A Year in Villefranche sur Mer - Moving to France

  Day 2822 (Friday) 28 th February 2025 This is Antibes and this is the view from Eze Village.   It’s March 1 st tomorrow and usually I do this on the 1 st of the month but tomorrow we’re going to Menton’s Fete du Citron so I’ll do that tomorrow so today we have ‘Everything that changes in France in March 2025.’ Flowers blossom near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on March 9, 2014. The Spring equinox takes place each year on March 20th. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) From the high-stakes conclusion of Marine Le Pen's embezzlement trial to the end of the school winter holidays and a higher 'eco' tax on plane tickets, here is what is on the agenda for March 2025 in France. Budget changes go into force After France's Prime Minister François Bayrou pushed the  2025 budget  through at the start of February, several elements included in it will come into force from March 1 st . An increased tax for high polluting combustion-powered cars at the time of registration, as well as...

  Day 2821 (Thursday) 27 th February 2025 It was lovely and sunny again today but it was still cold on the scooter going in to Nice. We shared a delicious kebab in the park and the carnival is still in swing. The tortoise race has been replaced by this roundabout. The atmosphere is great in the park and they are using the blue chairs from the prom.  From here we went up to Fort Alban to admire the view but there was a chilly wind up there so we didn’t stay very long: we never get tired of these views. Built during the 16 th century, the Mont-Alban fort was an essential link in the defence system of the maritime window of the States of Savoy. Built between 1557 and 1560 under the leadership of the Duke of Savoy Emmanuel Philibert, the Fort du Mont Alban served as a border between the states of Savoy and Nice. Measuring 40 metres by 46 metres, this imposing rectangular monument has been occupied by military troops over the ages. Strategically located between the Château de Nic...