Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities A Visit to Frejus to Understand the Malpasset Dam Tragedy August 29, 2018Located just a few kilometres from the French Riviera coast and the city of Frejus are the striking remains of the Malpasset Dam. This river barrier, completed in 1954, was a substantial post-war infrastructure project. However, the structure failed on the night of December 2, 1959, less than five years after completion. “De tous les …Continue Reading
Explore · Rebecca Whitlocke · Villages Towns and Cities 5 reasons why Condé Nast Traveler readers are wrong about Cannes September 1, 2015Contributor blog post by Access Riviera: Ouch. Cannes has been voted Number 10 place in the list of 2015’s unfriendliest cities of the world as rated by a Readers’ Choice Awards survey by Condé Nast Traveler (and in 2014 they did not fare much better; they claimed Number 2 spot of global unfriendly cities). What …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Explore Visiting Antibes Again? The French Riviera Just Gets Better June 27, 2017Last summer was the first time I visited Antibes. Afterwards I realized how much I love the place and I started scheming how to return. Thanks to author-friend Patricia Sands, I had the perfect excuse. She invited me to come back to play! …Continue reading here for details on Deborah’s excursion last summer. On this occasion she …Continue Reading
Explore · Locals Travel Tips · Stay Fit A beach-a-week: la Réserve Nice August 13, 2015Contributor blog post by Phoebe Thomas: In a complete contrast to last week’s beach which was wild, fairly empty and reasonably isolated today I’m taking you to a city beach, la Réserve – it’s actually in the port area of Nice – which is always crowded and absolutely tiny! The only similarity is that it’s …Continue Reading
