The Ten Gifts (Holidays or Not) Everyone Hopes to Find in their Stocking
At the tail end of this exhausting year, we all crave a little balm on our aching souls. The recommendations of locally-made gifts on our coup-de-cœur list are exactly that.
Sean Kingsley: A Meeting with the David Attenborough of Shipwrecks
Jules Verne’s “20,000 Leagues under the Sea” has become a reality. A British marine archaeologist and historian has helped make it happen. And now you can be part of the adventure, too.
The Art of Capturing the Colours of Provence on Silk
Silk scarves are passé? Not so! A young woman from Avignon turns them into every fashionista’s trendy must-have accessories
Forever in Blue Jeans: The Fabric from Genoa That Revolutionized the World
A new exhibition in Genoa, Italy, shows what happens when you give contemporary artists a piece of denim to play with. It also sets the history of jeans straight
Lauren Graham: Watching a Prodigy Emerge on the International Stage
Lauren Graham, the youngest Canadian painter to date to exhibit in France, has written a literature award quality poem honouring veterans
***POSTPONED*** Le Week-End Solidaire: Rivieran Artists Perform for the Victims of Storm Alex
In an extraordinary two-day charity event, actors and musicians are rallying behind those who have lost everything in the recent storm that devastated the Niçois hinterland
Cannes Unveils Sculptures for First French Underwater Eco-Museum
A few weeks prior to their immersion into the waters off the Lérins Islands, renowned British artist Jason deCaires Taylor presents his monumental works, based on six local models
Nice-based Syria.Art’s New Expo: 300 Messages of Hope and Connectedness
The Penticton Art Gallery in British Columbia, Canada, is the inaugural venue of a traveling exhibition which shows that “You Are Not Alone”, not even in the midst of a pandemic
Digging into Rome’s Glorious Past
Never-before-seen details of the Eternal City’s architectural splendors are uncovered in the final episode of the successful French TV series "Mégapolis, les plus grandes villes de l'Antiquité”
Ancient Egypt Resurrected in Aix-en-Provence
After a lockdown-related delay, the Musée Granet’s 2020 highlight expo “Pharaon, Osiris et la Momie” can finally go ahead, and it was worth the long wait
Historic Three-Mast Barque Belem Chooses Cannes for her Winter Quarters
One of the world’s most fascinating sail ships, the Belem, has cast anchor in Port Canto where she will stay over until spring 2021. A rare chance to visit this beauty.
La Bonne Étape, Take Two: Renovated, Rejuvenated, and Revalidated
It has been five years since our last visit to Jany Gleize’s sumptuous hotel and Michelin starred restaurant. How have these complicated times treated him and his establishment?
Memoiren einer ungewöhnlichen Freundschaft mit Jim Morrison auf dem Weg zum 2020-Bestseller
Der kanadische Schriftsteller Bill Cosgrave erlebte die Liebe zwischen dem Hippie-Ära-Idol Jim Morrison und dessen Freundin Mary aus nächster Nähe mit. Sein Buch erzählt von seiner Freundschaft mit beiden.
Memoirs of an Unlikely Friendship with Jim Morrison en Route to 2020 Bestseller
Canadian writer Bill Cosgrave witnessed the relationship of hippie era rock idol Jim Morrison and his girlfriend Mary from a front row seat. 50 years on, he still loves them madly...
The Hidden Treasures of the Bay of Angels
Looking for the ultimate escape from the masses? The waters off of Nice and its neighbouring towns are full of unique dive sites.