Provence Vacation - Find Your Holiday Spot

Imagine yourself in a sidewalk cafe in a tiny medieval French village - absorbing the atmosphere with a glass of "vin rouge" in your hand. The fragrance of lavender is in the air and the local afternoon game of boules takes place in the village square. If the heat gets to you, you simply retreat to your vacation villa to cool down in your private pool.

Choosing from the many Cote d Azur vacation spots is undoubtedly the hardest part. So here is a handful of starters for you.

Grasse is placed at a height of 300-400 m, and the hills in the back make Grasse a cooler place to be during the heat of the summer than the coast. Still there is only 15-20 km drive to Cannes and the famous beaches.

Grasse is a medieval town known as "the Perfume Capital of the World" and in The International Perfume Museum you can obtain the inside of the complete process of creating perfume, & you can visit the very fragrant greenhouse with aromatic plants. Other pleasures waiting to be found in Grasse is old oil mills, the Art & History Museum or people-watching from a cafe in a picturesque square in the old section of town.

Frejus is placed 2 km inland from the wide, fine sand beaches between the town itself & St. Raphael, so here you have the best of both worlds. Frejus is a large, sprawling town with some famous Roman ruins, lots of activities like sport, exhibitions and approximately 300 planned events per year - and plenty of restaurants and cafe's with elegant food and superb wines. The inhabitant of artists and craftsmen in the historic old town has restored a tradition that was lost in the 18th century.

Cannes shouldn't demand a lot of introduction. Placed right by the coast and world famous for the once a year Cannes Film Festival - the town is truly cosmopolitan and remarkably popular. The city is centered around the old port, with the central part quite compact. This is yachts & cruise ships country flooded with the latest models of Lamborghini and Ferrari. It is probably the opposite of a laid back vacation spot - but it is surely good for an experience.

Tourrettes sur Loup is known as the "City of Violets" due to the flowers that covers its hills. Placed 14 km from the coast between Nice & Cannes, Perched on a rocky outcrop surrounded by superb landscapes Tourrettes sur Loup is a charming ancient village which you cant help but fall in love with. If you don't fancy the village for your South of France vacation spot- do yourself a favor and at least visit this delightful captivating village.

Vence is a 9th century village with cobbled streets and a most picturesque ambiance in lush green hills near Nice and Antibes. This is where famous painters like Matisse, Chagall, and Renoir used to withdraw for inspiration.

Whether your idea of an excellent vacation spot is a stroll along the famous seafront "La Croisette" in Cannes, or experiencing a medieval village with narrow winding streets - oozing history - You can book Cote d Azur vacation villas online to fit your purpose.

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