{"id":2447,"date":"2009-08-17T06:42:12","date_gmt":"2009-08-17T05:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/?p=2447"},"modified":"2025-03-19T11:32:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T11:32:27","slug":"roscoff-onion-johnny-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/roscoff-onion-johnny-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Roscoff Onion Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In August <\/strong>\u00a0<\/font>the pretty Brittany port of Roscoff<\/strong> (29 Finist\u00e8re, Bretagne<\/em>) celebrates the local speciality – the Pink Onion (oignon rose<\/em>) and the locals who used to cross over to England every August to sell these special onions to the British with its Roscoff Onion Festival<\/strong> (Fete de l’Oignon de Roscoff) 22 – 24 August 2025<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“L’Oignon Rose de Roscoff<\/em><\/strong>” (the pink Roscoff onion) is now protected as an Appellation Controll\u00e9e (AOC from 2009) due to its specific character (delicate skin, long life, intense flavour and good size – and only grown in and around Roscoff). If you are deeply interested in the history of this vegetable and its connection to the UK , visit the La maison des Johnnies et de l’Oignon de Roscoff<\/em><\/a> – the Onions Johnnies museum in Roscoff.  Festivities include an onion market, music , torchlit parade  and a  bicycle race!  Food based on the oignon feature of course – onion tarts, onion bread and onion soup – together with a dispay of impressive onion strings!!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Beyond Onions and Johnnies, I still consider Roscoff<\/strong> one of the pleasantest ports of arrival\/departure in France – close to the town and retaining most of its medieval and maritime character it is a delightful place to spend an hour or so (or longer).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more info on Roscoff<\/strong> and the Roscoff Onion Festival see www.oignon-de-roscoff.fr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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B&Bs, self-catering and Hotels <\/a>in Roscoff<\/strong> including the harbourside Logis Hotel Bellevue<\/a> – very central and with great views over the harbour and out to sea.<\/p>\n\n\n

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For more info and to check availabilty at this Roscoff hotel see<\/mark> Logis Hotel Bellevue<\/strong><\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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