Of course, he goes by...
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Six reasons why France is top tourist destination
The Local looks at just how did France manage to attract over 84 million tourists last year – far more than any other country – and hear’s from one tourism industry chief in the country who believes...
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Le Bal des Courtisans
Two events added for 2015 – see official site for more information
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Hotel Spendide – Art & Food
While waiting to have lunch at the rooftop restaurant at the Hotel Spendide, I noticed the mosaic artwork in the lobby and was surprised to see they offer an art deco mosaic “guided tour.” As we...
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Life Quotes & A Medal
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” CS Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis, 1898-1963), was a novelist, poet and medievalist, who wrote The Chronicles of Narnia. Ralph Waldo...
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Myths debunked: 11 things you (wrongly) presumed about France
Stereotype: to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same. (wikipedia) The French are some of the most stereotyped people on the planet…… Read more of this...
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Smoke Alarm Law
Just 2% of French homes were fitted with smoke alarms in 2013, compared to 89% in England and 98% in Norway. Yet between 600 and 800 deaths are caused by domestic fires every year in France. It is now...
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Cafés, Bistrots, Bars and Brasseries – 18 Useful Tips
The newly-landed Anglophone expat might find the following tips of help when it comes to having a drink or a bite to eat in a café, a bistrot, a brasserie or a bar: Read more of this article HERE...
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