With love from France

With love from France Bonjour and bienvenue to the Autumn issue of The Good Life France Magazine. At this time of the year thoughts turn to the pleasures of autumn and cooler nights enjoyed with a chocolat chaud. It's also a good time to start looking for your dream home in France, I always think if you see it in the winter and still love it, it's got to be a contender! To help you discover the best of what's on offer around France, we'll be bringing you top tips about the places we visit - a little inspiration is good for the soul! In this issue you'll discover the stunning Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, the largest private residence in France and location for the filming of bonkbuster TV series "Versailles" - Downton Abbey eat your heart out! We bring you five lush places to take an autumn break with a vineyard theme, and chat to author and actress Carol Drinkwater about what makes her love France. We visit Auvergne, Paris, Angers in the Loire Valley, Langres in Champagne and three gorgeous towns off the beaten track in Dordogne. Discover the flavours of Provence and check out the lovely autumnal recipes in this issue from blackberry muffins to rice pudding with saffron and a simply irresistible apple pie. For expats and wannabe expats there's tons of great information on finance, property and how to get a Carte de Residente in France. There are links you can click for additional information throughout to enhance your reading pleasure in this jam packed issue and yes - we do even have a recipe for jam! With best wishes and bisous from France Janine Editor