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France Cottages To Rent

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You can rent French holiday cottages with swimming pools in most areas of France when you come here on vacation and stay in vacation rental homes. The best weather is in the south of France and in the summer months many holiday makers like to visit Aquitaine in the south west and stay with their family and friends in a France holiday cottage in the Dordogne. Aquitaine has a stunning coastline and also its Bordeaux wine. Many tourists come here and spend their days visiting the different vineyards tasting the wine. When they have found a wine that they like they can buy a case and take it back to their self catering holiday rental cottage in France to drink by their private pool with their evening meal. You can visit the Landes regional park when you are here and go walking and hiking and admire the beautiful countryside. The Dordogne has many rivers and they are great to play in and swim with your children on a hot summer’s day when staying in south of France cottages.

Over in the south east of France is Provence Alpes Cote D’Azures which for years has been a very popular holiday destination with the rich and famous. Now with internet holiday rental sites having brought down the cost of renting vacation homes you can book France cottages in Cote D’Azures at affordable prices and yet stay in a luxury holiday cottage. The French Riviera is full of many chic vibrant holiday resorts and there are many superb French holiday cottage rentals in Cannes, Nice and Saint Tropez. If you are looking for fabulous clean beaches, luxury shops, and lively entertainment then bringing your family on a France cottage holiday to Antibes on the Cote D’Azures is definitely for you. Further inland you will find small charming rural villages and all along the coast you will find an array of water sports.

France cottages to rent in Provence take you back in time to an area that has still retained its rustic flavor and charm. Go for walks in the picturesque countryside and look out for mile after mile upon sweeping vineyards, olive groves. Breathe in the sweet scent from the lavender fields and explore the ancient ruins that can be dated back to Roman times. It is said that when you have stayed in a holiday cottage in France with a pool in Provence that you will return year after year. If you want to explore the local Roman ruins then you should base yourself in a holiday cottage in Arles. You may also want to allow time to visit Avignon that is slightly north of Arles and is home to a superb walled medieval town center. To the west of Arles is Aix en Provence and it is another city that has a fine selection of holiday homes and large self catering luxury holiday cottages.

In the north you can rent French cottages in Normandy and use them as a base to explore the surrounding area and beaches. You can also see the war memorials and take time to quietly reflect how so many brave men sacrificed their lives to preserve our freedom and independence.