Riviera Life

The Simpsons turn Cannes Yellow

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:28:24 +0000

The 25th annual TV market and Trade fair, better known in the industry as Mipcom, has been in full swing in Cannes this week. With more than 12,000 TV executives and creatives hitting the sunny shores...

Happy Birthday Nice

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:30:53 +0000

2010 is the city of Nice's 150th birthday. Or to be exact it is the 150th anniversary of Nice being fully and finally reborn into the French Republic. Nice of course is a much more ancient site with e...

Monaco Yacht Show Eclipsed

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:49:59 +0000

The annual Monaco Yacht Show commenced today in the Port Hercule of the famous Principality. The Monaco show is said to be the world's only boat show specialising in Superyachts and the luxury busines...

Sir Bob brings a conscience to Cannes

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:42:17 +0000

Sir Bob Geldof will deliver a key note speech at this years TFWA exhibition which is held annually in Cannes. This years important trade show will take place on Monday 19 October to Friday 23 October....

Celebrity hotspot St Tropez

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:06:10 +0000

The famous five star French Holiday resort of St Tropez holds onto it's crown of most glamourous holiday hotspot as a host of celebrities gather on its glittering shores for their summer holidays. ...

Purple reign in Monaco

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:34:36 +0000

Prince Albert II will be welcoming an entirely different type of royalty to his tiny principality on the French Riviera tonight when Prince Rogers Nelson comes to town to perform two special concerts ...

Summer in St Tropez

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:14:11 +0000

It must be the height of summer when the celebrities start living it up on the French Riviera. This week has seen Leonardo DiCaprio ex girlfriend Bar Rafaeli partying her heart out in the VIP room nig...

Nice Negresco - Hotel for Dogs

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:04:35 +0000

The pretty, green tipped pink dome of the Negresco Hotel has long since been one of the defining landmarks of the Promenade des Anglais in Nice and indeed of Nice itself. A former palace, it has alway...

U2 land in Nice

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:00:28 +0000

Last night, in the Charles Ehrmann stadium in Nice, U2 proved that they are still the biggest rock band in the world with a performance that blew the crowd away and left 50,000 people chanting for mor...

Liam Neeson visits St Tropez

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:25:02 +0000

Liam Neeson returned to one of the family's favourite holiday spots this summer when he was spotted on the sandy shores of St Tropez beach. His late wife, Natasha Richardson, had been a regular visito...

Cannes Film Festival rocks the frocks

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:56:43 +0000

The Cannes film festival has always been a glamourous affair. Since it's inception, way back in the 30's, the Cannes Film Festival competed with the more renowned Venice film festival as 'the' event t...

62nd Cannes Film Festival winner

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:16:00 +0000

The rumours abounded of serious dissent in the judges camp this year as they deliberated over who should be awarded the top honour and receive the coveted Palme d'Or at this years Cannes film festival...

U2 in Nice 2009

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:28:38 +0000

"2009 is going to be our year", so said the band when explaining the delays to their new album. Which begs the question what year isn't their year? So prolific and successful have they been that it is...

Lady Ga Ga is Poker Faced in Monte Carlo

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:25:51 +0000

Chart topping songstress Lady Ga Ga has hit the number one spot on the British charts for the second time in short succession. Her new single from The Fame album, called Poker Face, played very well i...

Down to business at MIPIM, Cannes

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:59:46 +0000

The annual international property conference for 2009 is well under way in Cannes this week. MIPIM, the most important gathering in the world of the property industry leaders, is expected to be a circ...

Clint honoured by Cannes

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:47:22 +0000

Clint Eastwood, actor and director, was awarded a special honorary Cannes film festival awards, a full three months before this years festival is scheduled to commence in on May 13th 2009. The Palm d'...

€40m French Riviera Pocket Change

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:24:43 +0000

Last year there was great excitement in real estate circles across the globe as reports of the sale of the world's most expensive and exclusive property hit the headlines. The rumour mill kicked into ...

Nice Carnival 2009

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:00:37 +0000

The theme for 2009's Nice Carnival is 'The King of Masquerades'. The famous Nice Carnival is in it's 125th year and is one of the longest running carnivals on the French Riviera. Every year a new them...

