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Some of the best Railway Journeys in France

The Independent (2 Aug 08) has another of its “50 Best…” series, this time on Railway Journeys – and includes 2 French ones.

Clermont Ferrand-Beziers

The less well-used of the two lines from Clermont Ferrand through the Massif Central (the other goes to Nimes), this switchback route traverses some of the wildest country

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updated: August 13, 2008| Category: 12 Aveyron, 15 Cantal, 19 Correze, 34 Herault, 43 Haut-Loire, 46 Lot, 63 Puy-de-Dome, 82 Tarn et Garonne | Know more or different? Help us by adding a comment

Finding French Fromage

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,

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updated: July 30, 2008| Category: 15 Cantal, 21 Côte d'Or, 25 Doubs, 39 Jura, 61 Orne, 63 Puy-de-Dome, 68 Haut-Rhin, Cheese, France, Roads/Autoroutes | Know more or different? Help us by adding a comment

Traditional Auvergne Cheese Festival

The village of Pailherols (15 Cantal, Auvergne) will be celebrating the local Cantal cheese 31 May and 1 June 2008 with a cheese market, where local producers will offer samples of this semi-hard cheese made from the Salers cows which graze on the mountain meadows and pastures of the region. Just to confuse, the cheese

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updated: May 26, 2008| Category: 15 Cantal, Cheese, Events in France, FrenchFood | Know more or different? Help us by adding a comment

Travels through the Lot Valley

Regular readers will be aware the the Lot Valley in the South West of France features frequently in these pages – in many ways the essence of “deepest France”, it is less crowded than the Dordogne to the north and yet offers a wide variety of landscapes, pretty villages, great cuisine – and is

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updated: February 14, 2009| Tags: , , | Category: 12 Aveyron, 15 Cantal, 46 Lot, 47 Lot et Garonne, 48 Lozere, Buzet, Cahors, Entraygues-le Fel AOC, France Visit, Gites/Villas, South West France, South West France wines | Know more or different? Help us by adding a comment

Tour de France 2008 Stage 7 Brioude – Aurillac

The Tour de France 2008 (21 stages, 3500 km) Stage 7 is on 11 July 2008 and starts from Brioude (43 Haut-Loire, Auvergne) and runs 150km ) to Aurillac (15 Cantal, Auvergne)

For more on the Tour de France 2008 see www.letour.fr/ For details of coverage on ITV see www.itv.com

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updated: May 22, 2008| Category: 15 Cantal, 43 Haut-Loire, Events in France, Tour de France | Know more or different? Help us by adding a comment
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