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"Difficult I know but name your fave area or town in France. I particularly like Collioure. " Paris for me | |||
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"Too many beautiful regions and places to be able to just name one. As it is such a large country there is something for everyone." I agree . I thought exactly that when posting but went ahead anyway. I’m missing France, I think last year was first since my mid twenties that I haven’t been. | |||
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"Cant get better than St Emilion best wine in France XXX" But is it? I’m not thick when it comes to wine and I have sampled a fair bit. I would always go Rhône valley for white and anything but French for red. Unless out there then I would go local and it’s been ok. Yet to really learn about Bordeaux red. I’ve dropped enough hints to people over the years “educate me please “, but no offers. I have been to St Emillion and it’s a special Place indeed. | |||
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"Too many beautiful regions and places to be able to just name one. As it is such a large country there is something for everyone. I agree . I thought exactly that when posting but went ahead anyway. I’m missing France, I think last year was first since my mid twenties that I haven’t been. " Yes I was living in France but came back last March cos of family and lockdown. Planning to go over for the summer though and can't wait to go back. | |||
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" I particularly like Collioure. " It is a stunning little town with masses of charm, but it's a badly kept secret. The volume of people in the summer prevents me from falling in love with it. For me, I like the ordinary towns and visit the stunning spots on days out. That way you're not coping with the hordes in the summer. | |||
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"I live near Limoges but for me the Loire Valley and in particular Tours is stunning! Amazing wine, beautiful area and sound good fishing as well " Great cycling also. I have cycled Saumur to Nevers but want to return when possible, start at the coast and go right across France to the Rhine. One can dream. | |||
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"Baden Baden (ok yes it's in Germany but just over the border from France,,,) great natural Spa and very good hiking in the Foret Noire (dose that make it sound more French?) " I want to cycle around that region. A spa after a hard day in the saddle - bliss! | |||
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"Difficult I know but name your fave area or town in France. I particularly like Collioure. " Our favourite place too. Arras during summer festivals is also great. | |||
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"Property in 16500 which we love but love our to trips to Congac and surrounding areas." A few years ago we had a renovation job in the center of Cognac and really enjoyed being there for six months because it’s a great place to live and so different from living in the middle of nowhere. T | |||
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"Property in 16500 which we love but love our to trips to Congac and surrounding areas. A few years ago we had a renovation job in the center of Cognac and really enjoyed being there for six months because it’s a great place to live and so different from living in the middle of nowhere. T" That’s on the list for my next cycle trip to France | |||
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"Very similar to London, a bit bit warmer. You just have to strike lucky with the weather." Is it worth a Christmas trip though, I love a sparkling Christmas vibe | |||
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"Best Christmas vibe is in Strasbourg, best markets... Lyion hosts an amazing event, festival of lights, affter Christmas if i remember Paris is not at its best in winter, Spring is fabulous" Oh I'll have a look, thank you hun | |||
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"Best Christmas vibe is in Strasbourg, best markets... Lyion hosts an amazing event, festival of lights, affter Christmas if i remember Paris is not at its best in winter, Spring is fabulous" Yes, I've seen the video. Also Jean Michel Jarre had a little concert there in 1986, on my birthday. over the river and the hill, to tie in with the one in Houston's 150th Birthday. His warm up act was the Pope. Wasn't there, what a shame! Did I use the word little?  | |||
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"We are starting to look for a house in France - currently our favourite areas are Creuse and Correze. Nice and peaceful, but reasonably central for weekends away in the camping car." Look also at the Lot, lot et garrone and the Charente Maritime, often overlooked places.. | |||
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"We are starting to look for a house in France - currently our favourite areas are Creuse and Correze. Nice and peaceful, but reasonably central for weekends away in the camping car." Herault is great , good access to airports for UK , close to Spain, Cap D'agde a real mixture of.mountains, med and vineyards and prices are good. Weather is excellent ...really great place, happy to answer any queatikns or assist, we can even put you up for viewing trips | |||
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"We are starting to look for a house in France - currently our favourite areas are Creuse and Correze. Nice and peaceful, but reasonably central for weekends away in the camping car. Herault is great , good access to airports for UK , close to Spain, Cap D'agde a real mixture of.mountains, med and vineyards and prices are good. Weather is excellent ...really great place, happy to answer any queatikns or assist, we can even put you up for viewing trips" Have to agree. Great place to visit even for vanilla holidays! | |||
