by Admin | Nov 18, 2011 | Food, Markets & Fairs, Villages, Where to Go
Grenade was founded as a bastide in 1290 and became one of the most important Cistercian abbeys in the South of France under Pierre Alafarici et Eustache de Beaumarchais. The name ‘Bastide” meaning new settlement, and are often named after foreign towns,...
by Admin | Nov 18, 2011 | Where to Go
Well, these are my essentials, at least… I guess everyone has their list of things that they cannot do without when out and about writing a travel blog. My list has essentials – cannot do without and some – ‘nice-to-haves’ – of...
by Admin | Nov 16, 2011 | Food, Markets & Fairs, Villages, Where to Go
The departments of The Haute Garonne, The Gers and The Tarn are well known for their garlic production, there are protected AOC (Appélation d’Origine Controlée) varieties, such as the pink garlic of Lautrec in the Tarn and the purple garlic of Cadours. The...
by Admin | Nov 16, 2011 | Cycling & Walking, Live in France, Where to Go
[flagallery gid=21 name=”Gallery”] I have always wanted to blog about Toulouse, just to share some of the sites and buildings of this beautiful city in South West France, the real problem is that I don’t feel qualified to do it, or at least not well....
by Admin | Nov 15, 2011 | Châteaux, Where to Go
[iframe http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2011/07/07/1123717-cet-ete-decouvrez-les-chateaux-de-la-region.html 480px 600px] Courtesy La Dépêche du...