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[ February 7, 2012 to November 20, 2011. ] The small south-west appellation of Madiran (64, Aquitaine) is home to the Tannat grape, producing rich, sometimes tannic red wines. This is a rural area – no large towns. rolling countryside heavy with vines. The village of Madiran is not busy metropolis – just quiet and peaceful. Here you will find the Prieuré Hotel Restaurant with comfortable rooms [...] [...]
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[ July 8, 2008; ] Stage 4 Cholet – Cholet time trial in the Loire Valley see www.letour.fr [...] [ July 7, 2008; ] Stage 3 St Malo to Nantes in Brittany see www.letour.fr [...] [ July 6, 2008; ] Stage 2 Auray to Saint-Brieuc in Brittany see www.letour.fr [...] [ July 5, 2008; ] Stage 1 Brest to Plumelec in Brittany see www.letour.fr [...] [ November 21, 2007 to December 24, 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. Around the market, the whole town is covered in a huge crown of garlands. In the period just before Christmas, Lille is vibrating with colours and lights. [...] [...] [ November 16, 2007 to December 31, 2007. ] A Christmas Market with a difference in Mulhouse (68 Haut-Rhin, Alsace) with the venue being the the Museum of Printed Textiles (Musée de l’Impression sur Etoffes), where a stunning array of scarves, shawls, hanging fabrics – with the addition of a mountain theme with farmers and craftsmen from the nearby Vosges mountains. The museum looks [...] [...] [ September 29, 2007 to September 30, 2007. ] Fans of Guitar music should head just 10 miles south of Paris to the town of Ballainvillers (91 Essonne, Ile de France) which holds an annual International Guitar Festival with a series of evening concerts, free daytime concerts, masterclasses and entertainments for children. The town of Ballainvilliers,France will be holding their second International Guitar Festival,known as [...] [...] Most French autoroutes between major towns and cities are toll motorways, which whilst often offering fast and uncrowded dual-carriageways, can nevertheless add significantly to the cost of a trip through France – e.g over €90 (over £60) on a one-way trip from Calais to Nice (1226km of motorway driving about 760 miles). However there are significant [...] [...] [ September 21, 2007 to September 23, 2007. ] Close to the Belgian border on the way to Luxembourg the town of Charleville-Mézières (08 Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne) holds a Drum Festival (Tambours de Fete )where the town beats to the rhythm of worldwide percussions. During three days drums echoes in the town, they are everywhere!!! This festival is a time for festive and original events apéri-drum is the [...] [...] [ August 31, 2007 to September 2, 2007. ] Agen (47 Lot-et-Garonne, 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 not that delicate) is protected as an Appellation Controllee. Agen celebrates its Prune with a weekend festival every Autumn – taste and learn with music and dancing [...] [...] [ September 13, 2007 to September 16, 2007. ] Nimes (30 Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon) celebrates the grape harvest with a 3–day festival centred around Bullfighting – Corridas, but you really do not have to get involved with the bulls to enjoy the atmosphere and other events. For more info see www.frenchduck.com [...] [ September 1, 2007 3:00 pm to September 2, 2007 11:59 pm. ] Every first weekend in September, ever increasing numbers of people enjoy this great annual rendezvous of flea market fanaticism, bric a brac hunting, bargaining, and amateur salesmanship. The Braderie: a 48 hour festival of brocanteurs all around the city of Lille. But be warned, this is a very popular event, so hotels are likely to be [...] [...] [ August 31, 2007 to September 2, 2007. ] Nantes is best known for being the major city on the western extremities of the River Loire – but it is also built on a smaller river, the River Erdre which runs in from the north. In September the city celebrates a 3–day “meeting on the Erdre” (Rendezvous de l’Erdre) – a very French mix of music [...] [...] [ September 19, 2007 to September 23, 2007. ] Orleans (45 Loiret, Centre) celebrates Europe’s last wild river, the Loire, with a meeting of French and foreign traditional riverboats. Nautical demonstrations, water shows, magical evenings, dinner-dances, Loire crafts and products village, conferences, exhibitions. This is the Loire like you’ve never seen before ! For more info see www.festivaldeloire.com [...] [ September 1, 2007 to September 2, 2007. ] The Third edition of Le Marché des Vins de Saumur (49 Maine-et-Loire) on the Loire. More than 6,000 visitors are expected. Tastings, auctions and a tour of the town will be the highlights of this weekend. Traditionally famous for sparkling white wines made from the Chenin Blanc grape, in recent years the red Cabernet Franc of [...] [...] [ September 15, 2007 to September 16, 2007. ] The Ministry of Culture sponsors an annual open day on the third weekend of September when over 15,000 monuments and buildings throughout France which are normally closed to the public are opened. Such has been the success of the event which has been held in France for over 20 years, that it is now Europe-wide. This is [...] [...] [ September 16, 2007; ] Fougerolles (70 Saone, Rhone-Alpes) on the edge of the Vosges mountains southwest of Alsace holds its annual Foire aux Beignets de Cerises and Kirsch (Cherry eau-de-vie) tastings. For more info see www.frenchduck.com [...] [ August 27, 2007 to September 2, 2007. ] Dijon (21 Cote d’Or, Bourgogne) has its Vine Festival at the end of August, which is not just about wine. The medieval city combines a wine festival as the wine harvst approaches with an annual celebration of world folklore. 2007 see the 59th festival which will include performances throughout the city by folk musicians from around [...] [...] [ September 30, 2007; 8:00 pm; ] South Africa v USA in Montpellier [...] |
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