Catalan and Spanish are languages used in the city, which you should know. You can speak English in the touristy regions but in some locations some Catalan and some Spanish words are useful. There are...

When bed bugs invade an apartment, who calls the exterminator and who pays? The conundrum in the emerging field of bed bug law is pitting landlords against tenants and filling court dockets. Leg...

In these credit-crunch times, it’s good to know that there are still pockets of France where cash-strapped property buyers can get value for money. You may have to travel that little bit further, or...

What is a Leaseback?

'Leaseback Property' is a real estate scenario where a freehold property is 'leased back' to a Property Management Company, for a fixed tenure, which in turn,...

Investing in Property in France Being one of the closest countries to the UK, France has always dazed the British property inves...

Wine is undoubtedly one of the great national treasures of France, which over the years has become an integral part of French culture and is rooted in history with around half a million vineyards. Al...

Thought a chateau was beyond your means? Think again. Sure, buying a fairytale castle outright may still be the stuff of dreams, unless you've won the lottery, but there are ways the average secon...

Visiting castles in France can be exciting - with all the stories of ferocious battles and knights in shining armor. Some of the castles are even known to have a resident ghost. France has thousands...

When thinking about France, many associate the country with its fantastic wine producing beautiful vineyards. A very large number of grape varieties are cultivated in France, including both internatio...

Let's start with a news flash: 2008 is predicted to be the year that property prices in France will stabilise or even start to fall, after 12 consecutive years of growth. French current affairs ma...

The eleventh arrondissement is located in eastern Paris on the Right Bank of the Seine River. With one hundred fifty thousand residents in slightly more than 1.4 square miles (less than 3.7 square...

The eleventh arrondissement is located in eastern Paris on the Right Bank of the Seine River. With one hundred fifty thousand residents in slightly more than 1.4 square miles (less than 3.7 square...

The names Mataró and Mourvedre may come from the towns of Mataró in Cataluña and Murviedro near Valencia, suggesting an origin on that coast. Though the origin of the grape may be Catalonian or Spa...

Grenache is most likely the most vastly planted variety of red wine grape in the world. It grows in dry, hot conditions like Spain, and the south of France, since it ripens late. Usually, it has a spi...

The eleventh arrondissement is situated in eastern Paris on the Right Bank of the Seine River. Packing one hundred fifty thousand residents into slightly more than 1.4 square miles (less than 3.7 ...

France is still the world's most popular tourist destination - Paris, charming countryside inns, campsites in Brittany, the chateaux of the Loire...There are many reasons. Yet, despite this success, t...

The gateway to France's spectacular Languedoc region is the perfect place to hire a car. Once you've left Beziers Airport behind, you're free to discover chocolate box scenery that would otherwise rem...

This summer, don't just soak up the wonderful weather of Carcassonne, discover the medieval charms and sights of this fantastic city too. Car hire in Carcassonne allows you to experience all that this...

The country across the channel seems to have been enjoying a rather healthy time of it in the property industry of late. Still second only to Spain in the popularity stakes for UK buyers, the country ...

The Aude is the cradle of winemaking in the Languedoc. Vines were first planted near Narbonne by the Romans in 118 AD and viticulture flourished in the expanding Roman colony. Today the vine is by the...