Play Ping Pong made in France with Cornilleau. Summer smells good in a family home where ping pong games follow one another with friends or relatives. Since 1946 Cornilleau has been manufacturing ping pong tables in its factory located in the Oise. Cornilleau is also a solidarity company.
The Ardeche River in central France offers some of the greatest canoeing and kayaking in France. For a fabulous day out for all ages and all levels of expoerience, the scenery is spectacular, including the famous Pont d'Arc at Vallon.
Lac des Bouillouses is one of the largest lakes in the French Pyrenees. A natural site located in the Pyrénées Orientales. Accessible to all, it offers beautiful landscapes with several hiking trails that will delight all ages.
A unique experience, an underwater photography session with Mademoiselle Zoom. Mademoiselle Zoom takes you to the depths of a swimming pool or to the sea to shoot underwater. Pregnant woman, children, choreography, anything is possible with Virginie.
Have you decided to take a vacation in September? You are right, because it is the best period to fully enjoy your holidays in France without the tourist influx that can sometimes be found in the middle of the summer season. Discover all the events during the month of September, not to be missed during your holidays!
Summer is coming to an end, and you have the opportunity to go on vacation off season, in September? Seize the opportunity, because now is the perfect time to take your vacation in France in one of our exceptional properties.
Hollywood stars love the charm of the South of France. After Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp and even George Lucas, it's Amal and Georges Clooney's turn. They settle in Brignoles in the Var. They have just acquired the Canadel estate which covers nearly 170 hectares.
Visit Lorgues, a pretty town surrounded by vineyards in the Var department of the south of France Stroll through the streets and alleys, relax in an pretty tea room or have lunch or dinner in an excellent restaurant in Lorgues. Enjoy Provence and rent a villa for the holidays with Pure France.
"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.
It's hot, it's sunny and it's summer! Come and discover an aquatic activity that will refresh and amuse both the young and the old. Located at Lac de la Cavay in Carcassonne, 5 minutes from the City of Carcassonne: The Aquaviva Aquatic Park.
We have just added a luxurious new holiday rental property to our portfolio. An outstanding, fully renovated manor house in open countryside with panoramic views. Large heated pool, poolside summer kitchen, sauna and jacuzzi. Private tennis court...and more. Fully available for all summer weeks.
The final day of a wonderful trip around France to add some wonderful new holiday rental homes to our portfolio. From Bergerac to Bordeaux, from St Malo to Pau. France offers something for all holidaymakers in self-catering rental accommodation. Come and see today's amazing new houses...
The Bordeaux vineyards and its chateaux are beautifully picturesque. A fantastic region to visit. Today, we visit and add a new property to our portfolio near Saint Emilion. A fantasic, high quality holiday rental home situated on the estate of a wonderful wine chateau. And then it's a stay in Sarlat-la-Canéda.
The northern Brittany coastline is amongst the prettiest in the world. Impossible to leave without saying hello to the unique Mont St Michel. Today's trip starts the return south with a stop to visit a new holiday rental home and a stop-over in fabulous La Rochelle.
From Bordeaux, it's an easy 60 minute drive north into the countryside and the tiny hamlet of Saint Georges des Agouts. Here is another fabulous new holiday rental property to add to our Pure France portfolio. A lovely, child-friendly house, and then onto the coast of Brittany to Dinard.
Come and discover Domaine de Nérige, a former French wine domaine and country estate near Limoux with superb interior design, superior furnishing and attention to detail everywhere. Sumptuous main living room, fully-fitted kitchen, charming dining terrace, summer kitchen and private 11m x 4m pool with sun loungers.
Day 3. Leaving Périgueux on the slow road to a beautiful new holiday rental home in Monflanquin, one of the pretteist villages in France. And then heading west to arguably the finest city in France, Bordeaux. The sites, and spoilt for choice of good restaurants !
The tour continues. Through the Pécharmant vineyards to visit a new holiday rental property for the Pure France portfolio. One of the most beautiful properties in the Dordogne / Périgord region. And then to Périgueux. Come and see the sites from today.
In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda headed south to the French Riviera and took up residence in Villa Saint Louis on the Cap d'Antibes. His stay influenced his famous novel 'The Great Gatsby' with its extravagent and decadent characters. The lifestyle contunues on the Cap d'Antibes...
Since the Middle Ages, the port of the Moon has been the name given to the port of Bordeaux due to its crescent shape as it crosses the city. It is also represented on the coat of arms of the city. This part of the river which is also called "the harbour" which today has a strong tourist activity.
We continue our list of French sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage with the paths of Saint-Jacques de Compostelle. You have surely already heard of the Ways of Compostela. Well, we'll learn more in this blog post. Created at the beginning of the 9th century, the pilgrimage to Compostela is one of the longest and most famous walks in Europe.
We continue our selection of monuments classified in the World Heritage of UNESCO: the Basilica of Sainte Marie Madeleine de Vézelay. A former 12th century French abbey church. Located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and more precisely in Vézelay.
Monaco's royal family - the famous Grimaldi clan used to have a little-known coastal area in the South of France named after them. Up until the end of the 19th century, the Gulf of Grimaldi lay between a small fishing town and a hilltop village with an 11th century church.
Here's a spectacular home with even more spectacular views. A 270 degree panorama with views across the bay of Cannes and beyond Nice into Italy. The villa will be available to rent in July and August and will bookings will be on a first-come, first served basis. Discover more about this unique villa...
Current owners rebuild the ruins of this lovely 'ferme fortifie' in the original style using old materials. Antique fireplaces, floor tiles and wooden beams, combined with modern technology in kitchen, linen room and bathrooms. The oldest part the builders found is a wall in the wine cellar from the 13th century.
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