A Year in Villefranche sur Mer - Moving to France

  Day 2671 (Monday) 30 th September 2024 This is the castle in Nice and this is Saint Paul de Vence.   What's happening in France this week – the Local France. The Renaissance Castle in Villers-Cotterets, north of Paris, the location of the Cite Internationale de la Langue Francaise, which will host the Francophonie summit in 2024. (Photo by FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI / AFP) From a cross-sector strike to an important speech from France's prime minister and a summit for French speakers, here's what is happening in France this week. Monday   Stormy weather  - Meteorologists are forecasting more stormy weather in much of northern and western France at the start of the week, as Tropical Storm Isaac hits France's western coast on Sunday and Monday. Tuesday  Prime minister's goals  - France's new prime minister Michel Barnier will lay out his policy goals in front of France's Assemblée Nationale on Tuesday. Barnier will present the legislation he intends to put forward...

  Day 2670 (Sunday) 29 th September 2024 This is Bay-des-Anges, near Antibes and this is Cannes. We went to Le Phare last night and there was quite a good crowd and we arranged to meet Sean and Alex for lunch today. As arrangements were made other people asked if they could join us and soon we were a table of ten. It was a beautiful day with a perfect temperature and I wore a small summer dress, maybe the last one of the summer. We met in Les Palmiers and thoroughly enjoyed a good lunch in great company. Suzanne was babysitting a few dogs and they were all over her. There was a cruise ship in the bay so there was a market in the square and town was really busy. 8 of the most common complaints about France (and how to solve them) Weekend and public holiday closures can take foreigners by surprise. Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP France isn't always the easiest country and whether you're living here or just visiting, outsiders can find it challenging. From rudeness to slow service ...