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Some old buildings in Cannet Rocheville will be destroyed to build the « éco-quartier », a pro environment area in Cannes.
The district of Cannet Rocheville in Cannes will soon be under work. A new building is going to be constructed on Avenue Franklin-Roosevelt; this is part of a new project for the environment.
The city of Menton is against photovoltaic solar panels
Photovoltaic solar panels are used in order to convert sunlight directly into electricity. Nowadays, there is a huge demand for clean sources of energy.
The MP and mayor of Menton city, Jean-Claude Guibal, is against these types of panels. To his mind they are far from being aesthetic for the roofs of the city. He said that is a matter of cultural inheritance for the city.
The PACA region and more especially Saint Tropez and the Tourism sector are on the way to the sustainable development
The Var Chamber of commerce presented recently to the tourism sector professionals its new project called « itinéraire éco3 » (economies, ecology and eco-labels). This is a sustainable project supported by the PACA region, the State and the city of Saint Tropez.
Indeed, Cannes shopping, these two words fit interestingly one to another. In the category of shopping this is the city of Cannes who wins the Palm this year before Nice, Monte Carlo and Saint Tropez in the PACA region!
The financial crisis … our Russian friends do not experience it, they are lucky!
Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille and Toulouse were competing to be capital of culture 2013…and the winner is Marseille chosen unanimously by the jury. Marseille will represent its region PACA but also France at the European level.
The honours are to be shared with the Slovakian town of Košice.
The Mayor of Marseille, Jean-Claude Gaudin, was pleased by the success of the Marseille Provence 2013 project, which involves 130 communes from nine urban communities gathering together over 2.2 million inhabitants.
Where does the capital of culture concept come from?
This is thanks to Melina Mercouri who was the Greek Minister of Culture in 1985. Her aim was to make all Europeans meet and share together. So, each year Europeans focus on two cities who have the opportunity and the visibility required to show their culture, their heritage.
Why this nomination should be granted to Marseille? This is time for Marseille to renew its image of a dirty poor city!
From 21th February to 22th February takes place in the city of Bormes-les-Mimosas the most beautiful procession of floral floats of the French Riviera.
Called “Corso Fleuri”, this event celebrates each year the mimosa’s flowering. Indeed, this flower is one of the few plants those flower in winter, and begin to invade the hills and the village from February.
That’s why each year the procession of floral floats pays tribute to this lovely little flower that colours the French Riviera’s winter and portends the springtime. It’s a real pride for the population of Bormes les Mimosas and the participants prepare in secret the floats those will be decorated with flowers a very long time before the big day.
During months, the builders work on the animation and the structure of their floats, realizing the carcass and assembling the parts of the structure. It is sometimes necessary to spend three months only for the realisation of the structure!
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From 13th February to 4th March, the city of Menton celebrates the world musics organizing the famous Menton’s “Fête du Citron”! Since dozens of years, this coloured and lively festival has been delighting thousands of people coming from all over the world to admire the citrus-laden floats and the Parade of Golden Fruits.
The calendar of events features this year different affairs. We will find again the traditional citrus exhibition: a world tour in citrus! You will trip to all four corners of the world, as rendered by citrus fruits! Don’t miss the inauguration in the Biovès Garden!
The showstopper of the Menton’s “Fête du Citron” is, of course, the Parade of Golden Fruits! Joy shining on the face, wonderment in the eyes, confetti twirling in the blue sky, and the sound of traditional drums to accompany fanfares and sumptuous citrus laden floats parading in the streets: a multicoloured festival under the sun!
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From 13th February to 1st March 2009 will take place the most important event on the French Riviera: the 125th edition of the Nice Carnival!
The origin of this festal period goes back to the XIIIe century, when the Catholic were used to celebrate the period before the Lent eating hearty food and dressing up with masks and fancy dresses.
After “King of Ratapignatas” in 2007, “King of Fools” in 2006, the theme for this 125th edition of the Nice Carnival is “King of Masquerades”!
This year again, the Nice Carnival makes the town coming alive in a fortnight of festivities: concert, fireworks, music and above all unbelievable carnival processions, including the famous “Bataille des Fleurs” (Flowers Parade). At the beginning of the Carnival it consisted in a simple bunch of flowers exchange between the visitors’ decorated carriages, but today it’s a real part of the show, composed of twenty flower-covered floats.
Your Property Finder selects for you the places to see absolutely if you want to visit the French Riviera. Here is one of the most beautiful French villages! The richness and the diversity of its patrimony make of this small burg a place that can’t be ignored.
Dating from the Middle Age, it concentrates in its little territory an impressive number of wonderful historic and cultural places.
Among others, the Santons Museum, that gathers various collections of the most exceptional figurines, two monumental chapels, an exceptional castle that expands on seven hectares, or even an out-of-common place that will delight the pictures and music lovers.
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You want to discover the French culture, enjoy the best France has to offer? The France Show 2009 in London is for you! During three days, this incredible exhibition offers you a total immersion in the French way of life. And this year, it seems to be even better, with a package of new attractions and a new bigger venue: Earls Courts.
Ten theatres kept by French experts bring you informations and advices about the best sides of the French culture. Food, language, lifestyle, the French way of life will have no secrets for you any more!
Taste Champagne and Bordeaux at the Wine Theatre before taking a lunch in a traditional French restaurant, brush up your accent in the Language Theater, enjoy the French Can Can dancers who pass through the show… And then some! Continue reading ‘The France Show 2009 in London: “It’s the Francetastic Day Out!”’
