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[ April 25, 2009 to May 10, 2009. ] As part of our series highlighting places to stay, eat. visit, shop etc in France, the City of Bordeaux has been transformed in recent years from a rather sombre, mercantile city and port into a modern and vibrant centre for a long weekend or longer….. Where to stay? Bordeaux City Centre Apartment – - selected ………Continue reading Le weekend in….BORDEAUX Featured at the France Show was a fascinating display of images sponsored by the London College of Communication – University of the Arts London and Maison de la France representing the 22 French cities – which encouraged young photographers from the UK to take photos of French cities from a different perspective. ………Continue reading France-emotion – Great photos of French cities It was in the hot days of late June that we had the chance to call in on Caroline and Sean Feely at Chateau Haut Garrigue in Bergerac (24, Dordogne, Aquitaine), a warm and welcome memory on cold miserable winter days. An unlikely combination of Ireland, South Africa and rural France has created an organic ………Continue reading Wild and Organic in Bergerac Amanda Lawrence’s new bookWhite Stone, Black Wine: focuses on part of deepest South West France, and although subtitled ” Life Among the Ancient Vineyards of the Quercy Blanc” it is about so much more than wine, as important as this is. Quercy is the ancient name for an area which includes the departements of Lot ………Continue reading Exploring the White Quercy in South West France It can be a bit of a surprise to discover just how cosmopolitan rural France can be – a tribute to its sheer attractiveness to many nations – so a small hotel/B&B run by a Dane and a New Zealander in a French chateau near Bordeaux could be an interesting combination with an intriguing mix ………Continue reading Chez Kelly – Stylish B&B near Bordeaux [ September 11, 2008 to September 14, 2008. ] The Salt Festival at Salies de Bearn (64 Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Aquitaine) is held from 11-14 September 2008 The name Salies comes from the “Sel” in the naturally ocurring saline water of the area, which is famous as a Spa town. The local salt is an important contribution to the quality of the waters, and is also used ………Continue reading Salt Festival at Salies de Bearn |
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