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Along with the rest of Europe, France will be holding its Journées Europeénnes de Patrimoine (European Heritage Days) 17-18 September 2011. The weekend provides endless opportunities to discover and explore a wealth of France’s cultural and sometimes industrial treasures – history, archictecture, arts and crafts, museums and galleries – wherever you are that weekend look ………Continue reading European Heritage Open Days in France 2011 Alsace is peppered with quaint, picturesque villages and vine-clad hillsides that the choice is overwhelming. Just follow the Alsace Wine Route (Route des Vins d’Alsace) and the views and landscapes are beautiful. Near Colmar (68 Haut-Rhin, Alsace) lies the small village of Eguisheim, which claims to be the birthplace of Alsace wine – “berceau des vins ………Continue reading Worth a detour – Eguisheim The Degustha Festival in Mulhouse brings together classic cars, wine and cheese for a celebration of some of the good things in life! ………Continue reading Wine, Cheese and Classic Cars Across France much of the landscape and many small villages have stirred into frenetic activity with the start of the annual grape harvest – some areas have been busy for weeks already, whilst others may not start until later in September or even later if they are very high or concentrating on late-harvest (vendanges tardives) ………Continue reading Wine grape harvest underway in Alsace Alsace hosts many Christmas markets – building on its links and traditions with neighbouring Germany. Strasbourg hosts what is probably the biggest and best known For a full list of Christmas Markets in Alsace see http://noel.tourisme-alsace.com However, given free choice I would probably recommend Colmar, It is smaller than Strasbourg, but that makes it more ………Continue reading An Alsatian Christmas in Colmar and elswhere Mulhouse Christmas Market (Haut-Rhin, Alsace) 24 November – 29 December 2011 Set in the historic heart of the city Mulhouse is the home to an impressive Christmas Market that has maintained its authenticity in a prestigious setting on the Place de la Réunion. Mulhouse offers a typical Alsatian market with half-timbered stalls featuring exceptional fabric ………Continue reading A Hungarian Christmas in Mulhouse Each July the French get very excited about 180 or more professional cyclists who cover 3,500km over three weeks racing around France, including staggering climbs in the Alps and Pyrenees. Tour de France 2009 With lots of razzamataz, commercial sponsorship, scandal and sporting achievement, it is a spectacle well worth seeing – especially as ………Continue reading Cycling's Tour de France 2009 Each July the French get very excited about 180 or more professional cyclists who cover 3,500km over three weeks racing around France, including staggering climbs in the Alps and Pyrenees. Tour de France 2009 With lots of razzamataz, commercial sponsorship, scandal and sporting achievement, it is a spectacle well worth seeing – especially as ………Continue reading Cycling’s Tour de France 2009 Anthony Peregrine in the Times (27 July 2008) embarks on a cheesey tour of France and this would be a great way to have a themed trip – maybe getting you into corners of France which might otherwise be missed. Furthermore there is increasing pressure both from EU bureaucrats, big commercial dairies and undiscerning consumers, ………Continue reading Finding French Fromage Velomagg in Montepellier (34 Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon) is another of the growing number of city bike hire schemes which have blossomed throughout France – and which potentially offer a different way of visiting many of France’s cities. It has also given employment to those creative people who dream up catchy logos and names for such schemes! ………Continue reading On your bicyclette – City Bike Hire in France |
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