Hello and welcome to Provence Secrets.

My name is Philip Young and I'd like you to join me in exploring the very varied and beautiful area of Provence in the South of France. In coming to my site you probably know how wonderful the area is for leisure trips or retirement - and for enjoying every moment of the life that is offered. Some people aren't aware that Provence takes in parts of the rugged mountain areas of The Verdon and as far down to the Mediterranean Sea at St Tropez and beyond.

My aim is to give you a very personal service, to give you enough trust in me that you'll be happy to contact me with confidence. My question is simple, how can I help you, your family and guests? It’s up to you.

In the first instance it's my intention to set out some areas that may be of interest. To give you enough information so that you can make a risk free decision. I hope to offer you some unusual experiences whether it's a special holiday, a trip of a lifetime, holiday rental accommodation or maybe buying a holiday home or caravan. Perhaps even retiring to France?

It’s not possible to cover every topic of interest and so we have to start somewhere. I'd ask you to register your name and email address in the box below. I'll acknowledge your registration and send you a simple questionnaire by email to establish where your interest lies. Don’t worry if you aren't ready to send this back – keep it for when you are.

For 35 years I and my family have been visiting Provence and for many of those years I would have welcomed the opportunity for someone to answer
my questions and hold my hand a little. I don't pretend
to have all the answers to your questions but we will do
our very best and draw on our knowledge and contacts
to give you confidence in us.

I'd very much like you to remember that we are here
to help in any way possible so please feel free to ask
anything you care to and don’t think you have a foolish
question – we have been there so we know how you feel.
We felt the same but over the years we found the answers.

So please sit back, relax...and I hope you enjoy just exploring some of the areas in our site that may be able to help you realise your dream.