Longest day of the year = Fête de la Musique!

Today is the longest day of the year! A good reason for France to go immediately out on the street for a great party that takes the whole evening and night with the Fête de la Musique. On the streets, in every village and town, there are performances from anyone who can sing or play a gig; that can be very beautiful, in 80 percent of the performances you will enjoy unknown talent but you have the risk that your ears go nuts when the novice rock band of the neighborhood boys thinks they are as good as AC-DC. Take along a bottle of rose, stroll along squares and streets and enjoy, after all it is only once a year Fête de la Musique.

For a list of performances with you around
http://fetedelamusique.culture.fr/

Payback time at Cannes Lions

From Monday the 17th Cannes will be taken by the glamourous boys and girls from advertising. You know, those creative people that make our lives miserable with unsolicited commercial breaks during movies, radio broadcasts and ugly ads in magazines and in our streets. They are also responsible for those lame tv-commercials you have to watch when you are on Youtube. Soon they have some stupid commercials for you on your smartphone as well. And inside Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest. Yes, these morons are in Cannes and they think they are doing wonderful things. They even give Awards to each other for the best commercial or campaign. If you are an unhappy victim of advertising, here are the places they hang-out. Share this Fringe List and go after them! Break into their moment of joy and ask them why are you doing this?! Why are you stalking and hunting me with ads I never asked for?! Shoot the bastards with your mobile (and post it on Facebook.) #advertisingidiots

Monday 17th June

6.00pm – 8.00pm Happy Hour Filmbrazil Beach Lounge, Plage Le Goéland

Tuesday 18th June

11.00am – 3.00pm Tracks & Field Hangover Rehab 78 Boulevard De La Croisette

11.30am – 6.30pm Casa Mexico Pavillion Royal (across the Palais), 4 Croisette

11.00am – 3.00pm Tracks & Field Hangover Rehab

6.00pm – 8.00pm Happy Hour Filmbrazil Beach Lounge, Plage Le Goéland

4.00pm – 6.00pm Happy Hour La Plage Courage (Plage Croisette Beach)

5.00pm – 8.00pm Pure Scandinavia Drinks 3 Rond Point D’Angers

Wednesday 19th June

11.30am – 6.30pm Casa Mexico Pavillion Royal (across the Palais), 4 Croisette

5.30pm Fireflies Arrival Palais Des Festivals

9.00pm – 2.15am MassiveMusic and MediaMonks Party Bâoli Beach Club

9.30pm – 2.00am Rushes Post Production Party La Plage Courage (Plage Croisette Beach)

3.00pm – 8.00pm

Markenfilm Sundowner Penthouse Roof Terrace, 122 Boulevard De La Croisette P.I.G/Tantor Films/Shanghai Premium BBQ pool party Villa Val Clair, 66 Avenue Jean de Noailes, 06400 Cannes

6.00pm – 9.00pm

World Producers Summit Le Rooftop FilmBrazil Pocket Party Plage Goeland 4.00pm – 6.00pm Happy Hour

La Plage Courage (Plage Croisette Beach) 7.00pm – 12.00am Don Juan Yacht Party Harbour Cannes Quai d ́Honneur

6.30pm – 9.30pm Cannes Soirée with The Location Guide, Camino Media, APA, Fresco Film, Finnish Lapland Film Commission, Sevilla Film Office, APCP Chile, Elements Production Services & Film Estonia Majestic Beach pier, 10 La Croisette

1.00pm onwards 1.30pm – 4.30pm

Thursday 20th June

8.30am – 10.30am

Catch the Early Bird, Helliventures

5.00pm – 7.00pm Young Directors’ Award Palais Stephanie, JW Marrott Theatre, 50 Boulevard De La Croisette

9.00pm- 2.00am India Party Mandala Beach

10.00pm- 2.15am

Majestic Beach

Shindig by Sizzer Amsterdam, Filmservice and Velocity

Plage Goeland 123RF Secret Sip Sundowner with Jimmy Turner ReeldealHD Secret Location

1.00pm – 6.00pm

Shallow Cannes, The Sweet Shop and Campaign Brief

Chåteau Latour, 151 Avenue Edith Joseph, 06220 Vallauris

8.00pm onwards

Friday 21st June

11.00am – 3.00pm Tracks & Field Hangover Rehab 78 Boulevard De La Croisette

5.00pm onwards

11.00pm – 5.00pm Chimney Planches De Plaisir, Plage Royale 2.00pm onwards Pool Royale Pixomodo & Yessian Villa La Tsavorite, Chemin Du Parc Fiorentine, 67Bis Avenue De Vallauris, 06400

