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[ April 2, 2010 to April 5, 2010. ] Arles (13 Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence) starts its bullfighting season with the Feria de Pâques (Easter Festival) from 2 – 5 April 2010. Many visitors may feel squeamish or even disapproving about the spectacle of bull-fighting, but it is a long-maintained tradition in Provence and southern France, especially in the Camargue. You can however still enjoy the spectacle ………Continue reading Easter Feria in Arles Rain Heron of Sweet French Cottages near Entraygues-sur-Truyere (12 Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees) shares her thoughts about France at Easter: ………Continue reading Easter in France [ May 13, 2010 to May 16, 2010. ] Think ahead to warm (or even hot) Spring days in Provence – add the magnificent Pope’s Palace (Palais de Papes) in Avignon and a stunning exhibition of roses – sounds vert enticing! 13 May -16 May 2010 are the dates for the 2010 edition of this annual celebration of the beautiful Rose. For 4 days the ………Continue reading Avignon and the roses at AlteraRosa 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 [ July 2, 2010 to July 3, 2010. September 25, 2010 to September 26, 2010. ] One of the most important and well-known gardens in France at Chateau de Villandry(37 Indre-et-Loire, Centre) has gone organic. No more synthetic seeds, chemical fertilisers or pesticides etc – just environmentally friendly insects and techniques. In the heart of the Loire Valley on the south bank of the Loire west of Tours, the Chateau is well ………Continue reading Going Organic – Villandry Gardens |
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