EVERYONE knows Alfred. Well, everyone in the handsome city of Montpellier at least, writes Jeremy Josephs.
Situated within a stone’s throw from Richard Branson’s swish and spanking new Virgin Mega-Store, Alfred the hatmaker stands out more than the odd kilometre or two because of its faded 1930s facia and fittings – evidently the last time a single centime was spent on the shop.
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MANY people move to France to rest up and chill out, not to become a property developer and begin overseeing the creation of five villas with views of the Pyrenees.
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ALTHOUGH Paris is renowned for its American contingent the magic of France draws people from the United States to all corners of the Hexagon.
One of these is Lisa Feay, right, who has settled in to her home with her partner Ian in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Carcassonne.
A long way from her previous homes in New York, Glasgow and Minneapolis.
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GIVING your holiday home website that something a little different is key to making you stand out from the crowd.
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THE internet has allowed many people to head to France and still carry on their work with businesses back in the UK.
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ALTHOUGH many people head to France hoping to get away from the stresses and strains of life this sometimes does not happen.
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UPPING sticks and moving your young family to France can pose many challenges, both at home and in the schoolyard.
Graham Downie settled near the town of Cognac last year with his wife and two young daughters – escaping the exhausting world of the property business in the UK.
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THE landscape and villages of the Dordogne are an inspiration for many artists but for one businesswoman they are key to her plans.
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IF you want to get your hair cut in Villefranche du Perigord you have two choices.
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ANTHEA Killen’s work to open a holiday centre for disabled people in Normandy has taken to the web.
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