The Blue Coast / Cote d'Azur
Sandy beaches on the French 
Riviera, blue seas and rocky 
shorelines grace this southern 
coast of France.
      
      Provencal Villas & Apartments
From simple homes to luxury 
villas with pools, you can have 
your choice of holiday home.
      
      Sunny Mediterranean beaches
      
      With an average of 300 days of sunshine 
each year, you are almost guaranteed 
sunshine during your stay in Provence.
Beaches on the French Riviera are almost 
empty, except in the month of August when 
the French are "en vacances".
      
      Fragrant lavender fields
      
      The lavender fields are so characteristic of 
Provence.  You will find lavender 
everywhere - in the markets, in gardens and 
in fields. Buy genuine lavender oils from 
L'Occitane en Provence. Eau de toilettes 
from Pre de Provence.
       
      Provencal gastronomic delights
      
      Guides to Provence and Cote d'Azur
      
      The best-known guides to Provence are the "Lonely Planet  Provence 
& the Cote d'Azur" and "The Rough Guide to Provence & the Cote 
d'Azur".  These are available from Amazon.com
      
      Toujours-Provence
      
            
The food in Provence is wide ranging - from fresh fish on the 
southern coast - to the mountain cookery as you reach the borders 
with Switzerland and Italy.  Why not try a cooking vacation in 
Provence to try it for yourself?
       
                  
Property in Provence
      
      
Property in Provence is generally priced higher than similar properties 
further to the west and north, due to its proximity to the French 
Riviera.  However, small apartments near the Provencal coast can still 
be found for less than 140,000 euros.
       
      
French Villas in Provence & the French Riviera
      
      
If you are looking for a holiday to get away from it all - or a holiday 
right at the centre of all the action - Provence villa rentals have it all.  
From lively beachside towns, to lazy hilltop villages where you can 
relax and feel what it would have been like over a hundred years ago.
       
      
Considering moving to France to live - check out our
Real French Life ebook guide to schooling, insurance, day to day life 
and more in France.
Also, "Buying a home in France" by David Hampshire has answers to 
almost every question you may have.
       
      
Living and working in Provence, France
      
      
B and B  & Hotel accommodation - Provence
      
      
Surrounded by rolling countryside, vineyards and olive groves - a 
stay in a b and b in Provence will be rewarding and something to 
remember.  In France, bed and breakfast accommodation is  known 
as chambre d'hotes.  Range of comfortable hotels is also available.
       
      
Self catering holiday home in Provence
      
      
      
B and B - Provence
Enjoy a stay in the French 
countryside in bed and breakfast 
(chambre d'hotes) 
accommodation.
      
            
Provence tablecloths and Provence fabrics
      
      
      
Learn French online
      
      
This amazing new online system enables you to improve your 
French easily and quickly ready for your holiday or your new life in 
France.  By the way, you pronounce Provence "Pro-Vawns"!