French Riviera Style Ten (More) Ways to Spot You’re in the Côte d’Azur

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Contributor blog post by Jemma:

Let summer begin! It’s not just that the calendar has sailed past June 21, varyingly known as the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, and France’s Fête de la Musique, when entire cities put on their dancing shoes.

Non, another sign of summer – at least according to our friends – is that Philippe, Lolo and I have returned to Antibes. We’re the locals-but-not-locals in this town.

…Continue reading here for Jemma’s 1o clues to French Riviera style from high heels to short strong coffees there is really nothing better than the Côte d’Azur.

Things to do in Antibes:

Head to the beach

Explore the doors and windows of the old town

Visit the Picasso Museum

Buy lunch at the market, open daily except on Mondays

Via:: French Lessons

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Jemma Hélène

Jemma was born and raised in the US Midwest. A banker by trade, she slogged away at a Swiss investment bank in the UK and South Africa before moving – for decent spaces of time, anyway – to the South of France. At a similar stage, she also moved to the right side of her brain as a writer. She has published articles in Maclean’s, SuperYacht World, and various travel and university presses.

At this point Jemma lives mostly in Canada, but she spends the whole of every summer in the Côte d’Azur town of Antibes. From this seaside town of ramparts, situated midway between Nice and Cannes, she has penned her blog French Lessons since 2007. Each post captures a snapshot of the remarkable, real life of the French Riviera. “Consider these pages my summertime gift to you,” she tells her readers.

When not engrossed in things French, Jemma is - not in any particular order - writing a book, making music, performing motherly duties, expanding sustainable education in places that have less of it, promoting Canadian writing, and travelling off-the-beaten-track: over 90 countries, and counting.

You can reach Jemma through her blog site at French Lessons.