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Italy next to receive first tranche of EU funding

As part of its pandemic-recovery plan, the European Commission has given Italy €24.9 billion in pre-financing, money that will go towards the country’s green and digital transitions.

Interview: Alexander and Carrie Vik

We talk to locals Carrie and Alex Vik about their passion for art and wine, how Covid has impacted their international hotels, and what their favourite night out in Monaco looks like.

Var blaze claims two lives

The fire in the hinterland of Saint-Tropez has claimed 6,300 hectares and two lives as of Thursday morning with no sign of containment, though hopes are high.

"We have the capacity to welcome with dignity"

More than 200 Afghan nationals under threat from the Taliban in Kabul have arrived in France, as President Emmanuel Macron says "We owe it to you, welcome".

Luxury travel in a post-pandemic world

Should tourism return to “normal”, or has the pandemic presented an opportunity for us to rethink how we experience this planet? We ask Geoffrey Kent of luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent.

World Amateur Theatre Festival has begun

Now in its 17th year, the World Amateur Theatre Festival was opened on Tuesday with much fanfare and a host of local personalities.