Tourtour — one of the prettiest towns I’ve seen. The views are spectacular and it feels like a little hideaway, tucked up in the high hills of the Haut Var, in Provence.
Cotignac, Haut Var: I really liked Cotignac and would almost consider this a nice place to live or spend a few months.
Haut Var: La Chute du Grand Baou — The pool looked fairly calm which was such a contrast to the force of the water that was pouring into it.
Artisan life –The long tradition of respecting the terroir is so deeply entrenched in the cultural thread that you feel ashamed to eat a crêpe outside of Brittany, and you will be hard-pressed to find a peach in October.
Moving to France from Australia in your late forties, with your family, is not simple, let alone the prospect of becoming the custodians of an 18th-century bastide, the former summer home of a famous French writer.
I am lucky to live right between Bandol & Sanary. If I walk to Bandol I walk by the beautiful open sea along the Baie de Bandol.
The Var: I have enjoyed a glorious six weeks traveling to many of the different towns along the coast in the Var. I think I saw just about every Christmas market in the area, and I loved it!
My love affair with France continues to develop: I now have a home there where I spend as much time as possible.
Provence in autumn is my favorite time of year. The perfect temperature & villages are still open but its calm after a busy tourist season.
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