Fed up with the noisy town ? Fed up with the lack of oxygen ? Need to take a breath of fresh air, having a break with the routine ? Run away from your boring and stressful everyday-life, come over here and taste the magical effect of the Chinese meditation ! You will learn many useful things about the mind during that meditation course, but most importantly you will learn how powerful love and peace can be as effective tools to help us grow and get healthier. Everyone is able to meditate, no matter what are one’s faith, values, job and environment. Meditation goes beyond our differences; it is a key common to all humans. Learning about meditation is an exploration of the soul, the world and life.

If you don’t feel like you need to learn how works Chinese meditation, Pratique-Arts-Chinois.com suggests you some other ways to relax ! Indeed, if you’ve never heard about the Yunnan county, it is a great opportunity to discover another culture and some new Human values.

You also can learn some other Chinese arts and recieve a calligraphy training with the Professor Tang, who is a dutiful and patient teacher.

I’m pretty sure you’re already convinced ; let you get a training in a buddhist monastery, training in a taoist monastery, training courses and Yunnan discovery !.

No more hesitation, contact us now !

Another plus of Nice is definitely its mild and sunny weather all year long. Many people choose to spend the winter in Nice, knowing they’ll enjoy mild days and that the sun will be more present than the rain all autumn and winter long.

Discover the charming Old Neighborhood, the liveliness, perfumes and colors of Nice fruits, vegetables and flowers markets. Walk hand in hand around its picturesque and narrow streets.

If you’re looking for a hotel in Nice, we would like to recommend Hotel de Madrid, a Best Western Nice offering all services to spend a wonderful stay. Modern, cozy and fully equipped, its 44 guest rooms have been carefully decorated. In each room, you’ll find a comfortable space and beds, a TV with TNT and international channels, radio, a direct line telephone and free Wi-Fi access.

Committed to providing you with the best services possible, this 3 star hotel Nice staff will do their best to ensure your stay is enjoyable. They’ll be happy to give you tips about the best places to visit, pubs to have a drink and restaurants to discover Mediterranean cuisine.

For further information, feel free to visit Hotel de Madrid Hotel in Nice website.

Organized by World Triathlon Competition, Ironman is a race which comprises swimming on 3,8 km, biking on 180 km and running a marathon, i.e. 42, 195 km, on foot. The Ironman World Championship takes place each year in October in the United-States. To participate, the athletes must qualify at one of the Ironman races organized worldwide, such as Ironman France, taking place in Nice.

On June 26^th 2011, the best athletes will compete in the capital of French Riviera, swimming, biking and running to become the greatest Ironman.

If you’re looking for a place to stay to take part in this event, we would like to recommend Hotel de Madrid, a Best Western Nice offering 44 modern guest houses. Conveniently located in city-center and just a two-minute walk from the train station, Hotel de Madrid enables you to be close to the Ironman events happening as well as all points of cultural interest, museums, boutiques, the Old Nice and harbor.

Fully equipped with free Wi-Fi, a TV with international channels, radio and direct line telephone, Hotel de Madrid luxury hotel Nice provides high-quality standards and a great setting for your stay.

For further information or to make a reservation at Hotel de Madrid Hotel in Nice, feel free to visit their website. And above all, enjoy the Ironman competition!

You plan to spend a long week-end or holidays in Nice? You’ll have plenty of time to go shopping and the capital city of French Riviera won’t disappoint you!

From small artists’ workshops to luxury boutiques, Nice offers you many opportunity to bring back gifts, clothes and decoration objects, inspired or not by Mediterranean sweet lifestyle, colors and atmospheres.

Provence region displays gorgeous settings, with green olive tree fields spreading on a land dried by the sun, purple and fragrant lavender fields as far as the eye can see, white little villages perched on hills and beautiful turquoise Mediterranean Sea. Provence region inspires many artists to create paintings, ceramics, jewelries and many other items you’ll find in small Nice boutiques. In the Old neighborhood, more than 600 shops offer a great variety of products.

