The gardens are on 4 sides of the property, with many Mediterranean flowers, shrubs and cacti. the gardens are lit at night and the newly built decking area has beautiful views towards the sea and islands.

There is a new exterior table tennis table with bats and balls for your use.

Also there are chairs for the beach, toys for the children, and a small paddling pool if you would like it.

The villa has internet - wireless free for your use.

Cavalaire as a holiday resort: Cavalaire is unique in that it retains its French family resort. It is a village in its own right and all year the bars, restaurants and many shops are open. Events taking place can be found on the Cavalaire web site or the St Tropez site. Both of these give information on special events and fete days, sporting events and general details of life in the 2 villages.

The coast around Cavalaire is rocky with pretty sandy accesible coves, although the 3 mile sandy beach of Cavalaire is beautiful. The headland to the east - Cap Lardier,is a national park and will never be built on. The walks around this headland are superb. Alternatively to the west at Le Rayol there is the marine national park, with scuba diving and snorkelling available and the most beautiful gardens. There are weekly musical evenings held at these gardens on a terrace overlooking the sea.

St Tropez - as other towns and villages nearby are all accessible by bus - its so cheap!

Isles d'Or and St Tropez: The Isles d'or to the west of Cavalaire, are a group of islands accesible by ferry from Cavalaire or Le Lavondu. Levant is half military and half nudist, the second Port Cros is a national park with a beautiful tiny hamlet with restaurants - escapism at its best. The third Baghad is uninhabited and the fourth the largest Pourquerolles has a thriving village, vineyards and fantastic walking and cycling. Bikes can be rented for the day. The trip is well worth doing, but has to be reserved a day or so ahead in the summer.

To the east and west of Cavalaire there are many hill villages to explore, some rural and others like gassin a tourist stop but well worth seeing - the best views of the gulf of St Tropez in the area.

Lastly St Tropez has to be on the list to visit. It is a facinating place, expensive yachts and motor palaces alongside fishing boats. The shops are worth a look but just wander the streets and up to the fort and cemetry. The winter is great for exploring it.

Cannes, Monaco, Nice: Cannes has its film festival in may, and can easily be reached in an hour from Cavalaire. Likewise Monaco and Nice are only 2 hours away and can either be visited as a day trip or with an overnight stay. The Voiles de St Tropez - a celebration of old j class boats, takes place in October in the bay of St Tropez. What an event this is to see - fantastic fun to watch even if you do not sail yourself. The specific dates are on the St Tropez web site. Westwards from Cavalaire, lies Hyeres and Toulon. Both of these towns are nice to visit and the airport of Toulon/St Tropez is only 40 minutes from Cavalaire and on a bus route. Toulon is also where the TGV stops. The coastline is spectacular all the way from Cannes to Marseille. Although it is very easy to spend the whole holiday in Cavalaire and its near surroundings it is definitely worth visiting one or two of these towns. If you would like to go to Corsica, then the ferry leaves from Toulon.