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The French Government has announced plans to extend the high speed train network beyond Bordeaux to connect to Agen, Toulouse and another line to Bayonne, Biarritz and the Spanish Border. This is in addition to a new line from Bordeaux north to Tours and the Loire Valley. However don’t get too excited just yet – it [...] ………Continue reading New high-speed train lines planned for SW France.
[ April 29, 2010 to October 17, 2010. November 25, 2010 to October 15, 2011. April 22, 2011 to October 16, 2011. ] Chaumont-sur-Loire (41 Loir et Cher, Centre) between Tours and Blois on the Loire river, holds its International Garden Festival (le Festival International des Jardins) from 25 April 2012 – 15 October 2012. The spectacle will include 30 designer gardens on the year’s theme which in 2010 was “Body and Soul” (corps et âme) – in [...] ………Continue reading International Garden Festival at Chaumont
[ April 3, 2010 to April 5, 2010. September 11, 2010 to September 12, 2010. ] From 3-5 April 2010 the Chateau de la Bordaisiere at Montlouis-sur-Loire, just east of Tours (37 Indre-et-Loire, Centre) hosts the 16th Festival of Plants (Fete des Plantes). With over a hundred exhibitors specializing in the plants and garden art and the theme of the festival is designed to complement the United Nations declaration of 2010 [...] ………Continue reading Plant Festival at Montlouis-sur-Loire
[ 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
Holiday Autos.co.uk has launched a new Motorhome hire service which you can book in the UK the same way you would book car hire online. With a good selection of pick up points in major towns and at major French airports you may also be able to select one-way hire – i.e. drop off at [...] ………Continue reading Hire a Motorhome In France
A new book is published on 11 June 2009 – a Guide to The Flea Markets of France by Sandy Price (“marche de puce”) : A visit to a flea market can be the highlight of a trip to France: a lively encounter with everyday French culture, an exciting way to spend a few hours, and [...] ………Continue reading French Flea Markets
Now that does sound like fun – although maybe a little scary until you are confident on the machine – hire a Segway for a tour of the parts of the Loire Valley “The Segway PT (Personal Transporter) is unique! Each machine is a self-balancing electric transportation device. Teamed up with two computers, gyroscopes automatically respond [...] ………Continue reading Segway down the Loire Valley!
What could be more French than driving a classic black Citroen TA in the Loire Valley? The Citroen TA is another of those iconic French cars which are so quirly and original in design they could only be French! TA stands for Traction Avant – front wheel drive introduced in 1934, and so often associated [...] ………Continue reading Drive a classic Citroen in the Loire Valley
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