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Autoroute de Gascogne A65 opens

A new link in the French Autoroute system has been completed (December 2010) with the A65 Langon – Pau road now linking Bordeaux with the Pyrenees.

The new route starts east of Bordeaux at a new junction with the A62 – the Autoroute des Deux Mers which links Toulouse and Bordeaux -  east of Langon

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updated: January 4, 2011| Tags: , , , , | Category: 33 Gironde, 64 Pyrenees Atlantiques, Aquitaine, Bordeaux wines, Cotes de Gascogne, Cotes de St Mont, Jurancon, Madiran, Pacherenc du Vic Bilh, Roads/Autoroutes, South West France wines | Know more or different? Help us by adding a comment

Pyrenees Lamb Cutlet festival

Another example of the French passion for their food, the villages of Arrens Marsous (65 Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées) in the Val d’Azun in the high Pyrenees celebrates the return of the local sheep and shepherds from the high summer pasture so that Autumn and Winter can be spent in the lower level sheltered valleys (transhumance).

The

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updated: January 18, 2013| Tags: , | Category: 65 Hautes-Pyrenees, Cheese, Events in France, FrenchFood, Jurancon, Madiran, Pacherenc du Vic Bilh, South West France wines | Know more or different? Help us by adding a comment

New Autoroute A65 Pau - Langon

Another link in the French autoroute network will connect Bordeaux and Pau when the A65 opens in early 2011.

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updated: May 18, 2010| Tags: , | Category: 33 Gironde, 40 Landes, 64 Pyrenees Atlantiques, Cotes de Gascogne, Cotes de St Mont, Jurancon, Madiran, Pacherenc du Vic Bilh, Roads/Autoroutes | Know more or different? Help us by adding a comment

Open Doors for Jurancon wines

Jurancon wines come from the foothills of the Pyrenees in South West France just west of Pau (64 Pyrenees Atlantiques, Aquitaine)  – a long way south compared to the Loire, or even Bordeaux. However because of the proximity of the Pyrenees mountains it is an appellation for crisp dry whites and rich dessert wines. The

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updated: December 4, 2009| Tags: | Category: 64 Pyrenees Atlantiques, Events in France, Jurancon | Know more or different? Help us by adding a comment

Fontaine de Mars Brasserie in Paris

A favourite treat for our visits to Paris has for many years been the Fontaine de Mars brasserie in the 7th Arrondisement. The main attraction has always been the informal atmosphere and the menu of South West France specialities – especially duck, foie gras and the use of Madiran and other Southwest Wines for sauces

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updated: June 18, 2009| Tags: | Category: 75 Paris, France Restaurants, Jurancon, Madiran, Markets, Pacherenc du Vic Bilh, Rhone wines, South West France wines, Wine Festivals | Know more or different? Help us by adding a comment

Pau and Jurancon

The Tour de France came down off the Pyrenees briefly yesterday for a stage finish in the town of Pau (64 Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Aquitaine) at the heart of the Jurancon wine region. Jurancon is a small village just west of Pau on the Grave de Pau (river), all set in the foothills of

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updated: May 1, 2008| Category: 64 Pyrenees Atlantiques, Jurancon, South West France, South West France wines, UK Wine Merchants, Vineyards | Know more or different? Help us by adding a comment
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