National Cycle Festival: 1 - 10 June 2019 France celebrates the humble "bicyclette" more often referred to as the "velo" (hence velodrome). with the Fete du Velo. This means various…
Saint Nectaire Cheese St Nectaire is one of those french delights which sounds very familiar, but it was a surprise to find that it comes from the Massif Central -…
Bergerac on the River Dordogne is the capital of the Dordogne département. It was a centre for tobacco production, and is an important wine centre. The appellations of Bergerac, Saussignac,…
Everyone is recommending Provence at the moment - the latest being Nigel Horne in the Telegraph who argues that this is the best time of year to go (mid-May…
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A personalised guide to the vineyards of Burgundy
A new book on French Markets provides a region-by-region guide to the best