12.00pm – 3.00pm

Women’s Lunch, Story: We Produce

15 Rue Bertrand Lepine, Cannes 06400

11.30am – 6.30pm Casa Mexico Pavillion Royal (across the Palais), 4 Croisette

1.00pm – 7.00pm

Finger Music Pool Party

Villa la Caraibe, 80 Bld du Loup, 06220 Vallauris

2.00pm – 7.00pm

Adelphoi Music 20th Anniversary Cannes Pool Party

13-15 Avenue Commandant Bret, 06400

11.00am – 3.00pm Tracks & Field Hangover Rehab 78 Boulevard De La Croisette

11.00pm – 4.00pm Mom’s The Word – Story: We Produce 15 Rue Bertrand Lepine, Cannes 06400

1.00pm – 6.00pm

USA Today Cannes Lions cocktails

Radisson Blu Hotel, 2 Blvd Jean Hilbert

4.00pm – 6.00pm Happy Hour La Plage Courage (Plage Croisette Beach)

10.00pm- 2.00am Shots Party Majestic Beach

6.00pm – 8.00pm Happy Hour Filmbrazil Beach Lounge, Plage Le Goéland

8.00pm – 2.00am

Russia party, Park Production & Ball Park Production House Plage Royale

7.00pm – 8.00pm

Young Directors’ Award after show cocktail party Long Beach

10.00pm- 2.00am Ogilvy & Mather Party The Hotel Martinez

6.00pm – 8.00pm Happy Hour Filmbrazil Beach Lounge, Plage Le Goéland

5.00pm – 7pm

120 Minute Party

Long Beach

6.00pm onwards

E&P Chill & Grill Villa Tatjana 127, Avenue Des Cactus, 06220 Vallauris Golfe Juan 5.00pm onwards

Markenfilm Sundowner Penthouse Roof Terrace, 122 Boulevard De La Croisette

4.00pm – 6.00pm Happy Hour 10.00pm- 2.00am South Africa Party Plage Royale La Plage Courage (Plage Croisette Beach)

9.00pm- 2.00am Music + Sound International Party Plage Goeland

Shallow Cannes, The Sweet Shop & Campaign Brief

Chåteau Latour, 151 Avenue Edith Joseph, 06220 Vallauris 11.00pm – 5.00pm Chimney Planches De Plaisir, Plage Royale

The Mill Pool Party 43 Avenue Roi Albert, 06400 Cannes 6.00pm – 9.00pm

Campaign Party Carlton Beach 5.00pm onwards

2.00am – 4.00am

Gutter Bar Rock Star Wiredrive Jam Session Martinez Piano Bar

Markenfilm Sundowner Penthouse Roof Terrace, 122 Boulevard De La Croisette 6.00pm onwards

E&P Chill & Grill Villa Tatjana 127, Avenue Des Cactus, 06220 Vallauris Golfe Juan 8.00pm – 10.30pm

11.30am – 6.30pm Casa Mexico Pavillion Royal (across the Palais), 4 Croisette

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Less beach, more money and a waiter race.

Côte d’Azur News: less beach, more money and a waiter race.

