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[ September 25, 2009 to September 27, 2009. ] The wines of Domaine de Lauroux in SW France will be on taste at Nantwich Food & Drink Festival in Cheshire from 25-27 September 2009. Karen Kitchener, owner of the Domaine with husband Nicholas, will be giving a tutored tasting of 3 of their Cotes de Gascogne wines on each day of the festival (2.30pm ………Continue reading Gascony Wines at Nantwich Food Festival [ August 8, 2009 to August 9, 2009. August 8, 2009 to August 9, 2009. October 24, 2009 to October 25, 2009. July 7, 2010 to July 10, 2010. ] Our ocassional series of articles using local knowledge to help you get the best out of a visit to different parts of France. [caption id="attachment_2480" align="alignleft" width="237" caption="le segala logo"][/caption]The Segala is a rural area comprising part of the south Aveyron and northern Tarn departments. ………Continue reading Le weekend in….the Segala (Aveyron/Tarn) We have long been fans of the Domaine de Merchien. at Belfort du Quercy (46 Lot, Midi-Pyrenees) (south of Cahors and north of Montauban) Sarah and David Meakin have been developing the Domaine and its production of both wine and beer. ………Continue reading Brewing Beer for the French [ 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 ………Continue reading Luchon’s Flower Festival 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. ………Continue reading More UK to France routes for 2010 From 1 July 2009 the French Government has lowered VAT (or TVA in France) on Restaurant meals from 19.6% to 5.5% in a bid to stimulate a sluggish market, which should result in some noticeable savings for diners. ………Continue reading Cheaper eating in France |
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