Riviera Insider March 2016

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MONACOThe Scorpions live onstagein the Sporting this Summer!

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GOURMETMichelin stars in the south:Who won and who lost

TENNISCrazy games - posh fans: Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

BIOTAfter the terrible floods:The glassblowers won’t give up

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At last! The final stages of our metamorphosis havebeen completed, and the new website is now up andrunning. The website at www.riviera-press.fr shouldbe user-friendly and easier to browse than before,while maintaining all the quality of the editorial. Asalways you will find daily news in english on the Ri-viera. However, the content of the magazine Rivierainsider is not the same as that on the website. in-deed we are offering two very different media for theregion between Saint-Tropez in the Var and imperiain Liguria, italy. At www.riviera-press.fr you can findlots of useful information such as a list of Anglo-phone doctors, lawyers and other experts, a subscrip-tion form to the Riviera insider, information oninternational schools and markets, opportunities to

enter competitions and an extensive calendarof events. Finally, as more and more of our readers aregetting their information using their mobilephones, our technicians have devised an App forAndroid and iphone devices. As the French sayso succinctly: “On ne se quitte plus” … in otherwords: “We can’t get rid of each other”! So if you want to know (almost) everythingabout this region, read the printed Riviera insiderand all the news and information available onthe website at www.riviera-press.fr so that wewill always be connected. With best regards from your now fully digita-lised Riviera insider-team!

EDITORIALBy Sarah Harvey

nearly 25 years ago, Petra Hall (Riviera Insider’s editor in chief) founded the newspaper RivieraCôte d’Azur Zeitung in German which was followed by The Riviera Times in 2003. These titles havenow blossomed under the names Riviera insider and RivieraZeit into attractive, contemporary ma-gazines. The goal from the beginning was to provide readers with exciting, informative and uniqueinsights from the Mediterranean written by professional mother-tongue journalists. petra Hall hasbecome an institution in the South of France and Monaco's media landscape.

Aila Stöckmann (editor of our sister publication, RivieraZeit) has been writing for German-spea-king readers about the Côte d'Azur for more than a decade. With undiminished enthusiasm, shecontinues to share her experiences and encounters in the south of France. The German nationalhas not only her feet but also her heart firmly planted in the sunny Riviera.

Karine Balagny (marketing) loves the international flair of the company. After several years ofliving in the uSA, and thanks to her experience in Sales and events, the native of normandy hasfound her dream position in our multicultural publishing house.

Michel Gomiz (communication & PR) lives for his profession. For 23 years he has been working asa media consultant for fashion, jewellery and other luxury items between the Côte d’Azur andparis. One of his hidden talents is playing the drums.

Carole Hébert (secretary) is the heart and soul of the team. besides dealing with accounting,subscription management and reader-concerns, the native of northern France has a knack withnumbers and always ensures everything in the office is ticking over perfectly.

Vincent Artus (art director) has a gift for transforming visions and ideas into reality. The niçoiscreative talent has as a penchant for clean lines and playing with white space for optimum effectand has brought a fresh, stylish look to our publication. The multi-talented creative is also a pho-tographer and videographer.

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MusicThe Scorpions come to Mo-naco: interview with band-leader Rudolf Schenker

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MonacoTop Marques: prestigioussupercar show roars backinto town

60Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters:Thrilling games anda distinguished audience

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BusinessWith its AcadémieFemmes et Finance, CMbpromotes financial skillsfor women

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EventsWhat’s hot and where togo in January & February!

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NewsCatch up on all the latestnews and updates fromacross the Riviera

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The HotlistTop ten news and trends

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Gourmet The Raimbaults and theirrestaurant, L’Oasis

20Michelin Guide: A youngstar on his way to the top

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LeisureAuron: between Heavenand earth

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Gardenbeware palm moths

and palm weevils

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Success Story Michel dotta, owner of

Monaco’s oldest estate agency

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Real EstateHousing the world:

property professionalsdescend on Cannes

for MipiM

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Reportnice’s blackest chapter -

the Third Reich on the Côte d’Azur

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BiotAfter the floods:

The rebirth of the ‘Verrerie de biot’

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Art & CultureAdieu to Gottfried Honegger, a sharp

observer of our time, society and its art

46The Antibes Art Fair,

a journey through time

50This summer in nice:

Rihanna is back!

53Jiri Kylian is a guest

at theballets de Monte-Carlo

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photo THE SCORPIONS: EVER YOUNG AND READY FOR FUN!

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Flybe, europe’s largest regional airline, has announced a further expansion of its 2016 Summer programmefrom Southampton Airport in Hampshire with a new route to Toulon Hyères airport. The flights will operatethree times per week, every Monday, Saturday and Sunday. The Saturday flights will run from 2nd July –10th September, while the Monday and Sunday flights will be available from 17thJuly – 12th September. Southampton Airport’s Managing director, dave Lees, said: “The summer season is always a fantastic timefor us and it is excellent news that Flybe will be offering two brand new routes to Toulon and biarritz inFrance as well as bringing back flights to bastia and the popular sun routes to Alicante, Malaga, palma andFaro. Whether people are looking for a city break, stag or hen weekend, family resort or beach holiday, theycan reach it all from their local airport.”The flights will depart from Southampton at 4.50pm GMT, 6.55am GMT and 8.35am on Mondays, Wednesdaysand Sundays respectively. They will depart from Toulon at 8.15pm GMT+1, 10.30am GMT+1 and 11.50am GMT+1on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays respectively. bookings are already being taken for as little as £34.99 including taxes and charges.

FLYBELAUNCHESSUMMERCONNECTIONSTO UK

New SouthamptonToulon route

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epicerie boomerang has spun into Mouans Sar-toux, offering for the first time in the Alpes-Mari-times organic and eco-friendly products withoutany plastic or paper wrappers and packaging.While many shoppers today are being encoura-ged to use recyclable bags, this novel grocerystore is stepping up the game: everything it sellshas to be decanted from re-usable storage jars,glass bottles and metal dispensers into the re-usable containers belonging to each customer! it looks a little like a return to the grocery storesof the early 1900s. but in theory, it means yourhousehold waste is reduced because there is nopackaging. And customers can save money by

only paying for the exact amount they will eat, which also means food wasteis limited too. in addition, it’s helping to inject some more cash into the localeconomy; most of the products are from the provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur re-gion. (The few products which aren’t local come from ethical sources.) products include pasta, rice, cereals, honey, jam, flour, sugar, tea, dried fruit,biscuits, spices and pulses, as well as fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, eggs,wine, olive oil and vinegar. They even sell eco-friendly soap and shampoo. The shop is open Tuesday to Saturday from 9am to 1pm and 3pm to 7pm. 24Avenue Marcel Journet, Mouans Sartoux.

EPICERIE BOOMERANG: A FIRST INPACA

Zero-waste groceries!

There’s nothing like some home comfortswhen you live overseas. As much as we alllove the fresh cuisine on the Riviera, everynow and again it’s nice to indulge in sometraditional food from your homeland. And ifyou happen to be from the uK (or indeedjust enjoy british snacks from time to time)then you might be interested in hearing thatMortons Saveurs d'Ailleurs in Callian hasfreshly-baked Cornish pasties, home-madepork pies, fluffy scones, delicious scotcheggs and all kinds of other british treatsavailable. And since indian food is also one of the

most popular types of cuisine in the uK (chicken tikka masala is fre-quently voted the uK’s most popular dish!), curries and spices are avai-lable too. Centre Agora, Route departementale, Callian. Open Mondays 2pm – 7pm,and Tuesday to Friday from 9am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 7pm. Saturdays:9am to 7pm. Tel. 04 94 84 91 89.

PASTIES, PORKPIES ANDSCONES GALORE!

A taste of home

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it was only at the end of 2015 whenAzur Gaels was first set up. but wi-thin four months the new team wasappearing on France’s largest sportsbroadcaster, Canal+, in an exhibitionfootball game against Gaelic Footballprovence, in January 2016. So it’d befair to say that one of the area’s ne-west sports teams is makingwaves…For those of you who don’t know,Gaelic football is an irish team sportderived from traditional irish ballgames, played between two teamsof 15 players on a rectangular grasspitch. The new club, which has a women’steam as well as men’s team, prac-tises at the Stade des bouillides inValbonne. it was founded by twomen (with no irish connection) whomet in a pub on the Riviera: ChardFaul, who is from Reading in england,and Charley Cornillau, an ex-nantesGAA (Gaelic Athletic Association)man, bonded over their love of Gaelicfootball one night and decided tocreate a team. before then, the nea-rest club was GF provence, which istwo hours’ drive away. now the teamrepresents the region as the only GAAclub. They also run open training sessions onWednesdays and Saturdays for men,women and children, and organise theregular pub quizzes in english in Val-bonne. Azurgaels.com.

ALREADY FEATURED ONSPORTS TV

Gaelic footballteam takes off

For those of you missing a bit ofAmerican culture here on the Ri-viera, help is at hand. A brand newclub, ‘Softball/baseball Co-manches St Laurent du Var’ hasrecently been launched, offeringcompetition or leisure games formen, women and children (agedfrom five upwards) of all abilities.Whether you’re a beginner or aseasoned pro, there are groupsessions and games for eve-ryone.The club is actually the ‘little sis-

ter’ of the Toulon Comanches (8 times French national cham-pions, twice winners of the Vice european Championship andeuropean Champions in 2015). Members are supervised bycertified coaches or by top athletes at the practice sessionsand matches. The aim of the club is to encourage participation amongstyoung people, but also the older generations. it was founded by French baseball and softball enthusiasts(no, not Americans), and is supported by the mayor and themunicipality, but people of all nationalities are welcome tojoin in the fun. Sessions are held at the Stades des iscles. Adult sessions(19+) are on Mondays and Tuesdays from 6pm to 7.30pm. 4 -18 year olds: Mondays and Tuesdays 6pm to 7.30pm. 9 - 13year olds: Thurdays from 4.30pm to 6pm. 5 - 8 year olds: Mon-days from 5pm to 6.15pm. Softballbaseballstlaurentduvar.com.

A HOME RUNFOR SPORTSFANS

New baseball &softball club


Villa Garibaldi’s newconcept:

The Crew business Lounge byyFSOL has opened in the heart ofAntibes and is the only businessspace dedicated to yacht crew andcaptains. yachting Financial Solu-tions chose to open it a stone’sthrow from port Vauban in Antibesbecause it’s one of the biggestyachting hubs in the world. it’shard to get some time for yourselfwhen you’re working on a boat, oreven to get a good internetconnection. So when you want tofind out your bank balance or

check emails for potential job offers, it’s not so easy. Captainsor recruiters also struggle with finding venues to hold interviews,so usually end up doing it in a pub. Hence the idea for the yach-ting business lounge was born. Crew and captains can do all ofthose things in the lounge, and in addition, can network withother crew members. The venue also hosts ‘yachting Wednes-days’ seminars and workshops (which are either related to theyachting industry or financial planning) led by professionals froma range of disciplines. They even include workshops on stayingfit while on board a boat. The Crew business Lounge by yFSOL,62 Rue Fontvieille, Antibes. Open Mondays to Fridays from 9amto 1pm and 2pm to 6pm. Closed Saturdays and Sundays.Yfsol.com.

SEND EMAILS,HOLD INTERVIEWS,KEEP FIT!

A stylish lounge bar, a sophisticatedrestaurant and a party space all inone... Villa Garibaldi is one of the latesthot new openings in nice, and offersmuch more than just the average en-tertainment. One of the highlights isthe regular scheduling of ‘day parties’– an import from the u.S., and one ofthe hottest new concepts amongst25-45 year old urban professionals innew york City.What is a day party? Well, it’s quite li-terally what the name suggests; aparty during daylight hours. The ad-

vantages? it’s something fun to do for those who just love to dance,no matter what the hour is. And some have suggested it’s a goodway to mix and mingle without any late-night tomfoolery! And so,Villa Garibaldi launched in style at the end of January with a so-phisticated day party, starting at 1pm and finishing at 6pm, accom-panied by a brunch menu, cocktails and champagne. The specialevent featured Gil Martin, one of the Riviera’s top dJs, who is a re-gular guest dJ in Cannes, Miami and Stockholm. Many more similarevents are planned for the future. They will be posted on the websiteand Facebook page. 64 boulevard Risso, nice. Villa-garibaldi.com.

‘DAY PARTIES’ARE THE NEWNIGHT PARTIES

Business loungefor yacht crew

My design is a new way to breathe life back into old, everyday items such as clothes, cushions, lamps and je-wellery. This quirky trend is quickly becoming popular around the globe, and now Carrefour at the Centre Com-mercial near the Acropolis in nice is the first supermarket to get in on the action. So how exactly does it work?The process is fairly simple. essentially, a four-person team helps the customer to choose a redesign for theitem or items from three separate categories: decoration (cushions, dishes, clocks, lamps, picture frames etc.),ready-to-wear (t-shirts, sweatshirts, jeans, polo shirts, dresses etc.) and accessories (phone cases, stationery,bags, earrings etc.). How long does it take? it varies. Customization can take anything from a few hours to afew days if it’s an online order. However, some redesigns only take a few minutes as the design team does thework locally in the store. So you can either hang around and watch the magic happen or if it’ll take a little longer,go and do some shopping, run some errands or see a movie. All you have to do is give them the item that youwant to have customized and let the team do their thing. if you’re doing it online, you just choose the categoryof the item you want redesigned and select a photo of the redesign you want. The team then prepares the newlydesigned cushion, shirt or lamp and sends it to you. Mydesign.com.

SUPERMARKETGIANTLAUNCHES ‘MYDESIGN’

Customised designs go mainstream

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After welcoming more than half a million visitorsto the Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, Renais-sance Giants exhibition, the Carrières de Lu-mières in baux-de-provence is following up itssuccess with a unique multimedia exhibition of Marc Chagall, which runs from 4th March to January 2017. The work of the world-famous Russian-French artist (1887-1985) has been digitised and will be projectedonto 5,000sqm of Carrières de Lumières’ walls, up to 14 metres high. This means his most evocative mas-terpieces can be experienced by visitors in an innovative, spectacular and very dynamic way. The exhibition is produced by Culturespaces, with the assistance of the Marc Chagall Committee, and cu-rated by Gianfranco iannuzzi, Renato Gatto and Massimiliano Siccardi with the musical collaboration ofLuca Longobardi. entitled ‘Chagall, songes d’une nuit d’été’, it features 12 sequences - Vitebsk, life, poetry, collage, war, stainedglass, the Opera Garnier, daphnis and Chloe, mosaics, circus, illustrations and the bible - with Chagall'screativity in all its glory. And for the first time, photographs taken by the curators in the collections of the

Marc Chagall national Museum in nice will also be included, offering new insights. Alongside the paintings there are collages, mosaicsand stained glass windows, demonstrating the extent of the artist's talent. Carrieres-lumieres.com/en.

EXCITING CARRIÈRES DE LUMIÈRESSHOW

Multimedia exhibitionsheds light on Chagall

Whether you are frequent flyer or only jet off once in ablue moon the new app from nice Cote d’Azur Airportis set to be a handy new gadget.The airport is launching a rather clever multi-functionalphone app that will accompany the opening of itsnewly-renovated Terminal 1 retail area, which willshortly be followed by the completed renovation of Ter-minal 2. The app itself is pretty simple to use. it employs SiTA’sbeacon technology, which is an information technologycompany which provides its services to airports. All youhave to do is download the app (which is available forboth Android and iphone via the airport website, thenSiTA’s Common use beacon Registry relays reliable

and relevant information to your phone. There are beacons installed throughoutthe new retail area in Terminal 1 and when these devices pick up that a passengeris using the app they receive information and offers regarding all of the retail outletsthat are in their precise location. but it’s not just retail information; perhaps moreimportantly, users also gain access to information about the weather, connectingflights, baggage tracking and boarding times. Also, if you are an Airport premier Clubpassenger you will earn points as you make your way through the airport via thisapp. nice.aeroport.fr.

NICE COTED’AZUR AIRPORT’S NEW APP

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Salut Stéphane, ça va bien?” it cer-tainly won’t be a fleeting visit, whenyou accompany two-star chefRaimbault on a stroll aroundCannes’ Forville market. This is be-cause he is constantly bumping into

old pals, slapping good friends on their shoulders andgreeting various vegetable and fish traders. it’s clearthey all know and love him, not least because theymake a special effort to provide him just with theirbest products. “i’ve been coming here almost everyday for 25 years to compile the menu with my bro-ther Antoine, based on what’s on offer,” Stéphanesays. Then he smiles. “but first, we’ll go for a glass!”...it’s quite early in the morning for an aperitif. but Sté-phane, who is in charge of 50 staff, is used to havinghis way...Moments later, we are sitting in one of thebars surrounding the market. The waiter serves dryChablis in an ice bucket, followed by cold cuts and abaguette. it’s just the right setting for a chat.We haven’t seen each other in 20 years. despite ha-ving gained a few white hairs, just like me, Stéphaneis as charming and animated as ever. Wrinkles onlyshow on his forehead when he talks about the eco-nomic climate. “We didn’t even notice the crisis in2008, but in February 2009 our revenues slumped by25 percent,” he recalls. “That makes a businessmanworry… and become creative. Opening our signifi-cantly cheaper bistrot de l’Oasis attracted guestswho would have never set foot in our restaurant. Mi-chelin-starred restaurants predominantly scare thewallet,” he explains. “Then things got better - lamayonnaise a commencé à monter. We increasedrevenue by 24 percent, and found a new balance. butthe crisis hasn’t passed yet. nowadays you have towork a lot more than you used to, salaries and socialcosts eat up 48 percent of all income. And it’s extre-mely hard to find diligent employees. young peopledon’t want to get their hands dirty anymore.”When i ask about his philosophy, Stéphane playfullyrolls his eyes. “What do you mean by philosophy?!

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“our mosT imPorTanTTask? sPoil ourguesTs!”• Michelin-starred chef Stéphane Raimbault meetsRiviera Insider’s editor inchief, Petra Hall, at the marketin Cannes • Three brothers, onepassion: The raimbaults andtheir superlative restaurant,L’Oasis, in Mandelieu-La Na-poule, have been the embodi-ment of first-class gastronomyfor many years. We discovermore, behind the scenes at theCôte d’azur’s culinary hub.

photo leftWELCOME TO STEPHANERAIMBAULTS WORLD!

photo rightAFTER A MEAL AT THE RESTAURANT’L’OASIS,GUESTS KNOWWHY FRANCE IS WORLD-RE-NOWNED FOR ITS CUISINE© D.R.

