Condom Bandas Festival
The extraordinarily rich musical traditions of this otherwise quiet and peaceful part of rural France kick off the season with the Festival of Bandas & Penas in the town of…
The extraordinarily rich musical traditions of this otherwise quiet and peaceful part of rural France kick off the season with the Festival of Bandas & Penas in the town of…
An interesting little video on the Guardian Online site about the struggle to protect the genuine Camembert cheese from Normandy. I had not realised that the name Camembert is not…
The Telegraph(28 Mar 08) has been running a series on eating locally in the UK, both to be environmentally friendly and to discover quality food beyond the supermarket shelves. It's…
Leucate (11 Aude, Occitanie) is a peninsula which juts out into the Mediterranean and encompasses an inland sea south of Narbonne and is the gateway to the Parc Naturel Régional…
The organic vineyard of Chateau Haut Garrigue ( now known as Chateau Feely) in the village of Saussignac (24 Dordogne, Nouvelle Aquitaine) near Bergerac has it all - a wonderful…
Spring in the Medoc (Printemps des Chateaux) in the Medoc on 6 - 7 April 2024 . In this famous and celebrated wine region numerous chateaux will be holding open…
The problem (and delight) of South West France is that there are so many areas to explore, and often renting a gite can be so delightful that getting out and…
One of our favourite vineyards - classy wines, passionate wine maker, glorious position and a welcoming and informative visitor experience! We first visited many many years ago just as tourists,…