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Explore · Laura Snoek · Stay Fit

3 Family-Friendly French Riviera Hikes

October 31, 2019

French Riviera Hikes Hikes near Saint-Raphael: There are many reasons why we love the Cote d’Azur. One of them is because of the hiking possibilities. Part of our family loves the mountains, and part of our family loves the sea. On the French Rivièra, and particularly near Saint-Raphael, these two are combined in a breathtaking way!

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Books on Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire

French Riviera a Photo Book by Renata Haidle

August 28, 2019

Recently, Montana based photographer Renata Haidle published a French Riviera her first book. Well perhaps not exactly true, she says she has done a few photo books for her kids in the past. This book – French Riviera – includes 92 stunning images from Haidle’s travels around the region. Narrowing her image bank of thousands

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · Provencal History & Traditions

Vallauris the Centre for Pottery on the French Riviera

August 14, 2019

The following article is a re-post of the original written by Marie-Helene the owner of online boutique Remember Provence. She spends her days, filling orders for made-in-Provence artisan products that are shipped all over the world. When she is not busy packaging orders, Marie-Helene is searching the region for high-quality handcrafted goods. One great example

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Books on Provence · Inspire · Mary Jane Deeb

Writing Mysteries on the French Riviera

July 24, 2019

French Riviera Mysteries It was winter in Maryland when I began writing Murder on the Riviera. Outside my window, all was grey, cold and still, and I felt the need for some warmth, color and gaiety. As I could not change the season, I thought I could, perhaps, change my mood by setting my new

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Books on Provence · Inspire · Mary Jane Deeb

A Book to Read Edith Wharton’s French Riviera

July 8, 2019

The following is my review of Edith Wharton’s French Riviera, by Philippe Collas and Eric Villedary, and translated from the French by Susan Pickford.  The French title of the book was La Côte d’Azur au Temps d’Edith Wharton. Flammarion, Paris 2002. French Riviera Images When one dreams of Provence and the French Riviera, two interlaced

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Inspire · Mary Kay Seales · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur

Summer, Jazz on the French Riviera: How Can You Lose?

June 13, 2019

Even if you’re not a jazz aficionado, you’ll enjoy these smokin’ hot outdoor music festivals on the Côte d’Azur this summer. Build your trip around one, or all three! Nice Jazz Festival 2019 July 16 – 20 It’s another one of those impossibly, beautiful warm summer nights in Nice. The sea is blue, blue, blue,

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Explore · Guest Post · Locals Travel Tips

Top 8 French Riviera Things to do en Famille

May 7, 2019

Top Picks for Family-Friendly French Riviera This guest post on ideas for activities for the whole family on the French Riviera comes from Helen Bates. Bates and her husband, Niall, have been living in the South of France for 12 years after leaving their careers in finance in the City of London. They run a

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