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Bird’s eye view of Provence
It was often a joke among tourist guides based in Paris that American tourists would expect to see the whole of the city, one thousand years of history and more, in a day, and with time off for lunch. Now the American venturing south has a chance to beat that record, by seeing Provence in little more than an hour.  

"Provence vue d'avion" provides tours in executive aircraft every day of the year when the visibility is good. The opportunity to see the wonderful scenery and exceptional sites such as the Pont-du-Gard or the Roman arena in Arles provides a novel introduction to the region for those short of time.

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VINEXPO - international wine fair

Unexpected success for the depressed Bordelais wine-makers

The winemakers of France, especially in the Bordeaux region, have had a difficult  year. So the unexpected success of Vinexpo, the largest exhibition in the world of wine and spirit producers, has been encouraging news.

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The price of rural property in France has risen by an average of 14% on a year-by-year comparison, helped by a distinction in the market between town and country real estate that does not exist in Britain.

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Forthcoming Events

If you* travelled with us in 2004 you are entitled to the following financial benefits:

• A reduction of 5% on your 2005 booking.
• Plus another 2.5% if your first 2005 booking does not include the period between 2 July and 27 August 2005
• A 5% reduction will apply as well to a second booking taken in any one season

* You qualify if you were a member of a party, not necessarily the person who booked

When you book in 2005 the same will apply to any subsequent booking in 2006

Reductions apply to the villa portion only of the holiday