Hotel Du Golfe neat to Collioure – the artists’s choice Grand Hotel Du Golfe – South East France Grand Hotel du Golfe is situated right on the tip of the South East coast of France, close to the seaside towns of Argelès-sur-Mer and Collieure. Located in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, it is equidistant by 15 miles […]
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Boutique hotels are quite hard to come by in this part of France. However, just 25km from Perpignan in the sleepy village of Belesta, you will find a unique place to stay at the Riberach Hotel.
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September in the South of France is a fantastic time to visit this stunning part of the world. I was staying in Perpignan for a few weeks and set off to explore a little more of this beautiful region. The baking August heat has subsided but it is still very pleasant indeed, if a bit breezy.
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Normandy News
Rural Normandy in September is a very agreeable Autumn travel destination. I am staying with ex pat friends just outside the village of Percy. The temperature is still comfortably in the mid 20’s, and that extra hour of daylight let us stretch our summer out just that little bit longer.
Despite blustery and wet conditions, rural life in Normandy proves itself to be undeniably charming. The hedgerows are full of spring flowers, primroses, wild violets and orchids.
France is the Brit’s favourite country after Spain. Proximity is of course one reason we like to visit France. Getting there has never been so easy since the opening of the Eurotunnel but we have always set off across the channel by sea or by air to the land of “Liberté, égalité, fraternité”
