Cannes (10)
16.01.2012
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Tickets up for grabs until Wednesday 25th January
Cannes residents have the chance to win tickets to the NRJ Music Awards featuring Coldplay at the end of January. There are also 900 passes to MIDEM up for grabs.Read more … Win tickets to NRJ music awards
19.12.2011
Provence & Côte d’Azur: Winter on the Riviera
Winter well and truly hit the Riviera this weekend as temperatures drastically plummeted. While the first snow of the season fell in Cannes, a tornado rumbled off the Baie des Anges, causing a stir among residents.Read more … Tornado and snow in Alpes Maritimes
16.11.2011
Provence & Côte d’Azur: Poker master cashes in the chips
British poker pro Sam Trickett has won the 2011 Partouche Poker Tour Main Event in Cannes, claiming one million euros in prize money. Trickett had an impressive victory over a field of 579 of the world’s best poker players.Read more … Brit wins 1m in poker tournament in Cannes
14.11.2011
Provence & Côte d’Azur: Hotel gem to shut for renovation works
Luxury Cannes hotel The Carlton is preparing to close its doors to the rich and the famous for eight months next year, to re-open just in time for the Cannes Film Festival in 2013. The news comes as a major blow to around 300 workers, who will lose their jobs as a result of the major project. Read more … The Carlton closes for facelift
03.11.2011
Provence & Côte d'Azur: More road delays in light of G20
More traffic disruptions are expected for today, Friday and Saturday due to the G20 summit in Cannes.Read more … G20 travel update
03.11.2011
Provence & Côte d’Azur: Two anti-globalisation protesters stage unusual rope
Two pro-Tibet protesters have been taken in to custody this morning following an anti-G20 campaign suspended from ropes at the Cannes train station.
Read more … Pro-Tibet rope protest
02.11.2011
Provence & Côte d’Azur: Which luxurious hotels along the Riviera will be welcoming the world leaders this week?
Nice Côte d’Azur airport welcomed 14 Boeing 747's and six Airbus 380 aeroplanes this morning, as 19 of the world's most influential leaders descended onto the French Riviera.Read more … Behind the G20
02.11.2011
Provence & Côte d’Azur: Emergency meeting in Cannes
Following Greece’s announcement of a referendum on the country’s new bail-out plan, an emergency meeting will be held in Cannes today, the day before the opening of the G20 summit. Read more … Emergency Greece meeting in Cannes today
31.10.2011
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Expect road delays on Thursday
The coastal road between Nice and Monaco will be closed on Thursday 3rd November between 10am and 4pm as G20 protesters take to the streets. Read more … G20 travel update
18.10.2011
Provence & Côte d’Azur: Orchestral group 'L'Espérance de Cannes' hits Cannes with their new collection of performances
Orchestral marvel L'Espérance de Cannes delighted the city of Cannes with its debut concert of the winter season last weekend. With four more shows planned for this month alone, the group appears to be going from strength to strength.Read more … Music to the ears