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"We are starting to look for a house in France - currently our favourite areas are Creuse and Correze. Nice and peaceful, but reasonably central for weekends away in the camping car. Herault is great , good access to airports for UK , close to Spain, Cap D'agde a real mixture of.mountains, med and vineyards and prices are good. Weather is excellent ...really great place, happy to answer any queatikns or assist, we can even put you up for viewing trips" We are just hoping to be able to use our ferry tickets this Summer to continue the search. We agree Herault is nice. Not bothered about airport access, we always take the motorhome. | |||
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"Difficult I know but name your fave area or town in France. I particularly like Collioure. " I love it around that area collioure us lovely | |||
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"Big city: Lyon Smaller city: Pau " Pau is nice ..has the first golf course built in France..by a scotsman that lived in Pau... Fun fact | |||
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"We live in Charante Maritime 17470, about hour from La Rochelle and Niort, about 40 minutes from Cognac we love it. So peaceful but will be better when things get back to normal, missing bars, restaurants and clubs." I drove up from Spain once ...the area north of Bordeaux was deserted...no young people left in the villages ..quite sad in some of the places | |||
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"We are starting to look for a house in France - currently our favourite areas are Creuse and Correze. Nice and peaceful, but reasonably central for weekends away in the camping car." They are both a long way to go for weekends if you don’t fly. NW France Is do-able for weekends. | |||
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"They are both a long way to go for weekends if you don’t fly. NW France Is do-able for weekends." It will be a permanent move, depending on the visa requirements once the current Brexit and vaccine hysteria has settled down. The idea is to buy, refurbish over a couple of years in month long stints then move. From where we are it takes a day to get to Dover so weekends aren't really worth it anyway. To be honest, getting the right property is more important than the exact location as we like most of rural France and it is the quality of life we are seeking. | |||
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"They are both a long way to go for weekends if you don’t fly. NW France Is do-able for weekends. It will be a permanent move, depending on the visa requirements once the current Brexit and vaccine hysteria has settled down. The idea is to buy, refurbish over a couple of years in month long stints then move. From where we are it takes a day to get to Dover so weekends aren't really worth it anyway. To be honest, getting the right property is more important than the exact location as we like most of rural France and it is the quality of life we are seeking." Check out a lot of different estate agents. The bigger ones have good websites and are a lot easier to navigate but the smaller ones mostly french or Dutch usually have poor websites but the houses are better priced | |||
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"They are both a long way to go for weekends if you don’t fly. NW France Is do-able for weekends. It will be a permanent move, depending on the visa requirements once the current Brexit and vaccine hysteria has settled down. The idea is to buy, refurbish over a couple of years in month long stints then move. From where we are it takes a day to get to Dover so weekends aren't really worth it anyway. To be honest, getting the right property is more important than the exact location as we like most of rural France and it is the quality of life we are seeking." Cheaper still is if you find an area you like, ask the local Marie what properties are for sale.. normally much cheaper.. | |||
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"They are both a long way to go for weekends if you don’t fly. NW France Is do-able for weekends. It will be a permanent move, depending on the visa requirements once the current Brexit and vaccine hysteria has settled down. The idea is to buy, refurbish over a couple of years in month long stints then move. From where we are it takes a day to get to Dover so weekends aren't really worth it anyway. To be honest, getting the right property is more important than the exact location as we like most of rural France and it is the quality of life we are seeking." There is a Facebook group for property for sale that may interest you, some are direct from sellers and some are via agents. | |||
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"They are both a long way to go for weekends if you don’t fly. NW France Is do-able for weekends. It will be a permanent move, depending on the visa requirements once the current Brexit and vaccine hysteria has settled down. The idea is to buy, refurbish over a couple of years in month long stints then move. From where we are it takes a day to get to Dover so weekends aren't really worth it anyway. To be honest, getting the right property is more important than the exact location as we like most of rural France and it is the quality of life we are seeking." I would want to go far enough south to get warmer weather- a guaranteed summer | |||
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"They are both a long way to go for weekends if you don’t fly. NW France Is do-able for weekends. It will be a permanent move, depending on the visa requirements once the current Brexit and vaccine hysteria has settled down. The idea is to buy, refurbish over a couple of years in month long stints then move. From where we are it takes a day to get to Dover so weekends aren't really worth it anyway. To be honest, getting the right property is more important than the exact location as we like most of rural France and it is the quality of life we are seeking. I would want to go far enough south to get warmer weather- a guaranteed summer " Living in Cap d'Agde on the Med, we will have good weather from now until late October and plenty of sunny days during the winter. It does get cold though and we have lit a fire most nights since November A number of factors though should influence your choice of location not least living in an area where the French also want to live. There are lots of folk all over France in beautifully renovated houses who can't sell their properties because their market is so limited. Also I think its important to be in area where there are plenty of anglophones, unless you are a linguist, deeper communication will always be difficult as well as swing opportunities. Of course though, if you are quite self contained there are some spectacular places to live all over France. | |||
