Lille – Idyllic B&B

Lille (59 Nord, Hauts de France) is a big and vibrant northern French city which is well worth a visit – but it’s not somewhere I associate with peace and…

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Duras – vineyard gite

In the heart of the Côtes de Duras vineyards between St Astier and Duras (47 Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine) on the Chateau la Petite Bertande - a gite sleeping up to 8…

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Saint Bauzille de Montmel – vineyard gite

At Saint Bauzille de Montmel (34 Herault, Languedoc) north east of Montpellier the Mas de Martin is a well-established vineyard (Coteaux du Languedoc AC) which also offers 2 Gites under…

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Roanne – Vineyard Bed & Breakfast

In the upper Loire Valley lies the appellation of the Côtes Roannaise AC - from the region around Roanne (42 Loire, Rhône-Alpes) - although a long way from the area…

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Eauze – Le Weekend in….

Part of our series featuring places for a short stay in the in France we visit the Gers, South West France (32 Gers, Occitanie) Le Weekend in...Eauze Where to stay?…

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Cahors – vineyard accommodation

There are numerous options for getting closer to the wines of Cahors (46 Lot, Midi-Pyrenees), with their predominance of the Malbec grape (known locally as Auxerrois or Cot). Several domaines…

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Burgundy, Bouzeron & Persillé

On 5 April 2009 the small village of Bouzeron in Burgundy holds its annual Wine & parsleyed Ham (Jambon Persillé) celebration: A fruitful alliance between village and parsleyed Ham -…

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