Down in Southwest France they celebrate the luscious cherry, which ripens towards the end of May to early June, a sure sign of summer! The town of Céret (66 Pyrenees-Orientales,…

Think ahead to warm (or even hot) Spring days in Provence - add the magnificent Pope's Palace (Palais de Papes) and Roses in Avignon a stunning exhibition of roses -…

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  • Post last modified:November 5, 2014

While in Paris, why not amaze your sweetheart? One company specialises in offering romantic surprises.. Whether it is for a marriage proposal, a wedding anniversary, a romantic surprise, or any…

Celebrate St Valentine in Roquemaure(30 Gard, languedoc-Roussillon) at the Festo de Poutoun (Occitan for The Kissing Festival)11-12 February 2012.

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more fast train connections in Burgundy and across the Pyrenees

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  • Post last modified:December 7, 2014

Motorists to carry a breathalyzer in France from Spring 2012

The town of Limoux (11 Aude, Occitanie) south of Carcassonne and in the foothills of the Pyrenees, brightens up the winter months with its Carnaval which it claims as one…

A trip up the iconic Eiffel Tower is a must on anyone's first visit to Paris - and it is many years and many visits to Paris since I ascended.…