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Something of a detour from almost every other destination or route, high in the departement of Haute-Loire (Auvergne) is a rather stark and evocative clearing in the woods which houses a Memorial and Museum to the Resistance at Mont Mouchet. It lies about 30 km east of St Flour (15 Cantal, Auvergne) off the A75 ………Continue reading Mont Mouchet Resistance Memorial Some placenames conjur up an image automatically – e.g. the Somme and World War One and Vichy, the ignominious seat of a disgraceful regime during the occupation of France by Hitler. ………Continue reading What does Vichy make you think of? The railway journey from Nimes(30 Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon) to Clermont Ferrand (63 Puy de Dome, Auvergne) offers you a different perspective on the Massif Central than most of us experience using the main north-south artery down the Autoroute du Soleil. Whilst the newer A75 route from Beziers to Clermont-Ferrand also offers some spectacular views, the train ………Continue reading Scenic Railways in France The Independent (2 Aug 08) has another of its “50 Best…” series, this time on Railway Journeys – and includes 2 French ones. ………Continue reading Some of the best Railway Journeys in France Anthony Peregrine in the Times (27 July 2008) embarks on a cheesey tour of France and this would be a great way to have a themed trip – maybe getting you into corners of France which might otherwise be missed. Furthermore there is increasing pressure both from EU bureaucrats, big commercial dairies and undiscerning ………Continue reading Finding French Fromage [ May 31, 2008; June 1, 2008; ] The village of Pailherols (15 Cantal, Auvergne) will be celebrating the local Cantal cheese 31 May and 1 June 2008 with a cheese market, where local producers will offer samples of this semi-hard cheese made from the Salers cows which graze on the mountain meadows and pastures of the region. Just to confuse, the cheese ………Continue reading Traditional Auvergne Cheese Festival |
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