Whip up these easy to make delicious festive cookies for your friends and family this Christmas!Read more

Second home owners in the French Riviera could be hit with a new super tax as the government sets its sights again on the group to boost its coffers. Hollande's Socialist government told parliament it plans to create a “super taxe d’habitation” for second homes located in “high pressure” areas including the Riviera, Paris, Toulouse and Lyon.Read more

François Millo is the General Director of the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence, an expert in the world of wine. The Riviera Times spoke to him about this year’s harvest, new classifications of wine, and rosé research.Read more

Dear Andy, I have been self-employed in France for a few years now and my wife and seven year old son are all attached to my carte vitale. However, I always see adverts on TV for a mutuelle de santé. What is it, do I have one already and if I don't, do I need one? Healthy-in-LevensRead more