It was once the Champs Elysées of Marseilles, a majestic tree-lined avenue heading east from the Vieux-Port, immortalised in films such as French Connection II. Continue reading…
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Nice beach erosion leads to complaints from swimmers
Tourists in Nice have faced a pressing problem this summer. It’s not rude waiters, whether to go topless or even beach towel stereotypes, but how to get out of the sea. Continue reading…
French police investigate lifestyle of arrested drug officer
French detectives are investigating the lifestyle of a drug squad officer arrested on suspicion of stealing more than 50kg of cocaine from the a fabled Paris police headquarters at 36 quai des Orfèvres. Continue reading…
French and German presidents mark 100 years since start of first world war
On a high ridge in the Vosges mountains, where 30,000 German and French soldiers died in the first world war trenches, the presidents of France andGermany stood side by side in a silence, then turned to each other for a long hug. Continue reading…
Parisian gardens next to Louvre overrun by ‘really big rats’
It is one of the most famous parks in the world and attracts visitors from far and wide. But now Paris‘s Tuileries garden, next to the Louvre museum, is attracting another kind of visitor in possibly even greater numbers. Continue reading…
Anne Penketh 