| France has always been a favourite holiday | | | | The village is close to the ultra-high class city of |
| destination, and regular holidays to the South of | | | | Cannes, hangout of the rich and famous and location |
| France during my childhood always brings back fond | | | | of the Cannes Film Festival - one of the oldest and |
| memories of quaint villages full of character and | | | | most prestigious film festivals. |
| some of the best cakes a child could wish for! | | | | Within driving distance is the town of Grasse, the |
| But just where are the best locations in the South of | | | | centre of the French perfume industry and also the |
| France, and what can you expect from the region? | | | | World's perfume capital. |
| Valbonne is a small village near Nice in the southeast | | | | A little further to the northwest, but still within driving |
| of France, a beautiful 16th century village laid out in a | | | | distance is the Verdon Gorge, a spectacular river |
| grid pattern with two main avenues and ten streets | | | | canyon and the world's second largest gorge which |
| crossing ten other streets with the focal point a large | | | | was carved out by the Verdon River, which was |
| square in the centre which is surrounded by | | | | named on account of its distinctive turquoise-green |
| restaurants, shops and antique dealers. | | | | colour. |
| The cobbled streets are line with pastel shuttered | | | | The area is absolutely stunning and because of the |
| houses and at night, the soft yellow lighting gives the | | | | high sides of the gorge, which reaches up to 700 |
| village an evening glow which creates an amazingly | | | | metres in certain parts, the region is very popular |
| earthy, cosy feel to the village. | | | | among rock climbers. |