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[ 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 [ 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 [ August 1, 2009 to August 3, 2009. ] Provence is often summarised in a picture of glorious lavender fields, which obviously come into full bloom from July onwards. The town of Valreas, also famous for its Côtes du Rhône wines, holds an annual Lavender Festival from1-3 August 2009:- Lavender is celebrated in Valréas during the first weekend in the month of August. Saturday evening ………Continue reading Lavender Festival in Vaucluse [ July 15, 2009 to August 9, 2009. ] Paris celebrates with a summer festival (Quartier d’Été) of music and dance between 15 July and 9 August 2009. For four weeks the streets of Paris are transformed into a huge open-air performing arts space for the Summer Arts Festival . The event includes opera, jazz, theatre, classical music, circus, film and dance in avariety of ………Continue reading Summer festival in Paris [ June 5, 2009 to June 7, 2009. ] The Lot departement (46 Lot, Midi-Pyrenees) in South West France highlights its Gardens for the weekend of 5-7 June 2007 under the banner of “Rendezvous in the gardens” There are events throughout the department, including in Cahors’s “June Gardens” which includes guided and unguided tours through a dozen or so private gardens in the city including ………Continue reading June Gardens in France [ May 8, 2009 to May 19, 2009. ] The city of Nantes (44 Loire-Atlantique. Val de Loire) holds its Floral Festival (Floralies) from 8 to 19 May 2009 For 10 days visitors can explorethe biggest ornamental flower show in France. This year’s theme “Pouvoir des fleurs” – or roughly translated as “Flower Power”! or to put it in the usual French “flowery” phraseology: ………Continue reading Nantes Floral Festival 2009 |
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