If you’re looking for some waterfront R’n’R, Gironde has lots to offer, whether you are into surfing at the roaring Atlantic coast or swimming in the safe, family-friendly lakes a few kilometres inland. No matter your choice, the logistics works like a charm; lots of Chambre d’Hotes (Bed and Breakfast), restaurants, bike roads and rental…
We drove through the lovely countryside portraied in the Tour de France yesterday, visiting the vineyards of Cahors and wine tasting in Chateau de Cayx, where the Danish Queen resides each year in August as the estate belongs to her husband, Prince Henrik. As we thus weren’t invited for lunch, we headed further west towards…
We finally arrived in Aquitaine, the south-west part of France with Bordeaux as its capital. Here, the Dordogne river lazily flows through the country, defines the valleys and offers great views to the castles that cling on to the steep rocks. This is home to the truffle, the wines of Cahors and foie gras. And…
We arrived in Dijon yesterday in time for the festivities of Bastille Day. Despite it being a holiday with offices and most shops closed, a small number of shops tempted the by-passers with summer sale prices and all bars and cafes were open. And well visited! Passing time before dinner, people flocked to the cafes,…
In contrary to the rest of France – like the wines from Burgundy or Châteauneuf du Pape which focus on the appellation – the wines in Alsace are often named after the grape variety. The wine is bottled on distinctive, long-necked bottles, called Flütes d’ Alsace and this is part of the reason, why Alsatian wine is so well-known…
With more than 3.200 hectares, or 7.900 acres, is Châteauneuf-du-Pape by far the largest, most famous and distinguished appellation in Rhône. In the year 121 b.C., the region acted as the stage in the crucial battle between the Romans and the Celts. In 1157 the Knights Templar settled in the area and baptized it “Castrum…