Explore · Stay Fit A beach-a-week: Paloma Beach, St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat October 6, 2015Contributor blog post by Phoebe Thomas: With the best of intentions earlier this summer I set out to write about a beach a week, which didn’t seem such a hard target, however last week got the better of me and I forgot! But summer isn’t over in the South of France in September, in fact …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Guided Holiday Tours New Walking Tours by Context Travel October 16, 2015Context Travel, already operating across Europe, Asia and the Americas, have just added Provence to their list of city-tours. Their difference is that their guides are scholars or specialists: architects, art historians, environmentalists, classicists for instance, thus bringing an academic perspective to the tour.…Continue Reading
Explore · Stay Fit A beach-a-week: île Sainte-Marguerite September 17, 2015Contributor blog post by Phoebe Thomas: Continuing on our tour of beaches on the French Riviera, this week’s destination isn’t really one beach but a whole island of beaches. Ile Sainte-Marguerite is located just off Cannes, easily reached by a 15 minute ferry ride, and bursting with tiny rocky bays, magnificent umbrella pines, …Continue reading …Continue Reading
Boating - Rentals and Charters · Explore · Guest Post Seaside Views of Marseille with Localanque Story Boat December 18, 2018For new arrivals in town, what is nicer than a one-hour trip from Marseille’s Vieux Port to admire the key sites and hear about their history? This is the offer from Localanque with Story Boat. I have this information from ‘Pass My Provence,’ which offers 2-for-1 to cardholders: one person pays 15€, and the other …Continue Reading