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Bonny-sur-Loire Wine Fair

[ July 26, 2009; ]
Sunday 26 July 2009 sees the annual Fete des Vins at Bonny-sur-Loire.(45 Loiret, Centre), Although close to both Sancerre and Pouilly-sur-Loire, the wines here are from the Coteaux Giennois (from near the town of Gien on the Loire) – whites from Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin, reds from Pinot Noir and Gamay. Chenin Blanc is

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Garden festival at Ferte St Aubin

[ May 1, 2009 to May 3, 2009. ] [caption id="attachment_1786" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Fete des Plantes"][/caption]

A timely reminder from Colin Elliott, who runs a French Garden design company at Chabris (36 Indre, Centre) who will be exhibiting at the Garden Festival (Fete des Plantes) at the Chateau de la Ferte St Aubin from 1-3 May 2009.

For more info see www.chateau-ferte-st-aubin.com

la Ferte St Aubin is

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Loire Valley Wine route – free map and guide

There’s a new free map and guide available from InterLoire (the official wine body for the region) to the vineyards of the Loire Valley available to download and in English:-
The light glistening on the river and its tributaries is a wonderful sight. The cellars carved into white limestone, magical châteaux, magnificent gardens, hillsides covered in

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On your bicyclette – City Bike Hire in France

Velomagg in Montepellier (34 Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon) is another of the growing number of city bike hire schemes which have blossomed throughout France – and which potentially offer a different way of visiting many of France’s cities. It has also given employment to those creative people who dream up catchy logos and names for such schemes!
It

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Toll Free Autoroutes in France

Most French autoroutes between major towns and cities are toll motorways, which whilst often offering fast and uncrowded dual-carriageways, can nevertheless add significantly to the cost of a trip through France – e.g over €90 (over £60) on a one-way trip from Calais to Nice (1226km of motorway driving about 760 miles).
However there are significant

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