A Year in Villefranche sur Mer - Moving to France

  Day 3067 (Friday) 31 st October 2025 This is the Hotel Negresco on the Prom in Nice and this is Saorge. It was another lovely, sunny, warm day this morning and our thermometer said it was 30 degrees. This is very welcome after a miserable couple of days. There was another cruise ship in the bay so the passengers had a good day to visit. The sun didn’t last and by the time we got to Nice for our weekly kebab fix it had clouded over but it was nice enough for us to sit in the park to enjoy it.  There were quite a lot of people in Halloween costumes but we were on the scooter and couldn’t get any photos but I managed this one… We are hoping that the weather holds out for the event of the year tomorrow – Stephen and Marina’s wedding. Stephen is Swedish and Marina is Ukrainian/Russian. They met in a French class in Nice and are getting married in fine form tomorrow. He is rather well-off and has rented a villa near the train station and his family are staying in it leading up to ...

  Day 3066 (Thursday) 30 th October 2025 This was Villefranche-sur-Mer in 1875 and this was it in 1920. The weather was really horrible this morning – it’s been a miserable few days and we stayed home again. It’s coming up to November the 1 st so here is what’s happening in France in November. What changes in France in November 2025 Winter driving rules come into force in mountainous regions of France. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP) New European border checks are extended at the Port of Dover, France marks Armistice Day, and motorists in parts of France need to be properly equipped for winter, Christmas is officially coming, and there’s some appointment TV. Border checks The EU's EES border checks went live on October 12 th , but many places have opted for a phased introduction, with coach parties and business class passengers in the first phases. November will see the checks extended to more passengers, especially people travelling from the UK by ferry or Le Shuttle.  Publ...