Perfect Storm

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:41:10 +0000

It's not just the financial climate that has been rocked by heavy weather all across Europe we are seeing dramatic winter scenes unfold on our TV screens with record snowfalls across Europe and some o...

Stars turn out for NRJ Music Awards

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:45:25 +0000

The Annual NRJ Music Awards will be held in the Palais de Festival in Cannes on the 16th January 2009. The French radio station music awards have been running for almost 10 years now and former winner...

How to choose the right holiday destination

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:57:26 +0000

The South of France, the French Riviera, The Cote d'Azur, playground of the rich and famous, we've heard the names, we know the place, we understand generally what to expect from a holiday in the Sout...

Climate on Cap ferrat is still sunny

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:39:42 +0000

The recent financial dramas that have seized the worlds markets seems not to have hit the French Riviera just yet. With property prices across the globe taking a tumble Sir Tom Hunter, a Scottish bill...

Tour de Monaco

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:16:50 +0000

It has been announced that the 2009 Tour de France will kick start in the principality of Monaco this coming July. HSH Prince Albert II is gaining a reputation for putting Monaco on the international ...

Music in Monaco, The 20th Annual World Music Awards 2008

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:08:20 +0000

The 20th annual world music award will take place this November 9th 2008. The award ceremony was founded in 1989 to honour recording artists based on their sales figures worldwide. These figures are p...

South of France has the 'X Factor'

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:30:54 +0000

We know the drill, this is the fifth series after all. First the auditions filter out a select few from a fold of millions. Then comes boot camp where even more are whittled out amidst floods of tears...

The simple life

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:27:59 +0000

The South of France took off as a tourist destination in the late 1800's. The rise of the rail network and the subsequent accessibility that it afforded meant that much greater numbers of people could...

New toys for the U2 boys

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:55:06 +0000

It is something of a summer sport in the South of France, yacht spotting. Usually it takes place from the shore with either wistful yearning or obsessive precision. Which glittering floating behemoth ...

Stormy Weather for Monaco Yacht Show

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:00:06 +0000

The 2008 Monaco yacht show got off to a bit of a stormy start in a cruel reflection of the current financial market that is at the top of everyone's conversation agenda. With several of the glamourous...

Real Royalty meets Rock Royalty in a Presidential palace

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:20:02 +0000

Ideal dinner dates, who hasn't thought about it in an idle moment? Who would be present if you could choose from anyone? The results usually produce an odd mix of celebrities, beauties, childhood hero...

Complete list of St Tropez beach clubs

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:02:44 +0000

Due to popular demand, here is Tara Reid in Club 55 with the definitive list of all the beach clubs in Pampelonne Bay beginning with those closest to St Tropez town. As you drive along Route Des Plage...

World's most expensive street

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:55:58 +0000

Avenue Princess Grace in Monaco is officially the world's most expensive residential street. The leafy avenue near Larvotto beach pipped every other presitigious address in the world including The Pea...

New rental apartment makes you Bono's celebrity neighbour

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:13:00 +0000

Robert de Niro was so starstruck when he visited Bono's villa in Eze Bord de Mer that he couldn't resist taking out his video camera and filming the other celebrities who were visiting Bono's Villa Ez...

Madonna in Nice

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:43:09 +0000

There is no stopping the world famous material girl as she takes to the touring arena yet again with seemingly no time off since her last multi million selling album. This time round she takes her ...

Sarkozy drops Lisbon for Cap Negre

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:50:06 +0000

Forgetting the Lisbon Treaty for a few weeks French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his glamourous ex-model wife Carla Bruni have arrived in the South of France for their annual summer holiday. The coup...

Château Miraval, luxurious new home for new arrivals

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:29:14 +0000

The Château Miraval has a long and illustrious history first appearing in the history books as a monastery in the 1200's. It was later listed on the register of noble houses when the Prince of Naples...

Jolie-Pitt twins are born on Cote d'Azur

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:02:56 +0000

Angelina Jolie gave birth to her twins on the 12th July 2008 in la Fondation Lenval childrens hospital in Nice on the Cote d'Azur. Jolie was confined to bed rest for the last couple of weeks of her pr...

