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Hi - we are Steve and Lisa Flint - we live in the UK but been coming to this area of France for 10 years. We are still finding new interesting things to do in the area...

We have always been interested in France, we both studied french but never really used our language skills apart from holidays so owning a property was a good way of challenging ourselves to do more than than and immersing ourselves more in the culture.

We both have a keen interest in food and wine and this area of France is perfect for that because it has a rural feel and of course the house is in a great village, near vineyards, beach and within distance of lots of historic and interesting towns.

When we first visited the property we were wowed by the view - waking up to that every morning is hugely uplifting - and the tranquility of the setting - you can hear birds, see a myriad of butterflies and insects and see stars at night - all the things that you do not appreciate living permanently in a city.

This area feels like real France and not hugely focused on tourists. Even in the height of summer you can visit the beach of Valras Plage - you can see the sea in the distance from the house (park without a problem!) and most of the visitors are french - hence why they have a number of restaurants and bars/cafes as you step off the beach.

This region has some of the sunniest weather in France - last summer frequently 80 degrees in both May and October.

BBq'ing and relaxed outdoor meals with produce you've bought from the food markets with local wine that's from a small vineyard - not an industrialised process.

Spending time around the pool in the sun and reading and truly relaxing.

Getting used to the sounds of and seeing birds, butterflies and unusual insects and pleasurably adapting to the overall lack of traffic noise.

Knowing that there are so many places within reach it could take a long time to discover them all so you plan to come back