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Journées européennes du patrimoine (European Heritage Open Days) in France are 15-16 September 2012. Throughout the weekend and across France, many galleries, museums and other buildings open their doors for free to celebrate local history and heritage. The Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde, Reims The 12 million visitors during the 2011 weekend confirmed that for ………Continue reading European Heritage Open Days The town of Duras (47 Lot et Garonne, Aquitaine) boasts an impressive Chateau on a promontory overlooking the countryside. It is a walled town with a medieval centre in the heart of the Côtes de Duras wine appellation. Each year the town holds an annual wine festival – this year it is on 11 ………Continue reading Côtes de Duras wine fair 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 – ………Continue reading New high-speed train lines planned for SW 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 ………Continue reading Back Roads France Amanda Lawrence’s new bookWhite Stone, Black Wine: focuses on part of deepest South West France, and although subtitled ” Life Among the Ancient Vineyards of the Quercy Blanc” it is about so much more than wine, as important as this is. Quercy is the ancient name for an area which includes the departements of Lot ………Continue reading Exploring the White Quercy in South West France It can be a bit of a surprise to discover just how cosmopolitan rural France can be – a tribute to its sheer attractiveness to many nations – so a small hotel/B&B run by a Dane and a New Zealander in a French chateau near Bordeaux could be an interesting combination with an intriguing ………Continue reading Chez Kelly – Stylish B&B near Bordeaux It can be a bit of a surprise to discover just how cosmopolitan rural France can be – a tribute to its sheer attractiveness to many nations – so a small hotel/B&B run by a Dane and a New Zealander in a French chateau near Bordeaux could be an interesting combination with an intriguing ………Continue reading Chez Kelly – Stylish B&B near Bordeaux
The Bristol Wine and Food Fair (11-13 July 2008) seems to have been a great success – lots of interest and many interesting exhibitors, including the English-owned vineyard at Domaine Chater in the Côtes de Duras AC (47 Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine):- Domaine Chater is a small vineyard that nestles ………Continue reading Domaine Chater and the wines of the Côtes de Duras The elegant city of Montauban gets its streets filled with Jazz for its 5 week long Fesitval de Jazz from 3 July to 9 August 2008 – and there will be other attractions such as the opportunity to taste the wines of the Cotes de Brulhois AC which come from just south of Agen (47 ………Continue reading Wine and Jazz in Montauban 3 July -9 August 2008 From 26 to 29 June 2008 , a “wine road” will run along the Garonne river from the historic city centre of Bordeaux through the heart of the Bordeaux region’s vineyards, with wine and local food tastings, son-et-lumiere, music and firework displays. A €13.00 euro (£11) wine pass will buy you 12 wine tastings, while ………Continue reading Discover Bordeaux and its wines at the Bordeaux Wine Festival |
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