Best Things To Do in Vendée & Charente
With a huge variety of landscapes on offer from verdant farmland to ethereal wetlands and stretches of grand coastline, Vendée and Charente plays host to some fantastic activities whether you're travelling...
Best Foodie Experiences in Normandy
Normandy's culinary heritage is one that's well worth exploring, not least because of the huge range of fantastic ingredients produced in the region. Here you'll find succulent seafood, robust duck and gam...
Best Foodie Experiences in Vendée & Charente
With bountiful seas and rich agricultural land in spades, Vendée and Charente are two regions that have loads to offer even the pickiest foodie. With seafood to sample and some of the best rustic French cookery...
Best Family Activities in Normandy
With sandy beaches, rocky cliffs and a wealth of history that includes a good few battles, Normandy is a surprisingly good choice for family holidays - especially if the family in question likes getting ou...
Loire Valley Travel Guide
The Loire Valley is full of countless acres of beautiful woods, vineyards and farmland that produce some of France's revered ingredients and delicacies, and a wealth of history and beautiful architecture that d...
Best Things To Do with Kids in Midi-Pyrénées
Looking for an area of France that's got something to offer the whole family? The Midi-Pyrénées might not have any beaches, but it more than makes up for it with its selection of mountains, hills, lakes and riv...
Midi-Pyrénées Travel Guide
A relatively new addition to France, the Midi-Pyrénées was created to surround the cultural capital of Toulouse in the late 1970s. You might think that its relative youth would mean the Midi-Pyrénées ...
Best Foodie Experiences in Provence – Alpes – Cote d’Azur
If you like your food, Provence makes for a great destination whether you're heading away with friends or family to one of our fantastic villas in Provence. With the bounty of the sea to tuck into on the Côte d...
Best Foodie Experiences in the Midi-Pyrénées
Like much of France, the Midi-Pyrénées is an area that's ripe for exploration if you want to tickle and tantalise your tastebuds. There's endless fields and farmland where top-quality produce is grown and ...
Best Group Activities in Loire Valley
Travelling with a few friends to one of luxury villas and chateaux in the Loire Valley? Here's some good news for you then - not only will you be getting some top-class, hand-picked accommodation, you'll also h...
Best Group Activities in the Dordogne
The Dordogne is a spectacular region to explore with friends. Not only is there an abundance of natural beauty, but it's so varied that there is loads for you to do whether you're all about relaxation, want to ...
Best Foodie Experiences in Loire Valley
Tasting everything France has to offer will be a big part of any holiday to the country - and if you're visiting one of our luxury villas in the Loire Valley the opportunities for gourmet indulgence a...
Oliver’s Travels Visiting Dordogne
Recently our two newest interns had the opportunity to spend eleven days with our in-house photographer travelling around Dordogne. We were so pleased to have them visit some of our best villas in Dor...
Real Weddings: Caroline and David at Villa Le Bassin
We always like to celebrate right alongside anyone who enjoys a tying the knot at one of our sumptuous destination wedding venues in France, and we love hearing their experiences too! If you're looking to plan ...
Real Weddings: Rick and Tarryn-Lee’s Destination Wedding
Everybody loves a good destination wedding - and whether you're planning your own or you're just a hopeless romantic who always cries when the happy couple say their vows, we've got a whole bunch of real w...
The Local’s Guide to Authentic Burgundy
Heading to one of our luxury villas in Burgundy? Lucky you! It’s a gorgeous region with plenty going for it – but why take our word for it? We’ve been out and about (again), talking to people in the know, and t...
Will Hatton Puts his Feet Up At Chateau Chamborigaud
Writer and blogger Will Hatton recently visited our beautiful Chateau Chamborigaud. He's kindly taken the time to write us a blog about his experiences - when he finally got there, that is...
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The Local’s Guide to Authentic Bordeaux
Here at Oliver's Travels we're all about the authentic experience and enjoying everything that's unique and memorable about the destinations we offer. So if you're thinking of renting one of our luxury villas i...
The Local’s Guide to Authentic Dordogne
When you're off on holiday, there's something magical about leaving your comfort zone and trying new things. After all, if we didn't love challenging ourselves in other countries a bit, how come holidays abroad...
Cellar Tours : Interview with Genevieve McCarthy
In our experience, one thing that holidaymakers enjoy doing again and again is visiting vineyards. People just can't get enough of sampling Bordeaux in France, Riojas in Spain or a cheeky Friulano in Italy, not...