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Sean Kingsley: A Meeting with the David Attenborough of Shipwrecks

November 28, 2020

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.

Opéra de Nice Presents Philip Glass’s ‘Akhnaten’ Online

GILLY LLOYD

November 26, 2020

Arts & Culture

Opéra Nice Côte d’Azur has opened the 2020/21 season with a spectacular work - the opera Akhnaten by contemporary composer Philip Glass

Lauren Graham: Watching a Prodigy Emerge on the International Stage

NATJA IGNEY

November 6, 2020

World

Lauren Graham, the youngest Canadian painter to date to exhibit in France, has written a literature award quality poem honouring veterans

Cannes Unveils Sculptures for First French Underwater Eco-Museum

NATJA IGNEY

October 19, 2020

Environment

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

NATJA IGNEY

October 16, 2020

World

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

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo Launches Winter Season with Two Works by Maillot

GILLY LLOYD

October 2, 2020

Arts & Culture

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo present the first programme of their Winter Season in Monaco, showcasing two works by Jean-Christophe Maillot

Historic Three-Mast Barque Belem Chooses Cannes for her Winter Quarters

NATJA IGNEY

September 22, 2020

News

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

NATJA IGNEY

September 17, 2020

Food & Drink

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?

Eric Marsh, Black Activist, on the George Floyd Mural

STANISLAS BERTELOOT

September 15, 2020

Podcasts

Back in America is a podcast exploring America's culture, values, and identity.

Sculpted Love – A Novel by Marcus Bicknell

SABINE NOELLE-WYING

September 7, 2020

News

Marcus Bicknell, author of 'Sculpted Love' is perhaps better known on the Riviera as an advocate of his great grand uncle Clarence Bicknell, the botanist, archaeologist and artist

Oceana performance by Dominique Jaussein

Ballet Nice Opens New Season at Théâtre de Verdure

GILLY LLOYD

September 6, 2020

Arts & Culture

At a time when audiences are longing to attend a live performance, Ballet Nice Méditerranée has, appropriately, selected a triptych of popular works with which to treat lovers of dance this month

Back in America: Cadex Herrera, Lead Artist of George Floyd’s Mural

STANISLAS BERTELOOT

September 4, 2020

Podcasts

Cadex Herrera is a co-artist behind the iconic memorial mural of George Floyd. Cadex immigrated to the United States from Belize when he was 19. Today at 45, he works as an elementary school behavioural specialist.

Kids Returning To School In September? Here’s How To Get Your Monaco Family Apartment Ready

RELEVANCE WEB

August 27, 2020

Property

This guide will look at small renovations you can do within your Monaco family apartment to optimise it for back-to-school life. Get ready for the new term.

Another Summer, Another Sad Record of Animal Abandonment in France

NATJA IGNEY

August 21, 2020

News

Every year, countless pets are kicked out in the street. Are the French indifferent about their furry companions? And are you interested in one of our featured adoption candidates?