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Traditionally meat was banished from the diet during Lent. As was sugar, ingredients containing fat, eggs and dairy products. Hence Shrove Tuesday ( Mardi Gras = Fat Tuesday) was the…
FrenchDuck.com offers the details of a selection of Christmas Markets, Villages and other festivities in France this holiday season. See Christmas Markets 2023
Domaine Pierre Adam B&B, Alsace Alsace's iconic wine and tourist itinerary, the Alsace Wine Route stretches over more than 170 km, from Marlenheim to Thann. Winding along the gentle Alsatian…
Yet another consequence of the pandemic and its impact on consumer behaviour: France plans to spend millions of euros to turn wine into industrial alcohol for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to…
Woodchester Valley planted vines usually associated with the Loire Valley and New Zealand and not just the normal UK grapes varieties such as Bacchus. At the Global Sauvignon Blanc Masters awards…
Photo by Daniel Kist on Pexels.com The EU has approved France's decision to ban short-haul flights within France - on routes where there are several daily direct trains available for…
Photo by Ivan J. Long on Pexels.com The humble French stick (la baguette) is an iconic feature of France, and its importance and significance has now been recognised:- ... Unesco…
There have been ongoing problems with fuel supplies, especially in Northern France. Two oil refineries – in Normandy and Rhone – are blockaded and even as supplies resume from others…
Forced to start picking grapes much earlier than normal because of torrid temperatures, winemakers across France are worrying that grape quality will suffer from the climate-induced stress. [The Local.fr 12…
Starting from April 2022, the French Government has decided to try to reduce pollution from airlines by banning short haul flights within France ( flights of under 2½ hours), on…
CitroenDS Amongst the unexpected consequences of the Covid19 pandemic and its after effects one which may impact travellers has been uncovered by The Local.fr, an expat newspaper based in France:…
The Guardian (19 May 2022) reports a major problem in the supply of one of the staples of French Gastronomy - Mouatarde de Dijon Climate change and rising costs are…
French vineyard owners are lighting candles to thaw their grapevines as a late frost after an early Spring warm spell threatens fruit crops across western Europe:- Temperatures have dropped from a…
FRANCE and COVID19: as at 1 April 2022 The rules vary depending on where you live/arriving from: GREEN list countries (includes UK and USA) – all travellers can come for any reason – including holidays,…
At Buzet-sur-Baise (47 Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle Aquitaine) there is an innovative co-operative wine cellar Les Vignerons de Buzet. which produces 95% of all Buzet wines - red, whites and rosés all…
Fancy a vineyard ramble from your armchair? Brit Katie Jones owns vineyards in the Corbieres/Cotes du Roussillon/Fitou area of southern France around Tuchan (11 Aude, Occitanie) in the foothills of…
A random selection of photos of France to raise everyone's spirits during the pandemic lockdown and travel restrictions in 2020/21
hpgruesen (CC0), Pixabay Rumours are around that there could be a new direct rail link between London St Pancras and Bordeaux avoiding the need to change in Paris - at…
The French news channel France 24 has published a list of towns in France which provide FREE Bus Transport. mainly as a move to increase the use of public transport…
On 2 April 2017 the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, opened a new pedestrianised park on the right bank of the Seine in Paris which together with the existing Left…