A GOOD SIGN The property market in France is likely to be boosted by the news that the country has come out of recession.  The announcement of new air routes from key British destinations to four cities in the south west of France is also set to encourage buy to let property investors and...

MASSES OF CHARM FOR THE MAS The French are well-known for their beautiful and descriptive language and the English language has borrowed many words and expressions from French. Some have been so completely absorbed by English that speakers might not realize its origins. Other words and...

REDISCOVERING THE HAUT-VAR Say the words Riviera, Cote d’azur, St Tropez and even Provence and most people know where you are talking about in the south of France.  But mention the Haut-Var and a slight cloud of confusion arises, a kind of vague, lack of instant recognition of where or what...