https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Fête du Citron in Menton, on the French Riviera is set to attract 200,000 visitors to the sun-soaked town and you should be among them. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260209/why-you-have-to-go-to-the-french-rivieras-famous-lemon-festival Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:35:38 +0100 why-you-have-to-go-to-the-french-rivieras-famous-lemon-festival The region does not appear to have had trouble finding big spenders from other countries to make up for the loss of rich Russian visitors https://www.thelocal.fr/20220512/how-the-french-riviera-plans-to-cope-without-wealthy-russian-tourists Thu, 12 May 2022 14:52:26 +0200 how-the-french-riviera-plans-to-cope-without-wealthy-russian-tourists The southern French city of Nice and the surrounding area along the Riviera are subject to a weekend lockdown from Saturday as Covid cases spike and hospitals struggle to cope. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210222/breaking-nice-imposes-a-weekend-lockdown-as-health-authorities-struggle-to-contain-covid-cases Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:21:37 +0100 breaking-nice-imposes-a-weekend-lockdown-as-health-authorities-struggle-to-contain-covid-cases Tourists are naturally drawn to Europe’s coastlines in the summer – but one particular type of seaside region has fascinated travellers more than most since the 19th century: the riviera, writes academic Jordan Girardin in an article for The Conversation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180823/the-french-riviera-and-why-we-just-cant-resist-coastal-glamour Thu, 23 Aug 2018 17:22:41 +0200 the-french-riviera-and-why-we-just-cant-resist-coastal-glamour Picasso's mansion on the French Riviera - where his last wife tragically shot herself - is expected to be sold for more than 20 million euros ($24 million) at an auction on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171011/picassos-french-riviera-mansion-set-to-sell-for-20-million-euros Wed, 11 Oct 2017 15:56:27 +0200 picassos-french-riviera-mansion-set-to-sell-for-20-million-euros Super-rich foreign homeowners in Saint-Tropez are up in arms over new rules preventing private jets from most countries using the famed French resort's local airport, businesses and officials say. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161201/st-tropez-vips-angered-over-airport-jet-french-riviera Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:31:26 +0100 st-tropez-vips-angered-over-airport-jet-french-riviera A mega-rich French businessman was given a six-month extension to show legal documents to prove he had the right to build so many extravagant add-ons to what was once a humble farmhouse on France's Riviera. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160513/riviera-mega-mansion-faces-demolition-over-legal-row Fri, 13 May 2016 17:34:37 +0200 riviera-mega-mansion-faces-demolition-over-legal-row Locals on the island of Corsica are desperate for their picturesque coastline not to end up like the nearby Côte d'Azur - and when you see some of the architecture on the Riviera, you'll understand. Take a look. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160415/the-ugliest-buildings-on-the-french-riviera Fri, 15 Apr 2016 19:15:21 +0200 the-ugliest-buildings-on-the-french-riviera England rugby hero Jonny Wilkinson has wed his long term partner in a private ceremony on the French Riviera a local mayor revealed this week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131029/wilkinson-marries-in-secret-french-wedding Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:40:35 +0100 wilkinson-marries-in-secret-french-wedding In a week of jewellery heists on the French Riviera, another theft has been reported at the billionaires' resort of the Hotel de Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, east of Nice. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130803/jewel-thieves-strike-again-with-40000-riviera-raid Sat, 03 Aug 2013 16:52:00 +0200 jewel-thieves-strike-again-with-40000-riviera-raid