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Christmas in Toulouse

[ December 4, 2009 to December 27, 2009. ] The Place du Capitole is the setting for a magical Christmas Market in Toulouse from 4 – 27 December 2009. Other celebrations take place in the city throughout December with Christmas Lights and parades – real snow however may be in short supply this far

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Luchon’s Flower Festival

[ August 21, 2009 to August 23, 2009. ] [caption id="attachment_2438" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Luchon Flower Festival Poster 2009"][/caption]

The town of Luchon (31 Haut-Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees) (also known as Bagnères de Luchon) in the middle of the Pyrenees celebrates its 110th annual Festival Of Flowers (Fete des Fleurs) from 21-23 August 2009 with a retrospective view back to 1899!

The three days includes processions, floats, music, dancing

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More UK to France routes for 2010

Ryanair is introducing new flights to France next summer (2010)  from Leeds/Bradford to Limoges, Montpellier, Nantes and Carcassonne! There are already flights from Yorkshire Avignon, Bergerac,Chambery, La Rochelle, Nice, Paris and Toulouse.
This comes at the same time as Ryanair has also announced the cancelling of many flights from Stansted over this winter.
So, much will depend

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France-emotion – Great photos of French cities

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.
In April 2008, 22

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Take the FrogBus to Perpignanichy

FrogBus is a bus service which links Perpignan (66 Pyrenees Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon) with Girona Airport in Spain – a destination for many budget flights – and hence offers a practical alternative to other routes to this part of the Languedoc-Roussillon, whether it be for sun, sea, sand or skiing , Catalan culture or Rugby!
The journey

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Toulouse Christmas Market 2008

[ December 5, 2008 to December 28, 2008. ] [caption id="attachment_1272" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Christmas Market, Place du Capitoul, Toulouse"][/caption]

As part of the city’s End of Year celebrations, Toulouse (31 Haut-Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees) holds its 9th Christmas Market (Marché de Noel) from 5 – 28 December 2008.

Over 100 Alsatian-style wooden chalets are erected in the Place du Capitole as stalls for presents, craft items,

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