Tuesday, June 21, 2011
The Beat Divas Mixing Food and Music - NYTimes.com
I wonder if Villefranche is one of the things that the town brags about? Huh?
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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Property in Villefranche sur Mer, Alpes Maritimes | Houses & Flats for Sale & Rent | Primelocation
There are many online services purporting to collect real estate listings from Villefranche. I will try to list as many here as I can find, linked to Villefranche results (where possible) in each:
+ Primelocation.com (note that registration - free - is required before accessing individual listings)
+ Primelocation.com (note that registration - free - is required before accessing individual listings)
Monday, November 8, 2010
Remembering the Armistice
Each year, Villefranche - as do most French towns and cities - remembers those who fought and suffered, and the many - especially - who died, in the First World War. 11 AM is the remembrance hour.
In Villefrancher this year, anyone who wants to join in that remembrance can start off at 9;30 AM at a memorial service at the church in the center of the old town of Villefranche, and then join others in walking up the hill to the main crossroad (octroi) of Villefranche on the low (Basse) Corniche for more at 10:40. The local musical group that performs at such events is called the "fanfare de Villefranche".
In Villefrancher this year, anyone who wants to join in that remembrance can start off at 9;30 AM at a memorial service at the church in the center of the old town of Villefranche, and then join others in walking up the hill to the main crossroad (octroi) of Villefranche on the low (Basse) Corniche for more at 10:40. The local musical group that performs at such events is called the "fanfare de Villefranche".
Corks for cancer
Many places around the world produce a lot of otherwise discarded wine bottle corks or "bouchons". Villefranche must certainly figure prominently on any list of these places arranged by corks/person! Whether it does or not, two women are running a wonderful program to collect these corks, and by recycling them, generate significant contributions to cancer research. The contribution was reported by Nice Matin to be about 10,000 euros/year.
If you are about to discard one or more corks, you may want to consider how you can add to this ongoing campaign. If a a restaurant, ask the waiter if they participate and if they do, your cork will join the others via that route. If they do not, you can drop that one(s) and any others at any of these locations in the area:
SuperU in Beaulieu
[I will complete the list with an explanation of where each is.]
If you are about to discard one or more corks, you may want to consider how you can add to this ongoing campaign. If a a restaurant, ask the waiter if they participate and if they do, your cork will join the others via that route. If they do not, you can drop that one(s) and any others at any of these locations in the area:
SuperU in Beaulieu
[I will complete the list with an explanation of where each is.]
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Beneath the sea
One of the events that occurs in Villefranche - more specifically the "rade" or Bay of Villefranche - with surprising frequency is the discovery of something under the water.
On some occasions, it is garbage, literally. The bay has for far too long been the cesspool for ships of all kinds and residents all around the area. That is changing quite fast, finally, but divers and others occasionally find the remnants of something discarded into the water that continues to have an impact on sea life, or our health. New construction projects for handling waste from the land are likely to reduce dramatically, if not eliminate, waste water discharge, as it is often called. [I will add some links to more information about all of this.]
Similarly, there are the occasional sea dangers, perhaps irregularities is a good word. These run from various developments that cause the death of fish or other marine life to the arrival of jellyfish. Occasionally, one majestic creature or another rears its head in the bay as well.
There are a couple of good ways to check on sea water quality. [I will add the best links.]
Going further back in history, but still popping up, so to speak, now and again, are artifacts left over from World War II, and also from other 20th century conflicts that brought war ships to Villefranche. I do not recall any of these that resulted in anything other than safe disposal. [I will add a photo or link to show examples of this.]
Finally, since the bay has been here for a very long time and it has been used for commerce, or at least for safe anchorage, for a very long time, divers regularly discover archeological treasures on the bottom. These range from entire ships to bits and pieces of pottery and other items lost or discarded at sea. One never knows, in opening today's issue of th Nice Matin newspaper what new archeological find may have emerged from the bay. [I will add some links here, too.]
On some occasions, it is garbage, literally. The bay has for far too long been the cesspool for ships of all kinds and residents all around the area. That is changing quite fast, finally, but divers and others occasionally find the remnants of something discarded into the water that continues to have an impact on sea life, or our health. New construction projects for handling waste from the land are likely to reduce dramatically, if not eliminate, waste water discharge, as it is often called. [I will add some links to more information about all of this.]
Similarly, there are the occasional sea dangers, perhaps irregularities is a good word. These run from various developments that cause the death of fish or other marine life to the arrival of jellyfish. Occasionally, one majestic creature or another rears its head in the bay as well.
There are a couple of good ways to check on sea water quality. [I will add the best links.]
Going further back in history, but still popping up, so to speak, now and again, are artifacts left over from World War II, and also from other 20th century conflicts that brought war ships to Villefranche. I do not recall any of these that resulted in anything other than safe disposal. [I will add a photo or link to show examples of this.]
Finally, since the bay has been here for a very long time and it has been used for commerce, or at least for safe anchorage, for a very long time, divers regularly discover archeological treasures on the bottom. These range from entire ships to bits and pieces of pottery and other items lost or discarded at sea. One never knows, in opening today's issue of th Nice Matin newspaper what new archeological find may have emerged from the bay. [I will add some links here, too.]
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