A mere 800km of cycling along the Loire Valley
………Continue reading 800km Loire Cycle Route
|
||||||||
 Vineyard Hotels, Gites, B&Bs to stay in France
Book Ferries to France with Ferryonline Compare Prices for the Lowest Fares 
|
Of you are in the Loire Valley for the weekend of 3-4 September 2011, you can explore the vineyards in a different way, Vignes, Vins et Randos is an organised series of walks throughout the Loire Valley at various locations from the Atlantic Coast through Muscadet, Anjou, Saumur as far east as Touraine: Organised hikes ………Continue reading Vines, wines and ramblings – Loire Valley 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 Fete des Plantes A timely reminder from Colin Elliott, who runs a French Garden design company at Chabris (36 Indre, Centre) who will be exhibiting at the Garden Festival (Fete des Plantes) at the Chateau de la Ferte St Aubin from 5-6 May 2012 For more info see www.chateau-ferte-st-aubin.com la Ferte St Aubin (45 ………Continue reading Garden festival at Ferte St Aubin St Valentine special locations in France ………Continue reading St Valentin on St Valentine’s Day? Despite the huge number of villages across France named after saints, there is only one which is named after St Valentine – at St Valentin (36 Indre, Centre), west of Issoudun and South West of Bourges. Styling itself the “Villages for Lovers” (le village des Amoureux) the website at www.village-saint-valentin.com/ is very French and just ………Continue reading St Valentin on St Valentine's Day? 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 The Tour de France 2008 (21 stages, 3500 km) Stage 6 is on 10 July 2008 and starts from Aigurande (36 Indre, Centre) and runs 195.5km through the Creuse department (23 Limousin) to Super-Besse (63 Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne) For more on the Tour de France 2008 see www.letour.fr/ For details of coverage on ITV see ………Continue reading Tour de France 2008 Stage 6 Aigurande – Super Besse The Tour de France 2008 (21 stages, 3500 km) Stage 5 is on 9 July 2008 and starts from Cholet (49 Maine-et-Loire) and runs 232km to Chateauroux (36 Indre, Centre) via Loudun (86 Vienne, Poitou-Charentes) For more on the Tour de France 2008 see www.letour.fr/ For details of coverage on ITV see www.itv.com ………Continue reading Tour de France 2008 Stage 5 Cholet – Chateauroux |
See ALL EVENTS IN FRANCE
|
||||||
|
Copyright © 2013 FrenchDuck UK – Latest on frenchduck.com - All Rights Reserved Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa |
||||||||
Add to Google
