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Villa Rentals In The South Of France An Introduction
very August the South of coast. For most people, this area
France fills up as the rest has the ideal combination of
of France arrives. pretty villages and easy driving
Motorways can be horrible and the distance to the sea when one is
traffic near the beaches even so inclined. Villas in the area
worse. But the reputation, while are in the areas around Valbonne,
sometimes deserved, is overdone. Opio and Tourrettes-sur-Loup. A
With a little homework, even in little further West, in the areas
August it is still possible to around Grasse are the villas with
find your own place in a villa the most spectacular views in the
with a pool in the sun far from South of France.
the crowds.
The stretch to the East of Nice
A quick geographical tour of some that includes Monaco, Cap Ferrat
of the areas of interest: and going as far as the Italian
border is the home of serious
The Cote d'Azur: is the area money. One of the reasons for
stretching West as far as Menton. this is of course the beauty of
The scenery is beautiful. It is the scenery and the quality of
here that the foothills of the the building. Rents for villa
Alps fall off at the coast. This holidays are similarly
dramatic combination of scenery breathtaking, either impressive
and sea views is one of the or wasteful depending on how you
things that makes the area so see the world.
famous. Villas that are a little
way inland are generally the best The Var is a very popular spot
value for money in the area: you for vacations in the area around
will find some very comfortable the Gulf of St Tropez. St Tropez
holiday villas for about half of proper is a stylish suntrap which
what one pays closer to the came to prominence in the 50s
when Brigitte Bardot and others also a some attractive and
graced the then undeveloped realistically priced villas near
sands. The development of the the charming village of Grimaud.
town has come on some way since The style of villas in the St
then and it is packed in the Tropez area is dictated by local
summer, but it retains a certain government, and must be in a
exclusivity: celebrity spotting Provencal style. Further West,
is not hard in St Tropez. towards Grasse, a more modern
style of villa can be found
Villa holidays in St Tropez alongside the traditional Mas
proper are not cheap, but as you Provencal.
get further inland so the scenery
improves with spectacular views Some practical considerations:
over the Gulf of St Tropez, and Tradition in France dictates that
the villa rents go down. Around some villa owners insist on
the Gulf at Beauvallon are a minimum two-week bookings in
number of charming villas for villas during peak periods. The
about one third of what one pays airports for the areas mentioned
a few kilometres closer to the are at Nice and Toulon.
so-called 'action'. There are
About the Author:
Palmer and Parker Villa Holidays has offered private villa rentals in France to the top end of the UK market since the early 1970s.
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