Posted on February 04, 2013 by sguese

    Found on the French Riviera in between Nice and Antibes, there are three faces to the Cagnes Sure Mer area. There is Cagnes Sur Mer, the seaside resort. There is Le Cros de Cagnes, just behind the resort town and Hout-de-Cagnes, the original and historic settlement. This stretch of France has been occupied [...]

Posted on February 01, 2013 by sguese

In 1409, Aix-en-Provence came to be. The Provencal town may have grown a great deal since that time, but it still possess that endless class deep in Provence. Its 17th and 18th century mansions line up alongside plane tree shaded boulevards and public squares. This prestigious student hub has also drawn in the famous, from [...]

Posted on January 30, 2013 by sguese

  Arriving in Calvi feels like arriving to another mainland Mediterranean resort. However there are big differences. There is a significant lack of foreigners speaking different languages. The snowy mountain peaks of Monte Cinto are peeking over at sunbathers as the citadel does the same. Calvi is mostly a huddle of 13thcentury hilltop houses and [...]

Posted on September 10, 2012 by sguese

Montpellier and medicine tend to go hand in hand. The southern French city is renowned for its medical school founded in the 13thcentury. It is where Nostradamus qualified as a doctor and where Petrarch came in 1317. However the capital of Languedoc has much more in its bottle of pills. Montpellier gives visitors a dose [...]

Posted on May 14, 2012 by sguese

Fishing boats and yacht lap up the waters surrounding Antibes. The old Mediterranean town might not have the fame of most spots on the French Riviera, but it is a contender. The fashionable make Antibes their playground in the summertime. However the glitterati are not unique or different. The Greeks from Marseille settled Antibes way [...]

Posted on May 14, 2012 by sguese

Contrived at the confluence of the Launch and Thur Rivers in Alsace, south of Strasbourg, Colmar owes much of its character and style to its location. Dating back to 823, Colmar would develop into an imperial town by the 1200s. It is peppered with pretty squares and fountains, making for a fine break in France [...]

Posted on November 17, 2011 by sguese

As narrow streets weave through colonnaded passageways, you will find the heart and soul of Annecy. One of the most popular resorts in the French Alps sits on the northwestern end of Lake Annecy. As the Alpine peaks peek over town in the distance, Annecy enjoys its position. Perhaps Annecy’s most well known structure, the [...]

Posted on October 03, 2011 by sguese

At the crossroads on major European road networks, the town of Limoges sets up in France. At the heart of an urban area, Limoges sits as the main economic hub in the Centre-West of France. Throughout medieval times, the city became known for enamel. Limoges continues to carry the weigh, keeping up a reputation for [...]