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RADA - Riviera Amateur Dramatic Association : radio variety theatre, Thursday thru Saturday at the Mougins School. - Event
Brittains Quiz Night : Friday in Valbonne. Contact to reserve : John 04 93 12 03 97. - Info

Ideas for your Weekend : taking the "pont" and wondering what to do? - Ideas
What's On Now : Calendar of Riviera events on this day and this month. - What's On
Community Calendar : Regular Recurring events, meetings, clubs, churches, weekly or monthly. - Regular Events
Your VO Cinema today and to come : films on the Riviera for the next few days. - Screenings and Access Maps
Cannes Film Festival : 16-27 May, Palais des Festivals - Site
Today in History : What else happened on this date? - More

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News in English

The French, Napoleon once remarked, “complain about everything and all the time”. True ... and discouraging for...
A cyclist travelling on the RD 559 was run over on Wednesday afternoon by a motorist.The two-wheeler...
Shopping on a camel as a tribute to the "inaction" by the UN Security Board, the actor...
Wednesday night a 67-year-old man allegedly killed his girlfriend, 52, before committing suicide in the "le Monet"...
A man fled the Grasse courthouse Wednesday evening after jumping out the window of the judge’s office....

News via Twitter

17th May  - 8 hours ago
RT @TelegraphWorld: Carla Bruni had 'brief but passionate' affair with France's new foreign minister http://t.co/DfjuApAo
17th May  - 9 hours ago
Why Kate Isn't Pregnant - The Daily Beast - http://t.co/CsnuiK7n
17th May  - 9 hours ago
RT @BritishAirways: Show me the money: the story behind athletes and their sponsors http://t.co/H9VPZ843 #BABusinessLife
17th May  - 9 hours ago
RT @HuffingtonPost: BREAKING: @TMZ reports that disco legend Donna Summer has died http://t.co/W8PRCUDh
17th May  - 9 hours ago
New French foreign minister faces baptism of fire - http://t.co/r9kYLhTe

Hot Topic of the Moment

Riviera Rudeness : too much attitude, bad for business? Discussion

Articles and News Features

Travel Mike Meade

The Transavia Model

There are low cost airlines - and then there are low cost airlines. Since the birth of no-frills services over 20 years ago, discount carriers have gradually tweaked their offers to accommodate the needs of niche markets within the low cost model. Companies like easyJet and Ryanair give little more for your money than the right to plunk your…
Profiles of Residents Patrick Middleton

Top Doctor - Daniel Benchimol

Most anglophones living here are impressed by French doctors but the media make it clear that a lot of those men and women in white coats aren’t happy. To find out more meet Daniel Benchimol, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in Nice. Professor Daniel Benchimol is Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in NiceDiscontent for some seems to begin in the…

The “Sadist In A Black Hat” Bows Out

Eye on France Riviera Reporter
Nice, in the time of Jacques Médecin and after, had a reputation as a centre of political and economic corruption. Elisabeth Guigou, as…

Does 'Maman' Know Best?

Eye on France Riviera Reporter
Pamela Druckerman has a Masters of International Affairs from Columbia University, and trained in improvisational comedy at the Upright…

Rotterdam

Travel Mike Meade
Mike Meade on that other city in Holland I wasn’t expecting anything like Amsterdam but that’s not what I got. I was expecting a dingy…

British Airways, the legacy option

Travel Mike Meade
British Airways has been flying to and from Nice since 1946. Now 66 years later, more Gatwick flights are added to their Nice-London…

Discussion Life on the French Riviera and Cote d'Azur

I think that Michael Walker means the early morning flight to Gatwick which links directly to the Caribbean fl ... More
Any idea how this device is supposed to work? Is it electronic?Never heard of it but with the mo ... More
RAINING? TRY THESE Go to the movies! VO films in our region for the next few days - Screenings and Acces ... More
Thanks for the tips, Dick. I'll try one or 2 when I'm next in Antibes. I don't go there often because I ... More
Actually, The 1996 Atlanta Olympics (officially "Games of the XXVI Olympiad ") made about US$10 million ... More

Blogs by Riviera Residents

I've just came back from Nice airport where I was meeting a friend. He was late so I had some time to spare wandering around both terminals and observing.Both terminals were busy and the language I heard mostly was French....
A feisty debate between Sarkozy and Hollande on French television last night. Neither of them looked presidential, did they? Bickering over figures and sending snide insults across the table at each other. Seems to me that Sarkozy grasps economic...
April 14 is the 100th birthday anniversary of Robert Doisneau, one of France's finest street photographers. Like his compatriots Willy Ronis and Henri Cartier-Bresson, Doisneau captured the life of his times in fragments of decisive moments that document the stories...
The Shipwrecks and UNESCO. There are plenty of wrecks resting on the seabed along our beautiful...
... everyone knows the rest of the saying. Most people don't pay a lot of attention to it though. Greed is a treacherous ally. Expat communities tend to attract scam artists and conmen. I've helped bring down a few of...

Riviera Reporter Magazine - News and information on the French Riviera

Accommodation and Hotels

   06 - Cannes    06 - Golfe Juan    06 - Sospel    06 - Villefranche    83 - Var    Corsica   


06 - Cannes

CAMPANILE**
04 93 48 69 41

CANNES GALLIA ***
www.cannes-gallia.com

ETAP HOTEL CANNES CENTRE **
04 93 38 20 20

GRAY D'ALBION ****
www.graydalbion-lucienbarriere.com

IBIS CANNES CENTRE **
04 92 98 96 96

IRIS LE CANNET **
04 93 45 79 76

KYRIAD CANNES MANDELIEU **
04 93 48 21 00

LE CANBERRA ****
www.hotel-cannes-canberra.com

MAJESTIC BARRIERE*****
www.majestic-lucienbarriere.com

Marriott *****
www.palaisstephanie.com

MARTINEZ*****
www.hotel-martinez.com

NOVOTEL CANNES MONTFLEURY ****
http://www.novotel.com/fr/hotel-0806-novotel-cannes-montfleury/index.shtml

PROVENCE ***
www.hotel-de-provence.com


06 - Golfe Juan

Le Provence Hotel
17 Avenue Gare 06220 GOLFE JUAN
04 97 21 85 30
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - www.leprovencehotel.com/english.html
Golfe Juan. English owned, within easy walking distance from the sea.
A Riviera Reporter free distribution point.


06 - Sospel

Villa Amiel - Sospel
Avenue des Martyrs de la Resistance,
06380 SOSPEL
04 93 04 12 69


06 - Villefranche

Villa Vauban Hotel
11 Avenue General de Gaulle,
06230 VILLEFRANCHE SUR MER.
04 93 55 94 51


83 - Var

Four Seasons Resort
3100 Route de Bagnols-en-Forêt,, Domaine de Terre Blanche
83440 TOURRETTES, VAR
www.fourseasons.com/provence
Domaine de Terre Blanche, Tourrettes, Var.

Hotel Les Oliviers, Fayence
18 Avenue St Christophe 83440 FAYENCE
04.94.76.13.12
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - www.lesoliviersfayence.fr
In the heart of Provence, this charming French/English family run hotel offers an outdoor swimming pool and a large terrace area.
A Riviera Reporter free distribution point.


Corsica

Miramar Boutique Hotel - Corsica
Route de la Corniche,
20 110 PROPRIANO
04 95 74 06 13
Small luxury 4* hotel in southern Corsica. Member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

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