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September 28th – October 6th The Voiles de Saint-Tropez offers an event for the modern and classic yachts. The programme differs according to boat category…

La Garde Freinet features in the travel guide section of The Guardian “High in the hills behind the Côte d’Azur, the forested Massif des Maures…

La Garde Freinet is the first village in the Gulf of Saint Tropez to celebrate the historical military-religious procession each May. Reed pipes, drums and…

Santons are deeply engrained in the culture in Provence.  The nativity displays were a way of evangilising after the French Revolution when Christians were persecuted,…

Annual Chestnut Fair in La Garde Freinet Sunday 23rd October and 30thOctober Come and join in the fun – there will be music in the…

No more worries about charging your electric vehicle. Villa Fontane Provence now has an onsite charging station that will allow your car to fill up…

As an Australian living on the French Riviera, it was a surprise to see that mimosa is so strongly associated with this region of France. …

The way the sun shines in the Golf of Saint Tropez has made it a popular destination for artists,  those of the past and many…

Professional photographer Cyril Breniere came to take some superb new photos of our bedrooms in the guesthouse.  He has really done justice to the three…