Author FLORENCE DUBOSC

August 21, 2018

No artist embodies better the spirit of Montmartre at the turn of the 20th century than French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Biarritz, From Belle Époque Resort to Surfing Paradise

August 16, 2018

Travel

Biarritz, situated on the Bay of Biscay in South Western France, remains as popular a resort today as it was two centuries ago.

Irene Kopelman Offers a Poetic View of our Environment

August 7, 2018

This summer, the Musée d’Art moderne et d’Art contemporain (MAMAC) in Nice presents the works of Irene Kopelman, an Argentinian artist who likes to explore exceptional ecosystems, where she seeks to understand the mechanisms of the living world.

Cannes Celebrates Dada and Surrealist artist Max Ernst

August 2, 2018

La Malmaison in Cannes hosts a beautiful exhibition of the works of preeminent Dada and Surrealist artist Max Ernst, entitled “L’imagination en jeu”

Nature Breathes a New Colourful Life with Monique Orsini

July 27, 2018

Light, senses and colour, three words that come to mind when describing the work of Monique Orsini

Steeman expo at Palais de l'Europe in Menton

Menton Celebrates Steeman, Master of the Detective Novel

July 21, 2018

Local Buzz

The name Stanislas-André Steeman may not mean anything to you but chances are you have probably read some of the Belgian author’s books

Musée Jean Cocteau collection Séverin Wunderman Menton

Valerio Adami’s Pop Art is Colouring the Summer in Menton

July 12, 2018

Running throughout the summer and until mid-November, the Musée Jean Cocteau in Menton is celebrating the works of Valerio Adami, an Italian illustrator and painter, recognizable for his strong black lines dividing vivid colour fields.

Beloved Character Bécassine Hitting the Big Screen

July 3, 2018

Created in 1905 by Jacqueline Rivière and Joseph Pinchon to fill a blank page in the children’s magazine La Semaine de Suzette, the young Breton housemaid Bécassine was so well-received by the readers that she soon had her own comic strips.

French President Becomes “First and Only Honorary Canon of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran”

June 26, 2018

News

When Emmanuel Macron met the Pope in the Vatican last week, the two had plenty to talk about, starting with the current migration crisis which is casting deep divisions among European countries.

Super Bol in Nice Successfully Surfing the Poke Bowl Trend

June 21, 2018

Food & Drink

Poke craze has been taking over the culinary world for the last few years and now thanks to Super Bol, this new foodie fad is making a splash in Nice.

Norah Jones Jazzing Up Juan-les-Pins this July

June 11, 2018

Norah Jones is back on the piano and back on the road. Following the release of her latest album, Day Breaks, in 2016, the 9-time Grammy winner will perform at Jazz à Juan this July, alongside the likes of Sting, Carla Bruni and Earth, Wind & Fire

Step into Latifa Echakhch’s Mechanical Garden in Monaco

May 26, 2018

French-Moroccan artist Latifa Echakhch presents Le Jardin Mécanique, an installation conceived especially for the Villa Sauber in Monaco.

Colourful and Poetic Landscapes of Franco Fontana on Display in Nice

May 19, 2018

According to Franco Fontana “the purpose of art is to make visible the invisible.” And with his photographs, he does just that, taking ordinary everyday scenes and turning them into striking, colourful landscapes.

Replica of The Hermione Sails into Nice