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.go-provence.com. Posted on 31 January 2007.
Holidays in Provence generally mean Peter Mayle territory or the Côte d'Azur. Great, that means that up in the hills behind Cannes and near Grasse you have a quiet, select few who can enjoy all the good stuff without the crowds: sunshine, lavender, wine, dramatic countryside, olives, thyme and great food. Go Provence takes a detailed look at what to do in the Provence and more specifically in Fayance.
Cogolin on Beyond ProvenceThe Var village of Cogolin has been added to Beyond Provence. Sitting against the Maures mountains, near the Golfe de Saint-Tropez, Cogolin has ancient double-named streets, Medieval churches and... | All about the ProvenceGuardian Unlimited takes a good look at the Provence. It offers an overview of shopping trips, rest and relaxation activities, walking holidays, rail travel and cultural events. |
Alps-Maritimes: Finally, some snow...Major snow falls in the Alpes-Maritimes last night and over the last few days means ski stations such as Auron, Valberg and Isola 2000 will enjoy their first real skiing this weekend. Temperatures... | Photos of the Gorges du VerdonThe Gorges du Verdon are an immense and magnificent canyon that lies in the Var and Alpes de Hautes Provence. A guy from Switzerland, called Jean-Jacques Rikly, has put a great number of fabulous... |
Peter Mayle's Provence A-ZPeter Mayle shares insights into Provencal life and culture: Planning a trip to sunny, lavender-scented Provence, where the cigales ' scratchy chorus signals the start of summer? You'd do well to... | Johnny Hallyday arrives in NiceJohnny Hallyday, the French rock icon who stunned France by moving himself and his millions to Switzerland out of reach of the taxman, is in concert tonight, January 23rd. |
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 came at the end of April when it is not too hot. We used the villa as a base to explore the area on the south coast. We went on day trips to Monaco, Nice, Cannes, Toulon, Marseilles and Aix-en-Provence.”
-- Family Becker