Photos FABIEN PRAUSS

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THE FABULOUSSTORY OF L’OASISThe restaurant L’Oasis (two Michelin stars) in Man-delieu-La Napoule remains one of the most populargourmet temples along the Côte, even after 63 yearsin business. in 1960, then-chef Louis Outhier ear-ned his first star; the second followed in 1965, thethird in 1980. Only a few kilometres from Cannes,the film festival stars quickly discovered this “land ofmilk and honey” with its wonderful garden. The res-taurant soon became the Côte d’azur’s culinary sen-sation. But in 1988, Outhier decided to hang up hischef ’s hat. For lack of the perfect successor, theOasis set a sad record: it became the first three-star-red restaurant to close since the Michelin guide wasfirst published in 1900. But canny Outhier had already set his eye on ayoung talent seven years earlier: the 24-year-oldStéphane raimbault, who at the time worked in astarred-restaurant in Paris. Louis Outhier hired theup-and-coming chef and sent him to Japan, as anambassador for the Oasis. Young raimbault wouldhave liked to take over the prestigious restaurantstraight away but didn’t have the necessary wherewi-thal. What he lacked in money, he made up in wili-ness. He convinced his employers, investors fromthe Japanese Plaza Hotel chain, to buy the Oasisand returned to the Côte d’azur in 1990 to run thelegendary restaurant. One year later, with the helpof further Japanese investments and his brotherFrançois as pastry chef, the restaurant was thrivingonce again. and what a dream start it was! already in 1992, Sté-phane received two Michelin stars. in 1999, the tworaimbaults - joined by their other brother antoinewho had meanwhile got on board as a chef - tookover the restaurant. They opened a patisserie rightnext to it. Up until today, they sell delicious cakes,petits fours and home-made bread here. even theluxury chain Relais et Châteaux added L’Oasis totheir network. The more affordable “L’etage” ope-ned on the second floor of the architecturally stri-king building in the midst of the economic crisis in2008. Later, the raimbaults also added cooking,wine and patisserie courses to their offer.Today, three brothers and 50 employees are livingtheir dream at L’Oasis. it is one of gastronomy in allits facets.

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Well, i do have a few principles, which i’ve alwaysstuck to. First of all, you have to love your job - andsocialising. That’s essential. i’m very extrovertedand open to my guests’ criticism. i go from table totable and talk to them. ninety percent - amongthem many foreigners - thank me afterwards withhappy smiles on their faces. i like what paul bocuseonce said: ‘There are two big schools of gastro-nomy, the good kitchen and the bad kitchen.’ Orprosper Montagné, who wrote Larousse Gastrono-mique: ‘Our profession is to lift taste into culinaryheaven.” Once he has had a few glasses, Stéphanereveals he may have some philosophical thoughtsafter all: “A chef’s dishes reflect his personality, hispast, his history. Look at me. you’ll find Japaneseinfluences in my cooking, because i have been wor-king there for nine years. but i quickly realised thatyou also have to stay in touch with your surroun-dings.” Colleagues like Joël Robuchon or Alain du-casse jet around the globe and run restaurantseverywhere. “i admire them but it’s not for me,” the60-year-old says determinedly. And what about or-ganic produce? it certainly is in fashion these days.“yes, all my fish is caught locally (editor’s note: also

see interview with Gilbert dubbiosi). but it isn’t es-sential; it’s more of a secondary detail. For me, i seeit as a marketing strategy. Our most important taskis to spoil our guests.” And that is precisely whathe and his team do, with lots of enthusiasm. day in,day out, Stéphane himself stands behind the stove- with delicious results. eating at L’Oasis is a uniqueexperience, if an expensive one. Menu prices rangebetween €79 (lunchtime) and €98 (evenings, Thurs-day to Friday) to €149 and €242 per person. butafter such a meal, guests know why France isworld-renowned for its cuisine. As lunchtime ap-proaches, it’s time for Stéphane to get moving. butas we part, the culinary maestro recounts a smallanecdote from his time at a hotel managementschool in paris. “i was often alone on the weekends,because i lived too far away to go home. So i usedto sneak into the kitchen and read about gastro-nomy legends like Vergé and bocuse in a big book.i still can’t believe that today i rank among thosenames…” he modestly adds, before he scoots intohis small delivery van and rushes back to Mandelieu- back to his kitchen.

photo STEPHANE HIMSELF STANDSBEHIND THE STOVE EVERYDAY WITH HIS BROTHER AN-TOINE AND THE TEAM

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i’m a dinosaur,” says Auvergne-bornpascal paulze, referring to his 20years of experience as head som-melier at Oasis. “it’s rather unusualto have worked in the same esta-blishment for so long. but you do

need time to develop a well-stocked wine cellar andthe essential contacts for it.” pascal, who knowsevery single one of the 12,000 bottles stocked in hiscave, and even likens them to his ‘children’, is notyour stereotypical chubby, red-nosed cellar keeper.Right at the beginning of his career he selected cer-tain bottles for storage, which he has only now addedto the menu. “Without my boss, Stéphane Raimbault,being willing to invest in this long-term philosophy,all this wouldn’t have been possible.”One year ago, pascal was appointed meilleur ouvrierde France, a prestigious professional honour reservedfor the very best in different fields. initially, he hadstudied the intricacies of the kitchen at a school ofhotel management. but today he is confident he hasfound his true calling: “Gastronomy led me to wine,the true passion my life revolves around. i couldn’tadvise my guests thoroughly without having had aknowledge of both worlds. For example, which winegoes well with which dish. but you also need to havegood people skills and to enjoy what you’re doing.” inaddition, a fair understanding of psychology comesin handy. “When i talk to my guests and am able towork out their wishes, it’s a magical feeling.”So what’s the most expensive wine the head som-melier has tucked away? “Romanée-Conti vintage1999 and petrus 1990 can reach prices of up to€12,000. i have sold about 15 such exceptional winesin my career - but they’re not at the heart of ourconcept here. The wine for €50 must also be excel-lent. it’s most important to have a balanced menu.”And personally speaking, what is pascal’s favouritedrop? “i prefer provence and its 50 outstanding vi-neyards. When i want to enjoy a special wine athome, i pick a white bourgogne or a red from thenorthern Rhône valley.”

keeper of12,000fine wines

Pascal Paulzehas been theOasis’ headsommelier for20 years

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ilbert dubbiosi’s name comes withan intriguing back-story. One of hisancestors was abandoned as anewborn in front of a Tuscanchurch. in those days, such found-lings were called ‘dubbiosi’ - the

doubtfuls. but Gilbert himself is sure where he wasborn; he first saw the light of day in Le Suquet, inCannes’ old town. Here, the dubbiosis have been ma-king a living from fishing for generations. While themen go to sea, the women sell red mullet, gilt-headbream, poissons de roche - essential for a deliciousfish soup - and all kinds of other fish at Forville mar-ket.Fifty years ago, around 80 fishermen earned theirmoney in the Lérins bay. Today, only 30 are left. Theyhave to abide by the regulations of Cannes’ prud’ho-mie, a legal entity comprising of four judges who

oversee sea-fishing regulations. This institution,which only exists in the Mediterranean Sea area, wasestablished in the Middle Ages and became officialby decree in 1859. There are also other prud’homiesin the Alpes-Maritimes area, based in nice, Antibes,Menton and Cros-de-Cagnes.Gilbert, who looks like the embodiment of a Mediter-ranean fisherman, wanted to make locally-caughtfish more popular. He went and spoke to councillorsabout a proposition for a quality seal named Mer deLérins. “Customers can now find this small label onmarket stalls and also in restaurants in and aroundCannes, such as the Oasis, so they know it’s safe tobuy the product or eat there,” Gilbert says enthusias-tically. “it’s not easy for a restaurant to be able toguarantee fresh fish daily. We go to sea every day,unless the weather doesn’t permit it. We use tradi-tional fishing methods and mainly catch red mullet,octopus and other species native to our waters. dra-gnets are illegal, and we rarely catch passing fish likeanchovy, sardine or mackerel.” So, anyone wanting toenjoy fish responsibly with sustainability in mindshould look out for the unique Mer de Lérins label.G

"We GO TO SeAeVeRy dAy, un-LeSS THe WeA-THeR dOeSn’TpeRMiT iT"

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icolas decherchi learned the ropesfrom some of the most high-flyingculinary masters in France. The 34-year-old chef, who only took over Lapaloma in Mougins in 2013, is one of

the biggest surprises of the Michelin Culinary Guide2016. in 2014, after just six months, he received hisfirst star - and his rise to the top only continues. Withhis second star, decherchi and his pastry chef,yohan Jara, now belong to the exclusive club of the108 best restaurants in the entire country. At the tender age of 16, decherchi took his first ten-tative steps, working for Michelin-starred truffle–im-presario, bruno, in Lorgues. The young cook honedhis skills between 1999 and 2002 at the then two-starred Villa de Lys in Cannes, under bruno Oger. Hecontinued his apprenticeship at Alain ducasse’s

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three-star maison, Louis XV in Monaco. And from2010 to 2012 decherchi polished his expertise along-side his former mentor, bruno Oger, who is now inresidence at the two - star club Villa Archange in LeCannet.decherchi, whose signature dishes include pigeoncroquettes served with foie gras and Jerusalem ar-tichokes, has had a path to the top that makes onethink of an experienced master in the provincial kit-chen, Roger Vergé. in merely two years, ‘Cuisine de Soleil’ innovator,Vergé, transformed Mougins in the 1970s into astronghold of gourmet cuisine on the Côte d’Azur.His former restaurant, Le Moulin de Mougins, laterbecame the flagship restaurant of Alain Llorca, buthas since lost its star whilst experiencing some tu-multuous times. it was badly hit by the severe floodsof October 2015. now there are plans for it to reopenin 2016. Mougins, however, remains the home of ano-ther Michelin-star restaurant; Le Mas Candille.The winnersThe trio of Michelin three – starred chefs on the Ri-viera have defended their crowns. Alain ducasse, ofthe Louis XV in Monaco; Gérald passédat, of the petitnice in Marseille and Arnaud donckele of the Vagued’Or in Saint-Tropez remain deeply - rooted in the Mi-chelin roll of honour which features the 26 top kit-chens in France.The 2016 ascents into Michelin’s most prestigiousthree – starred club can be counted on two hands.The South African, Jan-Hendrik van der Westhuizen,has received his first star for the restaurant, Jan, inthe port area of nice. The same goes for philippeJourdin of Terre blanche in Tourrettes (who trod thesame path via the Moulin de Mougins). yoric Tièche, alongside his pastry chef, Steve Morac-chini, at La passagère has finally captured his firststar for the beautiful terraced restaurant at the Hotelbelles Rives on the waterfront of Juan-les-pins. As

have pierre Gagnaire, at pèir, based in the LuxuryHotel La bastide in Gordes, Luberon; and Jerôme Royof Le Cloître, the former monastery in Mane, Haute-provence. The LosersAlongside the supernovas of 2016, there are alsosome falls from grace. Arnaud Tabarec of the SeaSens restaurant at the Five Seas Hotel in Cannes, andthe Japanese Keisuke Matsushima restaurant innice have lost their stars, as have the Château ezain Èze and the Maison Jaune in Saint-Rémy. Aix-en-provence has forfeited two Michelin-starredrestaurants: Jean-Marc banzo swiftly abandoned therestaurant Le Clos, at the Hôtel Renaissance, andnow only works as a culinary adviser, while pierreReboul has lost his star to Mikaël Féval, who plansto take over the kitchen of the Château la pioline.Alain Llorca, once a shining star of the kitchens inMougins, has expanded his empire again. Althoughhe recently closed the Café llorca at the GrimaldiForum in Monaco, he continues to operate the dé-pendance in the centre of Vallauris, as well as hisflagship restaurant in La Colle-sur-Loup, which hasbeen included in Michelin’s bib Gourmand - a guidethat rewards 655 restaurants for their good value,high-quality cuisine.

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t first you might not associate theFrench Alps with idyllic mountainvillages and traditional ski huts asmuch as with demanding pistesand gigantic ski areas. However, theski stations in the area certainly

don’t lack in appeal for the eyes, as well as the heart. Auron is something special. it is only kilometres awayfrom isola 2000, the most well-known ski area in theAlpes-Maritimes. There aren’t any huge hotels; thehistorical village, set in the Mercantour national park,offers family-friendly hotels and guest houses in alocation that is also lively during the low season. Am-bitious skiers will find on the 43 pistes (8 black and16 red ones) offer more than enough entertainmentfor a long weekend in the snow, while relaxing strollsaround the area are also an appealing attraction. because of the position, on a high plateau 1,600 me-tres above sea level, snow is always guaranteed du-ring ski season – despite the fact it’s only 90kilometres to nice. until now the temperatures haveremained stable at just slightly below freezing throu-ghout the winter months. but the season startedvery late this year. it wasn’t because of the absenceof cold weather, but rather because of the lack ofprecipitation. Only in February did enough snow fallto open most of the slopes, because until that pointonly a few were open. but it was good news compa-red to the other ski areas in the Alps: there was moresun than elsewhere. To offer the winter sports fans a decent standard ofsatisfaction and enjoyment on the pistes, a lot ofmoney has been invested in snow machines over thepast few years.

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due to the artificial snow, half of the ski areas couldbe opened at the beginning of the season, althoughthey were surrounded by green grass. Just like its competition in the rest of the alpine area,Auron is looking constantly for new ideas to convinceguests to visit. The latest idea? A gourmet dinner inthe cable cars at “Las donnas” access-point.Twelve guests can sit at the hand-made woodentable placed in the middle of the gondola, which, byday, can transport 40 skiers (standing up) to the 2,400metre-high summit in just one trip. For the openingnight of the ‘flying diner’, the tourism chief, MichelGuillot, and his fellow supporter did their best to woous. A fire was burning in the little chimney in one cor-ner of the gondola, the table was decorated, and thewinners of two competitions were invited to join thesoiree. The three course menu offered Carpacciowith scallops, lobster and mango-passion fruit vinai-grette; grilled guinea fowl with mashed potato, andfor dessert, a lovely fusion of saffron pear withorange crème – all whipped up by Jacques Rolancy,a renowned guest chef from nice (Le Rolancy’s) andthe talented patisserie chef, bruno Laffargue, fromCagnes-sur-Mer (Mic Mac Macaron). They were han-ded a real challenge: naturally, a cable car isn’t equip-ped with a kitchen; neither it is easy to serve a hotmeal at temperatures of minus seven degrees. We faltered a bit when the gondola started movingfrom the station in the valley. Just seconds later, theguests were left hanging between heaven and earthfor a few moments, surrounded by darkness. Then itmoved onwards to its destination, some one hundredmetres up, so smoothly in fact that so the wine didn’teven spill over the brim of the glasses. After each tripto the top and back down again, a new course wasserved. “What a great experience!” the guests gushed asthey warmed up in front of the open fire. it remainsto be seen whether that idea can be repeated againin the summertime or not – at sunset there wouldbe breath-taking views across the picturesquemountain scenery while guests enjoy their gourmetdinner. The chefs leading the gastronomic maiden trip wereonly engaged for the inaugural dinner experience:They are all counted among the more than one dozengourmet cookers of the coast that participate in Ja-nuary the fifth time at the culinary art festival “LesChefs au Sommet” in Auron – that is one of the

smart marketing ideas of the skiing area. Well knowncooks are going to stand in the kitchen of the localvillage restaurants and create a special menu for afixed price; this time under the direction of philippeJoannès, chef of Fairmont-Monte-Carlo. The last time the star chef Jacques Chibois fromGrasse and Alain Llorca from Le bar-sur-Loup parti-cipated. This year in Auron the ski season ends officially 17thof April, depending on the snow. Also cross countryskiers and snow shoe hikers will be able to enjoy itfor a while longer. The el dorado for hikers with raquettes under theirshoes is some kilometres away in Saint-dalmas-le-Selvage – where some of the bravest will have thepossibility to hike on an icy waterfall.

Day skipass: 33,50euro On Tuesday startingfrom 8pm: «venteflash» on auron-ski-pass.com, there will bea certain quota ofpasses for half price 43 pistes and 16 lifts Snow park, skischool for kids, sled-ging and snow shoerun (on the piste duriou) Ski bus «Bus 100%Neige»: Nizza-auronfor 8 euros round trip(www.lignesdazur.com)

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For years there have beenreports about the two mainpests damaging Mediterranean palm trees:the palm moth (Paysandi-sia archon) and the redpalm weevil (rhynchopho-rus ferrugineus). as theweather warms up now isthe time when eco-friendlypreventative action can betaken to save trees thathave come to symbolise theriviera.

Beware PalmmoThs and Palmweevils

he two insects that arehaving such damaging ef-fect on palm trees havefeatured in the RivieraTimes before as being “im-

migrants”, i.e. non-endemic, pests: the palmmoth originates from uruguay and Argen-tina, while the red palm weevil hails fromthe tropical regions of Asia. unfortunately,while climate change allows us to plantexotic species by the Mediterranean Sea, italso helps unknown pests like these tospread.urgent action needs to be undertaken sys-tematically and regularly against thesepalm killers, not least because it is very ex-pensive to dispose of the dead trunks. insome regions on the French Riviera, oncemagnificent avenues have already had tobe entirely destroyed. One only has to go tothe “city of palms”, Hyères, to find the mostdevastating example of this destruction.A big problem for those fighting these twopests is the large number of second homeson the Côte d'Azur, where many gardens lieunobserved during autumn when the lar-vae of both insects have an exceptionallyeasy run on their victims.Given the different languages spoken on theRiviera, we will confine ourselves to the

Latin names from now on for identificationpurposes.

which palm trees are attacked bythe palm moth, Paysandisia ar-chon? butia yatay, Chamaerops (all species);phoenix canariensis / dactylifera / reclinata;Latania; Livistona chinensis / decipiens / sa-ribus; Sabal; Syagrus romanzoffiana / yatay;Trachycarpus fortune; Trithrinax campes-tris; and Washingtonia (all species and cul-tivars, including filifera).which palm trees are attacked bythe red palm weevil, rhyncho-phorus ferrugineus?Areca catechu; Arenga pinnata; borassusflabellifer; Caryota maxima / cumingii;Cocos nucifera; Corypha gebanga / elata;elaeis guineensis; Livistona decipiens; Me-troxylon sagu; Oreodoxa regia; phoenix ca-nariensis / dactylifera / sylvestris; Sabalumbraculifera; Trachycarpus fortunei; andWashingtonia (all species and cultivars, in-cluding filifera).The most popular species planted on theCôte d'Azur, Chamaerops, phoenix, Livis-tona, Trachycarpus and Washingtonia, areattacked by at least one of these two in-sects. Given that for various reasons it isunlikely that they can or will be containedon the Mediterranean, at least not in theshort term, the first question is which spe-cies should be chosen for new plantings.Secondly, it is important to find safe, effec-tive, cost-efficient and practical solutionsto preventing and limiting their distribution.

how to recognise an infestationThe pattern of damage on infested palmtrees is quite similar for both insects, al-though a palm weevil infestation will kill thepalm more quickly. in the case of the palmmoth, only its larvae destroy a palm'sleaves. Also the palm weevil itself, as wellas the larvae, will eat holes and burrow intothe base of the leaf stalk.both pests attack the soft and only “growthpoint” of the palm tree, the so-called apicalmeristem or vegetation cone beneath thecrown. Once this is destroyed the palmtree, unlike most other plants, cannot keepgrowing and will certainly die. For this rea-son, all palm trees must be treated rapidlyand regularly. The older and higher the palmtree is, or the more overgrown and bushy(Chamaerops) it becomes or the morearmed with thorns (phoenix), the more la-bour-and-cost-intensive the control of apossible infestation will be. (continued page 34)

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brownish outlined small holes in outgrownleaves will indicate that it has been at-tacked in the past, and that the next gene-ration of the insect is likely to already haveleft the palm tree. quite fine, fibrous mate-rial that is thickened by dried palm sap andwhich looks a little like dark sawdust thathas been mixed with tree resin, inside ofand beneath the crown and between theold cut-off bases of leaf stems along thepalm tree's trunk, are a sure indicator of amassive infestation. Horizontally off-stan-ding leaves that have become yellowishand are turning greyish and slowly sinkingdown are another sign of an infestation, es-pecially with the phoenix palm tree. due to the increasing extent of the problem,it actually seems quite irrelevant whethera palm tree is already infested or not. un-fortunately, it is only a matter of time be-fore it is attacked and, as there are novisible external signs early on in an infesta-tion, systematic prevention for all palmtrees is therefore crucial.