By Shadow Posted in Blog on apr 13, 2013

This week there was a warming up; over two kilometers waiters and waitresses ran with full trays through the old town of Nice. This first round of testing was done to raise money for UNICEF. The SBM in Monaco has ‘raised’ enough money as owner of many luxury outlets in Monte Carlo, the next year they will invest 600 million in the Casino Square. The famous Hotel de Paris and the Sporting d’Hiver are being renovated  in order to remain attractive for demanding tourists from the Middle East and Asia. The tourists and local visitors from the Cap 3000 shopping center in St Laurent du Var are also getting spoiled: after seven years of wrangling over the place and permits, therw ill  be finally a McDonalds restaurant. Looking for work at sea, then this is the time: McDonalds needs 120 employees. Good news for local employment that gets the wind in the sails and we are about to sail to Antibes for the first boat show this year. The Antibes Yacht Show has a new concept with extra’s like a boat auction. We have a bid for the sun, which continues to shine throughout the week with temperatures of 23-25 degrees.. As an entrepreneur you lead a unsecure existence in France: tax rules and regulations can simply be tightened to help the crisis; there is no ‘social agreement’ as in the Netherlands. Beach clubowners in Nice were told this week that the municipality has decided to take back 20% of the commercial beach to give it back to the public. Indeed, there are too few public beaches where you can sunbath on the pebbles for free. Lots of people refuse to pay 15 euros per day for a sunbed, with obligation to order something. The decision about which no discussion is possible will cost the beach bar holders on the Côte d’Azur a loss of up to 1,000 euros per day. Very different figures are coming down from the mountains: after the  disastrous last season, the ski entrepreneurs celebrated san increase in turnover. Auron and Isola booked 87% more turnover, La Colmiane Roubion 131% and 271%. More than 18 million is spent in the Alpes Maritimes ski areas. Even Greoulières, which normally is the first to close, remains open until the end of April as there is still plenty of snow. So if you spend a week or weekend on the French Riviera, then it’s a nice break and you will understand why so many people like to live here with snow and sea at your fingertips. Within reach of fingertips, but not yours, is your wallet. If you’re not careful, the pickpocket thieves are active mingling amongst the crowd in Cannes during the Film Festival. The Cannes police squad have special incognito teams on the street to catch the crooks..If you see people suddenly running, it is probably the police chasing them. If you see waiters running with full trays, you are witnessing the Ober-race; or the ‘Cours de Garçons’, an ancient tradition which is about the be restored. 

Route du Mimosa

The Route du Mimosa is an annual inter-village celebration of the bright yellow mimosas plants. One idea is that a visitor can drive the 130-km route from Bormes-les-Mimosas to Grasse, passing through each of the member villages along the way, and experience the country of the mimosa.

More realistically, though, you could plan to visit each of these places during the Route du Mimosa season, from mid January to March, synchronizing each village visit with the mimosa events at that place.

Each year a printed brochure is available from the Office de Tourisme of these towns and villages, detailing the schedules and events taking place, including offers of multi-day lodgings available that coincide with the events.

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Bormes-les-Mimosas

[Map r14, SE] East of Toulon and Hyeres and west of St Tropez, Bormes-les-Mimosas is a flowered town, with an old village on the edge of the Maures mountains and a seaside part (the Port de Bormes) on the Mediterranean.

Bormes-les-Mimosas has a Circuit of the Old Village, a walking tour to discover the village. The Pépinières Cavatore, a nursery, has 180 varieties of mimosa on hand.

Mimosa festivities include the Mimosalia, a sales-exibition of plants, at the end of January, and the Corso Fleuri, a flower parade, at the end of February.

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Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer

[Map r14, SE] This village-pair enjoyes a seaside location while being nestled in the pine forests and mimosa bushes, 20 km east of Bormes-les-Mimosas and 25 km southwest of St Tropez.

The key interest at Les Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer is the Jardins du Domaine du Rayol, a large garden-park to be visited. During this season, there's of course a lot of mimosa in bloom around the village and near the park.

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Sainte Maxime

[Map r14, NE] The seaside resort town of Sainte Maxime is about 30 km northeast of La Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, past Grimaud and St Tropez.

Sainte Maxime has its Corso du Mimosa, parade with floral floats, at the beginning of February. The local flower garden, Jardin des Myrtes, has visits during Jan-March with the theme of mimosa.

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Saint Raphäel

[Map r15, W] The seaside town of Saint Raphael is 14 km up the coast from Sainte Maxime, joined to the eastern edge of the Roman town of Fréjus.

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Mandelieu-La-Napoule

[Map r15, NW] From Saint Raphael it's about 35 km up the coast, past Agay, Théoule and La Bocca to Mandelieu-La-Napoule, on the western edge of Cannes.

Mandelieu-La-Napoule Fete du Mimosa festivities in mid-February include two Sunday Corsos Fleuris - Batailles de Mimosas parades and a Saturday-night Corso illuminé parade.

Mandelieu-La-Napoule is on the edge of the Massif du Tanneron, an area of forested hills with the largest mimosa forest in Europe. This are included the next two stops on the Route du Mimosa: Tanneron and Pégomas.

