INDULGE your sweet tooth at the sixth Salon du Chocolat in Villefranche-du-Périgord on Sunday 28 October.
Chocolatiers and cake chefs will be displaying their talents throughout the day, while you can also marvel, and enjoy, some of the chocolate creations on display.
The fair takes place in the foyer rural, from 10h to 18h, and entry is just one euro and free for the under-12s, with the ticket price also entering you into a prize draw.
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Hosted by Jean-Pierre Menuge, he will bring two young musicians to offer up a selection of work from Bach, Handel, Telemann and others.
Orliac will host the first concert on Monday 27 August, starting at 21h, and Loubejac will play host on Tuesday 28 August, again starting at 21h.
With Campagnac-Les-Quercy being the setting for the final concert on Wednesday 29 August, again with a 21h start time.
Tickets are priced 12 euros, with student tickets priced 8 euros and free entry for under-16s, and tickets can be bought on the door half-an-hour before the concert starts.
For more information call: 05 53 29 98 37.
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THIS weekend sees Villefranche-du-Périgord welcome antique dealers from across France as it hosts its annual Salon des Antiquaires.
Taking place in the village square on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 August from 9h to 18h, you are sure to spot some interesting curiosities, as well as characters, for the popular fair that often draws both tourists and locals.
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YOU have the chance to enjoy three days of festivities in Besse as the village fête will be open to all over a busy weekend of fun.
On Friday 17 August the village will open the weekend with a farmers market from 19h, with the chance to have a bite to eat, a drink and enjoy some of the small amusement stands.
Then at 20h30 there is a Zumba session and from 22h the disco music starts with an evening of 'mojito'.
Saturday 18 August is also set to be a busy evening with a mechoui on offer as well as music long in to the night.
On Sunday there will be a three different cycle routes to explore, as well as two for walkers, with a small entrance fee and for those staying closer to Besse there is a church service starting at 11h and the fête comes to a close at 19h
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HOT on the heels of a new look Marianne found on La Poste stamps, comes news that the price of a stamp in France will pass through the €1 barrier from Janaury 1, 2019.
La Poste has said that the price for a red priority stamp will increase from €0.95 to €1.05 and the price of a green letter stamp will rise from €0.80 to €0.88.
An increase of 10% in both cases.
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THE fourth Les Pieds dans l'Herbe takes place in Loubéjac on Saturday August 11, promising a long, mellow, musical evening for young and old.
Set around the church, and with a view across the valley, five different groups will be performing occitan music, Celtic tunes, tziganes and Jazz manouche, with snacks and drinks available from 17h.
The musicians (all times approximate):
19h – Irish Rollers (Celtic)
20h15 – Mena Bruch (Occitan Ragga)
21h30 – Akan Khelen (Tzigane)
22h45 – La Pompe Nomade (Jazz Manouche)
Walking around the festival will be music from Medieval times performed by Troupaï.
There is a small entrance fee of 5 euros, and free entry for the under-14s.
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WITH 90% of forest fires in France caused by human activity, and with the summer set to be long and hot, the gendarmerie of the Dordogne are warning people to take care in the woods.
The warning comes as part of a national campaign to raise awareness of how easy it is for fires to start accidently, be that by a BBQ that gets out of hand or working with small machinery and tools in the forest.
Gendarmes and forest personnel will be undertaking regular patrols to both look out for potential fire risks, but also to make sure people are properly informed about the steps they can take to stay safe.
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AN evening of open air cinema is on offer early next month beneath the atmospheric halle in Villefranche-du-Périgord.
Everyone’s favorite family of superheroes is back in Incredibles 2 – but this time Helen (voice of Holly Hunter) is in the spotlight, leaving Bob at home with Violet and Dash to navigate the day-to-day heroics of normal life.
It’s a tough transition for everyone, made tougher by the fact that the family is still unaware of baby Jack-Jack’s emerging superpowers.
When a new villain hatches a brilliant and dangerous plot, the family and Frozone (voice of Samuel L. Jackson) must find a way to work together again, which is easier said than done, even when they’re all Incredible.
The film showing , in French, takes place on Friday 3 August from 22h, with tickets priced 6€.
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A NUMBER artists will be displaying their work in the tourism office of Villefranche-du-Périgord, here in the southern tip of the Dordogne.
Potters, painters and other artists will be showing off their passion for their work, with the exhibition open until 5 August, from 15h to 19h.
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