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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Living in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities

Best of French Riviera Living in Juan les Pins

May 19, 2020

Who could blame New Zealand native Rebecca Whitlocke for falling in love with an Englishman and the French Riviera? For over a decade, Rebecca has lived with her young family on the French Riviera in Juan les Pins. This seaside town is a relatively small centre, as compared to Nice and Monaco, but one with

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Online Watch Now! French Riviera Film Festival Finalists

April 6, 2020

Festival co-founder Nicole Muj shared this great news! Perfectly Provence readers are invited to enjoy from the comfort of their homes the 2019 winning and finalist short films of the 2019 French Riviera Film Festival. French Riviera Film Festival In celebration of short film and short-form content from around the globe, French Riviera Film Festival

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Le Train Bleu Paris the French Riviera Connection

February 12, 2020

Luxury Travel French Riviera During the height of the Jazz Age, the wealthy and affluent made the French Riviera their playground along with resort towns on the Mediterranean coastline. Their sojourn would begin at Paris’s Gare de Lyon train station, where the luxury night train, Le Train Bleu, wound its way to the South of

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Road Trips South of France

Route du Mimosa a Yellow Drive on the French Riviera

February 5, 2020

Riviera Road Trip Aix-en-Provence can be cold in the winter. To stay warm, we wore our puffy jackets, shopped for sweaters, and walked on the sunny side of the street. When canary-yellow bunches of mimosas appeared in the market, it was a sign that spring was close at hand. Flowering from January through March on

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Books on Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire

Guides to Discovering Secret Provence and the French Riviera

January 29, 2020

Local Author and Guide Jean-Pierre Cassely is a recognizable public figure in Provence and beyond. Cassely worked for France 3 television for a decade and currently has a daily France-Bleu Provence radio slot called Provence Insolite (Unusual Provence). More recently, Jean-Pierre Cassely collected curious landmarks in two guidebooks Secret Provence and Secret French Riviera. Born in

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Explore · Laura Snoek · Villages Towns and Cities

Eze Village is a French Riviera Must-See

December 10, 2019

Eze is a beautiful village on top of a hill with possibly the best views over the French Riviera! Walk around on the narrow pedestrian streets and visit the art galleries and the beautiful botanical gardens. The small town is located between Nice and Monaco and is easily accessible from both cities by bus. Don’t

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Inspire · Rebecca Whitlocke · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur

French Riviera Christmas Holidays Family-Friendly Ideas

December 3, 2019

By Access Riviera French Riviera for Christmas With the start of Christmas school holidays, we’re counting down to Christmas with a whole range of family-friendly activities or places to visit during school holidays. If you’re thinking two weeks is a looooong time to keep your kids entertained, then take a look below for my suggestions

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