Buying Property in France as a Foreigner
It’s a great time to buy property in France. With its variety of landscapes and lifestyles, you can find everything from city apartments or serene rural properties to ski or sea retreats. It can be daunting, especially if you’re from abroad, so be sure to enlist the help of a professional agency such as Provence Life. They have the resources to help you locate the perfect property for your distinctive needs and desires. Provence Life has a network of associates and bilingual professionals to help you navigate French laws and mortgages. It starts with a dream, so let this list of the most popular spots to buy property in France begin the process.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
This popular region in France’s southeastern corner is one of the most popular for holidays. You’ll find the rolling lavender fields of Provence, the southern Alps, and the fabulous Côte d’Azur, or French Riviera along the Mediterranean coast. Consider a villa overlooking the sea, a chalet in the southern Alps, or a place in one of the region’s picturesque towns like Avignon or Gordes.
Burgundy
The province of Burgandy is rich in French culture, history, and beauty. It’s a land of palaces, abbeys, churches, art collections, and vineyards. For outdoor adventures and natural phenomena, head east to Franche-Comté and the wine town of Arbois. In Dijon, you’ll find the Musée des Beaux-Arts, architectural splendor, and epicurean restaurants.
Brittany
The divirsity of Brittany stretches from the beaches in the north to the sheltered coves and islands in the South. Finistére’s rugged coastline in the West turns to lush forests in the East. Located in between is Argoat, known for Arthurian legend. Since no
spot in Brittany is more than 40 miles to the shore with good roads to travel, you can escape the holiday crowds with countryside property inland. Places of interest in Brittany include the fortress cities of St-Malo, Combourg, and Fougères. You’ll find pre-historic megaliths near Carnac.
Loire
The River Loire, France’s longest river and all of its tributaries feed the vineyards of Sancerre, Saumur, Vouvrey, Muscadet, Angers and more. The Loire valley is rich in dramatic French history and includes Orleans, the land of Jean of Arc, Chinon, the birthplace of Rabellais, and Clos Lucé, where Leonardo da Vinci died. The city of Nantes is home to the restored, medieval Château des Ducs de Bretagne, the former palace of the Dukes of Brittany.… Read the rest