Choosing Provence
Posted by Administrator in About Provence. Cipro No Prescription Glucotrol For Sale Acomplia Generic Buy Topamax Online Synthroid Without Prescription Inderal No Prescription Nexium For Sale Prevacid Generic Buy Elimite Online Prevacid Without PrescriptionWelcome to AboutProvence with lots of in-depth information about the region. Check out place-of-the-month that covers a town or a village (with a rich archive of previous places) or Flash! for a snippet of news. In active vacations there are courses you can take or guided tours.
For accommodations you can consult Lodging (hotels and general sites) and Rentals where you find specific villas, apartments or B&B’s. The Books section includes books, maps as well as films on DVD. And there’s much more, all about Provence.
Worth reading:
Words in a French Life: Lessons in Love and Language from the South of France
A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke: A hilarious account of an opportunistic, yet stumbling Brit who tries to succeed during his first year in Paris.
Along the coast line of southern Provence, or generally known as the Côte d’Azur, you find a string of sea resorts. In the Var, Sainte-Maxime is a pleasant example of a resort with a lively town, a busy marina and a string of fine beaches.
May is a lovely month to spend in Provence. The sun is out most days, the strong summer heat is not yet there, the tourist crowd is manageable and the people seem still friendly. A perfect time to visit a wine domain and taste the local wine. Some French national wine association must have come to the same conclusion and has organized a day of Fête de la vigne et du vin, Feast of the vineyard and the wine. We celebrated that day at our local favorite vinyeard.
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