Who, among the happy fews attending the Cannes Film Festival and among
people watching this event on their TV screen, never dreamed of spending a
whole summer on the French Riviera?
Forgotten, low skies on the northern cities, snowy mornings, heading to
work in the night, peak hours stress on the ring roads, yes, it's really
over, Summer is back!
Even though the C=F4te d'Azur is attractive and nice from winter to
spring, it gets a special charm during the summer season.
Under the sun and the chirping of the crickets, or under the cool
atmosphere at dusk, art and creativity are omnipresent: Jazz, classical
music, rock concerts, exhibitions, open-studios on the villages streets and
in the cities, hinterland storytellers...
July takes some beating when it comes to the arrival of great Jazz
musicians for the Nice Jazz Festival in Cimiez and for La Pin=E8de in
Juan-Les-Pins.
After the concerts, visitors stroll in the little streets of the old
towns, most of them being pedestrian zones, looking at the shops and
art-studios, opened late at night.
Cafes and restaurants serve outside, yet not as much crowded as in
August,
and one can savour seafood, local soccas and pizzas until early morning,
when night birds walk out from private parties or discotheques.
Our summer issue, our first issue as well, is a real information mine for
visitors or businessmen arriving on the Riviera.
Glancing at the summary, all you need to know about lodging, eating and
leisure places, an introduction to tourism, sightseeing, direction to golf
courses, boat rentals companies, real estate agencies if you wish to invest
in a house on the coast...
You will also find inside a coverage on Nice, the most Italian of all
French cities, and of course, the list of all the cultural, artistic and
tourist events, not to mention reports on artists living on the Riviera and
on their work, thanks to the Virtual gallery from the Street of the Arts.
Welcome to our new site, The Riviera Magazine, and, "bon voyage!"
