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Visit Argentat in the Valley of the Dordogne
Argentat is a small town in the southern Correze, at the heart of the Valley of the Dordogne region. It won’t take you long to explore and discover the highlights but be sure you do because it is a very lovely little town in an enviable setting. The old town in Argentat, the region behind [...]
Finding cheap flights to france
During the last ten years or so we have witnessed a significant change in the frequency and methods that people use when travelling around Europe, largely as a result of the new budget airlines operating flight routes to destinations that might otherwise have remained undiscovered. Despite the accusations of ‘cattle truck’ treatment by some of [...]
Marseille attractions
Marseilles is a city with an ancient seafaring vocation, so an essential route to see the attractions of Marseille should depart from the ‘old port’ of the city. Built in an area protected by the hills of Saint Lorent, Moulins and Carmes and two fortress (Saint Jean and Saint Nicolas) it is also a characterful [...]
Triumphal Arch in Orange, France
The Triumphal Arch in Orange (near Avignon) is about 22 meters high and 21 metres wide, and consists of three arches. It is located on the ancient Via Agrippa (the Roman trade route from Lyon to Arles) and features numerous ornate carvings relating to the history of the conquests of Augustus, the Roman supremacy over [...]
Visit Mirepoix
The Ariege department of south-west France is often visited for the countryside and scenery, and the chance to enjoy outdoor activities, but there are also some interesting towns and villages to discover and explore – and one of these is Mirepoix. Situated to the north-east of Ariege (south-east of Toulouse, south-west of Carcassonne), Mirepoix is [...]
Bergerac wines
The south-west of France is well known for its wines – perhaps above all for the red wines produced in the Bordeaux / Medoc / Saint-Emilion regions. A little to the east of these world-famous wine regions in the Dordogne department around Bergerac there are also some well known wines produced which deserve your attention. [...]
Weekend in the south of France
With the advent of cheap flights from the UK to France, it is increasingly easy and popular to spend a weekend in the south of France. You can set off on Friday evening, have the whole weekend somewhere glamorous, then return on Sunday evening – relaxed and ready to ask in the office on Monday [...]
Weather in the south of France
The information here refers to the weather in south-east France, on the French Riviera. The weather in the other regions of southern France (Midi-Pyrenees, the Dordogne or along the Atlantic Coast) is significantly different – see notes below for regional variations. Weather in January Typical minimum daily temperature 5° centigrade, maximum 13° Seven days with [...]
Five reasons to visit Correze
The Correze department of France is one of the country’s undiscovered (well, almost) highlights and if you are planning to visit the south of France but can’t face Provence or the Dordogne again this could be just place that you are looking for. Here are five reasons why you should consider Correze for your next [...]
Following Charlemagne’s army in Agen
We’ve looked before at some of the bastide towns (medieval ‘new towns’) in the north of the Lot-et-Garonne department of southern France. This time we head to the south of the same department, and across the border into the Tarn et Garonne department. The ‘Pays Agenais’ as it is known is the region around the [...]