It might sound strange, but a weekend wandering around the graveyards of Paris is a great way to spend some time. The cemeteries are in quiet settings, with trees and landscaping. They have some beautiful monuments and sepulchres, and they are the resting place of many famous people, from France and also from all
One can fall in love with a city. It happened to me some 14 years ago. I came to San Francisco as a law student to do a 9-month internship and ended up staying there nearly 10 years. And if today the girl from St.Tropez in me is glad to be back on the French Riviera, with its beautiful landscape and glorious weather, I
It only takes 45 minutes by car from Nice to be plunged into atmospheres and rhythms of long ago. In a magnificent position up the Valle Nervia we come across Perinaldo, one of the oldest and most typical Ligurian villages. Perinaldo looks upwards beyond the horizon towards the blue of the heavens; here the sky is
Munich, the capital of the State of Bavaria is renowned worldwide for its Oktoberfest, but the city has a lot more to offer to the traveler than just beer, regardless of the time of year. And since it is barely an hour and a half away from the French Riviera by plane, it makes for a perfect destination for a weekend
"When I want to think of something pleasing and restful"- wrote the Italian Queen Margherita of Savoy in January 1923, "my beloved Villa in Bordighera appears in front of my eyes." The Villa Regina Margherita is located a little above the Villa Etelinda on the elegant Via Romana, the old Roman road that linked Liguria
Holidaymakers are so busy flocking to the popular destinations of Cannes or Nice that they often neglect the beautiful area of Liguria, Italy. Beaches with sheer cliffs, green valleys in the hinterland, the smell of the sea...mushrooms, flowers, herbs are growing in this heaven on earth alongside olives and wine!
Milan is without a doubt the most exciting city in Italy. Famous for its cutting-edge fashion and architectural designers, it is also a good place to enjoy everything the country is known for - and it is just a 4 hour drive away from Nice! If you only have a couple of days off work and you feel like getting away from
For the past 10 years 'Bar Tabac' and 'Robin des bois', two very friendly French brasseries in Brooklyn, have celebrated Bastille Day in a very special way, last year attracting 12,000 visitors! They import sand from the beach to cover Smith Street, between Bergen and Pacific Street, to form the courts needed to play
Beirut is within reach - there are now three direct flights from Nice Cote d'Azur. It's good - the two cities have a lot in common - from language to geography. But there are also huge differences. Mention Nice and most people imagine a calm city on the Med - Beirut, also on the Mediterranean, is a little more
Get active and discover the beautiful island off the south coast of France... Just a short ferry ride from Nice, Corsica is a charming island, filled with rugged land, scatterings of bright, colourful flowers and craggy coastlines. Ancient villages are perched high on velvety hilltops whilst sun-drenched valleys exude
