One of the features of the South West of France is the predominance of bastide towns - fortified villages which huddle together often at the top of a hill, and…

On Bastille Day it seems appropriate to feature Garlic, so quintessentially French! The small village of St Clar in Gascony (32 Gers, Occitanie) south east of Lectoure is known locally…

Bergerac on the River Dordogne is the capital of the Dordogne département. It was a centre for tobacco production, and is an important wine centre. The appellations of Bergerac, Saussignac,…