Although the French Riviera is one of the loveliest regions on the entire planet any time, it is even more so in winter when thousands of mimosa plants blossom all over the place and give it a truly unique visual zest. The delicate-looking but nevertheless sturdy yellow flower actually comes in many different species and one particular variety even sticks around all year long. For a lot of connoisseurs, one of the greatest pleasures in life is to take advantage of a tourist-free French Riviera and go on a mimosa tour under a pale but resilient sunshine. The traditional Mimosa Route features eight memorable stops: Bormes(-les-Mimosas), Le Rayol Canadel, Sainte Maxime, Saint Raphaël, Mandelieu, Tanneron, Pégomas and Grasse, where even the most blasé visitors never fail to melt at the endlessly enchanting sights.
The locals themselves never tire of the annual bright explosion and engage in friendly competitions organizing festivals, carnivals and other events, or “corsos”, to joyfully celebrate the tiny flower. The most popular ones unravel in Sainte-Maxime, Tanneron, Saint-Raphaël and Mandelieu. But none of them even comes close to the “Mimosalia” of Bormes, where on January 29 and 30 hundreds of divine flowers are exhibited and sold at the Parc du Cigalou.
If you would like to stay in a city close to Grasse and Bormes, we have vacation rentals in the French Riviera.
Tempted? New York Habitat has the perfect accommodation for you right on the road between Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Tropez in our cozy fully furnished 4-bedroom apartment in Sainte-Maxime, French Riviera – PR1018.
Half-way between Bormes and Saint-Maxime, you’ll find the charming village of La Croix Valmer, right on the Saint Tropez peninsula, where our fully furnished 2-bedroom apartment in La Croix Valmer, French Riviera – PR 660 is waiting for you with a luscious pool and an inviting tennis court.
Even if marveling at flowers during the cold winter months is not your thing, you will find something to do in these parts of France, or maybe all you’ll want is do nothing, which is just as well.
Have you ever enjoyed the South of France in winter? What did you think?
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