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29.10.2008 0

Arts & Culture: Festival of underwater imagery

Water world

Stunning images of underwater life abound at the Festival

Today the 35th edition of the Festival of Underwater Imagery gets under way at the Palais des Congrès in Juan-les-Pins. The event will take place over five days, ending on Sunday, and will exhibit a selection of 168 films and around 1,500 photographs of life in our seas and oceans, according to the local paper Nice-Matin – it is therefore surely guaranteed to offer some truly beautiful images.Read more …

07.08.2008 0

Art & Culture: Jazz festival notes record pitch in sales

Jazz à Juan organisers hit the top

Building on the success of the previous year, the organisers of the Jazz à Juan festival in Juan-les-Pins have just received the results for this year’s festival – and its good news!Read more …

29.07.2008 0

Art & Culture: Plans for 2009 already underway

Jazz à Juan 2008 a complete success

The 48th edition of the Jazz à Juan festival has been a success. A number of artists played in Pinède Gould, Juan-les-Pins over the eleven evenings of the festival, with big names and fresh talent making an appearance.Read more …

17.07.2008 0

Art & Culture: Big names draw crowds as festival

Jazz festival reaches fever pitch

Jazz festival finishes at the weekend

As jazz fans flock to the small Côte town of Juan-les-Pins, the Jazz à Juan festival, currently in full swing, enters its last few days this weekend after a jam-packed 10-day programme.Read more …

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With the Siberian cold front “Cooper” sweeping through the region, freezing temperatures have caused havoc. Canceled flights, school and bus services inconvenienced many yesterday and despite clear skies today, the cold weather is set to continue, with fu

Cold snap set to continue

With the Siberian cold front “Cooper” sweeping through the region, freezing temperatures have caused havoc. Canceled flights, school and bus services inconvenienced many yesterday and despite clear skies today, the cold weather is set to continue, with further snow forecast for Saturday. Read more …

Fifth man arrested over jewellery death

Police have arrested a fifth man in relation to the bungled jewellery heist that killed store owner Thierry Unik in Cannes La Bocca. The 40-year-old suspect is yet to be charged as investigators determine his level of involvement in the case.Read more …

Toll increases start tomorrow

Tolls are set to increase by 10 cents at certain barriers between Aix and Nice tomorrow. It equates to an overall increase of 2.05 per cent, in line with inflation.Read more …

Event News

It’s festival time!

Traditionally, carnival time gave the public a chance to let off some steam and indulge themselves before the deprivations of Lent. Nowadays, it's a perfect excuse to break up the boredom that arrives with winter and, this being the Côte d’Azur, a way of attracting tourists in the low season when the weather has a good chance of being fine. Whether it's giant papier mâché heads or elephants adorned with citrus fruit, carnivals are exciting, colourful, and often downright weird. They're also another great excuse for getting out and seeing this beautiful region of ours!Read more …

Bag yourself a bargain with the January sales

It's that time of year that all discerning shoppers wait for ... the winter sales! Bargains will be officially hitting the shelves and racks across the PACA region in the next few weeks, while shoppers in Monaco are already treating themselves to a stack of reduced items.Read more …

Rally returns to WRC

The Monte-Carlo Rally returns to the World Rally Championship (WRC) for 2012 after a three-year absence. It was dropped in 2009 over an alternating venue ruling and, in what one suspects was a fit of pique, decided to continue with the not so restrictive but not so prestigious IRC (Intercon-tinental Rally Championship). Read more …

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