http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/ The Résidence Les Marronniers Provence Blog offers a unique blend of news from the Provence-Côte d'Azur region in the South of France, in addition to carefully hand picked links to web sites of interest to anyone visiting this idyllic area. Updated daily. en 1440 Aix-en-Provence Cavalaire Draguignan Grimaud Iles d'Hyères La Croix Valmer Le Verdon Menton Provence Ramatuelle Résidence Les Marronniers Saint-Tropez South of France Toulon Tourism Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:12:10 +0200 RSS 2.0 Writer v1.5 @ www.residencelesmarronniers.com <p>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...</p><p><strong>Read full story: <a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/faadf89dcfc59e2b/">Reason to love the French</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/">Mas de Gigaro</a> - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.</p> http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/faadf89dcfc59e2b/ Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100 www.telegraph.co.uk http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/faadf89dcfc59e2b/ <p>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...</p><p><strong>Read full story: <a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/748f132be46f9070/">Nice tramway opening: November 26, 2007</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/">Mas de Gigaro</a> - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.</p> http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/748f132be46f9070/ Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100 provenceblog.typepad.com http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/748f132be46f9070/ <p>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...</p><p><strong>Read full story: <a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/18a5470e05891953/">New book on surviving the French</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/">Mas de Gigaro</a> - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.</p> http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/18a5470e05891953/ Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100 www.go-provence.com http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/18a5470e05891953/ <p>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...</p><p><strong>Read full story: <a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/dbff7a139b983d23/">Collobrières: Annual chestnut festival</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/">Mas de Gigaro</a> - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.</p> http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/dbff7a139b983d23/ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0200 provenceblog.typepad.com http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/dbff7a139b983d23/ <p>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...</p><p><strong>Read full story: <a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/f1b8e55f51ecd68b/">Autumn in the Provence</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/">Mas de Gigaro</a> - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.</p> http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/f1b8e55f51ecd68b/ Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0200 provenceblog.typepad.com http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/f1b8e55f51ecd68b/ <p>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...</p><p><strong>Read full story: <a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/90eab9183d3b4ee5/">Asian masseuses working on Riviera</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/">Mas de Gigaro</a> - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.</p> http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/90eab9183d3b4ee5/ Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0200 www.timesonline.co.uk http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/90eab9183d3b4ee5/ <p>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...</p><p><strong>Read full story: <a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/3cb52b21200fc0c7/">More forest fires in the Var</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/">Mas de Gigaro</a> - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.</p> http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/3cb52b21200fc0c7/ Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0200 www.liberation.fr http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/3cb52b21200fc0c7/ <p>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,...</p><p><strong>Read full story: <a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/46db650b5d8223fd/">Survival guide for Saint-Tropez</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/">Mas de Gigaro</a> - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.</p> http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/46db650b5d8223fd/ Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0200 money.cnn.com http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/46db650b5d8223fd/ <p>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...</p><p><strong>Read full story: <a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/dacfca2295d8c340/">Aix-en-Provence opera festival</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/">Mas de Gigaro</a> - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.</p> http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/dacfca2295d8c340/ Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0200 www.iht.com http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/dacfca2295d8c340/ <p>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...</p><p><strong>Read full story: <a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/53e34482fffb43d8/">Eva Longoria and Tony Parker in Saint-Tropez</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/">Mas de Gigaro</a> - Provençal villa on Côte d'Azur for rent. Sleeps 8 adults, 175m² terrace, sensational sea view.</p> http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/53e34482fffb43d8/ Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0200 www.people.com http://www.residencelesmarronniers.com/en/blog/entry/53e34482fffb43d8/