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See below for a list of départements in Nouvelle Aquitaine – a new Region from 1 January 2016 created by a merger of the old Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes regions.
The word “Aquitaine ” comes from Latin and means “land of water”, The region is well-known for places such as Biarritz, St.Emilion, Arcachon, the Dordogne and Cognac and some of its most famous exports, including wine, cognac and foie gras.
Nouvelle Aquitaine is a very diverse area, located in the South West of France, with its regional capital in Bordeaux . Originally the region of Aquitaine extended from the north of the Medoc peninsula to the Spanish border in the south. Nouvelle Aquitaine now extends north to La Rochelle and inland to include Limoges , The region includes the important wine region of Bordeaux (e.g. Margaux, Medoc, Sauternes and Saint Emilion) but many other regional wines are produced. such as Cahors, Jurancon and Bergerac. The local specialties like Truffles, Duck, Goose and Foie Gras mean that the local cuisine is famous in France and beyond for its variety and quality!
See more about the region: A20 Autoroute to Dordogne, Lot & Toulouse Agen Prunes + Music Festival Agen’s Big Prune Show Aquitaine Asparagus Festival Argenton-sur-Creuse – French Duck B&B Armagnac Festival Aubeterre sur Dronne, Charente Autoroute de Gascogne A65 opens Back Roads France Basque Cake (Gateau Basque)Festival Basque Cherry Festival Basque Festival at Saint Jean de Luz Basque Soup Festival Battle of Castillon Bayonne Chocolate and Christmas Bayonne Festival Bayonne Ham Festival Bazas Festival of Beef Bellegarde-en-Marche – Goat Eaters Brotherhood! Bergerac – Chateau Grinou goes organic! Bergerac – Chateau Grinou, Terroir Grinou Bergerac – Wild and Organic Bergerac vineyard on Irish TV Bergerac, Dordogne Bergerac, Dordogne Bordeaux – Chateau de Claribès self-catering Bordeaux – Chateau de la Rivière B&B Bordeaux – European Destination 2015 Bordeaux – new Bridge Pont Chaban Delmas Bordeaux – UNESCO World Heritage Site Bordeaux Carnaval Bordeaux Christmas Market Bordeaux from London – by train DIRECT? Bordeaux re-invents itself Bordeaux Wine Festival Bordeaux Wine museum Bordeaux Wine Weekend Bordeaux’s River Wine Festival Bordeaux: The new Bassins de Lumières Gallery British Winemakers turned French Vignerons Brittany Ferries to Bilbao Brive Festival in the Correze Brive-la-Gaillarde at Christmas Buzet – Making wine barrels Buzet wine Festival Castles in France! Châtelaillon-Plage’s Kite and Wind Festival Cognac Blues and Brandy Conceze Raspberry Festival Corrèze- Most Beautiful Villages Cotes du Marmandais Côtes de Bourg – wine and a vineyard B&B Cotes de Bourg wine centre Côtes de Duras wine fair Cotes du Marmandais Coutras Onions ! Crafts in France – Celebrating Craftsmen (and women) Créon -Stay on a Bordeaux vineyard – Chateau Bauduc Domme, Dordogne Duras – vineyard gite Espelette – Red Pepper Festival European Heritage Open Days European Museums Night Exploring the South West of France Exploring the White Quercy in South West France Extreme Wine Packaging? Fargues Sur Ourbise – Asparagus Festival Fete du Vin de Duras Flying UK to France Food Festivals in Sarlat France Cycle Routes France-emotion – Great photos of French cities French Scotch?? A cross-channel whisky battle Getting around northern France – French style! Guide Hachette and Clos d’Yvigne Hotel Domaine du Raba, Bordeaux How to choose great value Bordeaux Images of France Independent Winemaker Fairs in France Internal flights in France Jurancon’s late wine festival La Roche-Posay – Medieval Christmas Market La Rochelle Jazz Festival Langon Festival of Wine and the Farm Langon Wine & Cheese Weekend Laruns – Pyrenees Cheese Fair Le weekend in….BORDEAUX Limoges – Les Francophonies Limousin Limoges Porcelain city Loupiac – the sweeter side of Bordeaux Madiran – Le Prieuré Hotel Madiran wine and Pacherenc du Vic Bilh Market days in the Charente Markets in Gironde (33 Aquitaine) Medoc Chateaux open their doors Michelin Green Stars Monflanquin Musee des Bastides Monpazier’s Medieval Festival Monpazier, Dordogne – a bastide village Mont de Marsan – Arte Flamenco Mont de Marsan goes Flamenco and Brazilian Moulis-en-Medoc Bordeaux Music Festival in Montauban Nerac _ Flower Market, Buzet Wine and B&B New airport to serve Creuse, Correze, Haut-Vienne and Dordogne New Autoroute A65 Pau – Langon New Bordeaux Wine Centre New Bordeaux wine centre – La Cité du Vin New high-speed train lines planned for SW France. New Vin de Pays de l’Atlantique New website for Chateau Grinou Nontron’s Knife Festival Nouvelle Aquitaine On your bicyclette! City bike schemes in France Oyster and White Wine Festival, Bergerac Pau’s Carnaval Pau’s Historic Grand Prix Pauillac Lamb Festival Pessac-Leognan Bordeaux wine Open Doors weekend Poitiers (86 Vienne) Poitiers Carnaval Pyrenees Cheese Festival Route of Richard the Lionheart Saint Emilion wine festivities Salies-de-Béarn – Salt Festival Saussignac – A walk amongst organic vineyards Saussignac – organic vineyard gite Saussignac – Stay on an organic vineyard Sauveterre Wine Festival in Aquitaine Second Wine Fair Sigoulès Wine Fair, Bergerac Some of the best Railway Journeys in France Springtime in Blaye St Emilion – Jurade de St Emilion Harvest celebrations St Emilion Jazz St Emilion’s Spring Festival St Jean Pied du Port – Le Weekend St Sever – Festivolailles Stay in a Castle or Chateau In France Staying on a vineyard The Medoc Marathon The Top places to visit in France Toll Free Autoroutes in France Toll Free autoroutes in France Top attractions in France Tour de France Towns with Free Bus Transport in France Travels through the Lot Valley Vauban’s impressive legacy Velines – Les Jardins du Sardy – Dordogne Visions of France – Vines Visiting French Wine Co-ops Walking & Cycling Poitou Charentes Wind, Water and Wine; Beziers, Bordeaux and Bristol
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