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Hospices de Beaune Auction

The annual auction of the wine of the Hospices de Beaune (21 Côte d'Or, Burgundy) takes place each November - which, whilst it may look like an opportunity for a…

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Carpentras Truffle Market

The area around Carpentras (84 Vaucluse, Provence) is famous for its truffles (known as the "Black Diamond" or Diamant Noire) and November sees the first of the weekly Truffle markets…

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Vaison-la-Romaine – Soup Festival

Suddenly with the nights drawing in and the temperature dropping, the thought of a Soup Festival sounds really enticing. At Vaison-la-Romaine (84 Vaucluse, Provence) there is a three-week festival of…

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Plaudits for Chateau Grinou, Bergerac

Wine competitions come and go, and generally provide little interest except for the producers and those few top wines which get all the glory, justified or not. However, for the…

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Lille’s Christmas Market 2007

Lille takes Christmas seriously with the city brightly decorated and a big ferris wheel in the main square, With Christmas fast approaching, Lille is decked out in lights and colour.…

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Velines – Les Jardins du Sardy – Dordogne

Between St Emilion (33 Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine) and Bergerac (24 Dordogne, Nouvelle Aquitaine) there is a special garden centred on an old 18th century farmhouse – combining both English and…

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Agen’s Big Prune Show

Agen (47 Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle Aquitaine) is home to the famous Agen Prune - the gently baked moist plums which are a key feature of SW France cuisine. The delicacy (although…

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