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Recent news (Oct 2010) suggests that some fuel prices in France remain better than UK, even allowing for the slightly weaker exchange rate than was available in the summer Using a real exchange rate on a pre-paid currency card of £1=€1.12 (e.g. after commission etc) current best prices are roughly as follows:- Diesel (Gazole) €1.12/litre ………Continue reading Driving in France The wines of the Jura are seldom seen and little known in the UK. These wines can be quite distinctive and in addition to familiar grape varietals such as Chardonnay they also use local grapes such as Savignin ( a cousin of Alsace Gewurztraminer), and Poulsard, a distant relative of Pinot Noir. Jura Wine is ………Continue reading Wines from the Jura region The start of the cycling season in France is marked by the somewhat mis-named Paris-Nice race which runs from 3rd – 10th March 2013. Mis-named because although it does indeed finish in Nice it does not start in Paris. This year is pushes off from the Saint-Germain-en-Laye (78 Yvelines, Ile de France), about 20km west ………Continue reading (almost) Paris – Nice ………Continue reading Tourist Trains in France Watching the Tour de France last week, I noticed that one stage finished in the town of Briancon (05 Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes–Cote d’Azur, which claims to be the highest city in France, and features an impressive defensive Citadel designed by Vauban. Napoleon’s treasured Military architect. 2007 is the three hundredth anniversary of his death, and hence ………Continue reading Vauban’s impressive legacy Watching the Tour de France last week, I noticed that one stage finished in the town of Briancon (05 Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes–Cote d’Azur, which claims to be the highest city in France, and features an impressive defensive Citadel designed by Vauban. Napoleon’s treasured Military architect. 2007 is the three hundredth anniversary of his death, and hence ………Continue reading Vauban's impressive legacy The winemakers of the Jura region open their doors for a wine-tasing picnic on 10 June 2007 ………Continue reading Wine-tasting Picnics in the Jura The market at Louhans, a restaurant barge at Chalon-sur-Saone, Hot Air Balloon festival and the Route des Vins de Jura all provide excellent reasons for a detour to Eastern Burgundy and the Jura ………Continue reading Ballons, Barges, Markets and Wine in Eastern France! ………Continue reading Festival of Wood! ………Continue reading Paris – Nice, first signs of Spring! |
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