On rue du Paradis, you’ll find luxury brands and chic couturiers and come back with an elegant outfit. Think of Brigitte Bardot in the 1960s, in her Saint-Tropez house or climbing the stairs of Cannes Palais des Festivals. French Riviera definitely is a symbol for elegance and unforgettable movie stars.

Looking for a Hotel in Nice? We selected for you Hotel de Madrid, a 3 star hotel Nice located right in city-center and only a two-minute walk away from the trainstation. From this hotel, all boutiques and points of interest of the city of Nice are easily accessible. Its 44 modern and elegantly decorated rooms offer a cozy and quiet setting for a relaxing stay in Nice. Each room is fully-equipped with free Wi-Fi, a TV with TNT and international channels, direct line telephone and radio.

For further information or to make a reservation hotel Nice, feel free to check Hotel de Madrid Best Western Nice website.

If you spend time in Nice with your kids, why not start the evening by a walk on the Promenade des Anglais, enjoying the gorgeous view on the Baie des Anges and then pick up a restaurant? From traditional to gourmet food, Mediterranean cuisine and World cooking, Nice offers a great variety of places to eat.

Looking for a romantic night? Start by watching the sunset on the sea, when the sun paints the sky in bright orange and purple before disappearing, eaten by the dark waters of the Mediterranean. Then have an aperitif on the Cours Saleya or in a fashionable pub or bar of the Old Neighborhood or Harbour, such as Le Bar des Oiseaux, Big Ben, Bliss Bar, Bulldog Pub Pompei, Cubana Café or Ghost House. You will easily find a lively or refined setting for a drink. Then on to a high-standards restaurant like Terre de Truffes, Liqwid, Le Padouk or L’Ane Rouge to enjoy the best food ever.

For a crazy night between friends, pick up a nightclub and dance all night long! Le Klub, High Club Discothèque, L’Etoile, La Perle or Sun-7 are waiting for you.

If you’re looking for a place to stay, we would like to suggest Hotel de Madrid, a luxury hotel Nice with modern and confortable guest rooms. Conveniently located in the heart of the city, Hotel de Madrid finds itself only a two-minute walk away from the train station. Fully equipped with free Wi-Fi, a flat screen TV with TNT and international channels, radio and direct line telephone, this Best Western Nice rooms offer all necessary comfort for an enjoyable stay.

For more information or to make a reservation hotel Nice at Hotel de Madrid, feel free to visit their website.

The first one in France, Nice Carnival welcomes artists from 15 different countries to take part in its colorful parades and expects more than a million visitors.

A parade with twenty floats leaded by the King and Queen cross the city. 150 giant pasted cardboard heads parade in the streets too, turning Nice into a magical place for two weeks.

One of the most expected shows is the Flower Battle. Munitions? Between 4000 and 5000 fresh flowers! 90% of these flowers are grown locally. These flowers are used to decorate floats, each of them entering in the most flowered and most beautiful float competition. On top of each float, two persons shower the crowd with cut flowers and mimosa…

You’re looking for a holiday apartment in Nice to rent during the Carnival? Book as soon as you can, for it is rather hard to find a place to stay at this period, with more than a million visitors coming for the occasion!

Riviera Holidays Homes offer a wide range of holiday lettings Nice. Specialized in French Riviera Holiday Rental, they will make it easier for you to find a place meeting your needs at the best price.

Have fun at Nice Carnival 2011!

Each year in February, Nice adopts the Carnival spirit. Its many visitors enjoy shows, music, danse and street art, in a unique atmosphere. In 2009, 1,2 million people attended the event. Needless to say, it requires great organization!

During Nice Carnival, twenty 12-meter long, 3-meter wide and 8 to 14 meter high floats are displayed in town. Leading the procession, the King, Queen, “Carnavalon” and “Soufflerie” floats are the first ones to be applauded.

