Property market


Cannes : the Croisette and La Californie

The first is indisputably the most highly-prized address among fans of apartments, whilst the second, a leafy hillside overlooking the Bay of Cannes, offers a mixed bag of accommodation, popular among both French and foreign buyers looking for second residences. Read on...



A “mas” in the Luberon

The regional nature park now consists of 77 communes on almost 457,000 acres of land, home to 170,000 inhabitants. It offers hill-top villages and others in the plain. Provence and its famous country-houses known as “mas” are eternally popular among an international clientele, and the Luberon can well be proud of its authenticity, synonymous with a delightful life-style. Read on...



Seasonal rentals on the Côte d’Azur

With summer lurking on the horizon, the Côte d’Azur begins to beckon the wealthy from all four corners of the world. While Cap Ferrat and Saint-Tropez seem to be all the fashion, Cannes and Mougins, Cap d’Antibes, Cap d’Ail and Cap Martin are all gearing up for a promising season. Read on...



Beaulieu-sur-Mer, a prime example of the Côte d’Azur’s heritage

Beaulieu-sur-Mer, a prime example of the Côte d’Azur’s heritage

7 km east of Nice and west of Monaco, this little town set on 227 acres accommodates 3,763 residents, approx. 8,000 in the high season. Now regarded as one of the Côte d’Azur’s essential tourist resorts, this fall-back market for Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat has definitely won its letters of nobility. Read on...

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat : the exception is the rule

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat : the exception is the rule

This little peninsula of 696 acres is just 10 minutes from both Nice and Monaco. A garden of Eden which came into being as an independent entity when it split from Villefranche-sur-Mer in 1904. Over the past century, this famous cape in the Alpes-Maritimes has become the most select address on the Côte d’Azur. Read on...

The southern Alpilles, all the charm of Provence

The southern Alpilles, all the charm of Provence

The area to the south of the famous “montagnette” hasn’t even heard of the crisis ! Whether Maussane or Les Baux, the villages in this southern part of the Massif of the pre-Alps, covering 25 km from the Rhône valley to that of the Durance, have nothing to envy of Saint-Rémy or the very discreet Eygalières. Read on...


Monaco : positive indicators

Monaco : positive indicators

Almost 20 km separate Monaco from Nice. Surrounded by Cap d’Ail, Beausoleil, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and La Turbie, the Principality is showing strong signs of recovery. 21.5 % of its 35,900 residents are Monégasques (Monaco nationals), a portion of the population followed by the French, Italians, British and 140 other nationalities. Monaco can lay claim to all kinds of records. Read on...

Cannes : “Come for a day, stay for a lifetime”…

Cannes : “Come for a day, stay for a lifetime”…

World-famous for its International Film Festival and a colourful coastline lined with palatial hotels and yacht marinas, this town to the west of the Alpes-Maritimes has 73,000 residents and many devoted fans. Our estate-agents focus here on the high end of the property market, a booming segment in Cannes. Read on...

The northern Vaucluse, an authentic address

The northern Vaucluse, an authentic address

Not far from large towns in the valley of the Rhône, at the foot of Mont-Ventoux, Vaison-la-Romaine, one of the urban areas in the northern part of the Vaucluse, is surrounded by exuberant nature crossed by the River Ouvèze. The region proposes high-end properties of quality, yet not very widely known… Read on...


Outstanding properties on the Côte d’Azur

Outstanding properties on the Côte d’Azur

Backed by the Southern Alps, with peaks soaring to altitudes of almost 3000 metres, the Côte d’Azur encompasses the “départements” of the Alpes-Maritimes and the Var, from Menton to Toulon. Its reputation extends far beyond the borders of France, attracting the wealthy from all four corners of the world in search of a haven of tranquillity. Read on...

Villefranche-sur-Mer, well-merited success

Villefranche-sur-Mer, well-merited success

Separated from the capital of the Côte d’Azur by Mont Boron, this seaside resort about 10 kilometres from Monaco is laid out like an amphitheatre facing the Med. Thanks to a record sea-depth for the western Mediterranean, it has become France’s busiest port for cruise-ships. Read on...

Southern Luberon : a shortage of properties

Southern Luberon : a shortage of properties

Situated to the extreme south-east of the Vaucluse, this area hosts 22 little towns shared out between Les Portes du Luberon, the “community of communes” of Luberon-Durance and Le Pays d’Aix, where one finds Pertuis. This address offers all the services and facilities of a town with over 20,000 residents, while La Tour d’Aigues and its surrounding region meet the requirements of both locals and owners of holiday homes - who also fall for the charm of Lourmarin, the most select address in the region. Read on...


The charm of Cap d’Ail

The charm of Cap d’Ail

Until 1908, this area was simply a part of the agricultural commune of La Turbie, although it was already becoming evident that the steep peninsula would probably see its destiny change in the 20th century. Now almost as famous as Cap Ferrat, this quiet, wooded and “well-built” cape, suspended above the Deep Blue Sea, benefits from its closeness to Monaco. Read on...

Grimaud and Sainte-Maxime, the Var in all its diversity

Grimaud and Sainte-Maxime, the Var in all its diversity

A medieval village, a private domain and a “lagoon city”… The first offers at least three different facets. Elegant but also family-oriented, the second offers a discreet and more affordable alternative to Saint-Tropez. Spotlight on two communes around the gulf, proposing a choice of seafront charm and a rural atmosphere… Read on...

Prestige apartments in Cannes

Prestige apartments in Cannes

What a long way it has come ! From a Ligurian fishing village in the Age of Antiquity to a 21st-century seaside resort of worldwide renown. Home to 73,000 residents, Cannes has adopted prestige as its standard bearer. If its offerings of villas continue to advance, its apartments, including the very desirable penthouse, also put in a star appearance. Read on...