Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Sightseeing with children – visiting hill villages May 21, 2015According to Phoebe Thomas, family travel is entirely possible in Provence, even young boys can be interested in cultural visits. We have always been sightseeing with our children ever since day one and have never pandered to the idea that you can’t visit cultural/historical sights with young kids. Our boys are now 14 and 8 …Continue Reading
Explore · Julie Whitmarsh Provence in Autumn is just lovely! November 21, 2016Contributor blog post by Vaucluse Dreamer: The first snow fell in the Vaucluse yesterday and Mont Ventoux started its shift from being a summer cycling venue to a winter ski resort, bringing with it thoughts of long walks across the hills that are so often out of bounds during the summer due to the fire risk …Continue Reading
Explore 3 (unusual) things to love about Nice May 8, 2015Most people dream about visiting Nice once in their lives…Phoebe Thomas shares Three things I love about Nice. Nice is a city of contrasts, located on the beautiful Mediterranean sea hemmed in by Alps, its location is hard to beat. Contrast the bright blue sea with the snow-capped mountains; the reds and ochres of the …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post Direct Train Marseille-Milan January 6, 2015Today, we see the launch of a new direct train service between Marseille and Milan by thello. It takes just over seven hours, and the train calls in at all major stations on the Cote D’Azur, then Italian centres like Ventimiglia, San Remo, Genoa and Milan. Costs between 30-70€ each way.…Continue Reading
