The winemakers of the Coteaux du Quercy AOP celebrate their annual wine fair ( la fête du vin des Coteaux du Quercy ) at Castelnau-Montratier (46 Lot, Occitanie) on 7…
The South West of France has strong connections with its Spanish neighbours on the other side of the Pyrenees. These links were strengthened during the Spanish Civil War when many…
Cahors with its Malbec (or Cot or Auxerrois) based wines remain one of my personal favourites – and these wines seem to improve year on year. This may be due…
The Vignerons Independants (independent wine makers) of the Vins de Pays des Cotes de Gascogne hold their annual wine festival in the town of Eauze (32 Gers, Occitanie) on 18-19…
The elegant city of Montauban (82 Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie) gets its streets filled with music from 20 - 23 June 2024 with its Festival Montauban en Scènes (see www.montauban-en-scenes.fr) and there…
12 - 17 July 2022 you can indulge in a feast of summer music with the Cahors Blues Festival (46 Lot, Occitanie) . Amongst the attractions in previous years has…
From 1 July 2008 you will need to carry both a warning triangle and a hi-viz jacket in your car in France – and in the event of a breakdown…
Duck, Goose, Foie Gras, Cassoulet, Madiran, Armagnac and all the other good rich produce of the land feature in Martin Calder's book A Summer in Gascony: Discovering the Other South…
The LE BACCHUS FESTIVAL ROUSSILLON (wine festival) takes place in Argelès-sur-Mer. (66 Pyrenees-Orientales) 6 - 9 June 2024, where local winegrowers from the Roussillon region will present their wines. The…
France has always been a good camping destination - the French themselves enjoy "le camping" and the autoroutes heading south are testament to what seems like a mass exodus of…
Whilst French autoroutes tend to offer a more enjoyable drive than UK motorways, most are toll roads (peages) and hence the speed and ease of covering long distances in France…
France has big rivers and great bridges – the spectacular Viaduc de Millau on the A75 autoroute(12 Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees) and the Pont de Normandie on the A29 autoroute between Le…
Joanna Simon in the Sunday Times (1 June 2008) helpfully provides an explanation of the appellation rules for the Cotes du Rhone, which produces such a wealth of good…
Doué-la-Fontaine (49 Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire), south of Angers, self-styles itself as "the Rose Garden of France!" and also claims to be the largest rose production area in the…
Throughout France over a weekend in late Spring (18 - 19 May 2024) there will be 78 sites open to the public to celebrate European Journée des Moulins (Mill Days).Events…
On the weekend of 1 - 2 June 2024 the village of Sainte Maure (37 Indre-et-Loire, Centre Val de Loire) between Chinon and Loches celebrates the local goat's cheese (Sainte…