People & Lifestyle

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01.09.2011 0

People & Lifestyle: The realities of retiring to France.

A life to live all over again

Sunshine & good times: the dream of many anglophone retirees

The French Riviera has long been a dream location for Anglophone people in their retirement. But what are the realities of retiring to France? This month The RT finds out...Read more …

08.08.2011 2

People & Lifestyle: Hannah Marshall on the beautiful benefits of practicing yoga on the beach in Nice

Look to the horizon for Nirvana

People doing yoga

Dusk falls on a small group standing by the ocean. Their faces are soft, their eyes are closed and their palms are pressed together directly in front of their heart. All they can hear is the sound of the waves lapping back and forth over the rocky shore and their breath, in and out through the nose.Read more …

09.07.2011 0

People & Lifestyle: The latest weapon in the fight against pesky Aedes mosquitoes is an SOS call away

Beat those mozzies

In recent years, the Côte d'Azur has become one of the region’s in Europe most plagued by the dengue fever mosquito.Read more …

02.07.2011 1

People & Lifestyle: The Automobile club de Nice and The Riviera Times look forward to this weekend's British Classic Car Picnic

Picnic baskets and classic cars

Christian Diaz-Proud

The Maserati shot down the Promenade des Anglais at 150 km/h. The year is 1933 and the Italian maestro Tazio Nuvolari is at the wheel. Read more …

22.05.2011 0

People & Lifestyle: Italian cuisine fair in Nice

Italian delicacies on the French table

Next month gourmet aficionados of Italian cuisine are in for a treat as the famous Italie à table festival is set for its seventh season.The food festival returns to Jardin Albert 1er gardens in Nice from 2nd to 5th of June.Read more …

20.05.2011 2

People and Lifestyle: Conference reveals ‘secrets’ of anti-ageing

The elixir of youth?

The desire to defy age goes back to the very origins of human existence and many people dream of reversing the ageing process.Read more …

18.05.2011 0

People and Lifestyle: In this month’s ‘My Village’ a mayor emails his people on what’s going on

Ever heard of Blausasc?

I love coming home to this tranquillity and fresh air because you know what it's like in Monaco, hectic, built up, noisy." Sacha Williams lives with her French fiancé Benoît (Ben) in Vienna, a hamlet in the commune of Blausasc in the Paillon valley, north east of Nice. Read more …

12.05.2011 1

People & Lifestyle: Nice-based US WWII veteran discovers army pal after 65 years

An old comrade googled

An American living in Nice has been reunited with his comrade in arms 65 years since they were last in contact.Read more …

02.05.2011 3

People and Lifestyle: Boots beauty ‘treats’ soon to be found in every Carrefour hypermarche in France thanks to new business alliance

Boots products coming to a Carrefour near you!

If you're on the Riviera and have been missing your daily Boots essentials then you'll be over the moon to hear that the leading international health and beauty group has decided to sign a long term agreement with French supermarket giant, Carrefour.Read more …

28.01.2011 0

People & Lifestyle: A Niçois institution where people really do know your name

Wayne's is where the heart is

View of the interior of Wayne's

Wayne’s. There are few bars in Nice that can say so much with their name alone. In fact, not since the days that Woody and Sam served Norm and Cliff over the wooden counter in Cheers, has a drinking establishment so embodied the “where everybody knows your name” philosophy. Read more …

Local Top Stories

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 …