28.01.2012
Provence & Côte d'Azur: In our new property series following the coast to Italy, we put luxury in the spotlight
Next stop on our seaside journey towards Italy is Beaulieu-sur-Mer, with its beautiful Belle Epoque buildings. The property market divides into four sectors: firstly the centre-ville; then, to the east and on the other side of the port is La Petite Afrique where you will find waterside villas at eye-watering prices; the Casino sector of town is third and home to one of the finest Belle Epoque buildings in the area - Le Bristol; and finally you'll need a lucky streak at the former if you are to afford a villa in the residential area known as Edouard VII, named after the eponymous boulevard running north to the Moyenne Corniche.Read more … Buying in Beaulieu
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27.01.2012
Powder hounds are in for a treat this weekend, with snowfalls forecast for the Three Valleys including Isola 2000, Auron and Valberg. Temperatures will drop to between –4 and –2 degrees celcius during Saturday and Sunday, enabling a nice flurry of snow. The current situation on the Alps is:
Read more … Weekend snow forecast for Alps
27.01.2012
Provence & Côte d'Azur: judge rejects graver charge of manslaughter
Jean-Claude Mas, head of the breast implant company at the centre of a global health scare, has been charged and released on bail. The 72-year-old will now go on trial for involuntary injury, a lesser charge than had been expected.Read more … PIP founder charged
27.01.2012
Monaco: Tweets and crackdown on road accidents
There was good news and bad news at the Monaco government’s first meet-the-press of the year. Minister of State Michel Roger opened on a positive note, announcing four new initiatives, all part of the Principality’s ongoing “attractiveness” campaign, to narrow the communications’ gap between residents and government. In a nod to the ‘tweet’ phenomenon, the Principality has set up a twitter account (@gvt_monaco) in English and French. Read more … Monaco gets twittering
27.01.2012
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Learn how to whip up a tasty pomegranate treat!
In recent years, pomegranate has become the hot new flavour for cocktails and mixed drinks. But for centuries, it has held legendary status as a 'super fruit'. The ancient Egyptians even buried their dead with pomegranates because they believed it offered eternal life. Nowadays, research shows that the unusual fruit is full of antioxidants, loaded with Vitamin C and Potassium, and helps in the fight against certain cancers.Read more … Pomegranate power
26.01.2012
The Fairmont Monte Carlo has received three prestigious awards at the recent Interntional Hotel Awards in London, taking home Best European Hotel, 2011, Best Hotel of Monaco 2011, and Highly Commanded Spa. Read more … Fairmont voted best hotel
26.01.2012
Monaco: Free Mobile service doesn't extend to Monaco
A petition is circulating in Monaco for a better phone signal with Free Mobile. It comes as internet network Free causes a storm over its new bargain mobile phone tariffs. Read more … Monaco petitions for Free Mobile reception
26.01.2012
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Mas taken into custody over global health scare
Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of PIP, has been arrested in the south of France over the breast implant scandal. Former CEO Claude Couty was also taken into custody. The 72-year-old founder of the French firm was arrested early Thursday morning in Six-Fours in the Var. Read more … PIP founder arrested
26.01.2012
Monaco: Two day religious festival
Patron Saint of Monaco, Saint Devote, will celebrate its feast day today and tomorrow in the Principality. Among the celebrations, a religious mass and a street procession.
Read more … Saint Devote festival
26.01.2012
France: Smoking is on the rise among French teens, so why aren’t they listening?
According to a recent Cancer Research UK report, tobacco causes 23 per cent of all cancer cases in men and 15.6 per cent in women. The authors of the report, which was published in the British Journal of Cancer, claim it is the most comprehensive analysis to date on the subject. These figures are important because they strongly counteract the common belief that cancer is largely "in the genes". Read more … Extinguishing a culture
