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A campaign pledge from mayor Éric Ciotti to make public transport free for Nice's over-65s has drawn 24,000 registrations since applications opened in July.

Trains between Marseille and the Italian border will stop running entirely for a weekend next month as SNCF carries out major infrastructure works.

Nice's public transport operator is in open crisis, with its director suspended, harassment complaints filed and financial misappropriation allegations under investigation.

Elderly residents in the Alpes-Maritimes high country are set to lose their on-demand transport service next week, as regional and local officials trade blame.

The regional ZOU! network is scrapping its Noc'TAMbus 621 and 661 routes, along with most of its on-demand transport service, a decision drawing pushback from users who rely on the late-night connections.

Unions disrupted the network again on Friday, August 14 and Monday, August 17, running affected lines on Sunday schedules, as the pay dispute BCN has followed since July continues without resolution.

Three French unions representing EasyJet flight attendants have filed a strike notice running from today until September 2, with August 7, 8 and 9 expected to be the most heavily affected dates.

Trams and dozens of bus routes reverted to Sunday schedules for the second Wednesday running, with the dispute now becoming a priority issue for Nice's new municipal administration.

With just over two months until Port Hercule becomes the centre of the yachting world once again, organisers have revealed the first official fleet of superyachts confirmed for this year's Monaco Yacht Show.

Two unions representing about a third of Lignes d'Azur staff have rejected management's latest offer, with a first strike notice already filed as annual pay talks drag on.

After years behind closed gates, Monaco's most dramatic garden has returned, bringing with it towering cacti, cliffside pathways and the sort of Mediterranean views that make even seasoned Riviera residents stop for a moment.

There are beach clubs, and then there are beach clubs that look as though someone at Gucci has decided Monaco needed a little more theatre with its lunch.