how can infested palm trees betreated and what preventativemeasures can be taken?in our latitudes, neither the red palm weevilnor the palm moth have any natural preda-tors. The oviposition of both species usuallyhappens late summer or early autumn. Thepalm moth is quite a large butterfly, glidingabout ostentatiously creating a beautifulyet treacherous image between Septemberand november. Conversely, the females ofthe red palm weevil species fly so fast andinconspicuously that they are rarely noti-ced. Their larvae are not affected by frostwhich is another factor giving them an easyride on palm trees when home-owners areabsent.Theoretically, there are insecticides withagents like chlorpyrifos 48%, dimethoate40%, phosmet 50%, imidacloprid 20% orthiamethoxam 25% that could be used toprevent them, while other potentially effec-tive insecticides are banned within the eufor very good reasons. All named insecti-cides are extremely harmful to bees andhave a negative impact on other usefulcreatures, bird life and ground water. evenmore importantly, since prevention is not aone-off treatment, application of these in-secticides cannot be halted, which in thelong-term is just too environmentally ha-zardous, and – given the number of palmtrees on public and private land - simply tooexpensive.For the treatment and prevention of these

pests we would recommend applying theentomopathogenic Steinernema carpocap-sae nematodes which can be ordered viathe internet. Cooled down (2-6°C) they canbe stored as a powder for about a week.These whitish transparent nematodes (ac-tive phase: 0.1mm) are natural parasites ofmany insect larvae. They will actively seekout their insect hosts, penetrating themthrough body openings and releasing sym-biotic bacteria that rapidly kill the weevil ormoth within days. To ensure a successful treatment, the tem-perature of soil and air should be at leastaround 12°C (ideally 15-20°C), otherwise thenematodes remain inactive. note that inwinter the nematodes will usually die offand therefore need to be applied again nextseason. The treated palm crowns should bekept damp for six to eight weeks after

treatment to maximise the effect. As ne-matodes are sensitive to light and ultra-vio-let rays, treatment should be done at dawnor dusk, or when the sky is overcast. They cost around 10 to 30 euros (30 for100m2), depending on the amount ordered.However, this will be sufficient for a largenumber of palm trees plus the cost of manhours required to apply the nematodes.Given the amount of work required and dueto the severity of the problem, we would re-commend, especially with the higher palmtrees that cannot easily be treated from astanding position or small ladder, to installa permanent spray nozzle with openingholes of at least ½ mm connected to asmall irrigation pipe down and along thepalm's trunk. The small nozzle only has to be readjustedevery now and then, for example after astorm or after your gardener has been trim-

ming the palm’s crown. The nematode lo-tion can then be easily pumped up to thecrown using a manual water pump. youneed to irrigate the crown generously withthe nematode lotion, ideally once a month.With smaller palm trees, which are easierto reach, you can use customary pressuresprayers. Make sure the holes in the spraynozzle are big enough for the nematodes topass through and take care not to use asprayer that you have already used to applyharmful substances, like insecticides orherbicides. Other entomopathogenic fungithat can be employed for environmentalcontrol of a variety of pests include Meta-rhizium anisopliae and beauveria bassiana,and are also easily available over the inter-net.

what other precautions will helpsave your palm trees?We strongly recommend that you examineyour palm trees on a regular basis, lookingfor any sign of damage as described aboveand to get a qualified gardener to peel, skinand maintain them regularly. A Chamaeropshumilis for instance which is not regularlymaintained will become bushy within aseason and create a hotbed for both theseinsect species. never leave freshly cutpalm leaves lying around for too long. ifthey have to stay on your property for awhile then please wrap the cut-ends inheavy duty plastic bags or put the leavesinto airtight barrels, as the scent of thepalm’s sap is extremely attractive to bothspecies and will be detected from a longway off. you should also instruct your gar-dener to never enter your property withpalm cuttings from other gardens, but todispose of them all beforehand. This maysound a little alarmist but, more often thannot, this is how the pests end up in proper-ties that had not been infested before. Although more and more arborists and bo-tanists are of the opinion, quite rightly, thatprotective lotions should not be applied aftertree surgery and that cut surfaces should beleft open and unsealed, in the case of palmtrees we would highly recommend the useof protective lotions to minimise the effecttree sap has in attracting insects. in our blogon www.greenparrotgardens.com you willfind alternative and attractive palm species,which you can plant instead of the onesnamed above. in effect, it is a form of pre-vention by denying the palm moth and redpalm weevil their victims, while still beingable to enjoy beautiful palms in your Medi-terranean garden.

Unfortunately,it is only amatter of time beforethe palm is attacked

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sTriding inTo ThefuTure

Michel Dottais the ownerof Monaco’s

oldest estateagency – but

also hasmany more

strings to hisbow…

He is one of the most important decision maker in Monegasque economic life and holds numerous positions. Michel Dotta, 66, is theowner of the estate agency of the same name, located in the goldenquarter of the Principality. at the same time, he is also President ofthe Monaco economic Board, the Monegasque National associationof estate agents and the Commission for Town Planning and Urban Development…No matter which of these hats he’s wearing, his objectiveis still the same: to promote his small country internationally. By PETRA HALL

photo on the right"THANK GOODNESS WE HAVE

THE PRINCE! HE IS A GUA-RANTEE OF STABILITY"

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i don’t have much time." Withthese words (so inspiring for ajournalist), and a friendly smile, Mi-chel dotta welcomes me to his re-nowned estate agency, which, along time ago in 1894, was set up

under the name of bremont. The smart business-man doesn’t freely offer up much informationabout himself, so right at the start of our conver-sation - the clock is ticking - i ask him a personalquestion: “Which qualities in particular have contri-buted to your success?” “Work, work and morework,” comes the answer, short and sweet. “Andare there also negative qualities?” He laughs. “Thelist is too long, but we often love people particularlybecause of their faults!”However, in any case, it’s not strictly true to saythat dotta’s life is all work, work, work. He’s an en-thusiastic golf and tennis player and loves fast cars,which is why he’s part of the Media Commissionfor Monegasque motorsport. “Reading is another ofmy passions; i’m curious and want to know every-thing. There are always new challenges and to mas-ter them fascinates me just as much as pickingoneself up after a defeat and carrying on.”Was the firm’s illustrious family tradition not a si-gnificant burden to him? “it wasn’t the dottas whofounded the agency. but certainly, in relation to myfather, i always felt obliged, as soon as i steppedinto the family business in 1975, to carry on hiswork. people could have said that we weren’t dy-namic enough, which was never the case. Actuallyit was the opposite, as we were, and always are, astep ahead of the times. For example, we were thefirst business in Monaco to have software for cus-tomer administration, even before the banks.”A staff of 26 works at dotta. “We are a family,” saysthe boss. “native speakers are very important, andto that end we have italians, Russians, Croats, yu-goslavs and poles in our team. in addition i’d like tohave english and German speakers on board too.”How then does the property market in the princi-pality look today? “Sales figures moved around thetwo billion euro area in 2015. The curve isn’t increa-sing any more, it’s been stable since 2009.”The clock ticks louder … such a complex subject insuch a short time! Anything else to mention aboutthe clients, who must have considerable funds attheir disposal in order to be able to be involved inMonaco’s property scene? “They come from all overthe world to deal exclusively with us. Whoever ar-rives here automatically belongs to a kind of club.A franchise system doesn’t come into question forme. i want to remain my own boss, and that’s alsoin the interest of our clientele. i’m from the oldschool: i don’t do business over cocktails and i use‘vous’ not ‘tu’ when addressing my clients.”Our speed-chat is coming to an end. How do yousee Monaco’s future? Confidently? “Thank good-ness we have the prince! He is a guarantee of sta-bility. unlike a politician, he doesn’t have to keep the

THE MOST EXPENSIVECITY IN THE WORLD

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in the world of luxury real estate, the Principality isthe most expensive place in the world, according toKnight Frank. With a million dollars you get just a17sqm apartment; which works out to be around60,000 dollar per square metre, according to the British real estate specialist. Of course, the location is a deciding factor in theprice, but prices of 10 to 20 million euro for anapartment wouldn’t shock anyone in Monaco. Thecurrent record is held by the Tour Odéon; a breath-taking 3,600sqm penthouse. 500 million euro is theestimated price. examples of what else is currentlyon offer: 110sqm apartment in the Carré d'Or:5,400,000 euro; 6-room apartment (180sqm) nearHermitage: 7,800,000 euro; 2-room apartment(79sqm + 30sqm terrace) with sea view: 6,800,000euro; 6/7-room apartment Belle epoque style, villadel Sole: 19 million euro. rentals: 3-room apart-ment (85sqm) in Saint-roman: 6500 euro/month;4-bedroom apartment (182sqm): 23,000euro/month plus 1,000 euro housing allowance.and does anyone fancy being an entrepreneur, for380,000 euro you can purchase a snack bar/icecream shop in the Old Town...

electorate happy. in this way, in total harmony, hecan steer the progress of his country in the rightdirection over the long-term. He only has the goodof Monaco in mind - a unique situation in the world,which, for investors, is something you can’t put aprice on.”

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ow in its 27th year, MipiM is the lea-ding real estate event for propertyprofessionals and this year’s figuresare more impressive than ever:21,400 participants, 351 stands, 89countries and 2,445 exhibiting com-

panies on 19,000sqm in the palais des Festivals, itselflocated on a prime piece of real estate epitomisingthe French Riviera, the Croisette.new for this year is the first-ever global real estate &urban management start-up competition, putting thespotlight on the most promising solutions for the fu-ture of our cities.Complementing that is the main theme for theconference program, “Housing the World”, including“How to build a liveable future while maintaininggrowth targets?” and “Tomorrow’s building: tall,clean, mixed, smart?” Another first is a networking cocktail for influentialwomen in the industry on the 15th, in addition to theregular open meetings (healthcare, housing, logistics,hospitality and future talent) and topical lunches andbreakfasts, all of which provide fuel for one ofMipiM’s prime attractions: networking.networking is also what drives the regional focus,with 39 countries taking stands to showcase trendsand major projects in their cities, both to attract in-vestors but also offering opportunities for delegates. As every year, a highlight will be the MipiM Awardson the 17th March which give global recognition forthe most outstanding projects completed or yet tobe built around the world in a range of categories. Thephotos above and on the left are examples of themultitude of projects presented at MipiM 2016.

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MARCH 15TH TO 18TH 2016PALAIS DES FESTIVALSCANNES

The most influential internatio-nal property players will be ga-thering in Cannes for four daysfrom March 15th to 18th to net-work, explore new opportunitiesand do business. By Claire Lathbury

Property professionals descend on Cannes for MIPM

housingThe world

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r zingraf, you have beenselling upmarket proper-ties on the côte d’azur foralmost four decades. howhas the sector changedover time?

Things have changed bit by bit. in the early days, wemainly had French and european clients. in the 1990s,we generated half our revenues from German buyers.With time, we got more customers from other coun-tries. in the late 90s, Russians and Saudis were be-coming more important. Today, foreigners make up85 % of our business; around 60% are europeans, in-cluding Russians, who however are less active thanjust a few years ago.Concerning market developments, our industry hasexperienced two lean periods: One came in the early1980s and the second during the 1990s Gulf War. butthe 2008 financial crisis hasn’t hit us very much:Since 2007, we’ve seen our sales figures increase al-most every year.

what’s important in a luxury home?i don’t like the word luxury - it emphasises appea-rance but lacks reality. What i care about most in adream real estate are lavish space, freedom, beautyand peace. The Côte d’Azur is predestined for it. it’s agrown cultural area, where infrastructure and vege-tation have developed over the decades. There is acertain balance here. i’ve just come back from HongKong and i must say i consider myself very lucky tolive here on the Côte. not to mention the climate…

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and your customers: what are they looking for?Often, location is everything. We don’t sell propertiesbelow €1 million. but when people invest €1 million,they prefer a 40 square metre studio on Cannes’ pro-menade de la Croisette to a four room flat on boule-vard Carnot, the main access route to the festivalcity.

who are your customers today and whyis the upmarket segment booming rightnow?Currently, most of our customers hail from Great bri-tain followed by northern europeans, so Germans,Scandinavians, dutch and Russians. We are just de-veloping the Chinese market. The Chinese are mainlylooking to invest in properties but they are also inte-rested in a secondary residence on the Côte d’Azur.There are several factors that explain why our salesfigures have been growing for years. Firstly the mar-ket determines the price: buyers are on averagepaying 22% less compared to what sellers are lookingto get. Secondly, interest rates are very low. Thirdly,this means money on the bank doesn’t yield any pro-fits, so properties more and more serve as invest-ment opportunities. Fourthly, trust in the stockmarkets has diminished; that also plays into ourhands. And finally, the euro has slumped comparedto the pound, the Swiss Franc and the uS dollar. Sonow is the moment to invest.

where are the nicest mansions?That differs from person to person. Many buyers arespecifically looking for a house on Cap Ferrat. but wedo also have stunning mansions in the back countryvillages, from Saint-paul via Mougins to Saint-Tropez.The ones on Cap Ferrat aren’t necessarily more beau-tiful, just ten times more expensive.

Personally, which is your favourite object?We have around 2,000 in our portfolio. if you want topin me down to one: a vineyard surrounded by gra-pevines in Lourmarin.

why have you specialised on the luxurysegment?it’s genetically determined… (grins). it’s just morebeautiful and there’s so much more individuality be-hind selling high-class properties. but seriously: Wehave built our reputation over 40 years of hard workand integrity.

speaking of 40 years: what keeps yourexcitement for the job alive?My maturity and yearlong experience allow for com-pletely different encounters. Customers respect memore than they used to and many have becomefriends over time. That, and constantly meeting newpeople is just wonderful.

Von AILA STÖCKMANN

Michaël Zingraf foun-ded the same-

titled realestate agency

in 1977. TheGroup boas-

ting 11 branchoffices along

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ket leader. intheir portfolio:Mansions cos-ting up to 300

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insider spoketo their patron.

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• The Third Reich on the Côte d’Azur:looking back on the darker side of thecity’s history • The skies over Nice areblue, as the sun beams down on the gran-diose Promenade des anglais. a day insharp contrast to the dark years from 1940to 1944, in which the Les Années Noirescongress was held recently in the CentreUniversitaire Méditerranéen (CUM)amidst heightened security measures. even70 years after the end of the war, manyquestions remain unanswered, and manytraumatic memories are still alive. For allthe words that have been written to des-cribe the unspeakable horror, they will pro-bably never be as harrowing as the 300pictures taken by Charlotte Salomon, ondisplay at the Musée Masséna. The Ger-man-Jewish artist fled from the Nazis andcame to Nice to find shelter. But in the end,she found death at auschwitz.

photo on the bottom"CHARLOTTE MALT", PAINTED BETWEEN1940-1942© Charlotte Salomon Foundation

photo on the right"LEBEN? ODER THEATER?"CREATED BETWEEN1940-1942© Charlotte Salomon Foundation

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bering,” Klarsfeld says, when asked about ‘Stolper-steins’ or ‘stumbling stones’ – monuments in Ger-many to commemorate victims of nazi oppression,which serve as a constant reminder of the country’spast. At significant places all over the country, thesestriking paving stones catch the attention of passers-by, making them pause to think during their everydaylives. but every nation should decide for itself whichform of remembrance suits them best, Klarsfeldsays. He is convinced that “tripping stones wouldn’tsuit France at all.” The French would find them irre-verent, as such symbols of commemoration“shouldn’t be trampled on”. but the Romanian adds:“it would be fine to have memorial plaques on wallsor on the facades of houses. However, it’s not so easyto realise the idea here: you need to have the owners’consent. And in practice, it’s very difficult to get that.”in Vichy - the capital of the former ‘zone libre’ whichcollaborated with Hitler - he found he was banginghis head against a brick wall, even when talking toJewish households. Whilst he doesn’t want to spe-culate on their reasons, he briefly shrugs and givesthe following explanation: perhaps people just don’twant their properties to appear in a negative light. Ormaybe they feared that building branded in this man-ner would be less attractive to rent.So instead of stumbling stones, Klarsfeld is proposinga register of victims for France. Anyone with a smart-phone could access it and “find any victim and his orher former address within the blink of an eye.” Virtualmaps have already been made for the 11,458 Jewishchildren deported from Marseille, nice, paris and Lyon.“you only have to type in a family or street name onthe internet,” the jurist explains. The next step will beto include grown-up holocaust victims, another70,000 lives. This additional work will take severalmore years to complete.

charlotte salomon’s paintings: “an odeto life”Speaking of stumbling stones; in front of Wieland-straße 15 in berlin’s Charlottenburg district, a goldencube reminds anyone passing by of Charlotte Salo-mon. but the things the few engraved lines of re-membrance don’t mention could have been lostforever, had it not been for david Foenkinos, who pen-ned ‘Charlotte’; a novel tracing the German-Jewishartist’s life. before she was murdered in a concentra-tion camp aged 26, she had painted more than 1,000expressionist pictures. They radiate “happiness, in away, although she suffered so terribly,” the acclaimedFrench author and director, delicacy, says. He thinksshe delved into creativity to escape the horrific realityof her incarceration.Charlotte grew up as an only child from a respectablefamily; her father was a doctor, her stepmother, asinger. Her biological mother killed herself when herdaughter was nine - an experience Charlotte later ad-dressed in her paintings. in 1939 she fled to the southof France, where her grandparents already lived in

he speakers - passionate nazi-hun-ter, Serge Klarsfeld (80); novelist,david Foenkinos (41); and nice’smayor, Christian estrosi (60), leaveus without a single doubt; the ThirdReich’s legacy still haunts many of

us. it will probably never cease to do so. This meanswe have to carefully consider how to keep historyalive amongst young people and future generations,“so that it will never repeat itself”, as Klarsfeld as-serts.Riviera insider sought a deeper insight and perspec-tive by talking to witnesses from back then, alongsideexperts. “every country has its own way of remem-

Tphoto top left page 43"CHARLOTTE"-AUTHOR DAVIDFOENKINOS WITH AN ENTHUSIASTIC READER OFHIS BOOK© Rolf Liffers

photo on the bottom page 43FOENKINOS (R) SHOWSNICE’S MAYOR CHRISTIANESTROSI THROUGH THE ORI-GINAL EMOTIONAL PAIN-TINGS OF CHARLOTTESALOMON© Ville de Nice

photo on the bottomNAZI-HUNTERSERGE KLARSFELD, WHOLIVED IN NICE DURINGTHOSE BLACK YEARS: "THETOWN WAS NOT A STRON-GHOLD OF SQUEALER" © Rolf Liffers

"eVeRy COunTRyHAS iTS OWnWAy OF ReMeM-beRinG", SAySnAZi-HunTeRSeRGe KLARS-FeLd.

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“nice was not a city of denunciators”Just like 84-year-old historian and author, Max Gallo,of the Académie française, Klarsfeld (who went toschool in nice) describes everyday life in those daysfrom his own personal experience. He puts locals atease by saying that nice - contrary to other placesaround Vichy - was “not a city of denunciators.” quitethe opposite in fact: italian soldiers and the formerprefect actively protected the Jews. The citizens alsokept their silence, despite the nazis gradually uppingthe bounty on betraying the whereabouts of Jewsfrom 100 up to 5,000 Francs. but then the Germansarrived in the city, headed by the infamous SS Officer,Alois brunner. every day he had hundreds deportedto be gassed. On the 30th September 1943, Klarsfeld’sfather was taken away while the rest of his familywas hiding behind a cabinet in Rue d’italie.The congress in nicelast February passed without in-cident, without a trace of fanaticism or hatred. ins-tead, historian, Ralph Schor, in his closing remarks,called for more patriotism, so that common valueslike liberty, equality and fraternity could take centrestage again. And, he warned, this could not be achie-ved through memorial plaques alone. Serge Klarsfeldsummed it up: “We have to keep the memory of theholocaust alive by defending the values of our truedemocracy, and by trying to broaden it to the boun-daries of planet earth”.

