South of France

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in the south of france, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Maison Noilly Prat, Marseillan, Southern France

22/02/2023 by .
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Anthea Gerrie Visits Maison Noilly Prat For A Bittersweet Taste Of The Original French Vermouth

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Menton Review, the Pearl of France

30/09/2022 by .
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As the weather turns cooler and the first signs of autumn appear, it’s time to indulge in a last fling with summer, Solange Berchemin pens this Menton review.

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The Roman Glory of Nimes.

11/03/2020 by .
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Beverley Watts visits the area around Nîmes and is transported back through time to the Roman Glory of Nimes.

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Montpellier. Modern metropolis with a mediaeval heart 

13/02/2018 by .
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That you can get a great glass of organic wine in Montpellier for three euros tells you something about the allure of this under-visited city.   That a mile or two and a millennium separate the historic centre and the futuristic new city rising on the riverbank tells you something else – it’s forever moving forward. 

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Truffle Hunting in Uzès, South of France

26/01/2017 by .
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If there’s one reason to visit the South of France in winter, when despite the brilliant sunshine, it’s freezing cold from the Camargue to the Cote d’Azur, it’s truffles.   Fittingly for an area associated with luxury travel, this – particularly the area surrounding the picturesque town of Uzès –  is one of the most prolific hunting grounds in the world for tuber melanosporum, as the black truffle of winter is known.

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Travel Guide to Rocamadour

03/08/2016 by .
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Travel guide to Rocamadour. Looking from a distance rather like a bad architectural pile-up in imminent danger of collapse, the lovely village of Rocamadour in the department of Lot rises high above the Alzou canyon, a tributary of the Dordogne river. 

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Guide to Aveyron. Insider insight to this beautiful region.

04/07/2016 by .

Avignon at Christmas

17/12/2014This entry was posted in Avignon, Europe and Middle East, France, Newsletter, South of France and tagged on by .
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Avignon celebrates catholic festivals the same way it celebrates its gastronomy and culture, with a genuine reverence for its past and a real enthusiasm for modernity. Next time you fancy a Christmas market with a soul, Avignon at Christmas is the place. 

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Languedoc wine tasting: B&B and Wine

07/11/2014This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, France, Languedoc-Rousillon, Newsletter, South of France and tagged , , , on by .
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It was, it must be said, the perfect evening. Languedoc wine tasting with dark chocolate, a delicious regionally inspired dinner and then sleeping it all off in a 13th century chateau. Such is life these days in the Languedoc-Rousillon, a region reinventing itself from mediocre table wine producer into highly respected vintner of outstanding quality while at the same time embracing the tourism industry with arms open wide.

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HOTEL DE LA CITE

21/08/2014 by .
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It may only be 108 years old, but the Hotel de la Cite, part of the MGallery Collection,  is the last and most decorative piece in the 1200-year-old jigsaw puzzle which makes Carcassonne such a fascinating place to visit. It was at the beginning of the 9th century that this ancient citadel got its name when it survived a siege by Charlemagne with the help of its moat, drawbridge and thick Roman walls.

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