South of France

Southern France places to visit, attractions and highlights

Archive for July, 2009

If you are looking for a family holiday somewhere on the Bay of St Tropez then the Pierre and Vacances holiday village, Les Restanques is well worth considering. I can say that with confidence because we just spent a week there ourselves and I’m very happy to recommend it, having had a great time! The holiday village has about 500 apartments and villas and is set out on a hill overlooking St Tropez and the bay of Saint Tropez. The [...]

Posted by admin On Jul - 28 - 2009 Add Comments READ FULL POST

The action packed town of Saint-Tropez stands just a few kilometres from Grimaud, and in dramatic contrast! If you are visiting the Riviera and want to leave the car behind, why not take the train? It is possible to get to Grimaud on a little tourist train that parts from Port Grimaud, the coastal ‘twin’ of Grimaud and itself a sophisticated town – a nice hassle free way to reach the village. A visit to this super-attractive perched viillage is [...]

Posted by admin On Jul - 24 - 2009 Add Comments READ FULL POST

 

Espelete, basque village in south-west france

Basque villages of s

The south-western corner of France, on the border with Spain, ...

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Touring the Medoc co

The Medoc region is one of the less visited regions ...

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Castagniccia hill vi

Heading south to the French island of Corsica, you reach ...

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Beautiful Provence v

To list all of the lovely villages scattered across Provence ...

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Pays de Fayence

The region known as the 'Pays de Fayence'  is found ...