Beate and Serge Klarsfeld: «Mémoirs», 624pages, 28 euro, editions Piper

Max Gallo: «1943 – le souffle de lavictoire», 19.90 euro,Pocket

David Foenkinos:«Charlotte», 240pages, 17.99 euro,Dva

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exile. She also met her future husband here, an Aus-trian who had fled the nazi regime. She was fivemonths pregnant with his child when she died in agas chamber in 1943.Seventy years later, Foenkinos stumbled upon herdrawings for the first time. He was initially shaken,then became “obsessed”, and subsequently decidedto write a book about Charlotte. He started carryingout research, visited her family home in berlin, wherethe current tenant harshly rejected him (how remi-niscent of Klarsfeld’s experience in Vichy). He alsotravelled to Villefranche-sur-Mer, where Charlotte hadbeen hiding in a mansion called L’ermitage. Here, heeven got to speak to the granddaughter of the manwho had given away Charlotte’s hiding place. Thenovel became a bestseller.Charlotte managed to hand over her artistic legacyto her French doctor (“This is my whole life”, she hadsaid); he later passed it on to her parents. They firstexhibited the pictures in 1961, yet the public didn’tseem to take much notice. but Foenkinos, whoseworks have by now been translated into 40 lan-guages, immediately recognised something remar-kable in them: “What she has created is an ode to life,an ode to survival.” Memorial plaques are soon to beinstalled in places along Charlotte’s journey throughthe region; in Villefranche, nice and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

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n the night of 3rd October 2015, thefloodwater reached head-height attimes throughout the biot glass-works site. The ovens, show rooms,galleries and museum were all af-fected by the severe flood that

swept across the area, enormous damage was cau-sed to various works of art and the colourful glass-ware which is stored and displayed on the premises.As the water receded, it left a trail of broken glass andstinking sludge in its wake. eloi Monod established thefamily-owned company in biot exactly 60 years ago.Last October, the company became one of the manyvictims of the heavy rain and floods between Mande-lieu-La napoule and Villeneuve-Loubet that not onlyclaimed 20 lives but also damaged thousands ofhomes and threatened the very existence of somelocal companies. “everything was destroyed at ourpremises,” said Anne Lechaczynski, who together withher brother Serge has been managing the companyfor the past 15 years. Their parents originally acquiredthe glass works from Monod in 1973. The firm’s insurers have estimated the damage atmore than three million euro. Lechaczynski, who is anative of biot, rushed to the glass works in the middleof the night between 3rd and 4th October. The alarmhad been raised when the ovens experienced a poweroutage. They normally burn day and night but hadgone cold by the time she arrived, signalling just howbad the situation was. The 3,000sqm workshop, sto-rage area, show room and gallery were completelyflooded, with water at times reaching a height of bet-ween 1.5 and 1.8 metres. The only consolation wasthat no one was hurt, since work is only carried outduring the day. After the initial shock, when not onlythe owners but also the 20-person team stared ruinin the face, things had become a little clearer by thenext day: they had resolved to carry on. Or even better,they would start again from scratch. The insurers ar-rived on the same day and arrangements were madefor bulldozers and trucks to take away the mud andruined stock. everyone on the team then pulled up

shuTTingdown is ouTof The quesTion!The rebirth of the ‘Verrerie de Biot’ By AILA STÖCKMANN

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The 60th anniversary celebrations of Biot’s glassworks were a much smaller affair this year than hadbeen originally planned. The fact that this anniver-sary could be celebrated at all was entirely down tothe grit and determination of the employees. Patronne anne Lechaczynski tells us about the his-tory of the family-owned company, which came closeto ruin following the devastating floods of Octoberlast year.

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rerie together since 2000 and have worked with tire-less energy to make it a success. “We argue a lot, butit is soon forgotten,” said Anne Lechaczynski, whosetasks include the design of new creations. The em-ployees are used to it, and value the atmosphere of afamily-run business, affirmed their boss. “We ask alot of them and it is certainly not always easy for ourstaff, but we give a lot back and maintain the humantouch, which is especially important during times ofcrisis.” The speciality of Verrerie de biot is still thesame after 60 years; verre bullé, glass with air bub-bles. it started out as a production error by companyfounder Monod, but was turned into a virtue. He de-veloped a technique that allowed a random numberof air bubbles to be introduced between two glasslayers. All hand-blown glass from biot, whether drin-king glasses, wine glasses, salad bowls, vases orcandle holders and in all colours from green, yellow,red or the particularly popular blue glass, are inter-spersed with bubbles. each product is also signedwith the village’s name using lettering that has beenregistered as a trademark.When we spoke at the beginning of February, the cor-ridors smelled of fresh paint. The glass works had onlyjust opened its doors after its enforced four-monthbreak. it was still early days - only temporary ovenswere in place, and very few glasses were on show inthe sales areas, while the storage rooms were almostempty, and the art gallery was still closed. in May, or at least this is the hope of Anne Lechac-zynski, the glass works will be fully operational onceagain. This is when the peak season begins. “We aredependent on tourism,” she said. Amid all the misfor-tune, the one piece of luck was that the floods arrivedafter the crucial summer business period. by July, the new ovens should finally be delivered.These are custom products with a normal delivery pe-riod of at least a year. Two to four ovens of three dif-ferent types are required in the artisanal workshop inbiot for melting, re-heating and cooling.The next urgent task for Anne Lechaczynski will thenbe to go to the town hall to raise questions about theflooding crisis. How was it possible that such drama-tic flooding took place in a so-called vallon sec - a val-ley without flowing water? And what must be doneto prevent such a catastrophe from ever happeningagain?

their sleeves and set to work on cleaning the wholeplace up. Any glass stock that could be saved had tobe washed and relabelled. Four electricians were atwork every day from 5th October 2015 right throughto February 2016. After three months, the rooms werefinally ready for the painters. “From that day on, we had a completely different job,”said Anne Lechaczynski. She and her brother had toorganise the general refurbishment, and saw it as anopportunity not only to rebuild but also to modernise.new show rooms, new shelving units, Led lightingthroughout - “everything was decided on an ad hocbasis, as we had no time to create an overall conceptin advance,” Lechaczynski said.The biot glass works or, to give it its proper Frenchname, the Verrerie de biot, has a fascinating history.The glass blowers, who produce the various productsusing traditional glass-forming techniques, have wor-ked in open view of the public since the company wasfirst founded in 1965. indeed, this was a unique fea-ture of the business at the time, pointed out Lechac-zynski. The company was also the first manualglass-blowing atelier to be opened in the region afterthe sector had pretty much died out due to industria-lisation. The last domestic glass works in the regionwere located in Cannes-La bocca but closed its doorsas long ago as 1899, ending a 1,000-year tradition inprovence. The establishment of the Verrerie de biot inthe 1950s also coincided with the arrival of the artistFernand Léger, creating the foundations for the vil-lage’s reputation today as a village d‘art, with nume-rous galleries still in existence.Visitors to the glass works located at the edge of theold town can still watch the glass blowers practisingtheir craft to this day. Over the years, the glass workshave become an important tourist attraction for thelittle village tucked away behind Antibes. in 2006 itwas also given the label ‘entreprise du patrimoine Vi-vant’ (epV), and since then has opened every day in-cluding Sundays. The parents of Anne and Serge, danielle and Jean Le-chaczynski, were natives of poland. danielle was a li-brarian while Jean worked at ibM. They bought theglass works from its founder in 1973 when it was inconsiderable financial difficulty. danielle was incharge of day-to-day operations while Jean helpedout at weekends. it could be said that Anne and Sergegrew up surrounded by the family business. it was never the assumption that they would one daytake over the firm. “Our parents always said they wan-ted to sell the Verrerie at a later date to finance theirretirement,” remembers Anne, who is now 53. in fact,this attitude may have had the effect that may havebeen secretly desired all along by their parents. Aftercollege, both siblings returned to the family businessand decided to make a go of it. Anne studied businessadministration at college and as a result has alsobeen able to build up sales of biot glassware in theu.S. The sister and brother have now been running the Ver-

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adieu To a sTarry-eyed idealisTA tribute to Gottfried Honegger, a sharp observer of our time,society and its art By ALFRED THUM

tions. not only does it encompass the donation Al-bers-Honegger’s nearly 500 works of art. it also en-gages in art history research, and holds temporaryexhibitions in the neighbouring castle’s Galerie duChâteau, which also hosts visiting artists. And, lastbut not least, it passes on its knowledge to futuregenerations at the Ateliers pédagogiques (educatio-nal workshops).The donation Albers-Honegger foundation’s historyshows how relentlessly Gottfried Honegger couldfight for a cause he believed in. He wanted to donatehis and his wife Sybil Albers’ works of art to thecommunity. in return, the state was required tobuild a house in Mouans-Sartoux’s château parkwhere the collection could permanently be on showto the public. in 2004, this venture resulted in a

he death of a great man alwayscreates a void, but it also bringsback to mind how much of a markhe made; the impact his life hashad. We can consider ourselveslucky that Gottfried Honegger

spent an important part of his career here, on theCôte d’Azur. Countless things he created are here tostay and will forever tie his name to the region.There are his sculptures; intriguing in their clarityand colourfulness, giving life to squares, gardensand parks – and sometimes even dominating them.Often they only reveal their playful forms on secondglance. And then there is the espace de l’Art Concretin Mouans-Sartoux (between Grasse and Cannes),an important institution created to last for genera-

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it follows that artists’ individuality, their mood, pre-mise and merit should not take centre stage. it’sonly society’s state of mind that counts, with all itswants and needs. but seeing artists as instrumentsdoesn’t mean they cannot actively impact society.They can bring playfulness and creativity to people,especially the younger generation, and show themhow to discover and apply this to all areas of theirlives. So the artist takes a backseat, while a work’sorigin and what he or she achieves when commu-nicating with society takes priority. Honeggerthought that the product leaving his studio did notconstitute a work of art - yet. Only when it went ondisplay and the public could emotionally and intel-lectually react to it - when it triggered somethinginside them – then was when it became a work ofart. it’s not the artist who brings it to life, but theaudience.The Côte d’Azur’s art aficionados might have almostcalled it a lucky coincidence, if the circumstancesweren’t so sombre. but just as Honegger’s deathhas re-ignited public interest in his creative work,Mouans-Sartoux’s espace de l’Art Concret had beenplanning to host an exhibition entitled Gottfried Ho-negger - alpha omega, which is still going ahead andruns until 22 May. it is completely dedicated to Ho-negger, forging a bridge across his artistic life, whichsaw many radical changes.in every room, the exhibition contrasts his earlywork with creations from his later days. everythingis laid bare. even the tentative first steps of youngHonegger, who back then worked as a graphic des-igner in advertising, and only painted on the side, areon display. A prospective artist, floating with the cur-rent, is what this bold exhibition is supposed toconvey. Honegger’s first paintings from the 1930sare cubist and instantly reminiscent of picasso.Today, they are only of interest as a jigsaw piece inhis puzzle. From a purely artistic point of view, theyhave limited appeal.in the late 1950s, Honegger decided to quit his dayjob to become a full-time painter. This was his ar-

magnificent piece of architecture, much to the de-light of everyone involved. nestled amongst thepark’s greenery, its big windows open out onto thesurrounding natural scenery. And with its invitingentrance, the bright-green house appears to magi-cally draw in visitors. Two more foundations - Aure-lie nemours and the brownstones - have beenadded to the collection, which now boasts paintingsand sculptures from the past 50 years. its name: es-pace de l’Art Concret.There had already been art in Mouans-Sartoux’scastle, long before negotiations with the foundationstarted in 2000. Since as early as 1990, there havebeen temporary exhibitions, organised lectures andefforts to develop concrete art and research in thefield - and, not to forget, education, which by nowhas gained enormous significance. Ten-thousandyoungsters joined art education programmes in2015. before long, the castle became too small forall this. So Honegger had a ground-level extensionbuilt - modern and with large windows - where alleducational work could be concentrated. He alsodeveloped a cardboard play set, which comprises ofcircles, triangles and rectangles in the primary co-lours. Children can playfully combine them, just likethe maestro did throughout his entire life. He calledthe set Viseur because he wanted to teach childrenhow to see, the basis for all creative work. Honeggerknew it was a challenge to enthuse the current ge-neration of children with creativity, as they areoverwhelmed by endless possibilities, and oftenpushed into being passive and merely consumingwithout any input. but his childhood was very diffe-rent, somehow ‘easier’. As a shepherd boy, he hadnothing, and had to invent all his toys and gameshimself.Gottfried Honegger thought a lot about the role ofart in life and wrote down his fascinatingly clearviews. Artists’ personalities, their genius, their mo-tivation and the individual’s desire for self-expres-sion were secondary to him. He only cared aboutthe ‘Zeitgeist’ revealing itself through the artist, whomerely serves as the mediating organ for social cur-rents. However brilliant; he believed artists couldnever create those currents themselves.

AS A SHepHeRdbOy, GOTTFRiedHOneGGeR HAdnOTHinG, AndHAd TO inVenTALL HiS TOySAnd GAMeS HiM-SeLF

photo page 46 leftGOTTFRIED HONEGGER AS AYOUNG MAN © D.R.

photo page 46 rightHONEGGER: CREATIVE UNTILTHE END OF HIS LIFE© EAC

photo above leftIN THE ESPACE DE L'ARTCONCRET IS THE DONATIONALBERS-HONEGGER © Chiappacan

photo above rightCHILDREN PLAYING WITH"VISEUR," DEVELOPPED BYHONEGGER© EAC

photo bottom rightHONEGGER-WORK, REPRE-SENTING THE PERIOD END OFTHE 1950S© D.R.

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“As i must take my body to the garage to havethe pumps and pistons fixed, i’ll have to remainin Zürich for a while. i hope they still have a fewspare parts for my model in stock or i’ll have tohave this and that made by a custom-fitter…”Gottfried Honegger sent me this letter on 9thnovember 2000. it was one of many throughoutthe years. My answer: “i immediately have todeclare my love to you, one of modern times’finest models…” back then he was 83 and stillan eloquent charmer. but even more than that,he was an acclaimed painter, artist and avidfighter against aveuglisme, as he called it - oursociety’s blindness.“it’s all good and well to write about Cézanne,picasso and Klee,”one of his letters runs. “but itis more important to support and encouragethose movements committed to contemporaryart, who understand themselves as a politicalelement against our century’s ugliness and ag-gression.”So, finally, it seems the garage has run out ofspare parts. Gottfried died on 17 January in Zü-rich. An irreplaceable loss for concrete art,which has lost one its most prominent propo-nents. He will live on in Mouans-Sartoux’s es-pace de l’Art Concret with its ownAlbers-Honegger foundation. The same goes forhis observations, which he exclusively pennedfor our newspaper 16 years ago. We will repu-blish some of them in our next editions: “Thesetexts are more or less written in the spirit ofGoethe. Oh, what am i saying? Goethe couldget some advice from me on how to writeshort texts.”yes, that was Gottfried Honegger: witty, creativeand analytical, humorous and truth-loving. Theydon’t make them like him anymore.

goTTfried honegger, a PersonalPersPecTiveAn obituary by PETRA HALL

The exhibitionGottfried Honegger -alpha omega inMouans-Sartoux’s castle is running until22nd May and is openfrom Wednesday toSunday, 1pm to 6pm.The same openinghours apply to the Do-nation albers-Honeg-gers next-door, whichfeatures the secondpart of the temporaryexhibition, as well as apermanent collection.

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tistic breakthrough. His painting became clear anddirect, while still containing some cubist elements,such as shadowy corners, at first. but those com-pletely disappeared in the 1960s, when expressiveelements stopped featuring in his work. His pictureswere now geometrically abstract. Honegger hadfound his style. The surfaces are not always paintedsmoothly. The paintings are often slightly protrudingdue to the carton he used as a base for his canvas.He limited all big shapes to circles, triangles andrectangles and started playing around with them,portraying a wealth of colour and form variationsbound to amaze every viewer. And he stuck withthis concept until the end. While the first three-di-mensional experiments were rather tentative, al-most unperceivable, reliefs became more and moreintegral over time. Sometimes forms would growout of the surface, so the picture seems almost likea sculpture hung up on the wall. Other times, thewall beneath it would become an aesthetic part ofthe picture. in his last works from 2014 and 2015,the wall behind the picture features as a dominatingelement, upon which playful, often only hinted-atvariations of circles, triangles and rectangles unfold.The observer can complete them in his mind’s eyeand rediscover them in other places. This allows fora never-ending and appealing game between thework of art and the spectator, who can choose toplay along, or walk on; as he pleases.These reliefs are only one step away from actualsculptures, which finally became Honegger’s trade-mark style, featuring prominently in many publicspaces. Just like he incorporated walls into his re-liefs, his sculptures revolve around nature and urbanspaces. Once again, he tickles the spectators’ curio-sity with basic shapes - spheres, pyramids, cylindersand boxes - and challenges them to enter into histrigonometric game. primary colours dominate allof this, and catch the passer-by’s eye in addition too.Sadly this sharp observer of our time, society andart is no longer with us. A starry-eyed idealist, whofirmly believed that playfulness and creativity canchange the world. A conceptual artist, a denier of in-dividualism, who created such unique and unmis-takable works. but what he has sown begangrowing long ago, and now we are left with magni-ficent trees to gaze upon.


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by Louis XiV in the 17th century, the three piecesmark the descent into darkness (symbolized by thegradual extinction of 15 candles on a candelabra) onthe three days of mourning between the crucifixionand resurrection of Christ. Combining the vocal in-tensity of the court with the solemnity of the ser-vice, these compelling works possess a remarkableintensity and power, a painful lament to the cruci-fixion. The venue for this exceptional concert is the Churchof Saint-Martin-Saint-Agustin in nice on Friday March18th at 8.30pm and again on Sunday March 20th at4.30pm. before the concert, on Wednesday March16th at 5pm in the Louis-nucéra Library in nice, thereis a lecture on the subject entitled “Les Ténèbres auGrand Siècle: Musiques et Liturgies pour la Semainesainte sous le règne de Louis XiV”.

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Fair runs from April 16th to May 2nd and offers a feast forthe eyes of art lovers and antiques experts. What makes this Fair special is that the alleys and standsare designed to reflect the spirit of the exhibits. They takevisitors on a journey through time to discover rarities andcuriosities which abound among the items of furniture,textiles, photos, books, jewellery and even pre-Columbianart, all packed into an area of 4,000 square meters. Over 120 exhibitors are presenting art and antiques fromdifferent periods, including a work by visual artist MiryanKlein. Her “Ligne de Vie” (palms of hands connected bylifelines) will be visible to all as night falls. Advice and gui-dance also in english.

