Rail works cut Nice to Digne line until Friday
Planned safety works have severed the scenic Chemins de Fer de Provence line for over two months. Here's what's replaced, what's not running, and when it clears.
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Alpes-Maritimes reveals its Bastille Day fireworks lineup
From Beaulieu to Mandelieu, the department's July 14 programme is out. Here's where to watch, and when.
Riviera dodges the heat as Var faces fire risk
France is in its third heatwave of the summer, and most of the country is baking. The Côte d'Azur is getting off lightly, but the Var isn't quite in the clear.
Results day for 21,748 students as Nice and Var baccalauréat results go live
Results are out for more than 21,000 students in the Nice and Var academies, after correction teams worked through nearly 109,000 examination papers.
Helicopters carry summer supplies to mountain farmers in the Mercantour for the 48th year running
For the 48th year running, helicopters are carrying supplies to mountain farmers in the remote valleys of the Mercantour, sustaining a summer tradition that predates the Côte d'Azur's reputation by centuries.
Maritime prefect launches summer sea safety campaign as speeding and unlicensed craft cause concern
The maritime prefecture launches a summer safety campaign targeting speeding boats, unlicensed craft and rental scams along the Côte d'Azur coast as the peak season gets under way.
Mediterranean sea temperature hits historic peak after heatwave sends Riviera waters 5.2 degrees above normal
Sea temperatures along the Riviera have hit a historic peak, running 5.2 degrees above seasonal norms after the heatwave, with storm and marine ecosystem warnings to follow.
Couple swindle 1.5 million euros in cryptocurrency during luxury property sale in Saint-Tropez
A couple arrested after pulling off a 1.5 million euro cryptocurrency swindle during a luxury property sale in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, following more than a year of investigation.
Ten kilos of ketamine hidden in cat food packets seized in Alpes-Maritimes drug bust
Four arrests and ten kilos of ketamine hidden inside cat food packets. Gendarmerie officers dismantle a drug supply operation in the Alpes-Maritimes hills.
Court lets yacht captains off the hook for destroying protected seagrass off the Côte d'Azur
An appeal court has overturned a landmark ecological damage ruling against yacht captains who anchored illegally on posidonia beds off the Côte d'Azur, dealing a blow to marine conservation campaigners.
Riviera boat owners join 10,000-strong petition against planned overhaul of pleasure craft tax
More than 10,000 boat owners have signed a petition against a planned overhaul of France's pleasure craft tax and the Côte d'Azur, with more small motor boats than anywhere in France, has the most to lose.
Three French hikers from Alpes-Maritimes fall to their deaths on Italian side of border
Three hikers from the Alpes-Maritimes fall to their deaths on the Italian side of the border in an accident that highlights the dangers of summer mountain conditions.