Amber fashion - Grand Prix and Fashion Unite

Mon, 19 May 2008 10:38:33 +0000

Fashion fabulous at the Monaco Grand Prix. The Monaco Grand Prix is known as the glitziest and most glamourous race on the Formula One Calendar usually attributed to the caliber of the the visiting...

Hollywood hits the French Riviera

Mon, 05 May 2008 12:24:05 +0000

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrived into Nice airport a couple of days ago, en famille, to take up residence in the South of France for the summer. They family arrived in typical Hollywood style via ...

Official Cannes Film festival Poster 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:37:17 +0000

The 2008 official poster for the Cannes film festival features a photo taken by super talented Hollywood director David Lynch. Lynch has had a long association with the Cannes Film Festival presidi...

Monaco, the pain and the glory

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:45:43 +0000

The Monaco Grand Prix is undoubtedly one of the most unique and exciting Grand Prix's in the entire Formula One calendar. It's narrow winding streets and unyielding barriers create admittedly one of t...

Cannes, Brigitte remembers

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:26:26 +0000

Brigitte Bardot is still revered as one of the film worlds greatest sex symbols. On the French Riviera she is still associated with all that is glamourous, sexy, wild and free spirited. She is closely...

Cannes Film Festival 2008

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:56:49 +0000

The Cannes Film Festival has begun the countdown to the most prestigious film event in Europe by announcing actor Sean Penn as President of the Jury for the 61st annual Festival de Cannes. "It see...

Sex, the zillionaire and the Maltese Falcon

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:19:12 +0000

The Maltese Falcon is one of those phrases that makes people think 'oh yeah, what's that? A book I read, a movie I saw?' It is indeed a famous novel and movie directed by John Houston but to yacht spo...

Images of the past

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:16:09 +0000

Many people are familiar with them. They have either bought them as souvenirs, as gifts or as straightforward post cards to send home. They are the bright and colourful images of a time gone by that w...

George Clooney revisits St Tropez

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:33:57 +0000

Riviera Rental Guide's local team in St Tropez have literally been falling over George Clooney and his entourage for the last few days in St Tropez. The tiny fishing port is buzzing with celebs and...

How to survive St Tropez

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:24:27 +0000

St. Tropez survival guide With the celebrity holiday season in full swing, here is a short survival guide to St Tropez in the summertime. It's hard to say why one small traditional fishing villag...

Eva Longoria in St Tropez

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:21:31 +0000

Eva Longoria and Tony Parker enjoyed a joint pre-wedding party in St Tropez. The couple frolicked on board a Superyacht in the port to the delight of the many Desperate Housewife fans present. St ...

Confirmed stars and celebrities for Cannes 2007

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:41:17 +0000

Diane Kruger, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sharon Stone, Rachel Weisz, Martin Scorsese, Brad Pitt, Beyonce, Angelina Jolie, Stephen Frears, Scarlett Johannssen, Willem Dafoe, Bob Hoskins, Matthew Modine, George...

Cannes Festival 60th Birthday make it a very special event

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:18:05 +0000

The world’s most prestigious film festival and the donor of cinema’s big prize, the Palme d’Or, is still the centre of the world film universe for 11 days in May. Screenings run 24 hours a d...

List of films for 2007 Cannes Film Festival

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:22:23 +0000

The movies in competition at the Cannes Film Festival as announced Thursday, listed by director and director's nationality, followed by special out-of-competition showings. Festival runs May 16 to 27....

History of Cannes Film Festival

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:19:46 +0000

The Cannes Film Festival began in 1939. It's widely considered to be the world's most important film festival In 1938, in reaction controversial selections of films by the German and Italian fasci...

Diane Krueger to present at Cannes

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:40:56 +0000

Diane Kruger will be the Master of Ceremonies for the 60th Festival de Cannes. In 2003 Diane won the Chopard Trophy for best female discovery of the Festival and in 2005 was nominated for best support...

Beyonce a regular visitor to Palme D'Or

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:42:23 +0000

If, like Beyonce Knowles, you have always wanted experience the buzz of the Cannes Film Festival, one of the world's most glamorous events, then it is far from being out of reach. With cheap flight...