As if the sun, sea and views from spectacular places like La Bergerie weren’t enough, let writer Carolyn Boyd convince you to head south with some more of her reasons to visit the French Riviera.

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The legendary gîte lifestyle is one of which writer and France expert Carolyn Boyd is a huge fan. Here’s her pick of market towns where you can find fine French produce to work wonders with in your simple gîte kitchen.

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Les Cieux de Saint-Félix, with its dusty stone, rambling gardens and air of timeless peace, is everything a place in the Dordogne should be, but we have plenty of others in the area that give it a run for its money.

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There’s no need to leave the dog behind on your next French adventure, with places like the timeless Rediat Cor welcoming them for strolls of the grounds, dips in the Auvézère and lead-tugging trips to the boulangerie in the village.

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Journalist Sarah Baxter checks in at the hillside hideaway Villa du Roc Fleuri, among others, as she follows a Byway itinerary on a healing winter ramble by train to Cannes, Nice and the islands, enjoying the crowdless peace.

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Get inspired by our very own Nicky de Bouille, as she travels France with her children and parents in tow, to find the picturesque villages, rental bikes and rosé wine that make holidaying fun for all the family.

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From the private gardens of the Gîte au Manoir du Plessis-Quinquis, you can experience the jaw-dropping and rather eye-watering onion festival in Roscoff, but with France’s incredible regional variety, there are plenty of other food experiences to try too.

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Forget popping over and loading up the boot, these are some of France’s finest brews and bottlings, and the places to experience them. Join the Burgundy wine run, tour Normandy’s cidreries and have a Champagne holiday on a beer budget.

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The ease of travelling to France almost makes it hard to choose when to visit. With so much you could simply pop down for throughout the year, we asked Carolyn Boyd, travel writer and fervent Francophile, to pick out the one thing she’d go for in each season.

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From a revamped addition to Paris’ museum circuit to a centre for French language, the markets of Biarritz and a Breton music festival, see the cultural highlights that should be on your France travel list this year.

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