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COUNTRY LIFE INTERNATIONAL Summer 2011 The lure of the French Riviera


(The Travel Library/Rex Features) France


` It' s the only place


in the world where you can taste all the top châteaux'


Do you need a better reason to buy a property in Bordeaux, page 66


Interview ` They have a truffle


baguette that is certifiably ª last meal on


Earthº worthy' Richard E. Grant on his


favourite restaurant in the South of France, page 82


Yachts docked in Sardinia' s Porto Cervo harbour on the Costa Smeralda coast, p58 44 Property news


Superyachts in Mallorca and increased flights to the USA


46 Artful Riviera Holly Kirkwood on the allure of the Côte d' Azur for famous artists and writers


52 Family haven


Monaco is no longer just the province of playboys. Anna Tyzack visits the principality


54 Living with a piece of history Carla Passino goes in search of houses that have a notable past


58 Sea and Sardinia


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Carla Passino takes a closer look at Italy' s best-kept secret


64 Houses for a life less ordinary Carla Passino discovers some properties with innovative designs


66 Cheers to Bordeaux


The capital of Aquitaine has enjoyed an extraordinary renaissance. Jean Bond Rafferty explores the region


Country Life International, Summer 2011 43 71 Competition


Win a luxury seven-night spa holiday in Portugal' s Alentejo region


72 Going private A private jet may be just the ticket to beat delays, believes Scott Manson


74 The new world order


The recession has changed the global property map, says Caroline McGhie


76 Home from home Holly Kirkwood' s pick of properties for £500,000


78 Eden for garden lovers


Zoe Dare Hall reveals the surprisingly lush gardens of Mallorca, which attract green- fingered buyers


82 Summer in France


Richard E. Grant tells Cheryl Markosky how tempted he is by the South of France


Peter Andrews/Corbis Entertainment; Onne van der Wal/Corbis; istockphoto


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