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ploy a large and richly layered chorus, singing inusually eight or three parts, with four soloists. inCannes the lead roles are taken by bass singer Mar-kus butter, tenor Fabien Hyon, mezzo-soprano Ah-lima Mhamdi and soprano Marie-Laure Garnier.

treat is in store for music loverson April 29th when Mendelssohn’soratorio “elija” comes to the Côted’Azur. The Cannes-pACA RegionalOrchestra conducted by AustrianWolfgang dörner will be perfor-

ming this major work from his baroque period, withthe Ars Vocalis choir doing the honours on the vo-cals. Felix Mendelssohn-bartholdy, born in 1809,was 38 years old when he became fascinated bythe prophet elijah, the fiercest and most vengefulof all the Old Testament prophets, whose story re-sonated deeply with the composer. He began draf-ting the libretto with his friend Julius Schubring in1838, to whom he wrote that he imagined elijah asa “strong, zealous and, yes, even bad-tempered,angry and brooding” character. However, theywould not return to the score for another ten yearswhen the birmingham Festival committee askedhim for a new oratorio. The work gave Mendelssohn an opportunity to em-

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Concert: april 29th at 8.30pm in

the Théâtre Croisette,Cannes. Tickets: 15 and

29 euro in advancefrom the Palais des

Festivals

+33 (0)4 92 98 62 77,or on the door one

hour before the performance.

Parking: 5.50 euro atthe Palais des

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ihanna will perform in nice aspart of her Anti world tourwhich. This tour, which is sureto be amazing, will begin on12th March in the u.S and will

finish 21st August in the u.K. Among the tour’sdestinations are: The netherlands, ireland, italyand France. Her French leg of the tour will be inLyon and then nice on 15th July. The Allianz Ri-viera stadium will be the venue for this excitingevent. Robyn Rihanna Fenty, better known simply asRihanna, is a barbadian singer-songwriter whofirst appeared on the music scene way back in2005. Her album, “Music of the Sun” featuredsongs with a distinct reggae flavor which didwell in the charts. Over the years Rihanna chan-ged her sound going from relaxed and smoothto a more mature pop/ R&b vibe. As her musicgradually changed so did her own image. it wasparticularly her song “umbrella” which featuredrapper Jay Z that really made people stop andtake notice of her. The album also included thesong “don’t Stop the Music” which has since be-

come a staple for almost every dance and partyplaylist. The album didn’t just feature energeticdance tunes. “Hate That i Love you” which wasa duet with fellow R&b artist ne-yo, is abouthow frustrating it can be to love someone whoalso drives you crazy. She kept to her new edgy persona with her fol-lowing effort “Rated R” and as the title impliesit contained darker and mature songs namely“Rude boy” which is highly sexual. “RussianRoulette” is about the fear and pain that cancome with loving someone almost too muchand “Te Amo” in which Rihanna describes howa close female friend tells her in Spanish thatshe loves her and how Rihanna doesn’t feel thesame kind of love in return. While some may re-gard her as a one trick pony this far from true.While she is better known for her incredibly cat-chy dance tunes she has proven that she canperform sweet and sometimes sad lovesongs.While the previously mentioned “Russian Rou-lette” was about a painful relationship no songbetter portrays such emotional agony as hersong “Love the Way you Lie” which she perfor-

med with the famous rapper eminem. “Love theWay you Lie” stirs up every emotion possible.From the very beginning when Rihanna singsthe opening line it pulls hard on the heart string.The song embodies exactly what it’s like to bein a toxic relationship where both parties are atfault. The Anti World Tour will be the sixth since Ri-hanna’s diamonds World Tour back in 2013. it’salso in support of her album “Anti” which wasreleased on 28th January this year.The concert in nice will be opened by R&b ar-tists The Weeknd and big Sean. This will be oneof the biggest shows of the year so don’t missout!

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rihanna is Back wiTh a Bang! The R&B star will perform live onstage thissummer in Nice By Roisin O’Donoghue

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confronts the individual with their role in society andwith “Châpeau” proves how much he enjoys surpri-sing his audience. With Kylian, the lightness of beinginspite of deep existential questions is always pre-sent, insanity never being far away as an outlet todeal with life’s problems.

or those with an unquenchablethirst for ballet, a treat is in storewith three pieces by the great cho-reographer Jiri Kylian: “bella Fi-gura”, “Gods and dogs” and“Châpeau” being performed in the

Grimaldi Forum at the end of April. The public has become accustomed to somethingspecial from the ballets de Monte-Carlo companyand this time it is Kylian’s work showcasing quality,stunning effects and imaginative dance routines. Aspart of its 30th anniversary celebrations the com-pany has been gifted an opportunity to perform theextraordinary creations of this Czech master ofcontemporary dance under his direction. The man who over the years has become a closefriend of the Monaco ballet troupe invites us to es-cape into an exhilarating world of aesthetic sensua-lity with “bella Figura”. in “Gods and dogs” he

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PETRA HALL Rudolf Schenker, thank goodness youbroke your promise to retire after performing nicein 2012. After the big, global ‘farewell tour’ you’vemade a terrific comeback. Why did you changeyour mind?RUDOLF SCHENKER: it’s very simple - our fanswon’t let us go! The ‘farewell tour’ definetely wasn’ta marketing gimmick. in fact, we realised that weall could still have a lot of fun on stage. We are sofull of energy that it wasn’t possible to walk away.The fans, who include many young people, playedan important role in terms of our decision. Theynever stop supporting us.

How do you explain this?At the moment we have 6.5million fans on Face-book, and most of them are between 16 and 28. Theinternet helps us to reach a new generation. As amedium, the internet is of course a very visual tooland our music is very youthful and emotional, it ap-peals to young people.

You used to perform nearly 200 concerts everyyear. Will you be repeating this in 2016? And willyou also come to the French Riviera?yes! We will be on stage in Monaco this summer. butbefore, we start in March our German Tour (14th

photos on the leftTHE LEGENDARY SCORPIONSARE ALWAYS ON THE MOVE© D.R.

photo on the rightEVER YOUNG AND READY FORFUN!© D.R.

Exclusive-Interviewwith Band-leader Ru-

dolf Schenker in May2012 the Scorpions per-

formed in Nice duringtheir ‘farewell tour’…Butthere’s no longer any talk

of goodbye. On thecontrary: in 2015 they ce-lebrated their 50th birth-

day and began aworldwide birthday tour!You could almost say the

Scorpions are bigger thanever. Petra Hall spoke to

the 67 year old rocker, rudolf, who

became a father of a babyboy six months ago, and is

as energetic as ever.

The scorPionscome To

monaco!

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March in Stuttgart), which is part of the 50th Anniver-sary World Tour. After that we head off around theworld: uSA, Russia…Music helps to build bridges andfriendships. We are already very excited about theconcert at the Sporting d’été in Monaco on 2nd Au-gust.

The Scorpions was the first international band toplay for nearly 20,000 people just days after theterrorist attack at a rock concert in Paris last No-vember. Did you feel scared? Well, naturally you feel more safe in the group. Thefans supported us. Our concert in paris was like acounteroffensive against the hatred. With the help ofthe organiser, who we have trusted for 5 years, wereinforced the securities measures. We wanted toshow our sadness about what had happened, and atthe same time, signal that we can build a kind ofbridge between different people, thanks to our music.A lot of other groups cancelled their concerts. The fansvery much appreciated our performance. We receivedmany words of gratitude. even little Ritchie formedpart of it.

The Scorpions give plenty of concerts ofconcerts. Sometimes there’s not a single daybetween them to relax. Very often there is a dis-tance between the concerts of more than 1,000km, a gigantic challenge and every time a logisticmasterpiece. How do you handle all this?This is only possible if there is a good core of peoplewe work with. you need persons who you can trust,

even in critical moments and difficult situations. peo-ple that support you, and also love what they do. Theyhave to meld into the ‘Scorpions Family’. nowadayswe fly more frequently with a private jet to save ourenergy. And we don’t perform for one and a half yearswithout break, like we did in the 80s and 90s. We al-ways have rest periods and use the energy we recu-perate to create iconic concerts.

How big is your permanent team?it depends on where we perform; between 25 and 40people, plus ground workers. We have a tour-mana-ger, sound-manager and a sales manager, productioncrew of three to four cameramen, a video editor, vi-deography professionals, roadies, etc....they all formpart of the permanent team.

We’ve lost some great personalities from therock scene like David Bowie and Lemmy Kilmis-ter recently. How do you cope with things likethat?i use meditation to deal with it. i am not too connec-ted to the earth like most human beings. Today, manyother things touch me. i met Lemmy right before hisdeath. We congratulated each other on our stage an-niversaries: He had his 40th and i had my 50th. it isscary! you can’t ignore all this loss. but you have toaccept it; it is the natural flow of things. Life is like ariver, just as we sing in our song of the same name.As for the grief, it is dangerous to lament for a longtime on the surface. it is better to grieve very deeplybut for a short period. After that, you must directlycarry on with living. naturally,you are always shockedwhen you receive bad news but afterwards youshould start smiling again. This resilience is essential.yes, the trunk becomes inflexible at times, but theleaves re-grow again and will flutter in the wind everyspring. Thank you very much Rudolf! We’ll see you thisAugust in Monte-Carlo!

“OuR COnCeRTin pARiS LAST nOVeMbeR WASLiKe A COunTeR-OFFenSiVeAGAinST THe HATRed”

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ToP marques for innovaTion

Top Marques Monaco wasfounded 13 years ago by an

experienced team with aninternational background.

The concept behind what isnow one of the most

prestigious auto shows inthe world was to create an

exhibition which goesbeyond the static events of

Paris, Frankfurt, Genevaand Detroit; where visitors

can actually test drive thevehicles that catch their eye.

photo leftPRINCE ALBERT ENJOYS HISVISIT TO LAST YEAR’S TOPMARQUES© D.R.

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onaco, the international capital ofluxury, hosts arguably the most fa-mous Grand prix in the world. So itwas the obvious choice of venue forthe live auto show, with test driveseven taking place on the F1 circuit.

during last year’s edition of Top Marques, approxima-tely 1,300 test drives took place over the four days.Anyone with a driving licence, and who is over 21, canrequest to test drive one of the cars, but it is ultima-tely down to the discretion of the manufacturers asto who they choose to take out.Last year approximately 42,000 visitors attended theshow. Organisers expect even more people to visitthis year’s show, with an even greater number of pre-sale tickets already having been sold to date than everbefore.

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“i would estimate that up to 20 percent of the visitorsare from the supercar industry, with the rest beingcar enthusiasts,” says Manoj bairstow, managing di-rector of Top Marques Monaco. “We now have a hugefollowing amongst supercar ‘spotters’ who comefrom around the world to see their favourite super-cars – or just to hear them in the street. There is alsoa small percentage who come to Top Marques to ac-tually buy a supercar,” he adds.This gets me thinking about the attendees; i wonderhow many of the fans are women, compared to thepercentage of men. is it a show angled at ‘boys andtheir toys’, or does it attract an even number of bothgenders? Let’s not forget that televised car showssuch as Top Gear have a large female following. “it isnot really accurate to say the show attracts moremen than women,” says bairstow. “perhaps it’s the

men that initiate the visit, but they like to bring theirlady-friends with them – which is why we created asection for luxury products, including watches and je-wellery, so that female visitors didn’t get frustratedthat Top Marques was all about the cars! it is defini-tely a supercar show, but with elements now to keepeveryone happy.”The 2016 edition is set to be a belter, with at least halfa dozen supercars poised to steal the show, includingthe icona Vulcano; a stunning supercar which hasbeen made entirely out of titanium. Mazzanti Auto-mobili from italy will also be bringing its latest evantrasupercar to Top Marques, as well as the Falcarto, laun-ched by Germany’s Halcon SuperSport, and the don-kervoort d8 GTO, one of the fastest (street-legal) carsin the world, with an acceleration of 0-100 kmh in anincredible 2.8 seconds.

in addition to all the adrenaline-pumping, spine-tin-gling excitement that these vehicles of beauty bringto the event, Top Marques has a softer side. it alsopresents a platform for green technology. This in-cludes cutting-edge innovations. “Top Marques is ex-tremely proud of its green credentials – we try everyyear to shine the spotlight on a number of ground-breaking technologies that are respectful of the envi-ronment, an issue close to the heart of H.S.H princeAlbert ii, under whose High patronage the show is ho-noured to stand,” said bairstow. in fact, for the 13th edition, Top Marques will be show-casing the first ever all-electric Fiat 500, which wouldlook perfect, says its designer Massimiliano Grand,“coming out of a 165-foot yacht and being drivenalong the ports of the most exclusive locationsaround the world”. Top Marques has a reputation for opening a windowonto the future, and showcasing daring innovationsof the future. So what else do they have in store thisyear?“We are delighted that ArcaSpace, the new Mexicanteam behind the world’s first truly flying hover board,the Arcaboard, has chosen to launch its product atTop Marques this year,” says bairstow. “This ground-breaking and green technological innovation runs en-tirely on electric energy and launching it in Monacomirrors the values of the principality as a beacon inthe green movement.” And there you have it; a showcase of innovation, dri-ven by an infectious passion and enthusiasm. it’s hardnot to get goose bumps at the very thought of it.

MANOJ BAIRSTOW, MANA-GING DIRECTOR OF TOPMARQUES MONACO: ”20 PERCENT OF THE VISITORSARE FROM THE SUPERCAR INDUSTRY, THE REST BEINGCAR ENTHUSIASTS. WE ALSOCREATED A SECTION FORLUXURY PRODUCTS SUCH ASJEWELLRY AND WATCHES© D.R.

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t’s the incomparable mix of the toptennis players in the world, thecharming courts of the Monte-CarloCountry Club (which remain unrival-led around the globe), the relaxedatmosphere under the reliable

spring sunshine and the Monaco it-crowd’s cosmo-politan flair (where Gucci bags and tracksuits sitalongside each other) that make this tournament sospecial. under these conditions, the fact that a worldclass sport is taking place on this centre court, withocean views, could almost be forgotten.Obviously it isn’t, for this year once again most of thetop names in men’s tennis come to the principalityto play the first important european clay court tour-nament of the year – and, boy, can these guys play!Those who have ever seen Roger Federer, with his in-nate elegance, competing here will probably wish theSwiss wonder will never put down his racket. Thosewho were able to witness the eight times in a rowclay court-dominance of Rafael nadal, an unsurpas-sed series of victories, will be itching to see the per-formance of the Spaniard this year. Those who havenever seen the player, who has for two years beenunconquered champion of the world, and last year’stournament winner, novak djokovic, playing liveshouldn’t miss the performance. during the Serbian’smatch, a certain Mr becker – who was the youngestWimbledon champion of all time and is still a hugestar today - will be amongst the audience. The names of the 45 players on the main court willnot be confirmed until 15th March, the deadline forthe 110th edition of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters.

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Every April the tennis world flocks to MonacoBy AILA STÖCKMANN

The Monte-Carlo rolex Masters is a part of the “aTPMasters 1000”. This series of nine global tournamentsfollows the four Grand-Slam Tournaments (australianOpen, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open) as well asthe aTP World Tour Finals; the most important seriesin male tennis.Tickets: www.montecarlotennismasters.com Day-Tickets on the Centre Court (Court rainier iii)begin at 24 euro, tickets on the Side Court (Court desPrinces) begin at 17 euro.Info: www.montecarlorolexmasters.mc

Thrilling games, and a disTinguishedaudience…

The world’s best players always get priority. Long beforethe deadline, number one tennis star djokovic, the eight-times winner nadal, and the fourth in the world rankingStan Wawrinka (who kissed the trophy as the winner twoyears ago) were already signed up.At the time we went to press, tickets for the last six tour-nament days had already been sold out. Those who wantto see any matches during the first two days should actfast to secure one of the last spots.

By now theMonte-Carlo

rolex Mastersis so popular

that tickets forthe four mostexciting daysat the climax

of the tourna-ment sold out

months ago!Those whowant to see

Djokovic,Nadal & Co in

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Mediterraneanbackdrop

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see the firstfew rounds,

starting on 9thapril.

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photo on top right ROGER FEDERER AND HIS WIFE (R) WERE RECEIVED

BY THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF MONACO LAST YEAR© Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

achieving new heighTs: Founder and CEO of Be & Become shares his secrets for driving leadership and business success

r favro, please can youexplain to us what yourcoaching sessions areabout?My main job is the ongoing organi-sational development and transfor-

mation, design and process improvement, consultingand coaching for change. That means to drive change,to coach executives, and to coach teams. i’ve beenworking since 2007 with international cross-culturalteams, working on global projects including english,American and european staff and helping them tobuild a cohesive team to reach peak performance le-vels of working together effectively, with great teamspirit. The top goal is to set a vision, which is sharedacross all levels of the team. because if the visionisn’t shared and understood by all the people workingfor the company then it makes it hard to align this vi-sion. i also work with entrepreneurs and C-level managers(CeOs, CFOs etc) at the top level of management andi have three degrees in executive Team Coaching,Human Resources and international Hospitality. Ontop of that, i give lectures at several business schoolsand universities including SKeMA business School inSophia-Antipolis. For four years i’ve been a lecturer inparis, at the university of paris and HeC paris execu-tive education, in Leadership, Cross-cultural Manage-ment and executive Coaching.

how do you help motivate young peo-ple to succeed in an increasingly com-plicated world?The first thing is passion. To be able to do what i do,you need a lot of passion and energy to convey to theyoung women and men and to get them motivatedand inspired too. you also need to lead by example; toshow what it is possible. There’s always a new wayof trying things. We look at what makes a leader. The second quality is mindset. There is a lot of re-search on mindset in the psychological field, which isabout the ability to learn, to grow and to handle chal-lenges if faced with a difficult situation. There’s alsobeen a lot of research on the power of positive emo-tions from the university of pennsylvania, Stamfordand Harvard. if you look at some of the top Fortune500 companies, the most effective and successfulones were those where their staff interact positivelyduring their work together. positive emotions produceand upwards spiral of results. by producing positive

emotions the management could really engage andmotivate a team. And then there is resilience. in thecorporate world, this is very important. Competitionis very fierce, and how people bounce back in the faceof adversity is vital.

Throughout your career you’ve showna strong interest in the psychologicalaspects of business. can you tell us abit more? and what are your values?My first principle is to learn, the second is to grow andthe third is to teach transmission – passing on the le-gacy. Those are the core values for me, which if i lookback on my career have been the main engine, themain force, for me to move, and is what i’m still pas-sionate about today. i come from the corporate world,i’m not trained in psychology, but i became interestedin psychology and wellbeing, health and resilience.However, for more than 0 years, i have applied rigo-rous research grounded in solid scientific methodo-logy, asessments and interventions. i decided to trainin psychology, not clinical, but mainly Cognitive beha-vioural Therapy, and centred mindfulness, which i’vebeen practicing since 1994 – long before mindfulnessbecame trendy!

Today you help enterprises find newstrategies and their identity. what isthe key to this?There’s no magic answer because i don’t believe in quickfixes. There are lots of books coming out every year onthe top five leadership skills, or 10 ways to become a suc-cessful manager. i don’t believe in things like that – thereare no magic tricks. i strongly believe you have to worka lot, focus on yourself, have a clear vision of what yourgoals are...and you have to work hard on this. The problemwith today is everyone wants to obtain fast results, sothey usually end up only with superficial results.

isn’t your title misleading because itseems that these days many peopleclaim to be a ‘coach’?i totally agree – the word is used too much. i neverintroduce myself as a coach in english, apart from asan executive coach, which is very specific. Today weuse the word ‘coach’ for everything, it’s completelymisused. My job is to help empower people, execu-tives and industries to perform at their best and de-velop their strengths.

what is your message to the youngpeople and aspiring entrepreneurs oftoday?it’s very simple: be passionate about what you do, en-gage yourself in your dreams, have a really clear un-derstanding of what they are and really go for them.We spend a lot of time at work, sometimes more thanhalf our lives or even an entire life. The only way to betruly satisfied with our lives, whether you’re a top-levelCeO or in any kind of job, is to enjoy what you do. Andthose people who are genuinely passionate abouttheir work will be the people who inspire others.

