An Oyster and White Wine Festival (Fête de l'Huître et du Vin blanc) takes place on 15 August 2023 in the Place Gambetta in Eymet (24 Dordogne, Nouvelle Aquitaine) near…
Monpazier was nominated as one of France’s favourite villages by viewers to France3 TV Channel in 2019. Bwteen the valleys of the Dordogne and Lot, the village of Monpazier is…
Domme was nominated as one of France’s favourite villages by viewers to France3 TV Channel in 2021 Domme, south of Sarlat, is in the Dordogne département of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and is…
France is famous for its wines
Nouvelle Aquitaine is the new name for the new region formed by the merger of Aquitaine - Limousin - Poitou-Charentes.
In the Perigord there is a Knife Festival (Fete du Couteau) 5 - 6 August 2023 at Nontron (24 Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine) This event brings together artisans and collectors from across Europe to celebrate the skill…
EU citizens under the age of 26 get free entry into most of France’s national monuments and museums, and many museums are free for the first Sunday of each month.…
Chateau Grinou's Bergerac Vineyard has some great images on updated website
All things goose in Sarlat
The Christmas Market Marché Artisanal de Noël in Bergerac (24, Dordogne, Nouvelle Aquitaine) runs daily 8 - 24 December 2018 As the name implies this is a market which is…
The pretty bastide town of Monpazier (24, Dordogne, Aquitaine) holds its medieval festival in the town 16-17 July 2011. Within the walled-town it will all feel very authentic, as you…
One of the joys of travelling through France by car is the opportunity to get off the autoroutes and main N roads and follow back roads to your destination. Often…
A new airport is due to open in June 2010 serving Brive-la-Gaillarde/Souillac. Just 12 miles from Souillac and the upper Dordogne Situated between Cressenac and Nespouls south of Brive(Correze) and…
If you've ever considered being part of the French wine harvest then have a look at RTE's video on Chateau Haut Garrigue in Saussignac west of Bergerac - see www.rte.ie…
The organic vineyard of Chateau Haut Garrigue in the village of Saussignac (24 Dordogne, Aquitaine) near Bergerac has it all - a wonderful situation overlooking the Dordogne valley; a self-contained…
It was in the hot days of late June that we had the chance to call in on Caroline and Sean Feely at Chateau Haut Garrigue in Bergerac (24, Dordogne,…
Guy Cuisset at Chateau Grinou in Bergerac is an extraordinary winemaker - for years his wines took pride of place on the Allez Vins! wine list both with his "Tradition"…
Sigoulès (24 Dordogne, Nouvelle Aquitaine) south of Bergerac celebrates local wine production on the weekend of 23 - 24 July 2022 with its Foire aux Vins de Sigoulès (Sigoules wine…
Another French icon, the Solex motorised bicycle used to be a common sight throughout France - although in earlier times it was powered by a noisy smelly little 2-stroke petrol…
Jancis Robinson in the Financial Times (12 May 08) talks about the growing number of Brits who have followed their dream and bought a vineyard in France. It is hardly…