Southern France?

I was talking to a co-worker yesterday about my trip and he mentioned I should talk to another couple of friends who were going overseas this summer as well. The story, as I understand it through-the-grapevine, is that one of their relatives has a villa in southern France that they'll be staying at during the month of France, free of charge. I'm told they'll be visited by other friends over the summer, so I'm welcome to join them as long as I'd like.

This is the type of plot-twist I like!