A French Expert's Guide to the Hidden Riviera

'At the heart of France’s “hidden” Riviera is the charming coastal city of Marseille. (Photo: Getty Images)

Writer Peter Mayle became the envy of Francophiles everywhere when his book, A Year in Provence, was published in 1989. The bestseller documented Mayle’s year living in an old farmhouse in a small French village. Over the years, his subsequent tomes — from Toujours Provence to Hotel Pastis — documented life in Provence, establishing Mayle as an expert on the region. His latest novel, The Diamond Caper, takes readers to the South of France in a plot-twisting mystery set against a rosé-fueled Riviera backdrop. Yahoo Travel asked Mayle to write about the places that inspired him.' >>>

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