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Gilles Favro© Fabien Prauss

Gilles Favrohas 25 years

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years ofconsulting

expertise atthe highestlevel in the

areas of organizatio-nal develop-

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uppose you have a certain amountof money at your disposal. is itmore secure to invest it into onesingle asset, or to place it into seve-ral? This is just one of the questionswhich the 20 participants of the

Académie Femmes et Finance have to find an answerto during the one-year course. How did CMb have the idea of launching this innova-tive project in Monaco? “The inception of the idea wasthe desire to involve our clients intensively during the40th anniversary celebrations. We are proud of our ju-bilee and the bank is continuing to thrive. The numberof clients has grown, particularly with respect toclients from Monaco and the French Riviera.” Wernerpeyer says. “They appreciate the quality of our serviceand our autonomy in particular – the fact that we arenot part of a bigger group. Clients who opened theirbank account at the CMb continue to like this bankfor their trusted advice and to secure their capital forfuture generations” peyer says. “Moreover, they ap-preciate being assisted by staff that have been wor-king for us for 30 years. in addition, we have fiveenglish-speaking consultants working with us.”back to the Finance Academy for Women. it’s prima-rily men who tend to manage their families’ financialassets; women rarely get involved. Hence, they don’t

S2016 is a very special year for theCompagnie Monégasque deBanque: the highly-regardedinstitution is celebrating its 40thanniversary. Numerous new ini-tiatives have been created tocommemorate the occasion. Par-ticularly noteworthy amongst allthese is the académie Femmes etFinance; a special birthday giftwhich captures the current zeit-geist - created for women whoare enthusiastic to expand theirskill-set. CMB’s chief executive,Werner Peyer, tells us moreabout this unique idea.

With the Académie Femmes etFinance, CMB has managed toestablish a first-rate idea tomark its jubilee

PromoTing financial skillsfor women

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get the opportunity to develop skills or gain know-ledge in this field. Several major studies by the un andthe World bank showed that there are still significantdifferences between men and women regarding fi-nancial culture. The differences vary according to thecountries. Generally speaking, Scandinavians possessthe best financial skills among the 143 countries in-spected, the united Kingdom takes the fourth place,followed by Germany, Switzerland and the uSA.France takes the 23rd place, China is within the bot-tom quarter of the table.in a typical marriage, the woman is usually youngerand lives longer. Thus, she will inevitably come to a si-tuation eventually where she has to be responsiblefor the assets. even in the case of divorce, she needsto be aware and informed about financial affairs. buthow are women supposed to make the right deci-sions without being equipped with sufficient financialskills?“We would like to fill a gap with the AcadémieFemmes et Finance,” the Swiss chief executive ex-plains. “it’s a kind of innovation, with an educationaltarget. This is why we’re offering this free course,conducted in French, to our female clients, theirdaughters and friends. it takes place from 26th March2016 until March 2017 at the Hôtel Méridien beachplaza in Monaco. The programme has already been so

enthusiastically received that all of the places are al-ready taken up. At the end, every participant will get adiploma. The training staff are all competent financialexperts from within the bank and the lessons cover avariety of subjects: the specific language used bybanks is also part of it, as well as reading bank state-ments. We will probably also offer a course in englishnext year.”To Werner peyer and leader of the project, Marie-Hé-lène parisi, this initiative represents an intention tohelp make women responsible, authoritative and cri-tically-minded when it comes to financial issues. ifthey have a good knowledge of financial issues, no-body can hoodwink them.And how do the men see this? “Many men are grate-ful to us for initiating the programme and havecongratulated us on having the idea to create the fi-nance academy for women” Werner peyer proudly,but modestly, adds.

photo aboveCMB’S CHIEF EXECUTIVEWERNER PEYER (CENTRE)WITH THE TEACHING STAFFOF THE ACADÉMIE FEMMES ETFINANCE, ALL COMPETENT FI-NANCIAL EXPERTS FROM WI-THIN THE BANK© D.R.

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t the end of last year theas monaco Business clubwas founded. how has itdeveloped since then?According to the Management, verywell! 200 businessmen from Mo-

naco and the surrounding area were present at theopening night, a ceremony where the club and itsfounding ideas were presented. A percentage of theparticipants have subsequently become members.

why is it worth becoming a membersince you have already been offering a‘hospitality’ service for the matches,which is primarily aimed at business-men?The AS Monaco business Club complements the op-tion that already exists. in the context of the Hospi-tality service, our clients have access to the privatelounge or to one of the salons – the Club, the SalonHonneur or the pub Rouge et blanc – each providedwith catering. These are places where they generallyencounter their employees or clients. The possibilityto meet other entrepreneurs is limited. This is exactlythe purpose of the business Club: offering special oc-casions for meetings, networking, and mutual ex-change for business. For this purpose, several eventshave been planned this season. in January, at a newyear’s reception at the Monte-Carlo bay Hotel, along-side with the vice-president of the AS, Vadim Vasilyev(photo), the club members got to meet the formerplayer for the French national team, Claude Makélélé

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Information Hospitality Service:www.asmonaco.com

In case you are interested in the AS

Monaco Business Clubcontact:

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Premier league Football Club,aS Monaco FC, has founded itsown business club. Why? readon to discover more about thisunique venture.

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who has recently been nominated as Technical di-rector of AS Monaco. Moreover, an after-work mee-ting, golf and football tournaments, pétanque andother events are being planned.

are meetings with the as monacoplayers part of the programme?So far the club’s vice-president, Vadim Vasilyev, hasalways participated. but it is possible that a memberof the team or a member of the coaching staff mightdrop by too.

how do you become a member of theas monaco Business club?you just have to become a client of AS Monaco,which means you need to make use of the Hospita-lity programme during the games in Stade Louis ii.

who are the existing members?Our sponsors, partners, and generally, the principa-lity’s most important economic operators.

and what if you aren’t a fan of foot-ball?That doesn’t matter, according to the management.The business club doesn’t meet during footballmatches, but organises social evenings with a ratherfestive ambiance. They can be either a cocktail partyor other sporting events, with the purpose of facilita-ting contacts between business people during casualoccasions.

Monaco’s football club hasmore than just sport on thebrain

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n the fight against tax evasion andfraud an agreement between theprincipality of Monaco and the euro-pean union was signed on February22nd in the presence of He Mr SergeTelle, Minister of State, Jean Castel-

lini, Minister of Finance and economy for the princi-pality of Monaco and pierre Moscovici, Commissionerfor european economic and Financial Affairs, Taxationand Customs.The agreement allows for the exchange of informa-tion between Monaco and the european union regar-ding the bank accounts of their respective nationals.According to pierre Moscovici the agreement is partof an on-going process towards greater tax transpa-rency. it also serves as an example of Monaco’s policyto combat international tax avoidance and evasion.The agreement will not be ratified until 2018. The eu-ropean Commission says the procedure described inthe agreement complies with the new G20 globalstandard on automatic exchange of information de-veloped by the OeCd (Organisation for economic Co-operation and development). The eu has recentlysigned similar agreements with Switzerland, Liech-tenstein, Andorra and San Marino.

n 27th July 2015 the Conseil d’etat(highest administrative jurisdictionin France) confirmed the europeanCourt of Justice decision from 26thFebruary 2015 concerning Frenchsocial security charges. France can-

not levy social security contributions (CSG/CRdS),equal to 15.5%, if people are affiliated to the socialsecurity system of another country in the eu, euro-pean economic Area, or Switzerland. These chargeswill be treated by the eu as French social securitycharges, linked to the financing of the French socialsecurity system. non-residents or residents who areconsidered affiliated to another country’s systemmust file a claim in order to obtain a refund of socialsecurity contributions on rental income, pensions,investment income or capital gains. For example, so-meone who sold their property and paid a 34.5% ca-pital gains tax on the real estate in France can nowask for the refund of the 15.5% social security contri-butions; the capital gains tax on real estate is fromnow on about 19%. but you must be careful, be-cause reimbursements can only be claimed before31th december of the year following the taxation; forexample, refund of charges paid in 2014 can be clai-med only until the end of 2016. The claim can bemade either in writing or via the personal space atthe “impots.gouv.fr” tax website and it must be sentaccompanied by a copy of the “avis d’imposition” aswell as proof of being affiliated to the social securitysystem in another country.

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01 Henri Fissore, Ambassador at the Monegasque Ministry of State, and the German Municipal Counsellor of nice, dr. Christiane Amiel, in charge of european Affairs, honoredpublisher Sébastien Fraisse and editor-in-chief petra Hall with their presence 02 Georges dao (l.), one of the most important business personalities of the Riviera economywith Sébastien Fraisse 03 baron Andreas von Loringhoven and his wife Laja have been long-time friends of our publications and came especially from Mouans-Sartoux04 no escape from the photocall: neige Zhao-Vallée, Chanel Joaillerie Monaco (l.), and Sylvie Lalquelle, boutique Loro piana 05 Monaco Telecom sent two colleagues: LaureFagard (r.) and dessislava dabova 06 Magali Jacquet-Lagreze, director of Communications of the bank CFM indosuez Wealth and Sébastien Fraisse 07 barbara Kimmig,owner of the Hotel Rivoli in nice 08 Have been working well together for many years: director of Monaco’s press Centre, François Chantrait and petra Hall 09 MichaëlZingraf, successfully working in the luxury property industry on the Côte d’Azur for 35 years 10 Human Resources Manager of datacorp, Géraldine Meunier, and Cyril Heller11 Friends who share the same birthday: Jutta Kleinschmidt, the only female winner of the Rally paris-dakar and petra Hall 12 The big winner: Karl H. Vanis, president ofthe German international Club of Monaco, has won a weekend for two in the five star Hotel Le Mas Candille in Mougins. Carole Rouvier (r.) of Mas Candille and Karinebalagny, Marketing department of our publishing company Riviera press presented him with the prize

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paradise for sailors and hobbycaptains is what the 26th editionof the second-hand boat show inMandelieu-La napoule has tooffer. With over 350 boats from4m to 26m on show from April

14th to 18th this second-hand boat show is spreadout over 2 kilometres of quay near the castle at Lanapoule. From motor boats to sailing yachts, largeand small, there is something for everyone at theshow dubbed Les nouvelles Vagues du nautisme,making it a must-see event.it’s not just all on the water as there are numerousstands lining the quay, selling everything ownersneed from boat accessories to clothes and insu-rance. experts are on hand to give advice, withmore than a bargain or two here to be snapped up. besides the main attraction there are plenty ofother water-sport related activities going on. Forexample, the adventurous can test drive a jet ski.There will also be Flyboard demonstrations, para-sailing for beginners and electrically powered Jetsfor the children. A highlight for animal lovers willundoubtedly be the demo by a rescue dog when aspeedboat enters the harbour...

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And if you are feeling peckish, an array of foodstalls will be providing refreshments. Meanwhile,for those who are not entirely at ease on the waterand prefer wheels, then head for the higher espla-nade to check out the Coupé, Cabriolet and SuVshow.

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Franceeventsuntil 10th AprilToulon“DÉLICES D'ARTISTES" EXHIBI-TIONexhibition where local artists createworks made from chocolate. This in-cludes a wall made entirely out of cho-colate. Musée d'Art, from Tuesday toSunday, 12:00am – 6:00pm. www.toulon.fr

until 30th AprilnicePAPER TIGER WHISKY SOAPTHEATREThis exhibition focuses on Jazz - Scat(vocal jazz) and the dada movementand their relation to each other. Tel. 0492 07 73 73.www.villa-arson.org

5th – 14th March niceFOIRE DE NICEThe nice international Fair consists ofseveral hundred exhibitors in all areas:food, crafts, entertainment, fashion, de-coration, furnishing, household equip-ment, beauty, health, associations, andinsurance. Takes place at Acropolis ex-positions and begins at 10:00am.Tel. 04 93 92 83 00.www.nicexpo.org

5th March to 13th JuneniceMARC CHAGALL ET LA MUSIQUEEXHIBITION This exhibition includes works that canonly be found in nice. The auditoriumcontains the harpsichord that he pain-ted in 1980, and there is also a room de-dicated to King david. Tel. 04 93 53 87 20.www.musee-chagall.fr

12th -13th MarchmonTe-carloCLUB VIVANOVA LUXURY LIFE-STYLE CHARITY GALA DINNERThis dinner is in alliance with the Foun-dation of prince Albert ii of Monaco. Afive course meal will be served alongwith a variety of five internationally ac-claimed wines. Tickets are €150 perperson and is fully inclusive. begins at8:00pm. Takes place at the FairmontMonte Carlo. Reservations are neces-sary: [email protected]

15th MarchhyÈresGRUPO COMPAY SEGUNDO The Cuban musical group Grupo Com-pay Segundo continues the work of the

late Compay Segundoby performing hissongs in concert. Tickets are € 35.00.The concert begins at 8:30pm andtakes place at the Casino des palmiers. www.infoconcert.com

15th Marchnice SALIF KEITA CONCERTThe Acoustic Tour will consist of SalifKeita accompanied by two singers, akora player and an nGoni player. beginsat 8:30pm and takes place at the Thea-tre Lino Ventura. www.infoconcert.com

cannesREGINE IN CONCERTbelgian born French singer Regine willperform at the Claude debussy Theatre.begins at 8:30pm.www.infoconcert.com

cannesTHE KITCHEN REVUE BALLETWritten by Czechoslovakian native, Mar-tinů, this is an unusual but creative bal-let in which the performers dance withkitchen utensils. Tel. 04 92 98 62 77.Tickets: public price: € 15 - Subscriber: €13.50 - youth rate (- 26 years): € 5. www.orchestre-cannes.com

niceYAEL NAIM CONCERTComposer, singer and pianist will per-form live on stage. Tickets are from €15.80 to € 23.80. Takes place at theTheatre Lino Ventura. it starts at8:30pm. www.infoconcert.com

16th MarchToulonAURELIE CABREL CONCERTFrench singer Aurelie Cabrel returns tothe stage after releasing her newalbum “A la même Chaine”. begins at8:30pm. Takes place at the ZenithOmega arena. Tel. 04 94 22 66 77.www.allevents.in

16th, 18th, 20th, 22nd and 24th MarchmarseilleMADAMA BUTTERFLYAn opera by Giacomo puccini. A tale ofunrequited love told in three acts. Anoutstanding cast ensures that thisopera is always on the company’s pro-gramme. All performances begin at8:00pm except for on 20th March whichbegins at 2:30pm. Tel. 04 91 55 11 10 or04 91 55 20 43.www.marseille.fr

17th MarchniceTHE COOKERS CONCERTThe jazz band that consists of a saxo-phonist, a pianist, a bassist, a drummerand trumpeters will perform at thenice nord Forum. begins at 8:30pm.

Tickets are from € 15.80 to € 20.80. www.infoconcert.com

18th MarchniceKENDJI GIRAC CONCERTWinner of The Voice France has ledKendji to continue down the path ofmusic. begins at 8:00pm and takesplace at the palais nikaïa. Tickets arefrom € 39.00 to € 55.00. www.infoconcert.com

frejusCLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTTogether Wolfgang doerner (directing)and Anne queffelec (piano) along withthe Regional Orchestra of Cannes per-form the works of Mozart and dvorak.Takes place at Théâtre Le Forum - SalleGounod and begins at 8:00pm. Tel. 0494 95 55 55.www.aggloscenes.com

18th March – 10th AprilsainT-mandrier-sur-merGEORGES NGUYEN EXHIBITIONThere will an exhibition of paintings byGeorge nguyen at the Galerie Rancilio.it begins at 6:30pm. Tel. 04.94.63.51.91. www.visitvar.fr

19th MarchniceMIOSSEC CONCERTFrench singer – songwriter ChristopheMiossec will perform at espace Mira-mar. begins at 8:30pm. Tickets are €16.80. www.infoconcert.com

20th MarchcannesETERNAL DREAM – CONCERTA concert dedicated to Mozart withWolfgang doerner directing and Annequeffelec on the piano. The perfor-mance will include Concerto no. 27 forpiano and Orchestra in b flat major, K595. Takes place at the Theatre Croi-sette at 4:00pm. Tel. 04 92 98 62 77.www.palaisdesfestivals.com

cannesAURORA BOREALIS-SACREDMUSIC OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE This concert includes music inspired bythe northern Lights and the area of theArtic Circle and will be performed byp.Vasks, O.Gjeilo, A.pärt, S.nicolay alongwith the vocal group La Sestina. it be-gins at 4:00pm at the eglise notre-dame de bon Voyage. entry is free. Tel.06 08 69 14 69.www.orgues-cannes.org

23rd MarchmarseilleMADAME CHRYSANTHEMEAn opera told in four acts and one pro-logue. it is based on the novel of thesame title by pierre Loti which tells the

story of a naval officer who was tem-porarily married to a geisha while hewas stationed in nagasaki, Japan.Concert begins at 8:00pm. www.opera.marseille.fr

25th MarchniceSTANLEY CLARKEThis American jazz musician will per-form on stage with the electric bassand the double bass at the Théâtre LinoVentura. begins at 8:30pm. Tickets from€ 15.80 to € 23.80. www.infoconcert.com

Beaulieu-sur-merHELENE SEGARA CONCERTRegarded as one of the most beautifulsingers of the French Riviera, HeleneSegara performs in concert with hernew show “everything Starts now”.There will also be a pre-show dinneravailable for € 25. Takes place at theCasino de beaulieu sur Mer at 9:00 pm.Tickets are € 40. Reservations are ne-cessary. Tel. 04 92 00 60 00 (concert)and 04 92 00 60 00 (dinner). www.casinodebeaulieusur-mer.com

26th MarchniceJAIN CONCERTSinger – songwriter from Toulouse Jainwill perform her music that is a blendof folk – rock in concert. Takes place atthe Théâtre Lino Ventura. it starts at8:30pm. Tel. 04 97 00 10 70. www.tlv-nice.org

26th - 27th MarchvalBonne-soPhia-anTiPolis24TH FÊTE DES JARDINSThis festival brings together lovers ofMediterranean plants and gardens. it isorganised by the Société des Gens deJardins Méditerranéens d’Antibes. Tel.06 87 38 53 44.www.jardinsud.com

1st - 30th AprilanTiBes ANTIBES YACHT SHOWThis show is a professional event dedi-cated to celebrating the yachting in-dustry, captains and crews. it includesseminars and many activities. it beginsat 10:00am.Tel. 04 22 10 60 10.www.antibescelebratesyach-ting.com

8th - 16th AprilniceOKTETT, OCEANA AND VOLUNTA-RIES – BALLETSThree separate ballets choreographedby uwe Scholz, Lucinda Childs and GlenTetley and performed by ballet niceMéditerranée. Takes place at the Operanice Cote d'Azur. Tel. 04 92 17 40 40. www.opera-nice.org

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9th April sainT-TroPezCLUB VIVANOVA GOURMET ROSEWINE LUNCHChristophe Vallet, owner of the Hotel LaFerme d'Augustin, offers an exceptionalmenu using the finest ingredients fromthe locality and his own garden. Therewill also be an after–lunch party insome of the best nightclubs of theFrench Riviera. Tickets are €50 per per-son for hotel guests and €80 for non-resident guests. €270 per night onenight stay, €235 per night for twonights [email protected]

