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67th Paris-Nice - Final comments & Photos Daily Peloton 15 Mar 09 Luis León Sánchez won today in Nice the final classification of the 67th edition of Paris-Nice.

Find France's golden gem: Haut Languedoc Sunday Mirror 15 Mar 09 Fancy the South of France but put off by the prices in Provence and the Cote d'Azur? Then try the hidden treasure of Haut Languedoc. It's just as easy to get to, just as stunning... and tons more affordable. Robin Gauldie.

French wine militants in spill raid TheAge.com.au 15 Mar 09 A shadowy group of "wine terrorists" has begun attacking merchants who sell foreign wine in south-western France, with a raid in which tens of thousands of litres were destroyed.

Revealed: How Conman Madoff Spent Cash Yahoo!/Sky News 14 Mar 09 The Madoffs also have a £720,000 house in the exclusive Cap d'Antibes area of the south of France.The disclosure also lists the £5m yacht named Bull in France, complete with its own £1m slip.

France restricts international corruption investigations EUobserver 13 Mar 09 Earlier this week, UK-based NGO Global Witness named several French banks in a report unveiling their connections with corrupt regimes in Africa and Central Asia. Valentina Pop.

Delon Armitage: England star made in France The Independent 13 Mar 09 From 1996 to 2002, the Armitage family lived in Roquefort-les-Pins on the French Riviera and from the age of 12 Delon began playing for Racing Club de Nice. It was an eye-opener for him, exposed to the passion and ferocity of French rugby at an early age. Neil Reynolds.

The French Riviera sustained its level of tourism activity in 2008 Travel Daily News 13 Mar 09 According to preliminary data released by the Barometer of French Riviera Tourism, 2008 was characterised by a stagnation of overnights at hotels and residences. However, with 12.3 million overnights, the French Riviera still enjoyed one of its best ever tourism years. Tatiana Rokou.

Sanchez holds on to seal Paris-Nice victory CNN.com 15 Mar 09 Caisse d'Epargne rider Luis Leon Sanchez repelled a host of challenges to win Paris-Nice after a thrilling 119km eighth and final stage of the race, ending on the famous Promenade des Anglais on the French Riviera.

French still like their daily bread fresh Daily Telegraph 13 Mar 09 Along with strings of onions and smelly cigarettes, the baguette - that thin loaf of crusty bread that makes a sandwich as long as your arm - is an enduring, albeit hackneyed, symbol of France. Gill Baconnier.

French websites blacked out to protest piracy bill EUobserver.com 13 Mar 09 La Quadrature du Net (Squaring the Net), a French internet civil liberties pressure group, has successfully organised a 'Black-out' protest, in which web designers, bloggers and others on the internet darken their web pages in protest at the bill. Leigh Phillips.

Public meetings from Monday on new tram line route Riviera Radio 13 Mar 09 In Nice, a series of public meetings starts on Monday, to debate the route for the new tram line. The UMP Conservative mayor favours building tram line 2 along the promenade des Anglais, towards the airport.

English businessmen reveal ambitious plans to crack France with Nice Cote d'Azur Telegraph.co.uk 9 Mar 09 A vision that is currently being backed by a group of English investors in an ambitious bid to tap into the estimated 300,000-strong ex-pat community in the region. The (local rugby) club was rebranded last year as Nice Cote d'Azur, after being bought by Paul White, the Monaco-based property developer. Gavin Mairs.

‘Big Brother’ bid to settle conflict The National 10 Mar 09 Palestinians and Israelis will sit down again this summer to try to reach a peace agreement. The show, The Saint-Saturnin Agreements, will pluck six teenagers from each nation and put them in a villa in the south of France for a month. Blayne Slabbert.

Video French piracy law would cut off internet access France 24 10 Mar 09 To reduce illegal downloads via the internet, the government is presenting a bill to the French lower house of parliament on Tuesday. But even before the start of the parliamentary debate, the text is already causing an outcry. Caroline Clarkson.

Meaulnes du Corta becomes a legend Harnesslink.com 9 Mar 09 Sunday at Cagnes-sur-Mer, Meaulnes du Corta won the second leg of the International Circuit. He becomes the first trotter to win the Prix d'Amerique, the Prix de France and the Criterium de Vitesse de la Cote d'Azur the same year, since OURASI in 1988. Mark Kentell.

Ups and downs of walking the French Riviera NorthJersey.com 8 Mar 09 I was about to embark on a growing European rage: the self-guided walking tour. My travels would take me from Nice to the Italian border — about 20 miles in a car but closer to 75 miles the way I'd be doing it. Chicago Tribune.

Wherever Le Corbusier lays his hut... The Observer 8 Mar 09 Roquebrune is one of the classic villages perchées of the Riviera. Below it is a pine- and olive-covered promontory called Cap Martin. ..And it was here that Le Corbusier chose to build his own holiday home. Stephen Bayley.

Financial downturn sparks war on terroir in French vineyards The Guardian 7 Mar 09 Group of winegrowers attack winery in attempt to focus attention on industry. Lizzy Davies in Beziers.

Monte Carlo: Where the Monaco Grand Prix is the perfect formula of glamour and glitz Daily Mail 6 Mar 09 As the face of ITV's Formula One coverage for many years, it may seem strange for me to take my wife, Chrissy, for a long weekend to watch the Monaco Grand Prix. Jim Rosenthal.

Le sandwich winning over crusty French Herald Sun 4 Mar 09 THE lowly sandwich, once spurned by the French in favour of cafe lunches, is making inroads in France, a study said overnight, with sales booming just as the economic crisis began to bite last year.

Sean Connery in legal fight over loan deal with friend Telegraph.co.uk 3 Mar 09 Actor and former James Bond, Sean Connery, is being investigated over claims he made millions from a loan deal struck with a friend.

Marseilles Journal - Melting Pot Of Melodrama Enthralls France Nightly New York Times 3 Mar 09 On a lavish set, with an intricate town square built around a cafe bar in Marseille, French public television churns out the most popular program on the screen. Steven Erlanger.

Video Michelin releases 100th edition of its dining guide France 24 02 Mar 09 The Michelin restaurant guide marked its 100th edition Monday with honours for one of President Nicolas Sarkozy's favourite hotels and for British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's first French adventure. AFP.

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