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: provenceblog.typepad.com. Posted on 10 April 2007.
The pottery markets in Provence run roughly from April through August. The April pottery markets includeBandol (on the coast between Marseille and Toulon), the perched village of Bonnieux and the town of Bollene, north of Avignon and Orange.
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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 really enjoy our holiday in the beautiful house. We were completely satisfied and I think that we have left everything in perfect condition.”
-- Rainer and Christine Krismer
