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 ===== Marc Chagall (1887–1985) ===== ===== Marc Chagall (1887–1985) =====
-//Painter — Russia/France//+//Painter — Russia/France// [[wp>Marc Chagall]]
  
 **Nice connection:** Resident of Vence and Saint-Paul-de-Vence, nearby Nice, for much of his later life **Nice connection:** Resident of Vence and Saint-Paul-de-Vence, nearby Nice, for much of his later life
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 ===== Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) ===== ===== Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) =====
-//Painter — Spain/France//+//Painter — Spain/France// [[wp>Pablo Picasso]]
  
 **Riviera connection:** Antibes, Vallauris, Mougins\\ **Riviera connection:** Antibes, Vallauris, Mougins\\
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 ===== F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald (1896–1940 / 1900–1948) ===== ===== F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald (1896–1940 / 1900–1948) =====
-//Writers — United States//+//Writers — United States// [[wp>Scott Fitzgerald]] [[wp>Zelda Fitzgerald]]
  
 **Riviera connection:** Cap d'Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, 1924–1926 **Riviera connection:** Cap d'Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, 1924–1926
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 ===== Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) ===== ===== Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) =====
-//Writer — United States//+//Writer — United States// [[wp>Ernest Hemingway]]
  
 **Riviera connection:** Antibes and Nice, intermittently in the 1920s **Riviera connection:** Antibes and Nice, intermittently in the 1920s
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 **Spotting tip:** The yellow villa is visible from the Promenade des Anglais and from the heights of the Colline du Château. Elton has been known to attend Nice school events and explore the Old Town relatively quietly((Sources: Hollywood Reporter, 2019; Hello! Magazine; Complete France, completefrance.com; SeeNice.com)). **Spotting tip:** The yellow villa is visible from the Promenade des Anglais and from the heights of the Colline du Château. Elton has been known to attend Nice school events and explore the Old Town relatively quietly((Sources: Hollywood Reporter, 2019; Hello! Magazine; Complete France, completefrance.com; SeeNice.com)).
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 +A long shot to find Elton John and entourage at this restaurant but he was quoted that [[https://www.nespo-restaurant.com/|Nespo Restaurant]] in Nice was his favorite.
  
 > //→ Candidate for its own page: [[Elton John in Nice]]// > //→ Candidate for its own page: [[Elton John in Nice]]//
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-====== Where to Spot Celebrities Today ======+====== V. Where to Spot Celebrities Today ======
  
 ===== The Cannes Film Festival (May, annually) ===== ===== The Cannes Film Festival (May, annually) =====
  
-The Cannes Film Festival, held every year in May over ten days, is the single greatest concentration of international celebrity on the Riviera — and possibly in Europe. Over 200,000 people, including 40,000 with official accreditation, descend on the Croisette each year. +[[wp>The Cannes Film Festival]], held every year in May over ten days, is the single greatest concentration of international celebrity on the Riviera — and possibly in Europe. Over 200,000 people, including 40,000 with official accreditation, descend on the [[wp>Prommenade de Croisette]] each year. 
  
 **How to see the stars without accreditation:** **How to see the stars without accreditation:**
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 ===== Monaco Grand Prix Week (May, annually) ===== ===== Monaco Grand Prix Week (May, annually) =====
  
-During Grand Prix week, Monaco hosts the entire Formula 1 world — drivers, teams, sponsors, and their celebrity friends. The harbour fills with superyachts. The Casino de Monte-Carlo, the Café de Paris, and the bars of the Hôtel de Paris are the centre of the action. Tickets to the race itself must be purchased months in advance; however, spectator areas on public streets require no ticket.+During the [[wp>Monaco Grand Prix]] week, Monaco hosts the entire Formula 1 world — drivers, teams, sponsors, and their celebrity friends. The harbour fills with superyachts. The Casino de Monte-Carlo, the Café de Paris, and the bars of the Hôtel de Paris are the centre of the action. Tickets to the race itself must be purchased months in advance; however, spectator areas on public streets require no ticket.
  
 ===== Nice in Summer: Where Celebrities Relax ===== ===== Nice in Summer: Where Celebrities Relax =====
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   * **Mont Boron district:** Walking the forested paths around Mont Boron offers distant views of Elton John's yellow villa.   * **Mont Boron district:** Walking the forested paths around Mont Boron offers distant views of Elton John's yellow villa.
   * **Eze-Bord-de-Mer beach:** Bono's Villa Les Roses is directly visible; he is a regular on the local beach.   * **Eze-Bord-de-Mer beach:** Bono's Villa Les Roses is directly visible; he is a regular on the local beach.
-  * **The Colline du Château gardens:** A favourite promenade for Nice residents of all kinds.+  * **The [[Colline du Château]] gardens:** A favorite promenade for Nice residents of all kinds.
   * **Club 55, Saint-Tropez** (day trip, ~1.5hrs): The legendary celebrity beach club where much of the Riviera glamour congregates in summer.   * **Club 55, Saint-Tropez** (day trip, ~1.5hrs): The legendary celebrity beach club where much of the Riviera glamour congregates in summer.
  
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