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"They are both a long way to go for weekends if you don’t fly. NW France Is do-able for weekends. It will be a permanent move, depending on the visa requirements once the current Brexit and vaccine hysteria has settled down. The idea is to buy, refurbish over a couple of years in month long stints then move. From where we are it takes a day to get to Dover so weekends aren't really worth it anyway. To be honest, getting the right property is more important than the exact location as we like most of rural France and it is the quality of life we are seeking. I would want to go far enough south to get warmer weather- a guaranteed summer Living in Cap d'Agde on the Med, we will have good weather from now until late October and plenty of sunny days during the winter. It does get cold though and we have lit a fire most nights since November A number of factors though should influence your choice of location not least living in an area where the French also want to live. There are lots of folk all over France in beautifully renovated houses who can't sell their properties because their market is so limited. Also I think its important to be in area where there are plenty of anglophones, unless you are a linguist, deeper communication will always be difficult as well as swing opportunities. Of course though, if you are quite self contained there are some spectacular places to live all over France." Good advice all round | |||
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- we meandered through Northern France to Mayenne then south through Indre, Creuse and Correze to Dordogne last summer before our trip was curtailed by needing to return to quarantine.
We aren't in any hurry as it is a long term plan which may be thwarted by visa requirements.
Far enough south for a reasonable summer, but not too hot is our preference.
We may prefer to pick up one of the renovated properties which are difficult to sell as the prices are good. Or we may go for one to renovate once we get to grips with the legal requirements for local labour / architects etc.
Anglophones are not essential - we aren't yet fully proficient but know enough to have a general conversation. Immersing ourselves in a French area will bring the language on quickly. | |||
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"Riberac, don't you mean little Britain???" It's not that bad, most of the Dordogne has a massive ex pat community . | |||
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"Riberac, don't you mean little Britain??? It's not that bad, most of the Dordogne has a massive ex pat community . " Its the only Leclerc in France where the tannoy messages are in both English and French. And Riberac actually has more English than French in it. I did the demographics a few years ago for a business plan.. | |||
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" I agree that there is a lot to recommend about Normandy and Brittany. I try to get over to La Baule, a hidden gem of a resort on the Atlantic Coast of Brittany, every year A 6-7 hour drive from the Tunnel, empty beaches including fun naturist ones with discreet woodlands nearby. Already booked my tunnel ticket in late July and hopeful that lockdown will be lifted on both sides by then. As you say, friendly people and very welcoming. Hope you get to go over as well!!" I want to cycle down the west coast. Next year I hope. | |||
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"Difficult I know but name your fave area or town in France. I particularly like Collioure. " I love Collioure although I've not spent much time there, usually just a stop off for lunch when taking the coastal road over the mountains and into Spain. I could definitely see myself retiring somewhere like that though. Small town by the sea, simple life, sit outside soaking up the rays drinking coffee all morning and Pastis all afternoon. | |||
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"I live in annecy ..it really is awesome...voted best place to live in France a few weeks ago and I couldnt agree more... "Can totally understand, living in the Lake District we love lakes and mountains and U.K. could learn so much from Annecy, lakeside cycle paths with Walker segregation, easy and free lakeside access etc but it does still suffer the same overcrowding in peak times so as much as we love it we tend to avoid the main town now. There are so many places we do love and avoiding the Cot D’Azur (same reason) there are so many amazing places and quaint little villages off the beaten track we generally look for whilst touring around … La Sabliere camping or pont en royans being favourite stop offs on the way to Cap, then Baune & Reims on the way back to top up the wine rack | |||
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"Led Eyzies in Dordogne. Peaceful, quiet and relaxing. Nearby Sarlat is hectic during main tourist season, but beautiful." Difficult to find a French person in Les Eyzies ....not a plus | |||
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"Led Eyzies in Dordogne. Peaceful, quiet and relaxing. Nearby Sarlat is hectic during main tourist season, but beautiful. Difficult to find a French person in Les Eyzies ....not a plus" I remember stopping for a lovely croissant amande and coffee there. The people in the cafe were all French | |||
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