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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities

Visiting the Alpes-Maritimes Highlights Seaside to Summits

August 26, 2022

At first blush, many visitors may not realize that the Alpes-Maritimes department expands from the beaches of the French Riviera to the ski resorts of the southern Alps to the Italian border. Surrounded by the Var and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the Alpes-Maritimes has densely populated urban areas, famous Côte d’Azur cities, and remote wilderness. Riviera Cities

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities

Our Top Touring Ideas for the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

August 22, 2022

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is nature’s patchwork quilt featuring mountains, gorges, rolling valleys, lavender fields and pockets of remote villages and busy towns. The Durance River plays an essential role in this department that features high mountain peaks of the Alps and the lower alpine foothills with remote villages. While there are other rivers, most of the watershed

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Visitor Guide Bouches du Rhône Highlights

August 9, 2022

Bouches du Rhône Department Like other departments, the Bouches du Rhône combines large urban centres and unspoilt countryside. Visible traces of Roman history weave throughout the region, which is one of many reasons to visit Arles and its monuments. Beautiful Aix-en-Provence and seaside Marseille, the second-largest city in France after Paris, both have top-quality cultural

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Locals Travel Tips

10 Islands to Explore Provence and the Côte d’Azur

July 19, 2022

As is the case in the rest of France, in Provence and along the Mediterranean coast, you don’t need to go far for the landscape to change dramatically. There are mountains, vineyards, orchards, gorges, lakes and sometimes crowds. So, if you feel like you need to get away without going far, then why not head

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore

Alpilles Provence Family Vacations Fun Ideas for Kids

July 12, 2022

Those iconic images of rows of lavender, fields of sunflowers and bright red poppies, Roman ruins and cobblestone villages are beautiful landscapes of Provence but not likely to interest your children for long. Family Vacation in Provence Whenever friends visit the Alpilles with their families, it has been our experience that the key to a

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence

Vence, France the Many Reasons to Live Here

June 15, 2022

Steve Wilkison is a web designer, writer and photographer who lives in Vence, France, with his wife Carole Richmond and their dog Myla. Originally from southern California, he first became enchanted with France when he backpacked throughout Europe at the age of 18. He fell in love with Vence the first time he saw it

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Visitor Guide Alpes-Maritimes Highlights

June 8, 2022

The department stretches from the French Riviera beaches to the southern Alps ski resorts to the Italian border. Surrounded by the Var and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the Alpes-Maritimes includes densely populated urban areas and famous Côte d’Azur cities. However, from vineyards to hiking trails, plenty of untouched wilderness awaits exploration. Since 1860, the Côte d’Azur has

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