French are experts in the beautiful things of life; they enjoy the day, love delicious food and long lunch and dinner session, they make great wines and drink it daily. They then toast extensively to life, but never to work. They also never toast to the boss, unless he is sitting at the table. But […]
Buying a second home in the South of France is, of course, a fun and important event in your life. From the moment you have reserved the purchase, you’ll immediately feel a lot happier. Not that this has been proven scientifically, but we know from experience that our customers all travel to southern France with […]
Shopping on the Côte d’Azur is for many people an integral part of their stay on the French Riviera. Not surprising because many French high fashion brands have their flag stores to entice international visitors in South France. In Monaco, Nice and Cannes you will find almost all top brands such as Dior, Christiane Lacroix, […]
Finally, the Cannes Film Festival has ended. Every year it is the same ritual with abundant rain that rinses almost all the stars of the red carpet. Today is the last day with drizzling weather and then the temperatures are far above 30 degrees. Yet there are people who claim that the weather has really […]
Lovers of extreme luxury sports cars like to go to Monaco year-round to watch admiringly all that shiny noise from clenched horsepower in a Lykan HyperPort, Koenigsegg Regera, Bugatti Chiron or Pagani Huarya. The owners of these costly cars must find it exciting that so many people are watching their car and even applauding […]
If you are buying property in France, you might feel overwhelmed by the paperwork. Your heart says ‘This is my dream house’ but your logic sense whispers ‘Watch your back, they’re all French…’ Luckily, we are in Europe and the buying process has become very transparent, especially in France. And of course, you have the […]
Cannes; the city of the International Film Festival has started the construction of a new multiplex cinema. In the heart of Cannes la Bocca, this will be completed in 2019, along with a new university campus and business innovation center. It may be clear; Cannes La Bocca becomes hip and modern; insiders already call this […]
While it rains, hails or snows, we think ahead of the wonderful summer. In the south of France the summer takes a lot longer than in the UK and that makes it extra fun to sometimes take a weekend trip to Nice. In Juan les Pins the sun shines and you never have to get […]
Good news for all lovers of fine white sand; the municipality of Cannes has spent no less than ten million euros on extra sand to increase the beaches on the Croisette. And not just a bit of sand, but a doubling of the surface. This means that more people can enjoy the beach and that […]
I’m standing on the slope, with my cheek against an icy wall. “So this is black”, I say to myself, while I do my utmost to tilt the skies to prevent me going down with a horrible scream and my lifeless body will be found somewhere in the mountains of Ls Deux Alpes. Even though […]