This is a quick look at the options available to holidaymakers visiting France, focussing on deciding which type of vacation / holiday is most suitable for you. 1) Gites / holiday rentals Self-catering accommodation has long been a popular choice for visitors to France, and with French themselves. Either cook for yourselves or go to restaurants, and YOU choose what time you want breakfast. Sitting on your peaceful terrace enjoying a glass of wine can be much more pleasant than sitting [...]
Archive for April, 2009
It’s hard to say where in your journey through France you cross the ‘border’ and enter into what we would call southern France. For sure, it is not defined very well by regional boundaries. Although Aquitaine, Provence, Languedoc and Midi-Pyrenees would certainly be considered as south of France, the regions just north of these also claim, with some cause, to be part of the south. On a recent trip I passed through Correze in the southern Limousin department, and through [...]
Aubeterre sur Dronne is a remarkable village about 20 km west of Riberac. The most fascinating thing about it is its underground church, the Eglise souterraine Saint Jean. This has been hewn out of the rock and is 20 metres high at its highest point. It is the tallest of its kind in the world – entering the church really is an incredible experience. As well as the main nave which has a full-immersion baptismal font and a reliquary which [...]
