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.
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk. Posted on 22 January 2007.
The Queen as La Reine de la France? C'est impossible, n'est ce pas? Not entirely, according to documents housed at the National Archives in Kew.
They show that in 1956 Britain and France considered a "union" and the possibility of our Queen as the first regal head of this avowedly republican country since previous occupants of the post literally lost theirs.
Provence or Tuscany -- which do you...In the lavender corner, it's the Gallic classic. In the terracotta corner, it's the Italian masterpiece. Welcome to the clash of the country-holiday heavyweights. Read the full article by Dana... | Circus-time in MonacoA fun legacy from Prince Rainier III lives on in the form of the 31st International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo. It takes place as usual in the big tent in Fontvieille until February 28th. |
Waves evict homeless in NiceBad weather resulting in storms and Force 8 winds caused waves to crash up on the beach in Nice caused too high a risk for the homeless to remain in their tents. According to Les Enfants de Don... | Brits launch French learning...This national school competition is a brand-new opportunity to provide your pupils from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 5 with an original and exciting approach to learning French. It aims to help you... |
Art in Antibes ('Calligraphie')The beach is adorned with the red bamboo signature of a local artist, Bernard Abril, in the form of a sculpture at the water's edge of Plage Salis, here in Antibes. Using the landscape as his... | Birth number up in FranceThisFrenchLife.com reports that it would appear the French government's plan to promote the number of births in the country is bearing fruit. The latest figures from the national statistics office... |
Résidence Les Marronniers is a Provençal villa, situated on the Presqu'île de Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera. It lies in a beautiful, unspoiled setting with a breathtaking, panoramic sea view. With its four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 175m² sun-drenched terrace, the villa comfortably sleeps 8 people.
“We also are back home now, but still dreaming about the sunny days we spent at Résidence Les Marronniers. It was really magnificent. Very best regards from Zurich.”
-- Family Reich
