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As northern Europe settles into an unwelcome late autumn/early winter, memories of a balmy French summer fade. Which is why a missive from the Aveyron is so welcome – evoking some of the magic of the region – and making the prospect of a winter break in the warmer climes of the Lot Valley almost [...] ………Continue reading Christmas in the Aveyron?
[ May 23, 2009; June 4, 2011; 4:00 pm; ] The tiny village of Albas (46 Lot, Midi-Pyrenees) in the Lot Valley west of Cahors flings open its cellar doors on 4 June 2011 to celebrate the local Cahors wines – “Fresh air in our cellars” or “Le bon air dans les caves” is the by-line. The local wine producers offer samples of their wines [...] ………Continue reading Cahors Wine Festival at Albas
Part of our series featuring places to stay and explore for a weekend or longer with recommendations on where to stay, eat, visit etc – recommendations from personal knowledge of people who know the local area well. Why Entraygues-sur-Truyere? Entraygues-sur-Truyere is a picturesque riverside village, where two rivers meet, the Lot River and the Truyere. Entraygues [...] ………Continue reading Le weekend in… Entraygues sur Truyere
One of our favourite discoveries has been the Upper Lot Valley, where Americans Rain Heron and Lance Odeja have a number of lovely holiday cottages in the captivating area around Entraygues-sur-Truyere ( 12 Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees). We last visited on a superb hot summers day in late June, so it was interesting to receive the following [...] ………Continue reading Sweet French Seasons — Notes from the Lot Valley
Green and Blue, winners of Decanter’s Small Independent Wine Merchant of the Year Award 2008 stock two wines which are seldom seen in the UK – Entraygues et du Fel AC and Marcillac AC. These wines are really from deepest Southwest France coming from the upper Lot Valley and the Aveyron 2005 Laurent Mousset Entraygues et du Fel’ [...] ………Continue reading Entraygues-du-Fel and Marcillac wines from UK Award winner
Now here’s an opportunity to spend several months in one of the most beautiful and unspoilt parts of France next summer – near Entraygues-sur-Truyère (12 Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees) in the upper Lot Valley. The American owners of Sweet French Cottages are looking for some help in setting up and running their gites in return for board [...] ………Continue reading Summer in the Aveyron??
The trouble with writing about “hidden” corners of France, is that you run the danger of sharing the secret with too many others. Places which I felt were “real France”, quiet, peaceful and unspoilt, have often changed in the last 20 years, becoming commercialised, crowded and bland. But, somehow the location and [...] ………Continue reading A delightful hidden corner of France
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