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Provence
Many of our houses are to be found in the region east of Orange amidst the beautiful countryside around Mont Ventoux and the jagged hills of the ‘Dentelles de Montmirail’.Other houses are near St. Rémy-de-Provence, a celebrated centre for painters, sculptors and writers; the Pays de Sault, a rather special valley at 700m, a land of hay, lavender and the best nougat; the Luberon, a ‘Parc Naturel Régional’, with a fine mountain range affording splendid walks and views. To the north Drôme with rolling hills clad in fields of lavender, grain and vines interrupted by oak woods and startling yellow broom. To either side lie mountains: the Alps and the Massif Centrale. |
French Riviera (Cote d’Azur) Spectacularly beautiful and dramatically diverse. The coast around Toulon is indented with sheltered harbours, there are long sweeping expanses of almost vertical cliffs, interrupted only by some of France’s finest beaches. Villages are ancient, perched above gorges or gazing across limestone plateaux. The hills are often terraced with olives and vines and the air is heavy with pine, lavender, wild thyme and rosemary. |
Paris and surrounding area
Quiet country roads thread through verdant, wooded valleys, rolling farmland and as yet relatively undiscovered peaceful villages. The whole region is steeped in history and boasts many of France’s finest cathedrals and churches as well as many other ancient buildings. |
