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There is an annual cider festival at Le Sap (61 Orne, Normamdie), not far from Vimoutiers and Camembert country! – 9-10 November 2013 – Fête du Cidre à l’ancienne Attractions include: Traditional production of cider with specific tools of the 18th century usually exhibited in the museum “from the apple to the Calvados” ………Continue reading Normandy Cider Festival Another Marché de Noël to lure you to Normandy this December – at Alençon (61 Orne, Normandie) 14-16 December 2012: With up to 50 stalls selling Christmas goodies, New Orleans style music and dancing with a group called “the red onions”! (Les Oignons Rouges), entertainments for Children, a Gospel Choir and a Father Christmas ………Continue reading Alençon Christmas Market Visit a Snail Farm in Normandy! ………Continue reading Normandy Snail Farm Another supposedly British tradition has been hijacked by those Frenchmen! – This time it is the veritable Black Pudding, previously thought to be the highlight of Scottish and northern breakfasts – but in its guise as Boudin Noir (a well-establshed French delicacy, the French town of Mortagne-sur-Perche (61 Orne, Normandie) is holding a Black Pudding ………Continue reading Black pudding festival in Orne Every year the Association Tour de Normandie des Vehicules Historiques (Classic Car Rally of Normandy Association) organises a rally of vintage cars through the back roads of Normandie. The 2009 Tour de Normandie takes place 20-24 June 2012 and comprises a leisurely amble through the Normandy countryside (le Bocage) and along the coast. Starting from ………Continue reading Vintage Car Tour of Normandie Le weekend in …..Alencon, Orne, Normandie Where to stay, where to eat, what to do, how to get there……. Where to stay? La Basse Cour, a picturesque 18th century Normandy farmhouse in Ancinnes, 10 minutes from Alençon and the A28, 30 minutes north of Le Mans. 3 en-suite bedrooms, sitting room/library, terraces and ………Continue reading Le weekend in ALENCON, Normandy 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, ………Continue reading Finding French Fromage The 2008 Tour de Normandie takes place 11-15 June 2008 (See map) and comprises a leisurely amble through the Normandy countryside (le Bocage) and along the coast. Starting from la Ferté-Macé (61 Orne, Normandie) the with music and a parade of the vehicles on 11 June, the rally proper starts with a route heading ………Continue reading Vintage Car Tour of Normandy June 2008 An interesting little video on the Guardian Online site about the struggle to protect the genuine Camembert cheese from Normandy. I had not realised that the name Camembert is not protected in the same way as Champagne wine or Pont l’Eveque cheese, so almost anyone can make a soft cows milk cheese and call ………Continue reading Is your Camembert Cheese the real thing? Camembert and Brie – famous soft cows milk cheeses from northern France see map |
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