If you are lucky enough to be spending Christmas in Nice, you may be tempted to join the hundreds of impulsive winter swimmers and take a Christmas dip in the Mediterranean. Nice’s annual Christmas swim (Bain de Noel), takes place on Ruhl Beach on December 19. Both locals and visitors alike brave the chilly water,
Chestnuts amidst a landscape of autumnal rapture – Just two reasons to visit Provence this October. The glamorous ladies have departed their summer-long residence on the beach, the millions of grapes once swarming the fields have been picked and harvested, and many of the swanky hotels and restaurants are closing for the winter, but hang
‘Celebrate spring to the sound of bells’ and join Lot’s Transhumance Festival. Although the term ‘transhumance’ is not the most commonly used word in the English dictionary, for people living in rural regions in countries such as Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Italy and France, ‘transhumance’ is a much more widely used expression. Its meaning is still
‘The City is Yours’ – Cannes launches new tourism marketing strategy for 2011 Under the slogan the ‘City is Yours’, Cannes has launched a new strategy for tourism this year, designed to lure more tourists from around the globe to the beautiful and exclusive French Riviera town. Isabelle Gainche, the new Commercial and Marketing Director
A calendar of colour, vibrancy and passion – St Tropez’s 2011 festival line-up. St Tropez may be world-renowned for being a seaside lined with yachts, trendy terrace cafes and society’s glamorous elite, but its religious festivities remain less well-documented than the town’s penchant for reeling in the well-heeled and famous. At the end of May,
Heading to Bergerac this springtime? You MUST check out the famous Jazz Pourpre Festival 2011. Situated on the bank of a river on the Dordogne surrounded by some of the most stunning countryside France has to offer, the town of Bergerac is an especially picturesque and quaint place to visit. Nestled in the heart of
Our guide to the best carnival in the South of France – The Nice Mardi Gras 2011! Being associated with flamboyance, colour, joviality and life, Mardi Gras celebrations could be described as being the ultimate carnival festivity. And none more so than in the city of Nice, where every street, square, boulevard and building comes alive the
Whilst Christmas in the UK may half-heartedly begin on December 1, with the opening of the first advent calendar window, in Provence the festive season begins with a lot more zest and ‘official’ enthusiasm, on December 4, when St. Barbe’s Day is celebrated. Also unlike Britain where the decorations are hastily taken down and Christmas
