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Le Bourg is a homely bed and breakfast in a wonderful location in Cherence Le Roussel situated in the Manche département (50, Basse Normandie) Lower Normandy. The house is over 200 years old, packed with history. During the second world war American soldiers occupied the house during the fight for the liberation of Normandy and [...] La Beauficiere is a 4-bedroom B&B near Hembaye (50 Manche, Normandie) – see map. The bed and breakfast offers two spacious family bedrooms and a double bedroom on the first floor. These rooms overlook the orchard. We have a twin bedroom on the ground floor to the rear of the B&B. All bedrooms have ensuite shower, toilet [...] Cabourg (14 Calvados, Normandy) is an elegant resort on the Normandy coast north of Caen – its heyday being the late 19th/early 20th Century when its Casino, sea air and proximity to Paris made it fashionable. It is on Normandy’s Cote Fleurie (Flower Coast) – From the picturesque fishing village of Honfleur, with its narrow [...] Unless you are lucky enough to live within an hour or so of the English Channel ports, the annual trip to and from France can be a bit of an ordeal. Dover crossings may be short, but tend to leave you with longer to drive on both sides of the Channel. The western Channel crossings [...] For a rather different and eco-friendly B&B experience you could try this modern, well-equipped treehouse in southern Normandy It all started in Paris with the Velib’ Scheme – an amalgam of Velo (cycle) and Liberte (free), which has been a tremendous success. The latest we’ve come across is the Velomagg in Montepellier (34 Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon). Vélib’ is a Self Service “bike hire” system available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Multi pick up [...] 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 [...] With the 2007 Rugby World Cup kicking off in early September, it is worth knowing when and where the matches are to be held – if only so that you can avoid the additional heavy traffic for several hours around the match time. Particularly susceptible to congestion will be the Paris Peripherique and the A1 [...] Livarot (14 Calvados, Normandie) is one of Normandy’s most distinctive cheeses. The town holds its anual cheese festival in August. Bayeux (14 Calvados, Normandie) celebrates its medieval heritage every July with a weekend festival of music, street entertainment etc – see www.bayeux-tourism.com/ I should not be surprised, but the French do seem to have a propensity to celebrate almost anything that is food-related, and claim that it is only their village that can claim to produce the best examples in France, if not the world. Brie and Camembert are classic French artisinal cows milk soft cheeses from northern France, west and east of Paris. The Paris-Camembert cycle race is a top category 1 day professional bike race held each April The choice of budget airline routes from UK to France is impressive, |
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