Hugh Atkins

Hugh Atkins

Co-founder of Pure France. 20 years of visiting and photographing fabulous properties, meeting fascinating people and driving every main and back road in France.


Discover Cucugnan among the Corbières mountains and vineyards

 Discover Cucugnan among the Corbières mountains and vineyards 

04 May 2024   |   Hugh Atkins   |  Wines / Vineyard, Tourism, Nature, Pure France, Holidays

Discover Cucugnan among the Corbières mountains and vineyards

Welcome to Cucugnan! Nestled in the beautiful region of Occitanie in southern France among the Corbières mountains and vineyards, Cucugnan is a charming village known for its picturesque setting, rich history, and cultural heritage. Discover the area and rent a holiday home !

Visit Cassis

 Visit Cassis 

21 October 2021   |   Hugh Atkins   |  Tourism

Visit Cassis

Cassis is a beautiful harbour town on the south coat of France in Provence. Cars are not allowed in the main part of the town and there are fabulous waterside restaurants and shops looking out of the harbour. Daily boat trips to the famous Calanques.

Moustiers-Sainte-Marie

 Moustiers-Sainte-Marie 

30 September 2021   |   Hugh Atkins   |  Tourism

Moustiers-Sainte-Marie

Moustiers-Sainte-Marie is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. In 2017, it had a population of 709. It is considered one of the "most beautiful villages of France". Discover the town and a beautiful Pure France holiday rental home.

Port Grimaud, the Venice of Provence

 Port Grimaud, the Venice of Provence 

01 September 2021   |   Hugh Atkins   |  Architecture, Holidays, Tourism, Pure France

Port Grimaud, the Venice of Provence

Port Grimaud is a man-made seaside town close to Saint-Tropez and Sainte-Maxime. The town was created by architect François Spoerry in the 1960s by modifying the marshes of the river Giscle on the bay of Saint-Tropez. Built with channels in a Venetian manner, but with French "fisherman"-style houses resembling those in Saint-Tropez,

Pure France in The Sunday Times

 Pure France in The Sunday Times 

13 July 2021   |   Hugh Atkins   |  Holidays, Pure France, Tourism

Pure France in The Sunday Times

"It was probably the finest rental accommodation we’d had, and we’ve had some belters". Anthony Peregrine is one of the UK's leading travel journalists. Having lived in France for over 20 years, he specialises in all things French and his writing appears regularly in The Times, The Sunday Times and The Daily Telepraph. Anthony recently rented one of our fabulous holiday homes and wrote a charming piece for The Sunday Times about his experience.


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