Useful Information
South France Villas has helpful information and links for all your travel essentials such as travel insurance, weather forecasts, regional services and more.
Weather forecastsRegional servicesRestaurant & Food Guides:
pernic.co.uk Review of Restaurants in the Marseillan area (Herault)
Le-guide.com Selection of restaurants in Herault and Aude.
Michelin Guide Long established book guide for restaurants throughout France, now incorporated in all-round guide with maps.
Bottin Gourmand Guide (In French) Long established book guide for restaurants throughout France, now on the internet.
Gault Millau Guide (In French) Another established book guide for restaurants throughout France, now on the internet.
Fromages.com Everything about French cheeses
Roquefort The king of cheeses
Wine Guides:
Languedoc Wines A good site focused on the AOCs of the region; St Chinian, Faugeres, Fitou, Cateaux de Languedoc, Picpoul, Pic St Loup, Corbieres and Minervois. Lists wine producers, wine-making techniques and annotated tours of the region.
The associated Faugeres site is particularly informative.
Linda Field - Certified WSET® Educator.
Helping you understand and enjoy wines more!
Tel: 0033 (0)4 90 61 62 84
Mobile: 0033 (0)6 04 07 82 58
Canoeing Description, photos and prices for canoe hire on all the major rivers in the region:
Golf Saint Thomas.com Golf course near Beziers.
Rock climbing National mountaineering, rock-climbing, & "canyoning" site (in French).
Caroux mountains Rock-climbing in the Caroux mountains, 30km north of Beziers (in French).
Jet Ski Hire at Grau d'Agde (Nr Cap d'Agde):
Tel (France): 06 09 84 58 95
Tel (UK): 0033 6 09 84 58 95
Email: ruriack@orange.fr
Website: Jet Ski Website
Quadrenalin - Quad and Scooter Hire - A rental company specialising in street legal quads and scooters. Quadrenalin will deliver the vehicle (on the Mediterranean coast between Beziers and Montpellier) and collect.
Languedoc - Beziers area:-
The Winter Adventure Company - Mountain Relish and Summer Catering in Languedoc
Mobile: From UK +33 6 73 01 01 98
Mobile: From USA/Canada/Australia/New Zealand 011 33 6 73 01 01 98
Mobile: From France 06 73 01 01 98
Web: Summer Catering in Languedoc
email: info@mountain-relish.com
Debbi Reid - English speaking catering service in the Beziers area - home catering and functions.
Email: debbireid19@gmail.com
Provence:
Professional Chef Ronald Guillaume (English speaking), covers the Provence area (Les Alpilles, Le Luberon) and will be delighted to cook for you in your villa, he is happy to quote for dinner parties, Cookery Classes and much more. His service inlcudes shopping, preparation, table service and clearing up. See his website for full details Chef Ronald Guillaume
Cote d'Azur:
Excel All Services - Claire Greatbanks and her mother Dee Richards offer great Chef services and a provisions service - catering for your every need.
Tel: 00 33 626 525 066
Email: info@excelallservices.com
Web: Excel All Services
Var
Var Villa Holidays offer - Pool Service, Rental Management, Garden, 24/7 emergency call out, Renovations, Administration and translations var-villa-holidays.com
Jennifer Erhart-Maybank 0044 667787026 - Mobile
Var Villa Holidays 0044 494843159
la-cure-gourmande.com Online Gastronomic food.
Hotels and B&B'sHotel Stop-Overs:
www.Accor.com
handles on-line bookings for several hotel chains:
Formule 1 less than €30/night
Etap €30 to €40 /night
Ibis €45 to €65 /night
Novotel, Mercure and Sofitel all about
€60 to €90 /night.
Guidesdecharme.com Charming hotels and B&B.
Bed and Breakfast:
Charming Bed and Breakfast near Paris On the half heights of Bougival and near to the station (6 minutes walk) "la Vasconia", house of character of 1935 fully renovated, welcomes you in its beautiful green park of 1400 m2 while being only 11 kms away from Paris and 5 kms from Versailles.
www.lacardabela.com high quality Bed and Breakfast in a modern villa overlooking vineyards, situated in Margon, Herault.
viamichelin.com The Michelin Guide's website; best all-round guide; route-planner, hotels, restaurants: the lot!
Hotels and B&B of character in the Languedoc region:
Chateau St Martin 3 star country hotel near Beziers.
Currency convertersTravel insuranceCustomers are responsible for ensuring that they have adequate travel insurance in place. South France Villas Limited is not recommending any insurance companies or making any representation in relation to the policies of insurance offered by any insurance company mentioned on this website. Here are some links to websites of insurance companies which you may find useful, however please note that it is the Customer's own responsibility to ensure that they have appropriate insurance policies in place and South France Villas Limited shall not be liable in connection with any such policies.
Insure and Go - Holiday travel insurance including Personal Liability Insurance
EssentialTravel.co.uk - Holiday travel insurance provided by Essential Travel including single trip, annual and ski insurance. Book online for huge savings and instant cover
TravelInsurance.co.uk Instant quote and cover online for single trips, annual travel insurance, ski insurance and backpackers insurance available visit travelinsurance.co.uk.
The AA - Travel Insurance including Personal/Third Party Liability.
Tesco Travel Insurance Travel Insurance including Personal/Third Party Liability.
Sainsbury Travel Insurance Travel Insurance including Personal/Third Party Liability.
Gosure.com Their typical cover for a fortnight's holiday, including cancellation insurance and third-party liability is less £12 / €18 per adult and less than £8 / €12 per child.
SevenCorners Insurance Seven Corners provides a comprehensive selection of international medical and travel insurance programs to people throughout the world. Whether you are a foreign national visiting the United States or a U.S. citizen traveling on vacation, Seven Corners has a product for you.
Adar Holiday Travel Insurance Protect yourself from unexpected events and unpleasant surprises which could compromise your stay!
www.melochemonnex.com has been used successfully by some of our Canadian clients to obtain the relevant insurance for their property rentals.
www.travelinsuranceguide.org.uk Advice about travel insurance, when to buy it, different types of insurance available and different specialist policies. It also gives top tips on staying safe and users can even share their own experiences of previous travel insurance online.
DriveEurope.com The ultimate Travel Insurance Package for your trip to Europe.