France has its own equivalent of our "Britain in Bloom" scheme
What's the point of an inaccessible bottle of Bordeaux>
The Limoux region sports 4 different wine appellations - 3 sparkling + 1 still
Over at Spittoonextra.biz there are these great photos and article on this cheese from Jura close to the Swiss border.. It is a raw cows' milk cheese (ie. Vacherin from…
northern France Carnaval at Bailleul
A joint project between Sussex and Normandy has details of 40 French gardens open to the public
The Marseille Boat Show takes place at La Ciotat (13 Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence) 4-12 March 2006
The Paris-Nice cycle race 2006 will pass through the vineyards of Beaujolais and Cotes-du-Rhone
In Pezenas they make a Mincemeat pie which contains sweetened minced meat!
In deepest Burgundy they are building a medieval Chateau using medieval techniques!
Coutances holds its annual Jazz Sous les Pommiers festival 20-27 May 2006
The Loire Valley celebrates 20 years of real progress for its quality wines
Poulet de Bresse (Bresse Chicken) is a quality guaranteed product from the Bourg-en-Bresse region
New UK supplier of French Gourmet Foods from Provence & Lot Valley - Julien Provence
The iconic street urinal designed by Eiffel is about to disappear from Paris
Pic St Loup wines come from the Coteaux du Languedoc AC region
Toulouse is aiming to become a City of Light with more of the city illuminated at night
Channel 5 (23 Jan 05) has a programme on Norman Foster's Viaduc de Millau
The City of Paris plans to remove many of the remaining Morris Columns - those circular advertising columns so typical of the city
Must be serendipity - finding out about the Truffle Festival at Uzès (30 Gard, Occitanie) at the end of January. and today hearing of the wines of the same town…