10th AprilniceFLASHDANCE - THE MUSICALOver 30 artists will perform the musicalhits from the movie Flashdance onstage. Together they will tell the storyof Alex the welder who dreams of be-coming a professional dancer full time.Takes place at the palais nikaïa. Tel. 0492 29 3129.www.nikaia.fr

14th - 18th Aprilmandelieu–la naPouleBOAT SHOWevery year 70 exhibitors carefully selectand prepare their boats for presenta-tion. There are also stalls selling pro-ducts and services related to boatmaintenance, a photography exhibitionand more. www.salondubateau.fr

16th April - 2nd MayanTiBes44TH ANTIBES ANTIQUES FAIRHeld in the heart of Old Antibes this fairhas attracted exhibitors for years. Justwalking along the streets will convinceyou that it has lost none of its charm.From 10:30am - 19:30pm. Tel. 04 93 3465 65. www.salon-antiquaires-an-tibes.com

17th AprilniceBENEFIT CONCERTFor a Smile is a charity concert wherethe proceeds go to the Foundation Len-val. performances by pop bands: Medi,Kaotik, The Kitchies and Holy Housestarting at 7:00pm - 11:00pm. Ticketswill be sold on the day at the site of theconcert; Théâtre de Verdure. www.tdv-nice.org

fayenceVINTAGE CARS EXHIBITIONThis exhibition includes cars from the1940’s to the 1990’s. Takes place in theparking lot of La brèche from 9:30am –12:30pm. entry is free. www.visitvar.fr

19th - 23rd AprilanTiBesLA BOHÈME - OPERATold in four acts, this opera tells thestory of seamstress Mimi and poet Ro-dolfo and their love for one another. Theduration is three hours with an inter-mission. Tel. 04 83 76 13 00.www.anthea-antibes.fr

23rd AprilmonTe-carloROBBIE REGAN CELEBRITY DINNERGourmet dinner with a selection of finewines, an Haute Couture fashion showand an audience with Robbie Regan,ex-WbO World bantamweight boxingChampion of the world, and specialguests. dress code is black Tie. begins at 8:00pm – 12:00am. Tickets are€120. Reservations: www.clubvivanova-rob-bieregan.com/tickets.www.clubvivanova.com

23rd - 27th AprilniceCIRQUE DU SOLEILCirque du Soleil is back with the storyof Varekai which is written and direc-ted by dominic Champagne. it tells an enchanting story that in-volves a deep forest which hides a ma-gical world where anything is possible.Tel. 04 92 29 31 11.www.plateforme.fnacspecta-cles.com

24th Aprilmouans–sarTouXHONEY FESTIVALThis festival is a great day out for allthe family. There will be beekeepers selling theirproducts and talks on beekeeping andhoney extraction and much more. it's educational and entertaining!www.seecannes.com

27th Aprilcagnes-sur-merKENNY GARRETT CONCERTThe Grammy winning, American alto -saxophonist will perform at the CapeCinema beginning at 9:00pm. Ticketsare € 39.50.www.infoconcert.com

30th AprilniceTHE RUSSIAN ARMY CHOIRS(SONGS AND DANCES FROM STPETERSBURG)This fantastic show includes perfor-mances by talented singers and dan-cers who perform wearing spectacularcostumes made by the wonderful cos-tume designers. Takes place at the Acropolis and beginsat 8:30pm. www.infoconcert.com

Italyevents3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st March -14th AprilsanremoCLASSICAL CONCERTSConcerts featuring music by Mozart, Vi-valdi, boccherini and Mendelssohn willbe performed by the Orchestra Sinfo-nica Sanremo at the Teatro dell'Opera.www.sinfonicasanremo.it

5th and 12th MarchsavonaCHAMBER CONCERTSMario Ancillotti and Claudio brizi per-form pieces by bach (5th March). Sa-leem Ashkar performs pieces bybeethoven on the piano (12th March).both concerts take place at the TeatroChiabrera at 9:00pm. www.teatrochiabrera.it

6th, 13th and 20th March-3rd, 10th, 17thand 24th AprilgenoaMUSIC APERTIVO-CHAMBER ANDVOCAL MUSIC CONCERTThis chamber music and vocal concertincludes music to suit everyone’stastes such as jazz and choral. beginsat 11:00am at the Teatro Carlo Felice.www.carlofelicegenova.it

13th Marchsanremo“SANREMO IN FIORE”A festival that includes a parade offloats decorated with flowers and thisyear’s theme is fairytales. begins at10:00am on the beach promenade.www.carnevalesanremo.it

dolceacquaWINE TASTING AND FRESCOE TOURVisit the frescoes in the San bernardoChurch followed by wine tasting withat the enoteca Regionale della Liguria.Meeting point is at the tourist office at3:00pm. Reservations are necessary. Tel. 0184 229507

alassioGRAN FONDO CYCLING RACE"Gran Fondo" 106 km long cycling roadrace. begins at 9:30am at Via dante Ali-ghieri.www.granfondoguide.com

17th March-14th AprilgenoaORCHESTRAL CONCERTSConcerts of the symphony orchestra ofthe Teatro Carlo. begins at 8:30pm atthe Teatro Carlo Felice.www.carlofelicegenova.it

17th, 20th, 23rd, 24th and 29th MarchgenoaROBERTO DEVEREAUX OPERAA performance of the opera “Robertodevereux” by G. donizetti. begins at8:30pm (17th, 24th, 29th) at the TeatroCarlo Felice. Or 3:30pm (20th, 23rd). www.carlofelicegenova.it

18th MarchgenoaSYMPHONIC CONCERTStanislav Kochanovsky will direct theOrchestra of the Teatro Carlo Felice in aperformance of Haydn’s Symphony in Gmajor, Hob. i: 94 "The Surprise",brahms’ Variations in b flat major, Op.56th on a Theme by Haydn and elgar’senigma Variations Op.36. The concertbegins at 8:30pm at the Teatro CarloFelice. www.carlofelicege-nova.it

19th Marchsanremo“CLASSICISSIMA MILANO” CYCLING MARATHON“Classicissima Milano-Sanremo” is theworld-famous international professio-nal cycling marathon that is 293 kmlong, from Milan to Sanremo. begins at4.30pm on the beach promenade Lun-gomare Calvino.www.classicissima.it

19th MarchgenoaFRANCESCO DE GREGORI CONCERTitalian singer – songwriter Francescode Gregori performs covers of bobdylan songs. begins at 9:00pm at theTeatro Carlo Felice. www.carlofelicegenova.it

2nd – 3rd AprilgenoaGUIDED TOURS Two open days in the "palazzi dei Rolli"of Strada nuova with special openingtimes and guided tours (on the occa-sion of the 10th anniversary of the es-tablishment of the Strada nuova - inthe World Heritage List of uneSCO).

6th - 9th AprilsanremoRALLY SANREMO - CAR RALLY"Rally Sanremo" is a car rally that takesplace in the hinterland of Sanremo andtakes all day. The rally starts from piazzale dapportoto Lungomare Calvino. www.acisanremo.it

12th, 13th, 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th AprilgenoaANDREA CHENIER OPERA"Andrea Chénier" by u. Giordano. Takesplace at the Teatro Carlo Felice. beginsat 8:30pm (12th, 19th, 20th) and at3:30pm (13th, 16th, 17th). www.carlofelicegenova.it

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Wednesday 2nd at 2:00pm and 5:30pm, Friday 4th and Saturday 5th at8:00pm, Sunday 6th March at 3:30pm, Grimaldi Forum Monaco: "Peter Pan On Ice" by The Russian Ice Stars. Information: + 377 99 99 30 00

Wednesday 2nd and Saturday 5th March at 2:30pm and 4:30pm, Théâtre desMuses: "Quantum or the terrible tale of Lulu Schrödinger" a fantastic musical tale forchildren by Julie Cordier with Elodie Vom Hofe. Information: + 377 97 98 10 93

Wednesday 2nd March at 5:00pm, Médiathèque de Monaco (BibliothèqueLouis Notari): Discussion about contemporary Iranian literature. Tea will also be served.Information: + 377 93 15 29 40

Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th at 8:30pm, Saturday 5th at 6:00pm and 9:00pmand Sunday 6th March at 4:30pm, Théâtre des Muses: "Beethoven ce Manouche"(Beethoven the Gypsy) a musical by Jeremy Bourges.Information: + 377 97 98 10 93

Thursday 3rd March at 8:30pm, Théâtre Princesse Grace: "Savoir Vivre"(Good Manners) by Pierre Desproges with Catherine Matisse andMichel Didym. Information: + 377 93 25 32 27

Friday 4th March at 7:00pm, Eglise Saint Nicolas Foyer Paroissial: Ciné Club: Film screening of "L’apôtre"(The Apostle) by Cheyenne Carron followed by a debate on "Islam and Christianity". Information: 06 80 86 21 93

Sunday 6th March at 11:00am, Opéra de Monte Carlo Salle Garnier: Symphony concert by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo directedby David Lefèvre who is also on violin with Sorin Orcinschi, double bass. On theprogramme: Rossini, Bottesini and Tchaikovsky. Information: + 377 98 06 28 28

Sunday 6th March at 4:00pm, Eglise Saint Charles: Spiritual concert by l’ensemble Cacherto Grosso with Alexandre Guerchovitchand Eric Thoreux, violins, Thomas Ducloy, cello, Véronique Audard, clarinette andSlava Guerchovitch, piano. On the programme: Vivaldi, Bach and Handel. Information: + 377 98 06 28 28

Tuesday 8th March at 12:15pm, Médiathèque de Monaco: Picnic Music: Screening of McLaughlin, De Lucia, Coryell performing Meeting ofthe Spirits. Information: + 377 93 15 64 48

Tuesday 8th March at 8:30pm, Théâtre des Variétés: Tout l'Art du Cinéma – Cycle (The Cycle of Cinema Art) "Les films de notrevie"(The films of our lives): Film screening of "Annie Hall" by Woody Allen, organised by the Archives Audiovisuelles de Monaco. Information: + 377 97 98 43 26

Thursday 10th and Friday 11th at 8:30pm, Saturday 12th at 9:00pm and Sunday13th March at 4:30pm, Théâtre des Muses: "Coup de Foudre"(Love at First Sight) by Laureline Collavizza. Possible performances: Wednesday 9th at 8:30pm and Saturday 12th March at 6:30pm. Information: + 377 97 98 10 93

Thursday 10th March at 8:30pm, Théâtre Princesse Grace: "Chère Elena"(Dear Elena) by Ludmilla Razoumovskaïa with Myriam Boyer, Gauthier Battoue, Julien Crampon, François Deblock alternating with Alexis Gilot andJeanne Ruff. Information: + 377 93 25 32 27

Thursday 10th March at 8:30pm, Espace Léo Ferré: Concert by Caravan Palace. Information: +377 93 10 12 10

Friday 11th March at 7:00pm, Médiathèque de Monaco: Ciné club: "Ernest et Célestine" with Benjamin Renner, Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar. Information: + 377 93 15 29 40

Saturday 12th March at 1:30pm, Espace Léo Ferré: "Mayflower Country Show" (country courses and internships) at 7:30pm, Evening Country Ball and Wheelchair dancers Show. Information: 06 60 18 34 46

Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th, Friday 18th at 8:30pm, Saturday 19th at6:30pm and 9:00pm, Sunday 20th March at 4:30pm, Théâtre des Muses: "Quand souffle le Vent du Nord" (When the North Wind Blows) from the novelby Daniel Glattauer. Information: + 377 97 98 10 93

Wednesday 16th March at 6:00pm, Théâtre des Variétés: Spring concert performed by the students of the Académie Rainier III. Information: + 377 93 15 28 91

Wednesday 16th March at 8:00pm, Auditorium Rainier III: Gala concert by the Orchestre des Carabiniers du Prince in participation withCharlie Siem. Information: [email protected]

Thursday 17th March, Ecole Supérieure d’Arts Plastiques, Pavillon Bosio: Celtic harp concert in celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day. Information: + 377 93 15 28 91

Thursday 17th March at 8:30pm, Théâtre Princesse Grace: "Dernier Coup de Ciseaux"(Last Stroke of the Scissors) by Paul Pörtner. Information: + 377 93 25 32 27

Friday 18th (gala), Tuesday 22nd and Friday 25th (youth evening) at 8:00pmand Sunday 20th March at 3:00pm, Opéra de Monte Carlo Salle Garnier: "Le Joueur"(The Player) by Sergueï Prokofiev with Dmitri Oulianov, Oksana Dykaand Micha Didyk, the choir of the Opéra de Monte Carlo and the OrchestrePhilharmonique de Monte Carlo directed by Mikhaïl Tatarnikov, organised byl'Opéra de Monte Carlo. Information: + 377 98 06 28 28

Friday 18th March at 7:00pm, Médiathèque de Monaco: Jazz concert by Andrea Bazzicalupo’s Great Debaters Quartet. Information: + 377 93 15 29 40

Saturday 19th March at 4:00pm, Eglise Sainte Dévote: Journée Internationale d’Orgue (International Day of the Organ) with Manuel Tomadin, organised by the Association In Tempore Organi. Information: 06 83 58 06 38

Saturday 19th March at 6:30pm, Chapelle des Carmes:Journée Internationale d'Orgue (International Day of the Organ) with Marc Giacone organised by the Association In Tempore Organi. Information: 06 83 58 06 38

Saturday 19th March at 8:00pm, Théâtre des Variétés: "ABC de la Chanson Française"(The French ABC Song) by the Compagnie Musicale Yveline Garnier with Ariane Alban, Lionel Bussard, Patrick Mendez and Stéphane Eliot. Information: 06 43 91 93 32

Tuesday 22nd March, at 12:15pm Médiathèque de Monaco: Picnic Music: Portishead at Roseland, New York on the big screen. Information: + 377 93 15 64 48

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Tuesday 22nd March at 2:00pm, Opéra de Monte Carlo Salle Garnier: Concert performed by the music class from the Académie Rainier III.Information: + 377 93 15 28 91

Tuesday 22nd March at 8:30pm, Théâtre des Variétés: Tout l'Art du Cinéma Cycle (The Cycle of Cinema Art)"Les films de notrevie"(Films of our lives): Film screening of "Le Dernier Empereur"(The Last Emperor) by Bernardo Bertolucci, organised by the Archives Audiovisuelles de Monaco. Information: + 377 97 98 43 26

Wednesday 23rd and Saturday 26th March, at 2:30pm and 4:30pm, Théâtredes Muses: "Poucette"(Thumbelina) is a show for children by Véronique Balme. Information: + 377 97 98 10 93

Thursday 24th, Friday 25th, Saturday 26th at 8:30pm and Sunday 27 March at4:30pm, Théâtre des Muses: "The Divalala", director: Freddy Viau. Information: + 377 97 98 10 93

Friday 25th March at 8:30pm, Grimaldi Forum Monaco Salle Prince Pierre: "La Porte à Côté"(The Side Door) is a production by Fabrice RogerLacan withÉdouard Baer and Léa Drucker. Information: + 377 93 25 32 27

Saturday 26th March at 8:30pm, Auditorium Rainier III Salle Yakov Kreizberg: As part of Festival Printemps des Arts de Monte Carlo and the Série Grande Saison de l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, (Monte – Carlo Spring Festival of Arts and the Grand Season of the Philharmonique Orchestra of Monte –Carlo) there will be a symphony concert directed Gianluigi Gelmetti. On the programme: Gustav Mahler. Information: + 377 98 06 28 28

Saturday 26th March at 8:30pm, Théâtre des Variétés: Concert by Olivia Dorato in aid of the Fondation Flavien. Information: 06 26 97 03 26

Tuesday 29th March at 8:30pm, Théâtre des Variétés: Tout l'Art du Cinéma (Art of Cinema) "Portrait d'artiste"(Portrait of an Artist):Film screening of "L’Hypothèse du Mokélé MBembé"(The Mokele Mbembe Hypothesis) by Marie Voignier, organised by the Archives Audiovisuelles de Monacoin collaboration with the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco and the Éclat. Information: + 377 97 98 43 26

Wednesday 30th March at 7:00pm, Médiathèque de Monaco (SonothèqueJosé Notari):Ciné club: "Chronicle" by Josh Trank. Information: + 377 93 30 64 48

Thursday 31st March, Friday 1st at 8:30pm, Saturday 2nd at 5:30pm and9:00pm and Sunday 3rd April at 4:30pm, Théâtre des Muses: "Album de Famille", Show songs by the Cie du Sans Souci.Information: + 377 97 98 10 93

Thursday 31st March at 8:30pm, Théâtre Princesse Grace: "Georges et Georges" by EricEmmanuel Schmitt with Davy Sardou, AlexandreBrasseur, Christelle Reboul, Véronique Boulanger, Zoé Nonn and Thierry Lopez.Information: + 377 93 25 32 27

Saturday 19th March at 8:30pm, Opéra de Monte Carlo Salle Garnier: Film screening of "Gustav Mahler, l’autopsie d’un génie"(Gustav Mahler, autopsyof a genius) followed by a concert with Maria Riccarda Wesseling, mezzosoprano and Peter Nilsson, piano. On the programme: Gustav and Alma Mahler.

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Saturday 5th March at 8:00pm, Stade Louis II Salle Omnisports Gaston Médecin: Pro Basketball Championship: Monaco Strasbourg. Information: + 377 92 05 40 10

Saturday 12th March, Stade Louis II: France Football Championship Division 1: Monaco Reims. Information: + 377 92 05 74 73

Sunday 13th March: The marathon "Monaco Run 2016", The Riviera Classic (Vintimille Monaco) and the 10Km of Monte Carlo, organised by the Fédération Monégasque d'Athlétisme. Information: + 377 92 05 40 66

Saturday 26th March at 8:00pm, Stade Louis II Salle Omnisports Gaston Médecin: Pro Basketball Championship: Monaco Dijon. Information: + 377 92 05 40 10

Tuesday 29th March at 8:00pm, Stade Louis II Salle Omnisports Gaston Médecin: Pro Basketball Championship: Monaco Orléans. Information: + 377 92 05 40 10

Thursday 3rd March at 6:00pm, NMNM (Villa Sauber): As part of the exhibition "Le Lab" there will be a discussion with Marie Charlotte Calafat, assistant to the collections department and libraryresources of the Centre de Conservation et de Ressources at MuCEM. Information: + 377 98 98 91 26

Friday 4th March at 5:00pm, Mayson de France: Conference on "Monaco sous le Second Empire"(Monaco during theSecond Empire) by David Chanteranne. Information: +377 93 25 21 64

Monday 7th March, from 8:00pm at 10:00pm, Eglise Saint Charles Salle Paroissiale: As part of the course "La vie chrétienne au rythme dessacrements"(Christian life by the sacraments), there will be a conference on "Les sacrements de guérison"(the sacrament of Healing) byFather François Potez, from the Paris diocese. Information: 06 80 86 21 93

Thursday 10th March at 6:00pm, NMNM (Villa Sauber): As part of the exhibition "Le Lab" there will be a discussion on "Lemusée illustré"(The Illustrated Museum) with Jochen Gerner, authorand illustrator. Information: + 377 98 98 91 26

Tuesday 15th March at 7:30pm, Théâtre des Variétés: To mark the 750th anniversary of Dante’s birth there will be a recital on"de l’opérette au musical"(musical operetta) with Adriano Bassi, pianoand Angelica Cirillo, soprano, organised by the Società Dante Alighieride Monaco. Information: + 377 97 70 89 47

Wednesday 16th March at 6:30pm, Médiathèque de Monaco: book signing and meeting with writer Susie Morgenstern. Information: + 377 93 15 29 40

Wednesday 16th March, from 8:00pm to 10:00pm, Eglise Saint Charles Salle Paroissiale: As part of the course "Les sacrements dans l’Art religieux"(The sacraments in religious art), a conference on "Les sacrements deguérison"(the sacraments of Healing) by Abbot Alain Goinot, episcopaldelegate for religious art. Information: 06 80 86 21 93

Thursday 17th March at 7:00pm, Théâtre des Variétés: Les Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco: "Aime ton prochain commetoimême"(Love your neighbour as you do yourself), on love and politics with philosophers, Marc Crépon, Corine Pelluchon and FrédéricWorm.

