Paris, the capital of France, is a large European city and a world center of art, fashion, gastronomy and cult...
Panoramas, perched villages, mountains, valleys, fields of lavender, seaside and beaches-- Provence geography...
Spa & Wellness
Visit France’s chateaux and castles and discover over nine centuries of history and architectural prowess. One of the …
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Sport in France
AAV has lots of contacts in the sports world. If you want to have a golf lesson with one of the best pros in France, we…
Golf
France boasts many great courses all across the country, which makes it an ideal destination when you’re looking to co…
Skiing
When AAV organizes your luxury ski vacation, you get the best of everything: luxurious accommodations in some of the mo…
Family holidays in the South of France
Discerning travellers often want moments the entire family share, along with moments where the kids have an adventure, a…
Family holidays
Chateaux & Castles
Art & History
Art and history have been closely intertwined in France, ever since the Paleolithic period when cavemen painted aurochs …
Architecture & Gardens
No home – be it a castle or a cottage – would be complete without a garden. Whether parklands designed to impress or…
Fashion & Shopping
The setting of Coco before Chanel, Audrey Hepburn’s triumph in Funny Face and Carrie Bradshaw’s final season of Sex …
Gourmet
Although you’ll find a steak-frites or a soupe à l’oignon pretty much anywhere in France, French cuisine is very di…
Markets
The weekly trip to the market is an integral part of the French way of life, as much as sipping a café noir at a sidewa…
Wine
A private wine tour is a wonderful way to discover the true beauty and splendors of France. Wine and winemaking permeat…
London
London – This vibrant city, the second-most visited in the world, has been home to so much of world culture– Sherlock H…
the Spanish Basque Country
The Basque Country straddles the Spanish French border along the Bay of Biscay. In Spain, nestled between the Pyrenees a…
Madrid
The capital of Spain and the 2nd largest city in the European Union, Madrid was founded in the 9th century. It is the ho…
Barcelona
Nestled between the mountains and the Mediterranean coast, Spain’s second largest city (both in size and population) i…
the Balearic Islands
Just the words “Balearic Islands”, evoke wonderful images of palm trees, sandy beaches, gorgeous sunsets, sipping co…
Andalusia
Andalusia—just the name sounds mysterious, fiery, and romantic. Perhaps the mystique comes from the region’s proximi…
Rome
Between studying Romulus and Remus in school and watching all the movies (Roman Holiday, La Dolce Vita, The Talented Mr….
Tuscany
When you think about Florence, and the entire Tuscan region, you automatically think art, the beautiful Pitti and Uffizi…
Venice
The Queen of the Adriatic, the Floating City, the City of Canals, La Serenissima… Venice has many names, probably due …
the Italian Lake District
The famous lake district in Italy lies on the southern side of the Alpes, in the basin of the river Po. The area has bee…
the Amalfi Coast
The Amalfi Coast is a stretch of coastline in southern Italy overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Gulf of Salerno. It …
Belgium
Due to its location between several different countries and cultures, Belgium has been the battlefield of Europe during …
The Netherlands
When you think about the Netherlands, you likely get a picture of tulips, windmills, and canals. Lovely, but incomplete,…
Alsace
Alsace is a historical region in northeastern France on the Rhine River plain. Bordering Germany and Switzerland, it has…
Basque Country
The Basque Country is a small, concentrated wonderland. Located in the western Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Bisca…
Switzerland
Switzerland is an extraordinary mix of breathtaking landscapes, art and music, winter sports, summer sports, beautiful c…
United Kingdom
Perhaps because they are islands, separated from the rest of Europe by water, perhaps for other reasons, the U.K. has be…
Spain
Spain really does have it all. Mountains. Beaches. Miles and miles of coastline with gorgeous weather most of the yea…
Italy
One of the great things about Italy is there is something interesting to see, something new to taste, no matter where yo…
French Riviera
Luxury travel on the French Riviera means seeing sites which are off the beaten track, having local experts share their …
Corsica
Corsica is sea: over 1000 kilometers of coastline and over a third of that is beaches. The island has over 200 beaches,…
Burgundy
With a landscape of wide rivers, canals, fertile valleys, rolling hillsides, Burgundy is especially beautiful. It has b…
Brittany
The westernmost point of France, like an arm reaching out to the ocean, much of Brittany is coastline, rugged rocky coas…
Bordeaux
The city and region make a great destination for your luxury vacation. You will find the same magnificence and lavishne…
South of France
Luxury travel in the south of France means seeing monuments which are off the beaten track, having local experts share t…
Provence
Panoramas, perched villages, mountains, valleys, fields of lavender, seaside and beaches– Provence geography is wonder…
Normandy
Normandy is world-famous for its D-day beaches and World War II battle sites. There are also monuments from an older, l…
Loire Valley
The Loire Valley, The garden of France, the Valley of Kings… An idyllic holiday destination. Parts of the region, the…
Paris
Paris, the capital of France, is a large European city and a world center of art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its 1…