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Tanneron

[Map q15, NW] From Mandelieu-La-Napoule it's about 12 km up over the hills to the northwest to Tanneron.

This little village is at the top of the hill, in the midst of the mimosa forest. Apart from the walks available from here, various "mimosistes" have shops and rooms decorated to show off the possibilities of the yellow plant.

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Pégomas

[Map q15, NW] Pégomas is 10 km back down the hill to the east of Tanneron.

There's a village Corso Fleuri the last weekend of January, including the Election of Miss Mimosa.

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Grasse

[Map q15, NW] The "City of Perfume" is 10 km north of Pégomas, past Aurbeau-sur-Siagne.

The last stop on the Route du Mimosa, Grasse has its three world-famous parfumeries for visiting: Fragonard, Galimard and Molinard.

Oh oh, schools on strike next week!

Wednesday morning classes are set to return to the timetable in most towns from this September. A basic level of service will be offered in schools for children whose parents can't take the day off. In Nice, 12 council buildings will also welcome children whose nursery or primary schools are closed. School teachers across the Riviera are planning a strike for next Tuesday. The action is in protest against the return to a four-and-a-half-day week. Maybe Hollande's army can drop some arguments to wake them up; going to school for 5 days is pretty normal. And better for the parents too.

Brrrr, winter is still here!

Provence & Côte d’Azur: The stormy weather from the Var is advancing along the coast, bringing rain and thunder with it

Wintery conditions continue

Drivers are being urged to take extra care this morning as snow, storms, rain and flooding hit the coastal region. Snow may also reach as low as 400 metres above sea level.

Snow hits the north and the west of the Var yet again

The Var and the Alpes Maritimes have been placed under a yellow alert by Météo France as wind, rain and snow batters the Mediterranean coast.

Yesterday, Tuesday 22nd January, snow was again recorded in the Var during the night. The western and northern regions, especially around Brignoles and Verdon, are expecting more today. Snow is estimated to reach as low as 400 meters, with four to eight centimetres of snow predicted for the west, and 20 centimetres for Verdon.

The coastal region is also at high risk of flooding as heavy rain and thunderstorms plague the shoreline. Residents of the Alpes Maritimes region woke up this Wednesday morning beneath overcast skies. As the storm advances along the coast, Cannes is suffering choppy seas and strong winds.

The bad weather is taking its toll on traffic too. The road leading to Castérino has only just been reopened after it was shut last week. The A8 between La Turbie and Menton might see snow today, while the D22 between Saint Agnès and Col de Saint Pancrace near Menton is closed after a landslide. Diversions are in place.

Conditions are expected to improve in the evening.

Nancy Jane Carragher for the riviera times

This is the end.

Organisers of a Facebook page advertising an ‘end of the world sex party’ in Nice tomorrow say that more than 800 people have said they’re going along. The page says that we might as well go out in good spirits and no one will remember the next day anyway as we’re all going to die. The organiser has also promised to bring champagne for everyone which could work out expensive especially if the world doesn’t end. If that sounds like your idea of fun it’s supposed to be happening on the Place Massena in Nice from 6pm tomorrow.

A weekend full of chocolate extasy in Cannes

That chocolate makes you happy, is a commonly known fact. That living on the French Riviera makes you very happy, is also nothing new. But what happens if you are going to do two things at once? Maybe you end up in pure extasy! Lovers of chocolate can lick their lips at the first Salon du Chocolat that takes place in Cannes  this weekend. After Paris, New York, Tokyo, Shanghai, Moscow and Marseille may we also feel like Charlie in the Chocolate Factory. In Marseille the Salon du Chocolat is already in the Top 5 most visited exhibitions and that's because you see and smell chocolate in all shapes and flavors, but you can also taste! Oooh, water runs already in my mouth. See you there?

More information and tickets online for 9 euros per person (which is a about box of Leonidas chocolates) http://www.salonduchocolat-cannes.com/

No crisis in Monaco

Monaco economy growing - Monaco's economy grew by 6.6 per cent last year, according to new gross domestic product figures. It's the second consecutive year of increases - GDP was up 2.1 per cent in 2010 after falling by 11.5 per cent in 2009. The official figure for 2011 is 4.37 billion euros, which is almost back to 2008 levels. The property sector was up by 31 per cent last year, hotels and restaurants grew by 4.5 per cent.

Happy and gay in France?