Key Points Location Type of terrain Parking Refreshments Tips La Garoupe Beach is a good starting point for a coastal walk around Cap d’Antibes. We were recommended this walk by Richard and Anne our hosts at the Vence cottage Don’t be put off by the long and winding roads that lead down to this area….it is […]
Key Points Location Walking on the promenade Parking Things to see in Cagnes Cagnes Sur Mer is a larger than you first think French Riviera town not far from Nice. It’s a great place to walk along a wide promenade for miles both east and west of the town. With just one euro for […]
Fifties Hanoi in Vietnam is experiencing troubling times with conflict between the French and the Vietminh. Nicole is half French and half Vietnamese so where should her loyalties lie? Let down (she feels) by both her father a rich silk merchant and her sister, Nicole is torn between Mark who appears to be in cahoots […]
Key points Museum of perfume Other things to see in Grasse Say Grasse and most people think of perfume and certainly there are plenty of reminders of fragrance in this pretty historic town in the South of France. Arriving early it was easy to secure a parking place in one of several underground car parks. […]
A beautiful photogenic mediaeval hill top village close to Vence on the Cote d’Azur. Arriving early you will miss the tourists and the heat of the day and to get the best views as you arrive, park in the car park just outside of the village. The sun streaming down on the honey coloured village will […]
St Paul de Vence is one of the most popular medieval hill top villages in the South of France and is about a thirty minute drive from Nice. It’s picturesque, photogenic, loved by artists and popular with tourists and features heavily on organised tours. The best tip I can give you is to arrive early […]
Hope is making her last journey – this time in a porcelain urn. Her family and friends are gathered in the woodland which borders her Spanish home aka The House of Dreams. ………And so Fanny Blake weaves a sunny story around a weekend when all that knew her come to say their goodbyes. Hope’s life has been […]
