02 September 2013 by Natalie Hallam
Bryan and Alison Skinner’s 4 bedroom farmhouse, equipped to sleep 10, is set in a peaceful country village close to some of the natural beauty sites of north-western France, and…
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Chateau de la Chabotterie, farmhouse, Lac de Grand Lieu, Markets, Pays de la Loire, Puy de Fou, Vendee, Vieillevigne, Viennoiseries, Villla, Western Loire, Wine
21 December 2012 by Jessica Boston
The connection between France and wine
Everyone knows France is famous for producing wine. It is home to vineyards that make some of the most well known and well regarded…
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Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Buying Wine in France, Champagne, Charente Maritime, Cognac, Eau de Vie de Cognac, Hennessy, Pineau, Poitou Charentes, Vineyards, Wine, Wine Producers, Winemakers
14 December 2012 by Jessica Boston
Cathy and Dave Pierce bought their property near Redon in Ille-et-Vilaine in the 1990s to pursue a dream of living in France and creating holiday homes to let out.
It…
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Beach, Brittany, farmhouse, Ile et Vilaine, La Baule, La Roche Bernard, Loire, Microlight, Mussels, Nantes, Redon, Wine
30 July 2012
Gillian Thornton followed the banks of the river Lot – one of southern France’s most picturesque rivers.
From my lofty lookout high above the rooftops of St Cirq-Lapopie, the Lot…
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Aquitaine, Auvergne, Aveyron, Bastide Towns, Cahors, cave paintings, Cheeses, Compostelle, Dordogne, Garonne, Gevaudan Wolf Park, Languedoc Roussillon, Lot, Lot et Garonne, Lot Valley, Midi Pyrenees, Most Beautiful Villages, Pech-Merle Caves, Wall Paintings, Wine