WHEN visiting a place like Flavigny sur Ozerain it would be unthinkable not to try the gastronomic delights. Le Relais de Flavigny offers a warm... Read more →
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Le Domaine de Flavigny - Alésia
SET in the heart of the Auxois countryside you will find the vineyard of Le Domaine de Flavigny-Alésia. The trellised vineyards on the slopes behind... Read more →
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Flavigny sur Ozerain, a village set in time
AN hour north of Dijon and a short drive from the A6 lays the fortified, Burgundian, hilltop village of Flavigny sur Ozerain. If it seems... Read more →
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The Époisses cheese and recipe
WHEN farmer Robert Berthaut and his wife realised in 1956 that the Époisses cheeses were becoming extinct the couple were determined to do something about... Read more →
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The château of Époisses
IF you are a lover of châteaux and cheese, Époisses in Burgundy is a delight to visit. Today the moat has been filled in, and... Read more →
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Micheal Wright and C'est La Folie
REGULAR readers will know that I have often highlighted the adventures of Daily Telegraph columnist Michael Wright and his move to France. Well his book... Read more →
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When the Tour de France circus comes to town
SEMUR en Auxois has spent weeks, if not months, preparing for its biggest moment of the year; the arrival of the Tour de France in... Read more →
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Manchester has a ball at the Bal Enchanté
AN evening of enchanting French music and sounds swept across Manchester's Platt Fields as the city marked quatorze juillet, or Bastille Day. The classic dance... Read more →
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The Hurdy Gurdy Men in the Morvan
‘La Fete de la Vielle en Morvan’ is an annual festival being held 15 – 19 August in Anost, a typical Morvan village in the... Read more →
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They're not so cheap those cheap flights
IF you are tempted by that cheap flight to France then you may want to do some more web browsing, as low-cost airlines can be... Read more →
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