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Inspiration, destinations and the art of living in the finest regions of France. Our stories, to prepare a stay or to prolong it.

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Sainte-Croix Beach at La Couronne: the discreet cove of the Côte Bleue Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Sainte-Croix Beach at La Couronne: the discreet cove of the Côte Bleue Sainte-Croix Beach, at La Couronne (commune of Martigues), is not the most well-known beach on the Côte Bleue, and that…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Estérel Massif: hiking amongst the red porphyry of Mont Vinaigre Saint-Raphaël
Estérel Massif: hiking amongst the red porphyry of Mont Vinaigre The Estérel Massif is not merely the reddish backdrop to the Côte d'Azur; it is a genuine hiking territory, spanning…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Camp Long Beach (Tiki Plage) at Dramont: 200 metres of turquoise beneath red porphyry Saint-Raphaël
Camp Long Beach (Tiki Plage) at Dramont: 200 metres of turquoise beneath red porphyry Camp Long beach, known locally as Tiki Plage after the restaurant occupying its upper reaches, is a small cove of…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Notre-Dame-de-la-Vie: Baroque Chapel of 1633 in Saint-Martin-de-Belleville Saint-Martin-de-Belleville
Notre-Dame-de-la-Vie: Baroque Chapel of 1633 in Saint-Martin-de-Belleville The Notre-Dame-de-la-Vie chapel is one of the most singular religious monuments in the Tarentaise. Located in Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, approximately 2km from…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Les 3 Vallées: 600km linked and a glacier at 3,200m across eight Tarentaise resorts Val Thorens
Les 3 Vallées: 600km linked and a glacier at 3,200m across eight Tarentaise resorts The 3 Vallées is the largest linked ski area in the world, with 600km of interconnected pistes (official figure following…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Scandola Nature Reserve: red porphyry, ospreys and UNESCO heritage since 1983 Sagone
Scandola Nature Reserve: red porphyry, ospreys and UNESCO heritage since 1983 Scandola Nature Reserve is one of the rare sites worldwide inscribed on UNESCO's Natural World Heritage list since 1983, in…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Santana Beach at Sagone: 1km of golden sand, gentle slope and broad dune Sagone
Santana Beach at Sagone: 1km of golden sand, gentle slope and broad dune Santana beach, located at the locality of Esigna in the commune of Coggia, approximately 1km south of Sagone, is among…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Filitosa: 8,000 years of history and the statue-menhirs carved around 1200 BC Propriano
Filitosa: 8,000 years of history and the statue-menhirs carved around 1200 BC The prehistoric site of Filitosa, at Sollacaro in the Taravo valley, is one of the great archaeological sites of the…
May 2025 · 4 min Read the notebook
Cupabia Beach: the great wild bay in the north of Valinco Propriano
Cupabia Beach: the great wild bay in the north of Valinco Cupabia Bay remains one of the finest beaches on Corsica's west coast, still relatively untouched by heavy tourism. Located in…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Bavella Needles from Porto-Vecchio: Pass, Trou de la Bombe, Canyoning Porto-Vecchio
Bavella Needles from Porto-Vecchio: Pass, Trou de la Bombe, Canyoning From Porto-Vecchio, the Bavella Needles represent the principal mountain escape, a 45-minute drive via the D368 through Zonza, departing the…
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Palombaggia: 2km of white sand, stone pines and red porphyry near Porto-Vecchio Porto-Vecchio
Palombaggia: 2km of white sand, stone pines and red porphyry near Porto-Vecchio Palombaggia beach, 10km south of Porto-Vecchio, is the most celebrated of Corsican beaches, and among the most photographed in the…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
Plage de la Viva in Porticcio: 2km of golden sand facing the Sanguinaires Porticcio
Plage de la Viva in Porticcio: 2km of golden sand facing the Sanguinaires The Plage de la Viva is the main beach of Porticcio, stretching through the heart of the resort over nearly…
May 2025 · 3 min Read the notebook
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