Rebecca Whitlocke Choose the design of Nice’s trams! January 21, 2016Contributor blog post by Access Riviera: French Riviera residents have had the chance to vote for the type of trees and shrubs that line the Nice tramway route, and now you can have your say on the visual design of the trams. While I’m not sure putting a voting campaign to residents on tram design is …Continue Reading
Jemma - French Lessons · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Nice: Paradise Lost July 19, 2016Contributor blog post by Jemma: The cover of our local newspaper tells the story of Paradise Lost: The artist Mesia puts it even more touchingly: Such a bleu-blanc-rouge waves outside Bellevue, too. The flag is an ever-present sentry at the tip of a quay jutting into the Mediterranean bay. …Continue reading here for Jemma’s post. Via:: French …Continue Reading
Explore · Rebecca Whitlocke · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur The 70th Cannes Film Festival 2017 and 75th Monaco F1 Grand Prix April 28, 2017Contributor blog post by Access Riviera; Next month, two of the most exciting events on the French Riviera are set to thrill worldwide media – the 70th Cannes Film Festival 2017, and the 75th race of the Monaco F1 Grand Prix. Hosted in the second half of May, these are two of my favourite events …Continue Reading
Explore · Rebecca Whitlocke Grave Ramblings: Dark Tourism and the Cemeteries of the French Riviera January 22, 2018Contributor blog post by Access Riviera: I thought I would write about dark tourism and some of the famous people who lived and are laid to rest in the cemeteries on the French Riviera. What is Dark Tourism? Dark tourism is travel (and tourism) that involves visiting places connected to death, tragedy or disaster. …Continue Reading
