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Goose Festival in Sarlat

All things goose in Sarlat

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Medieval Fair at Monpazier

Monpazier (24 Dordogne, Aquitaine) is a wonderful old bastide town, which holds a Medieval Festival (Médiévale de Monpazier) 28-29 July 2012.

Situated between Bergerac and Cahors the village is one of the Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful french villages), with impressive arcades and arches.

Monpazier is labelled a “Grand site national”, it has

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Bergerac, Dordogne

The Christmas Market Marché Artisanal de Noël in Bergerac (24, Dordogne, Aquitaine) runs daily 18-31 December 2012 except Christmas Day.

As the name implies this is a market which is about crafts and artists, although wine, music and dancing will add to the festivities along with Father Christmas and other diversions for the children. The

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Monpazier's Medieval Festival

The pretty bastide town  of Monpazier (24, Dordogne, Aquitaine) holds its medieval festival in the town  16-17 July 2011.  Within the walled-town it will all feel very authentic, as you can easily imagine the scene several hundred years ago – the impact of modern culture does not impinge hugely here.

Music, medieval costumes, games

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Monpazier’s Medieval Festival

The pretty bastide town  of Monpazier (24, Dordogne, Aquitaine) holds its medieval festival in the town  16-17 July 2011.  Within the walled-town it will all feel very authentic, as you can easily imagine the scene several hundred years ago – the impact of modern culture does not impinge hugely here.

Music, medieval costumes, games

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Back Roads France

One of the joys of travelling through France by car is the opportunity to get off the autoroutes and main N roads and follow back roads to your destination. Often these are surprisingly quiet and can allow you to cover long distance at a decent speed, except  for the towns and villages en route.

With

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Buy a share in a Truffle oak!

There are numerous examples of Brtions taking on the French and running a French Vineyard – and many with great success. I also know of various “rent a vine” schemes wherby you can get a case of so of wine every year from your very own grapevine.

Now Alex Lowe and his family have purchased

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New airport to serve Creuse, Correze and Dordogne

A  new airport is due to open in June 2010 serving Brive-la-Gaillarde/Souillac. Just 12 miles from Souillac and the upper Dordogne

Situated between Cressenac and Nespouls south of Brive(Correze)  and just to the west of the A20 (l’Occitaine) Autoroute between Paris and Toulouse, this promises to be a popular destination – it is a beautiful

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Bergerac vineyard on Irish TV

If you’ve ever considered being part of the French wine harvest then have a look at RTE’s video on Chateau Haut Garrigue in Saussignac west of  Bergerac – see www.rte.ie Caroline & Sean Feely purchased the vineyard 4 years ago, and have developed a biodynamic, organic vineyard which is winning great acclaim from winelovers

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Wild and Organic in Bergerac

It was in the hot days of late June that we had the chance to call in on Caroline and Sean Feely at Chateau Haut Garrigue in Bergerac (24, Dordogne, Aquitaine), a warm and welcome memory on cold miserable winter days. An unlikely combination of Ireland, South Africa and rural France has created an organic

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