Bastide du Roy Rene, Provence

Advantages: Friendly people, gorgeous scenery, lovely red wine :-D
Disadvantages: Too hot at times

...This summer (August) my partner and I went to Provence for 6 days to celebrate my birthday and loved it. The plan was to see the lavender fields and the sunflowers but unfortunately we were a little late as the majority of lavender was harvested in July but we did manage to find a few fields at a place called Sault and it was beautiful to see, it looks like lakes of rippling purple water and smells gorgeous. Even more impressive though was an enormous field of 6ft high golden yellow sunflowers and of course being a total child I had to run and stand in between them all and have a 'photo moment' with my head surrounded by sunflowers.......will possibly regret this when I see said photos! If you're a wine lover (like we are) then I recommend you go to Chateauneuf-duPape to indulge in some wine-tasting, great fun and possibly quite fatal... Read review

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Advantages: Good regional French cuisine
Disadvantages: Small restaurant so can be difficult to book

...No visit to Paris is complete without a visit to Montmartre. The majesty of the Sacre Coeur and th vivacity of the Place du Tertre are a delight to behold. For restaurant goers however, the Place du Tertre itself is filled with the steak and chips type of restaurant that does french cuisine no favours at all. To fully savour the very best of food, you need to stroll just off the square to rue Poulbot and to the Au Claire de la Lune restaurant at number 9. This family run restaurant is a joy to behold with a traditional french menu which favours the best of provencal cuisine. There is a menu in English for those who prefer not to eat with a dictionary in one hand and the prices are very reasonable. The Patron is an amiable gent who prefers to distill spirits and liquers by hand measue, ensuring that ample quantities are forthcoming... Read review

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Advantages: a lot of!
Disadvantages: none!

...Ok. Today I'll try to show you round my town, Aix-en-Provence... Aix is a wonderful city in the south-east of France, near Marseille, in the "Bouches-du-Rhône"; the weather there makes it europeean, american, even japanese people's favourite holidays destination in France... A large part of inhabitants is student, so Aix is a young and dynamic town, always lively, winter as summer! 130000 inhabitants... among which 40000 students!! Many of them are strangers, they come from everywhere, England of course but also Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Spain, Russia, Italy, Romania, Poland... That makes Aix a cosmopolitan town, where to meet new persons is really easy and pleasant. Aix is known for its great culture too! If knowledge interests you more than parties and Swedish girls (or guys!), no problem, Aix is your place too! Many things... Read review

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