* Written specifically for families to help all the family make the most of your vacation.
* The best things to do and see for all the family - visited, reviewed and assessed for child-friendliness by our expert writers.
* Dozens of the most family friendly hotels and restaurants carefully selected, visited and reviewed - we did the leg work so you don't need to.
* Includes sections on Monaco & the French Riviera, The Riviera's Arriere-Pays, The Western Cote & Inland Var, Marseille & the Cote Bleue, Nimes & the Carmargue, Avignon & the Vaucluse and Alpes de Haute-Provence.
* Exploring the region from remote lavender fields of Haute Provence to the golden beaches bordering the dazzling-blue Mediterranean sea.
* Try activities from tree climbing to sailing, canyoning and white-water rafting.
* Gourmands will delight in pancake-like Socca in Nice, almond-tasting Calissons in Aix-en-Provence, goat's cheese wrapped in chesnut leaves form Banon; and truffles from Richerenches market and red wine from Chateauneuf-du-Pape.
* Family-friendly festivals form Nice carnival to fete du Citron with its lemon floats in Menton to the Riviera's Jazz festivals.
* Follow in the artistic shoes of Matisse, Picasso, Chagall, Cezanne and Renoir in the art galleries around the region.
* See stunning natural attractions from the white fjords of Les Calanques to the Ile Saint Marguerite made famous in the Leonardo DiCaprio film Man in the Iron Mask.
* Find out about the vibrant Marseille and Nice, glitzy St-Tropez and Monaco, beach resorts of Frejus, Antibes and Saint Maxime, inland arty Aix-en-provence, Roman Arles and beautiful Avignon.
* Be enticed by the picturesque hill-top villages of cabris, Colmars, Gordes, Mons, Mougins and Roussillon.
* Discover a variety of beaches from the windswept coastline of Carmargue to tiny secluded beaches along Les Calanques
* With 34 million visitors in 2006, the Provence and Cote D'Azur region was the second most popular tourist destination for foreign tourists in France, behind Paris.
* The European Travel Commission also reports an increase in travel to European destinations; they estimate that for 2006, Europe could receive more American travelers than the record 13.12 million set in 2000. US arrivals in Europe climbed to 12.6 million in 2005 -- up 4%.
