[ May 30, 2009 to June 1, 2009. ]
The Chalon-sur-Saone Ballloon Festival (71 Saone-et-Loire, Burgundy) takes place from 30 May to 1 June 2009.
This event centres around the Cote Chalonnaise as the balloonists are all lodged in with vignerons. The Saturday night flights all start from their respective villages to cover the Cote with colour. We can cater for those who wish to
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[ April 17, 2009 to April 19, 2009. ] [caption id="attachment_1790" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Macon Salon des Vins"][/caption]
The Salon des Vins at Macon (71 Saone-et-Loire, Rhone_) is one of the biggest and most important wine fairs in France – for the professional a medal from Macon is prized, whilst for the consumer it offers great choice of wines to taste. Even locally there is a
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[ April 5, 2009; ] On 5 April 2009 the small village of Bouzeron in Burgundy holds its annual Wine & parsleyed Ham (Jambon Persille) celebration:
A fruitful alliance between village and parsleyed Ham – discover the village and take a gastronomic tour in its streets. There will also be crafts,entertainment and snacks with regional dishes and rapid restauration
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[ January 29, 2009 to February 4, 2009. ] The 12th RALLYE MONTE-CARLO HISTORIQUE will be held from 29 January to 4 February 2009.
There are numerous starting points ranging from Oslo to Barcelona and Turin. finally coming together for the last section down across the Alps to Monte Carlo. Strasbourg, Reims, Perpignan, Narbonne, Beaune and Avignon are all on one of the various routes
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A quick taster of the 2009 France Show at London’s Earls Court – an encouragingly good turnout of visitors, although it seemd that there were fewer stands than previous years. The French property section seemed busy – lots of interest despite the euro and credit crunch!! Definitely worth a visit if you get the chance
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[ January 31, 2009 to February 1, 2009. ] The annual Percée du Vin Jaune takes place in the villages of Passenans & Frontenay (39 Arbois, Jura) on the weekend of 31 January/1 February 2009.
Vin Jaune (Yellow Wine) are unique and are the only wines in the world to develop such an aromatic palette during the aging process. This rare nectar, with remarkable character,
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