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Source: today.reuters.co.uk. Posted on 28 May 2006.
Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso led the Monaco Grand Prix from start to finish on Sunday to hand Renault their fifth victory in seven races.
The win, with Ferrari's Michael Schumacher starting in the pit lane after being stripped of pole for deliberately obstructing rivals in qualifying, stretched the Spaniard's overall lead to 21 points.
Use of wood for heating increasesAs the cost of oil and gas gets more expensive, the increased popularity of wood burning stoves and heating has seen a 23 per cent rise in their use in France. | Scotch beef back on the Côte d'AzurScotch beef is back on the Côte d'Azur after a ten-year absence. Celebration of the return of the viande écossaise came last week at Monaco's Columbus Hotel, the first stop in a Europe-wide... |
Firemen on strike in the VarStarting from yesterday (Thurs 25th) fire stations around the region are not functioning as usual. Instead, firemen are coming to work out of uniform, and many protests are being staged. The... | ID bracelets available for kids on...The Mutuelles d'Assurances and the Sauveteurs en Mer (Lifeguards) are providing free, plastic, water-resistant ID bracelets for all children. This is an attempt to curb the numbers of lost... |
Cannes: Hurley shows off swimwear rangeActress Liz Hurley has paraded a new range of swimwear for the cameras at the Cannes Film Festival. The 40-year-old beauty sent temperatures soaring on the French Riviera when she appeared, along... | Angelina Jolie photographer arrestedSouth African photographer, John Liebenberg has been arrested for the second time in a week while trying to take pictures of actress Angelina Jolie in Namibia reports BBC news. A judge in Namibia... |
Résidence Les Marronniers is a Provençal villa, situated on the Presqu'île de Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera. It lies in a beautiful, unspoiled setting with a breathtaking, panoramic sea view. With its four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 175m² sun-drenched terrace, the villa comfortably sleeps 8 people.
“We came at the end of April when it is not too hot. We used the villa as a base to explore the area on the south coast. We went on day trips to Monaco, Nice, Cannes, Toulon, Marseilles and Aix-en-Provence.”
-- Family Becker
