We lived at the foot of Mt. Ste. Victoire (a year) years ago and loved it. My favorite city/town is mentioned above: Villefranche Sur Mer half way between Nice and Monacco and just a train trip over the border to Italy. The climb to Eze and the walks to St Jean Cap Ferrat are lovely and the hilly town, great. We are spending a month, however, this time in Beziers on the west towards Spain and loving it. Places seem to be larger for less but a new up and coming town that has loads of beautifully restored, and being restored, Haussmann buildings. It was the 4th largest city in France in 1900, in the Languedoc wine region, but went downhill for decades now being renewed. The Allee Paul Riquet is beautiful, the markets great, the vibe good, people helpful and it has loads of events. The Canal du Midi runs through it with small pleasure boats and lovely walk and bike paths. It almost sounds like a sales pitch lol but we are loving it and I think it has more to go. Sharon

Hello and thank you, Tuula,
We have always enjoyed your presentations on France and we, ourselves, (Canadians) lived outside Aix en Provence many years ago.
We are currently in Beziers and loving the vibe and how much is happening here with great weather, concerts, events and friendly folk. We are wondering your thoughts on it. Also whether the IL/RETA rolodex has some folks to recommend: banks, accountants and especially property management?
Thank you for anything you might have to suggest. Sharon & Ray

her story is lovely! How did she get a visa, and how much is the avg rent in Avignon?

thank you!

search online for "seloger toulon appartement" to get an idea of sales and rentals and some of the agencies that post listings. you can also download the seloger app. note it's all in french.

Merci beaucoup, Tuula! I will try those resources.