Brittany always seems a bit different to the rest of France, with its strong links to Celtic Cornwall, Wales, Ireland and Scotland - something to do with being on the…
Eurocamp has introduced a different option for your holiday in France Fly-Hire - a flight and motorhome hire in one package! We are used to seeing this for trips to…
Brest (29 Finistere), Brittany's major city and port hosts its International Maritime Festival from 12 - 17 July 2024 Brest Maritime Festival. With 25 nations represented, some 2000 mainly traditional…
The small appellation of Saint Sardos, (82 Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie) some 50km west of Toulouse and south of Montauban is unique in having a blend of Syrah and Tannat as the…
The two appellations of Madiran AC (red) and Pacherenc du Vic Bilh AC (white) were created in 1948, and the village of Madiran (65 Hautes-Pyrenees, Occitanie) will be celebrating with…
The town of Cognac (16 Charente, Nouvelle Aquitaine ) becomes an even more attractive place to visit in July with the Cognac Blues Passions Festival 2 - 6 July 2024.…
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…
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…
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…
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