South of France
Maison Noilly Prat, Marseillan, Southern France
22/02/2023 .Menton Review, the Pearl of France
30/09/2022 .As the weather turns cooler and the first signs of autumn appear, it’s time to indulge in a last fling with summer, Solange Berchemin pens this Menton review.
Read the full story hereThe Roman Glory of Nimes.
11/03/2020 .Beverley Watts visits the area around Nîmes and is transported back through time to the Roman Glory of Nimes.
Read the full story hereMontpellier. Modern metropolis with a mediaeval heart
13/02/2018 .That you can get a great glass of organic wine in Montpellier for three euros tells you something about the allure of this under-visited city. That a mile or two and a millennium separate the historic centre and the futuristic new city rising on the riverbank tells you something else – it’s forever moving forward.
Read the full story hereTruffle Hunting in Uzès, South of France
26/01/2017 .If there’s one reason to visit the South of France in winter, when despite the brilliant sunshine, it’s freezing cold from the Camargue to the Cote d’Azur, it’s truffles. Fittingly for an area associated with luxury travel, this – particularly the area surrounding the picturesque town of Uzès – is one of the most prolific hunting grounds in the world for tuber melanosporum, as the black truffle of winter is known.
Read the full story hereTravel Guide to Rocamadour
03/08/2016 .Travel guide to Rocamadour. Looking from a distance rather like a bad architectural pile-up in imminent danger of collapse, the lovely village of Rocamadour in the department of Lot rises high above the Alzou canyon, a tributary of the Dordogne river.
Read the full story hereGuide to Aveyron. Insider insight to this beautiful region.
04/07/2016 .Terry Marsh uncovers his insider Guide to Aveyron
Read the full story hereAvignon at Christmas
17/12/2014This entry was posted in Avignon, Europe and Middle East, France, Newsletter, South of France and tagged Avignon on .Avignon celebrates catholic festivals the same way it celebrates its gastronomy and culture, with a genuine reverence for its past and a real enthusiasm for modernity. Next time you fancy a Christmas market with a soul, Avignon at Christmas is the place.
Read the full story hereLanguedoc wine tasting: B&B and Wine
07/11/2014This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, France, Languedoc-Rousillon, Newsletter, South of France and tagged french wine tasting, Languedoc-Rousillon, wine tasting, wine tasting in South of France on .It was, it must be said, the perfect evening. Languedoc wine tasting with dark chocolate, a delicious regionally inspired dinner and then sleeping it all off in a 13th century chateau. Such is life these days in the Languedoc-Rousillon, a region reinventing itself from mediocre table wine producer into highly respected vintner of outstanding quality while at the same time embracing the tourism industry with arms open wide.
Read the full story hereHOTEL DE LA CITE
21/08/2014 .It may only be 108 years old, but the Hotel de la Cite, part of the MGallery Collection, is the last and most decorative piece in the 1200-year-old jigsaw puzzle which makes Carcassonne such a fascinating place to visit. It was at the beginning of the 9th century that this ancient citadel got its name when it survived a siege by Charlemagne with the help of its moat, drawbridge and thick Roman walls.
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