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Tag: French Riviera

Cole Porter in Sara's pearls and Gerald Murphy's cap

The Murphys, American Trendsetters on the Riviera

30 June 2014 Margo Lestz

In summer, it’s hard to find an open space on the beach, so It’s hard to imagine that up until the 1920s there were no summer tourists here, no open hotels….

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Thirteen Desserts? That’s my kind of Meal!

23 December 2013 Margo Lestz

Christmas time in Provence and the south of France is full of traditions and, as with most good traditions, food is usually involved. Miniature wheat

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A Girl Called Fanny That no one Wants to Kiss

13 December 2013 Margo Lestz

  Recently, when I was at the Christmas “santon” fairs looking at all of the little figures that make up the Nativity scenes in southern

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Promenade du Paillon, Nice France

A River runs through it – well under it Anyway

27 October 2013 Margo Lestz

This weekend I went to the opening of the lovely new ribbon of a park that flows through Nice, France. It is called the “Promenade

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Bay of Angels in Nice, France: Two Legends and a Fish Story

12 August 2013 Margo Lestz

The Baie des Anges (Bay of Angels) on the French Riviera has a romantic name, but where did it come from? These three stories give us some clues…

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Queen Victoria in Nice

11 June 2013 Margo Lestz

Queen Victoria spent her winters on the French Riviera. While there, she could let her hair down and relax, often touring around in a little donkey cart.

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