We are finally out of confinement, but there are still great local offers, new openings and ways to stay fit without groups. Riviera Press continuously gathers useful links to help you stay informed, stay active, flex your mind and your muscles, listen to good music or just to have fun! We focus on local businesses in the Côte d'Azur but include some others that shouldn't be missed. Looking for information? This is where you'll find it!Read more
The city of Cannes, and most notably, its unwavering mayor, David Lisnard, have been working non-stop to fight for the livelihood of the local community, not only for the health and safety of people, but also the survival of their businesses. Together with the tourism board of the Côte d'Azur, the city has prepared an extensive and creative tourism recovery plan for the summer!
Now that we're allowed out into nature again, we're sharing our article on Cap Roux. Our gourmet writer, 
The May/June issue of Riviera Insider is the biggest and most exciting edition of the year. Out of the sleepy winter lull, the Côte d'Azur kicks into high gear for the start of the season (and the economy) with the Cannes Film Festival, the Monaco Grand Prix, Amber Lounge, Top Marques, Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity and more. But the Coronavirus brought all this to a slamming halt, causing event cancellations from early February through June. 
France's promised date of freedom has been a glorious light at the end of a very long tunnel. From Monday, 11 May, there will be a relaxation of the lockdown rules in France. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced the plan yesterday, 28 April, before the National Assembly. But he also warned that the de-confinement date was not set in stone. Here we go over the what is planned to re-open and what will still be prohibited. 
In France, the 1st of May is not complete without the traditional good luck charm of fresh Lily of the Valley 
Do you think you may have had the virus? Two Maisons Médicales, in Antibes-Juan-les-Pins and Cannes-La Bocca, are now offering Covid-19 antibody tests to the public without an appointment. Anyone can come by and have their blood drawn and within 48 hours, the test will determine whether the person has been infected with the coronavirus or not.
Across the Côte d’Azur and Monaco, masks are being handed out, delivered and distributed in the lead-up to the 11 May de-confinement. Long on the endangered list, France has been busy going into full production of the fabric protection, from industrial level manufacture of appropriate fabric to community-organised sewing groups to get people much needed peace of mind.