The Bistrot de la Place in Saumur (49 Maine-et-Loire, Pays de Loire) has a good range of local wines on offer to quaff along with some excellent home-cooked dishes at…
If you are in the Loire Valley for the weekend of 2 - 3 September 2023 you can explore the vineyards and Loire wines in a different way, Vignes, Vins…
The wines of the Fiefs Vendéens come from the Vendée region of France (85 Vendée, Poitou Charentes), south of the Loire Valley, a short distance inland from the Atlantic Coast.…
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…
France and the French love their festivals and fairs. At Chateaubriant (44, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire) , they claim have held an annual fair since the 11th Century! -…
Carnaval de Nantes poster Although a little late in the Carnival season, usually associated with Lent, Nantes (44, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire) celebrates its annual Carnival 3 -16 March…
Saumur (49 Maine et Loire, Pays de Loire) Where to stay English/French family-owned Gite and B&B (Chambres d'Hote) - Le Bellevue on a vineyard run by Sarah-Jane Beaumont and her…
The city of Nantes (44 Loire-Atlantique. Pays de la Loire) holds its Floral Festival (Floralies) 17 - 26 May 2024 at Le Domaine de la Chabotterie in 85260 MONTRÉVERD (85…
Unless you are lucky enough to live within an hour or so of the English Channel ports, the annual trip to and from France can be a bit of an…
Throughout 2009 the Chateau d'Angers (49 Maine-et-Loire) in the heart of the Loire Valley, celebrates the 600th Anniversary of King René, Duke of Anjou and "Knight of the Arts" who…
The town of Laval (53 Mayenne, Pays de la Loire) celebrates the festive season with a Christmas market in Square de Boston, so named to celebrate Laval's twinning with Boston…
There's a new free map and guide available from InterLoire (the official wine body for the region) to the vineyards of the Loire Valley available to download and in English:-…
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…
Velomagg in Montepellier (34 Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon) is another of the growing number of city bike hire schemes which have blossomed throughout France - and which potentially offer a different way…
Information on domestic flights in France is not easy to come by, one reason being that Air France has such a dominant position in France and already have flights on…
It all started in Paris with the Velib' Scheme - an amalgam of Velo (cycle) and Liberte (free), which has been a tremendous success. The latest we've come across is…
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In the upper Loire Valley lies the appellation of the Côtes Roannaise AC - from the region around Roanne (42 Loire, ARA) - although a long way from the area…
The number of budget airline routes to France from the UK is continuing to grow, as is the number of French destinations - no longer restricted to the major cities.…
The winemakers of Anjou and Saumur offer to brighten up February with a weekend wine Festival in February at Challonnes-sur-Loire (49 Maine-et-Loire, Centre - Val de Loire) This is not…