Thursday 17th March, from 8:00pm to 10:00pm, Eglise Saint Charles Salle Paroissiale: Conference on "Je cherche Ton visage: les reliques de la Passion (I seekYour face: the remains of the Passion) by Abbot Pierre Dumoulin, Doctor of Theology and graduate from the Institut Biblique. Information: 06 80 86 21 93

Friday 18th March at 6:00pm, Nouveau Musée National: As part of the exhibition "Le Lab" there will be a meeting/discussion on"Dessiner avec les yeux"(Drawing with the eyes) with artist Michel Paysant. Information: + 377 98 98 91 26

Monday 21st March at 6:30pm, Théâtre des Variétés: "Francis Bacon et Monaco" by Martin Harrison, a conference organisedby the Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco. Information: + 377 98 98 85 15

Thursday 24th March at 5:00pm, Ecole Supérieure d’Arts Plastiques,Pavillon Bosio: Conference on "La scénographie d’exposition en Italie. 19201950"(Theexhibition of Scenery in Italy. 1920 – 1950) by Jérôme Glicenstein (forsubscribers). Information: + 377 93 30 18 39

Wednesday 30th March, from 8:00pm to10:00pm, Eglise Saint Charles Salle Paroissiale: Conference on "Incarnation, Résurrection, Réincarnation" by AbbotThierry Dassé, director of the diocesan service for permanent trainingin the Nice diocese, in participation with Lama Sempa of the InstitutKarmapa. Information: 06 80 86 21 93

Musée Océanographique: Exhibition on "Requins, l’expo sensation"(Sharks, a sensational exhibition). Information: + 377 93 15 36 00

Everyday, from 10:00am to 6:00pm, NMNM, Villa Paloma: Duane Hanson, an exhibition initiated by the Serpentine Galleries, until28th August, Oscar Murillo, Meet me! Mr Superman, 20132015.Video room, until 30th May Roland Flexner. Project Space, until 17thApril. Information: +377 98 98 48 60

Until Sunday 20th March, NMNM, Villa Sauber: "LAB, Les coulisses du musée d’art de Monaco"(Backstage at the ArtMuseum of Monaco). Information: +377 98 98 91 26

From Thursday 24th March to Friday 13th May, Médiathèque de Monaco (Bibliothèque Louis Notari): Photography exhibition on "Les Ballets de Monte Carlo" by Alice Blangero. Information: + 377 93 15 29 40

From Saturday 19th March to Sunday 10th April, from 2:00pm to8:00pm (except on Monday), Auditorium Rainier III: Monographic exhibition on Gustav Mahler.

From Saturday 19th March to Sunday 10th April:

Festival Printemps des Arts de Monte Carlo. (Monte – Carlo Spring Festival of Art s).

Information: + 377 93 25 58 04

There are 3 exhibits 1 at Villa Paloma, what inspired this decision?The idea was to give a new dynamic to Villa Paloma; it became apparent to usthat the two exhibition spaces could have alternative tempos; one could be shorter, for displaying other projects, while the first two floors could be dedicated toDuane Hanson. So the Videoroom (where ‘meet me! Mr. Superman’ by OscarMurillo is showing) and the Project Space (where the work of Roland Flexner isexhibited) will be refreshed in May and April respectively with the work of Thomas Demand in the Project Space, and ‘Vostok’, a film by Brazilian artist, LeticiaRamos, which has recently been acquired by the museum.

Are there any common threads between the three projects?Not really. That said, the film by Oscar Murillo reveals the world of the artist,which is at once both wistful and joyful, so it is a counterpoint to the static archetypes and imperceptibility of Duane Hanson.

The Project Space itself is a truly independent area. I wanted to show the workof Roland Flexner, an artist born in Nice in 1944, who lived in New York since theearly 80s. His work has been shown in many museums around the world and isfinally being exhibited a little in Europe.

What characterises the work of Duane Hanson?The hyperrealistic work of Duane Hanson challenges us to contemplate twoboundaries of the human experience: our physical presence in relation to otherobjects and other bodies; and the personal stories that we all carry in our heads.In addition, Hanson sought to represent the character of the man in the street,in order to achieve a “hard realism”. The subjects represent the American middleor lower classes and the members of society who are often ignored. Making reference to the Pop Art movement of the time, his creations transform the banalityand emptiness of everyday life into iconographic material.

MarieClaude Beaud, Director of the New National Museum of Monaco

From Tuesday 1st to Saturday 5th March, Théâtre des Variétés: 13th Monte Carlo Comedy Film Festival. Sunday 6th March, Grimaldi ForumMonaco: Gala Evening. Information: 06 60 61 40 11

Thursday 17th and Friday 18th March, from 10:00am to 6:00pm, MuséeOcéanographique: Philosphers, artists and anthropologists lead a discussion on “Demain la Méditerranée, comment habiter le monde autrement” (Different ways to inhabit the world) organised by the Association Monégasque pour laConnaissance des Arts. Information: + 377 97 70 65 27

Saturday 19th March at 8:30pm, Carlo Salle des Etoiles: Rose Ball. Information: + 377 98 06 36 36

From Wednesday 23rd to Saturday 26th, at 8:30pm, Grimaldi Forum: "The Serenity of Humour 2016", comedy festival organised by Monaco LiveProductions in partnership with Rire et Chansons and in support of l'AMADEMonaco. Wednesday 23rd: Roland Magdane; Thursday 24th: Virginie Hocq; Friday25th: Noëlle Perna; Saturday 26th: D'Jal, Information: + 377 99 99 30 00

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fresh fish on The caP The Traditional restaurant de Bacon re-opened its doors on 1st March

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ontrary to what its namemay suggest, the restau-rant de bacon specialises

in fish, crayfish and bouillabaisse -and that’s what it has become fa-mous for all over France. The one-starred establishment got its namefrom its location, the boulevard debacon on the Cap d’Antibes.The family-run enterprise’s glorioushistory began more than 60 yearsago, on rocky ground just 800 me-tres away from La Salis beach onthe eastside of the peninsula. Al-phonsine Sordello - today a grand-mother - ran the then-little diner.Over the next 20 years, she establi-shed it as the number one place forfish soup. Since 1978, the family hadhead chef Serge philippin on theirside. He enhanced their traditionalrecipes and ensured only freshlycaught fish was dished up. One yearon, the restaurant received its Mi-chelin star, which it still proudly car-ries today. The loyal head chef, onthe other hand, has gone into retire-

ment four years ago, after over 30years in the kitchen. Locals and tourists, celebrities andlesser-known holidaymakers, regu-lars and first-timers - they are all inlove with the authentic restaurantfor its stunning views over Antibes’old town, over the sea all the way tonice and, up until late spring, thehinterland’s snow-covered peaks.And, last but not least: Guests arealso drawn in by the Sordellos’warm welcome.

Following its annual winter break,the de bacon re-opened for the sea-son on 1st March. On offer fromTuesday evening to Sunday: a dailymenu at 55 euro (only lunchtime,except Sundays and public holidays)and one at 85 euro, as well.

Restaurant de BaconBoulevard de Bacon06160 Cap d’AntibesTelephone: 04 93 61 50 02www.restaurantdebacon.com

Jacques Gantié isthe author of theonly regional restau-rant guide, GuideGantié, which is avai-lable in French inhard copy and elec-tronically in english.it contains hundredsof great insider tips..

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and sea salt, sweetbreads andcèpes in a risotto, chicken su-preme with fennel and truffles…and to finish red berry fruits witha truffle caramel. William, maîtrede salle since the 1980s is as bri-tish as paul is provencal, and en-sures an impeccable service.Menus €58, €70 and €145 (specialtruffle menu), Wine by the bottle34 euroTourtour (VAR)Route de VillecrozeTel: 04 94 70 55 06

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riviera shoPs CAN NOW OPEN ONSUNDAYSTHE CHANGE is already in effect inparis where the new “internationaltourist zones” permit shops to openon Sundays until late. now thegreen light has been given for simi-lar zones on the French Riviera. Thenew opening hours apply to specialareas of nice, Cannes, Saint-Lau-rent-du-Var and Cagnes-sur-Mer.The tourist zones and late Sundaynight shopping hours are all part ofthe plans drawn up under the 2015Macron Law, named after economyMinister, emmanuel Macron. Theaim of this reform is to help im-prove the French economy andboost its growth. The reasoning be-hind it was to encourage tourists tospend more money. The criteria toqualify as an “international touristzone” (iTZ) includes having a “globalreputation for commercial, culturalor leisure reasons”, “being servedby national and international trans-port links” and also being reliant ona large number of tourists. Whilebusinesses and shopaholics are infavor of these changes, which havenot yet been brought into effect in

the Riviera, not everyone is so thril-led. One such person is the Mayorof paris, Anne Hidalgo, whocondemned the reform and is nowdetermined to overturn it. Shewrote a sharply-worded letter toMacron where she criticized whatshe called his "fantasy of turningparis into a city dedicated to consu-merism" and “ignorance of thecommercial fabric of paris thatpulls in tourists from around theworld.” She also said that the “tou-rist zones” will put the 15,000 smal-ler independently-owned storesthat are already open on Sundaysout of business. Worker’s unions are also stronglyagainst the changes. Some of paris'most famous stores, such as Gale-ries Lafayette and printemps, areremaining closed during the contro-versy.

acTivisTs resume MARINELAND DEMON-STRATIONSIN FEBRUARY, 260 people protestedoutside the doors of Marineland,symbolically placing a black andwhite cross on the ground. Theywere there to protest against the

reopening of the park, which hasbeen mired in controversy for a longtime, but has seen particularlyfierce criticism following the deathof an orca last October. As we re-ported before there have been se-rious allegations made byprotestsors against Marineland inAntibes over the standard of care forits animals. Activists from Sea She-pherd international are planning ta-king the organisation to court.numerous other animal welfaregroups have joined forces to lam-bast Marineland, including Sans VoixpACA, the organisers of the latestprotest. A spokesperson for thegroup, emmanuelle Sultani, saidthat they are against the park’s reo-pening and claimed that the ani-mals are 'slaves used to makemoney'. The protestors don’t intendto give up the fight, and are planningon returning on 27 March, a weekafter the park is set to reopen. Mari-neland said in a statement that thecriticism against them was unfoun-ded and that “the park's activitiesare strictly controlled by several eu-ropean and international organiza-tions and regulations.” They addedthat with the help of the Marineland

Foundation and the parques Reuni-dos, they “lead many programmesfor research and conservation.”

carPoolingON THE CÔTE D'AZURA NEW CARPOOLING applicationfor people living on the French Ri-viera has been officially launched.The main aim of the new applicationis to connect travellers together in asocial network so they can co-ordi-nate ride-shares in their vehicles.The target audience is students,daily commuters and people wan-ting to attend things such as spor-ting events and music concerts.users can gain rewards such asvouchers and fuel cards. The appli-cation is free for users and thecompany Wever takes no commis-sion.There are already over 3,000 subscri-bers. The company plans to roll outits services to other areas such asthe Var, bouches-du-Rhône and theLoire. Wever was founded in July2015 after winning the ChallengeJeunes, a start-up competition foryoung people. Wever can be down-loaded on Google play for Androiddevices.

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henever one speaksabout social and networ-king clubs in the region

the name George Kasiliyake al-ways comes up. The local busi-nessman in the events & cateringtrade has been living in SouthernFrance for 16 years. “i have alwaysbeen in love with this country, butwhen i arrived here i did notknow anyone. being a british & SriLankan citizen i decided to createthe Commonwealth Club of theRiviera which was restricted topeople of the former british Colo-nies”, George says. “As time wentby i thought it would be nice tohave a club open to everybody.That’s why i started the interna-tional Club of the Riviera. Thanksto a program of successful eventsthe association soon became oneof the most active on the Rivieraand after some time we had over150 members joining us.” He continues: “At the end of lastyear the club was closed downand at the request of the over-whelming majority of the mem-bers a new, more streamlinedclub under the name of The inter-national Club of the Côte d’Azurwas formed. The goal is the same:to bring together people from allover the world who live on theFrench Riviera, to make newfriends and network through ima-ginative and fun events through-out the year. This association willhave a new president and board.but it will always be my specialproject and i will continue tocreate and run great events.”And the Riviera business Club?“Well, since its creation in 1997under the name of the britishChamber of Commerce and later,from 2010 onwards, as the Rivierabusiness Club, RbC, it was theleading business networkingplace of the region. in 2011 due tovarious reasons the RbC with its100+ members nearly ceased toexist. At the beginning of 2013 acouple of senior members askedme whether i would like to takeover the club and bring it back toit's past glory. i said yes withoutany hesitation”, the businessmanremembers. “We had only a handful of mem-bers left and i decided that it nee-ded a big event to bring the club

back to its feet. So we revived thebusiness person of the yearAwards. And it worked. The eventwas sold out with more than 140people attending the Gala dinnerand Awards Ceremony. The RbCwas back in action! The followingyear the event was even biggerand we were rewarded when theChambre de Commerce et d’in-dustrie nice Côte d’Azur came onboard to support us. There aretwo categories – The businessperson of the year 2016 and TheStart up of the year 2016. Theseare now the most prestigious bu-siness awards in the pACA regionwith this year’s Gala dinner &Award Ceremony Award takingplace at 7.30 p.m. on Friday the2nd december 2016 at the Mar-riott Riviera – La porte de Mo-naco.”nominations close on 30th Sep-tember. An eminent panel of five judges,chaired by dorothy Foster of theSkema business School, eva-luates and shortlists the nomi-nees and selects the best fivefrom each category. They willthen be personally interviewed bythe panel with the winners beingannounced at the Gala dinner onthe 2nd of december.George proudly says: “The RbC isnow the only club which caters tothe local Anglophone businesscommunity. With many events,workshops & networking cock-tails planned throughout the yearthe RbC is again a lively group oflocal and expat members of thelocal business community helpingeach other to promote activitiesand keep ahead in a difficult busi-ness climate.” The yearly membership subscrip-tion is 40 euro for an individual, 70euro for a couple and 100 euro fora corporate membership.

For more information:Riviera business Club, tel. 07 58 4418 37, email [email protected] or visit www.rivierabusinessclub.frinternational Club of the Côted’Azur, tel. 06 05 84 42 31, [email protected] or visitinternationalclubcda.com

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ther it be from the media, our poli-tics, our parents, or even ourfriends. These “shoulds” make usfeel compelled to take on goals, orprojects, or jobs that don’t really fitwith who we are or what we want.in the end, we self-sabotage be-cause we don’t really want whatwe think we “should.” it’s not sucha bad thing, actually.

3) we fear failureThis is often the crux of self-sabo-tage. Many times it’s hard to sepa-rate “i failed” from “i am afailure.” We often confuse the twowithout realising it, but “i failed” isabout a single incident, whereas “iam a failure” is who you are as aperson. instead of walking the thinline between the two, we eitherdon’t start at all, or we self-sabo-tage before the going gets tough. it’s easier to fail to try, than to tryand fail.

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TALK ABOUT TOWN are inter-active debates and eventscreated by Anna Fill, founder ofThe Riviera Woman online ma-gazine: www.therivierawo-man.com. “The subject of thedebate will be 'Where do youcall home?' which was inspiredby the fact that when i speakor listen to expats, i alwayshear them say: 'When i gohome...' and very often theseare people who already live inthis region permanently,” saysAnna Fill. “So the debate dis-cusses the subject of 'home'and what it actually means. Wewill find out what makes peo-ple choose to live away fromtheir homeland, work, sunshine,lifestyle, food, wine, love? Wewill hear all about it and somuch more. The event is aboutgiving a voice to everyone. Themore people engage the moreinteresting the evening be-comes,” Anna continues. “Weare also interested to hearfrom local people their viewson foreigners living here. On the flip side, talking with lo-cals who have worked andlived abroad and then returnedhave another perspective.The event will feature a panelof four people, professionalswho have a great deal ofcontact with expats and canspeak with authority abouttheir experiences living in a fo-reign country. Audience partici-pation will make the eventlively, interactive and a greatdeal of fun. We can confirmthree members of our panel,burton Gintell, president of TheAmerican Club of the Riviera,editor-in-chief of Riviera insider(former Riviera Times), petraHall, and Simon Verity, Financialplanner”, confirms Anna Fill.The date for the debate is Wed-nesday 27th AprilVenue: Forum Jorge François, 9 rue Cronstadt, nice, start at7pm. Ticket payable at the dooris €15 and will include Apero,and light refreshments afterthe event. Full details will appear on thewebsite:www.talkabout.town.

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Jessica Verity isa professionalchef who spenttwelve years inthe mega-yach-ting industry.Along with heryacht captainhusband, theynow live in Roquefort-les-Pins.

ut when they started a fa-mily, life at sea was nolonger an option. “you can

never go back to boats after youhave children,” she said matter-of-factly. Her husband is regularlyaway at sea two months at a time.Jessica has always been health-conscious, but cooking for twochildren was a bit of an adjustmentfrom the budget-less world of ca-viar and foie-gras. but over the lastfew years, Jessica has found ba-lance between haute cuisine andhealthy food for her family. now,she blogs about cooking healthyfood and teaches hands-on coo-king workshops from her kitchen inRoquefort les pins. but it all startedwith an eight-week cleanse.

jessica, how did youget started?i was so busy with two kids on myown and i had gotten a little laxwith buying the easy, pre-madefoods for the kids. So i decided ineeded to get strict and go off pro-cessed foods for eight weeks. iblogged about our transition, withall the difficulties and issues i had.it wasn’t easy, especially with my

kids, because snacks i thoughtwere good, they wouldn’t touch! Soa lot of things wound up in the bin.but i came up with some great re-cipes and before i knew it, peoplestarted asking where they couldbuy my food and if i could teachthem how to make it. One year ago,i started my first cooking work-shops and i love it! it’s fantastic.The first few classes were hard tofill, but now within 24 hours, all theclasses sell out.

your blog talks aboutfinding balance withhealthy eating. what doyou mean by that?Life is about balance. i started myblog about getting healthy and ea-ting well, but i didn’t want to betied to just healthy food. Many peo-ple stay very strict about their diet,but what’s the point of extendingyour life, if you’re going to be un-happy living it? We’re in the Southof France, after all! So i titled myblog, ‘Wheatgrass and Wine’ forthat reason. Most nights are heal-thy, and then if you want to occa-sionally indulge in foie-gras andwine, it’s fine. i’m not an extremist.i don’t have it in my dnA! So i thinkit’s important to let loose and havesome fun!

what’s your ‘insider’ tip?buy your food from village mar-kets! if you can eat from just localproducers, it’s better for yourhealth, the local community andthe environment. We are very luckyin this area to have so much fresh,local foods and it’s much healthierthan food picked months ago andshipped across the world.

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