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Avignon and the roses at AlteraRosa

[ May 13, 2010 to May 16, 2010. ] Think ahead to warm (or even hot) Spring days in Provence – add the magnificent Pope’s Palace (Palais de Papes) in Avignon and a stunning exhibition of roses – sounds vert enticing! 13 May -16 May 2010 are the dates for the 2010 edition of this annual celebration of the beautiful Rose.

For 4 days the

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Nice Carnaval 2010

[ February 12, 2010 to February 28, 2010. ] Nice (06 Alpes-Maritimes, Provence) celebrates its Carnaval from 12-28 February 2010 which has grown into one of the largest carnivals in the world and is the main winter event on the Riviera with its carnaval parades, flower parades and parade of lights!
The carnival processions, comprising 20 floats telling the story of the “Blue Planet” work

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Dunkerque Carnival 2010

[ January 23, 2010 to March 3, 2010. ] Dunkerque (62 Pas de Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais) manages to brighten up the miserable nothern French winter with its annual Carnival from 23 January to 6 March 2010
The most famous, the nosiest, the most mental, but also the oldest, is the Dunkerque Carnival. For weeks on end, groups called fisherbands take the measure of each other, confront

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Truffles and Malbec in Cahors!

[ January 12, 2010; January 19, 2010; January 26, 2010; February 2, 2010; February 9, 2010; February 16, 2010; February 23, 2010; March 2, 2010; ] Winter is the time for truffles in the Perigord and surrounding areas. Georges Vigouroux is one of the main Cahors wine producers in South West France (46 Lot, Midi-Pyrenees) with several major chateaux under its umbrella including Chateau de Mercuès and Chateau de Haute-Serre with some classy rich winesn made from the Malbec grape.

So bringing

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The Percée du Vin Jaune festival

[ February 6, 2010 to February 7, 2010. ]
At Poligny (39 Jura, Franche Comté) on 6 & 7 February 2010 the Percée du Vin Jaune festival takes place (and every year on the first weekend in February).

The festival celebrates the piercing or tapping of the barrels of the Jura’s famous “Yellow Wine” (vin jaune) which has spent 6 years and 3 months maturing,

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Ice and Snow Sculpture at Valloire

[ January 14, 2010 to January 17, 2010. January 19, 2010 to January 22, 2010. ]

From Thursday 14 January to Sunday 17 January 2010 Valloire in the French Alps (73 Savoie, Rhone-Alpes) hosts an international Ice Sculpture competition

This is followed from Tuesday 19 January to Friday 22 January 2010 by the 27th anniversary Snow Sculpture competition with traditional art from Canada.

Valloire is the only place in France to organise this

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