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Reason to love the French
Rowan Pelling for the Daily Telegraph writes: A book called 50 Reasons to Hate the French, written by two Brits, Alex Clarke and Jules Eden, has just hit the New York Times bestseller list. While...
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Mas de Gigaro - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.
Nice tramway opening: November 26, 2007
Provence Blog reports on the new tramway in Nice: The grand opening is scheduled for Monday, November 26, 2007 - just one month away. The tramway ticket office is not where we thought it was. The...
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Mas de Gigaro - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.
New book on surviving the French
We love to hate the French - and vice versa. I read an amusing article in the Sunday Times entitled "why can’t the English be more like the French?" and the sub-heading "with the high-speed link...
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Mas de Gigaro - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.
Collobrières: Annual chestnut festival
The annual chestnut festivals in Collobrières are taking place on the three Sundays of the 14th, 21st and 28th of October. Collobrières is deep in the forested hills of the Maures, west of Saint...
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Mas de Gigaro - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.
Autumn in the Provence
The end of September has brought a sudden chill to the South of France, with a sharp transition from Summer to Autumn. One day of light rain, though, isn't enough after a few months of absolute...
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Mas de Gigaro - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.
Asian masseuses working on Riviera
Asian masseuses working on French Riviera beaches face a police crack-down after becoming popular among holidaymakers but a headache for their Gallic counterparts. The action follows claims from...
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Mas de Gigaro - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.
More forest fires in the Var
Only ten days after the last last forest fires, the Var is again fighting against the raging flames. Unfortunately, such fires are all too common in the Var. We always remind our guest to look...
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Mas de Gigaro - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.
Survival guide for Saint-Tropez
A stay in Saint-Tropez is neither cheap nor chill, so be prepared to spend some cash and dance until dawn. A good day in Saint-Tropez is largely spent lounging at a beach club on Pampelonne beach,...
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Mas de Gigaro - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.
Aix-en-Provence opera festival
The summer opera festival in this bucolic Provençal town is less solemn than the annual Wagner pilgrimage to Bayreuth in southern Germany and less elitist than the biannual gatherings of opera...
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Mas de Gigaro - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker in Saint-Tropez
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker headed to Saint-Tropez this weekend for their his-and-her bachelor party ahead of their July 7 wedding. After partying on Saturday at Les Caves du Roy and then...
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Mas de Gigaro - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.
