The information here refers to the weather in south-east France, on the French Riviera. The weather in the other regions of southern France (Midi-Pyrenees, the Dordogne or along the Atlantic Coast) is significantly different – see notes below for regional variations. Weather in January Typical minimum daily temperature 5° centigrade, maximum 13° Seven days with rain in January 160 hours of sunshine
Archive for September, 2009
The Correze department of France is one of the country’s undiscovered (well, almost) highlights and if you are planning to visit the south of France but can’t face Provence or the Dordogne again this could be just place that you are looking for. Here are five reasons why you should consider Correze for your next visit to France: Peace and quiet Located in the southern Limousin, and neighbour to the Lot and Dordogne departments to the south, it has much [...]
We’ve looked before at some of the bastide towns (medieval ‘new towns’) in the north of the Lot-et-Garonne department of southern France. This time we head to the south of the same department, and across the border into the Tarn et Garonne department. The ‘Pays Agenais’ as it is known is the region around the town of Agen and features numerous villages and small towns, many of them bastide towns, of historical interest. The central open squares are intact, often [...]
