A local column
Cannes and the coast, as we find them.
Lately
31 July 2026
On 12 August the Moon covers almost all of the Sun over Cannes, the deepest eclipse here since 1999. What actually happens, where to watch from, and why Copal Beach has the easiest seat in town.
Read the note →21 July 2026
A fortieth-birthday gift of ten classes at For/Me, the reformer studio and coffee shop on Rue d’Oran, and a morning ritual worth walking a few streets for.
Read the note →2 July 2026
An old French linen my mother had kept for years, remade by Sharon and her team into a top and a skirt, and worn within days.
Read the note →24 July 2026
How to build a Marseille day around one extraordinary interior, one exhibition and a long walk back to the water.
Read the note →1 August 2026
Where to hunt between Cannes and Antibes, what to look at when you have thirty seconds, and the three pictures that came home with us.
Read the note →Week of 30 June 2026
The first fireworks of summer, the best free seat in town, and what is worth an hour this week.
Read the note →Week of 23 June 2026
Late June in Cannes, thinner crowds, long light, and an afternoon out on Île Sainte-Marguerite.
Read the note →Stay in touch
The occasional word on the apartment, the guide and what is on. Nothing more.
Thank you, you are on the list.
Riviera Séjour
Notes from the coast, now and then. Nothing more.
Thank you, you are in.