About 150 pasted cardboard huge heads are prepared to parade in the streets. Dozens of street art troupes perform everywhere in town, including bands specialized in regional music, to keep traditions alive.

Nice Carnival also welcomes artists from 15 different countries. The most impressive figure? Each Carnival equals twenty tons of confetti!

To find holiday lettings Nice for the duration of the Carnival, we recommend you visit Riviera Holiday Homes website. Specialized in French Riviera holiday rental, they offer a wide range of flats and houses, each of them carefully selected with high quality standards. If you’re looking for holiday homes Nice and would like an agency to help you find the right place, visit Riviera Holiday Homes website.

On top of making it easy for you to rent a holiday apartment in Nice, Riviera Holiday Homes can arrange various services for you : cleaning, babysitting or someone to pick you up at Nice airport. Enjoy your stay in Nice!

First of all, relax and enjoy Mediterranean sweet way of life. Admire Cannes’ gorgeous environment and – if you’re a fan of French gastronomy – taste delicious food and wines.

In Cannes, you need to walk at least once on the Croisette, the boulevard running alongside the sea. Famous for its view on Cannes Bay, it is also the place where hundreds of movie stars can be spotted every year in May during the International Film Festival.

On the Croisette were built a great number of luxury hotels, such as the Carlton or Martinez. If you like shopping for luxury brands, you will also find stores like Armani, Chanel, Dior, Prada or Louis Vuitton on the boulevard.

Have a walk in the old neighborhood of Cannes, called the Suquet, and enjoy its lively, picturesque streets and its many gardens and parks.

If you’re looking for a refined and cosy place to stay, we selected for you Le Cavendish luxury Hotel Cannes. With its bright, elegant and modern rooms, this hotel Croisette Cannes offers a nice setting for your stay, as well as outstanding four star hotel services.

For a pleasant stay in a Belle Epoque atmosphere, make a reservation hotel Côte d’Azur at le Cavendish!

Conveniently located just a two-minute walk away from the Croisette, Le Cavendish offers a somptuous decor for your stay. With its Belle Epoque façade, marble staircase and original wooden parquet, it brings you back in time and makes you feel like a gentleman or a lady from the beginning of the XXth century!

A historical period of social, economical, technological and political progress, the Belle Epoque refers to the end of the XIXth century and beginning of the XXth century, before World War I began in 1914.

At that time, Europe enjoyed four decades of peace, during which cultural life thrived. People were optimistic and carefree. In Paris and other european capital cities, people from the middle class started spending time in cafés, cabarets, art galeries and concert halls, enjoying economical progress.

The architectural style of luxury hotel Cannes Le Cavendish displays “Belle-Epoque” features, like small columns on its facade or the cupola surmounting its angle.

To travel in time and feel like a Belle-Epoque optimistic, make a reservation Hotel Côte d’Azur at Le Cavendish!

Curled up between mounts covered with pine trees and the Mediterranean sea, Cannes welcomes thousands of tourists and businessmen, attracted by its harmonious environment.

In Cannes, you will have many interesting places to visit, from the old part of town with the “Suquet” and Forville Market to the Croisette, with the Palais des Festivals and the harbour with its yachts.

You can also visit Lérins Islands, in Cannes Bay. On Saint-Honorat Island, you will find the most ancient monastery in the West. On Sainte-Marguerite Island, the jail where the “Iron Mask”, likely to be Louis XIVth hidden twin brother, was held prisoner.

You’re looking for holiday accomodation in Cannes? We recommend self-catering 4 star hotel Villa Garbo for its convenient location in city center and outstanding services.

At Villa Garbo, rent your own flat, from studio to penthouse size and enjoy the comfort and luxury of 4-star hotel services : 24 hour reception, a friendly staff trying its best to meet your demands, cleaning services, breakfast served at your flat or in the hotel lounge and access to a spa, massage room and hammam.

Looking forward to visiting Cannes? Book a room at Villa Garbo deluxe hotel Cannes and have a nice stay!