Touring around France is a real adventure. It is a tremendous country with so many different regions and each of these is very unique. The countryside in each area is splendid and every one of them has their own culinary…
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Périgueux – a town in sunshine
I have always loved the Dordogne region of France. It is a vast area that incorporates so much diverse countryside and each area is just as beautiful as the next. The gastronomic delights of the Dordogne are known the world…
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Sultry Summer Evenings in Paris– three restaurants which are a must
Everyone knows what a romantic city Paris is. Notre Dame, La Seine, Montmartre, La Tour Eiffel and the grand palace at Versailles as well as the Bois de Boulogne are just a few of the attractions that are known the…
Treasures of the Dordogne – Foie Gras, Moulin du Roc and Le Chateau de la Mercerie
Champagnac de Belair is a very beautiful part of the Perigord where the production of Foie Gras is taken very seriously. The town itself is exquisite with one of the best restaurants in the region being found in this delightful…
Brantôme – a Treasure in the Dordogne
In my early twenties I was offered a job by a French gentleman who had a property in the south west of France in the Dordogne. I was to look after his horses for him during the whole of the…