A Year in Villefranche sur Mer - Moving to France

  Day 2944 (Monday) 30 th June 2025 This is Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild in Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat and this is Eze Village.   As always on a Monday here is What’s happening in France this week. The Local France. France's Melvine Malard celebrates after scoring France's fifth and her hatrick during awomen's international friendly between France and Belgium in Valenciennes, northern France. Les Bleues kick off their Euro 2025 challenge in Zurich on Saturday. (Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI / AFP) A changing of the month brings a raft of early changes, festival season really gets going as schools break up for the summer – bringing strikes, and the first heavy traffic weekends of the season. Tuesday Smoking ban –  A nationwide ban on smoking in all outdoor places that can be accessed by children, including beaches, parks and bus stops – but not café terraces – comes into force. Gas –  Gas prices will rise slightly for households that use it for hot water and cooking. Medic...

  Day 2943 (Sunday) 29 th June 2025 It was super hot this morning and we went to Beaulieu to see the Saint Pierre parade. We got there a bit early and sat in the shade near the look-out point. The gardens of La Reserve hotel were looking lovely… …as were the flowers in the park. The parade was after a service in this church and it headed towards the port. These little boys carried the tributes that are thrown into the sea to remember the men that were killed at sea. This is Saint Pierre Then they took Saint Pierre onto a boat to go and throw the wreaths.  The following are the celebrations all over the Alpes-Maritimes (none of the following photos are mine) SAINT-PIERRE'S DAY Tradition and Tribute to the Fishermen of the Alpes-Maritimes The fête de la Saint-Pierre is a maritime celebration anchored in Nice, Cagnes-sur-Mer and Beaulieu-sur-Mer that takes place around June 29. Every year, the towns of Nice, Cagnes-sur-Mer and Beaulieu-sur-Mer perpetuate a tradition dear to the ...