Top Things To Do in the Midlands
With surprisingly beautiful countryside to explore and historic, beautiful cities where you'll find museums, art galleries and a wealth of other activities, the Midlands is surprisingly diverse when it comes to...
Brittany Travel Guide
Want to get the inside scoop on Brittany before you book? You’ll find our full Brittany travel guide below, full of tips, inspiration and great things to do.
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Interview with Travel and Style Blogger Bonnie Rakhit
When it comes to style and travel, this girl knows her stuff. Bonnie Rakhit is the former fashion editor for The Sunday Times Style, Grazia and British Elle Magazine, and founded successful blog The Style Trave...
Team Travels: To Marrakech!
Longtime friend of Oliver's Travels, Alicia, used to work as our French property specialist. In spite of her passion for all things French, she has always had a soft spot for wonderful Marrakech and goes t...
Vendée & Charente Travel Guide
With so much on offer, it's a wonder the departments of Vendée and Charente aren't bursting with tourists throughout the year. With Paris not too far off (so travel and a day trip to the City of Light are a bre...
Best Things To Do in Normandy
Got a group of travel-hungry friends together and thinking of visiting Normandy? You've made the right choice - it's a region ripe with things to do. From exploring the varied and dramatic coastlines to fantast...
Burgundy Travel Guide
Renowned throughout the world for its venerable wines, Burgundy is an essential destination for those who appreciate the finer aspects of the winemaker's art. This is a region where you can visit some of the ol...
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 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...
Tuscany Travel Guide
With its rolling fields, historical heritage and a cuisine that's a delight for all the senses, it's no wonder taking a trip through Tuscany is one of the most popular Italian choices for holidaymakers. Yet eve...
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...
Christmas Around the World with the Oliver’s Travels Staff!
It feels like everyone's ramping up for Christmas, and that's true even in the Oliver's Travels office! We've hung some decorations up and traditionally mocked and/or celebrated anyone who dons a seasonally naf...
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 ...
How to Ditch the Tech Gadgets on a Family Holiday
When you head off with the kids to one of our gorgeous family-friendly villas there are some things you’ll want to take with you and some things you can’t wait to see the back of. Stress, chores and work emails...
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...
Team Travels : Ibiza
As you can imagine, everyone who works at Oliver's Travels is passionate about travel. Whenever one of the team gets back into the office after an adventure abroad or at home, we're ready and waiting to pi...
10 Tourist Faux-Pas To Avoid In Italy
What’s the point of travel if you’re not going to experience everything that’s wonderful about other cultures? If you don’t have any curiosity about the customs, character and cuisines of other climes, you migh...