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…

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Camembert Cheese – the real thing?

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…

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Calais- Shop local

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…

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Leucate – Festival of the Wind

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…

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Medoc Chateaux open their doors

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…

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Mas Sainte Berthe, Les Baux de Provence AC

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,…

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