All About France
 In
your search for the perfect property abroad you may have drawn up
a list of all the qualities you feel are essential, if the house
you have always dreamed about is not to turn into a nightmare.
Of course it must be easy to reach, you will want to fly there
cheaply and you won’t want a long four hour drive from the
airport when you arrive. You may want to ski in the winter and lie
on golden sandy beaches in the summer. You will want the people
of your country of choice to be passionate and welcoming, the food
and wine to be exceptional, you won’t want to have second
rate food served by surly waiters.
You want enigmatic, picturesque towns with great shopping, where
you can immerse yourself in the best art and music the human race
has produced, you won’t want shabby precincts devoid of any
sense of personality. You will also want fabulous panoramas, unpolluted
environments and natural wonders close by, you won’t want
a sea of concrete when you step outside your home. If you want all
of these positive things and want to avoid all the pitfalls then
there is only one place you will want to go … France!
Flying to France has been revolutionised by the arrival of budget
airlines, Easy Jet, Ryan Air and Thompson and Air France to name
but a few. The number of routes from the United Kingdom continues
to grow while the cost of travel continues to decrease year on year.
So wherever the house of your choice is located, you will be able
to get there without forking out a King’s ransom.
Any visitor to France will be aware of the diverse range of geography
that is available, with easy access to both mountains and coast.
The Alps provide some of the most popular skiing in the world and
the image of the French Riviera is known worldwide. As a result,
your property can be a base for both winter skiing and summer days
spent lounging on the beach and swimming in the warm waters of the
Mediterranean.
 Anyone
who has stayed to France will know that the French are a passionate,
open and friendly people. At the top of the list of French passions
is food and wine. You are really spoilt for choice, every region
having its own specialities and local wines served in a dazzling
variety of restaurants. There is so much choice it would take two
lifetimes to try everything, from vegetarian cuisine to the roast
meats of the mountains to the delicate grilled fish courses of the
coast, every palate is catered for.
If it is art, music and culture you are looking for then France
is the place for you. Paris is the traditional epi-centre of world-class
art and artists, but you will also find insipration in all regions
of France. French painting can trace it's ancesrty back 10,000 years
at the caves of Lascaux . No other European country can match France
for the contribution it has made to numerous art movements and styles.
After experiencing the best French art can offer, you can stroll
through the narrow streets of typical French towns, or shop to your
heart’s content. Nice, Antibes, Bordeaux, Reims, Fontainebleau,
Toulouse, Avignon and Cannes are all names that conjure up wonderful
architecture and a world of elegance and style. Finish your day
sipping a cool glass of white wine at a pavement café, watching
the French pass by.
Our website is designed to highlight the best each area has to
offer but the wealth of choice means that we are really only the
starting point on your French voyage of discovery.
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