A GUIDE to places to visit, restaurants to drop in on, as well as handy information on local shops and the history of Villefranche-du-Périgord has been produced for 2022. Read more →
Dordogne tourism trade rescued by French visitors
THE French have come to the rescue of the Dordogne tourism trade this summer, with initial figures showing that the advertising promotions after the de-confinement... Read more →
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A guide to Église Saint-Martin church in Besse
THERE have been human settlements in Besse dating back possibly as far as the Prehistoric age, writes Carol Miers. With iron ore in the ground... Read more →
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Martin Walker, and Bruno Chief of Police, recognised for Dordogne tourism boost
AUTHOR, Martin Walker, the writer behind the popular Bruno Chief of Police novels set in the Dordogne, has been recognised for his contribution to tourism... Read more →
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A spring evening of low light in Loubejac
HEADING out for a short evening walk here in Loubejac as the sun begins to set and the angle of the light lets you play.... Read more →
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The postman, a stone and the palace built single handedly
IF you are ever south of Lyon, in the Drôme region, why not drop in on the palace a postman built, stone by stone? Ferdinand... Read more →
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Can small French farms learn from the success of Twitter's favourite shepherd?
FROM the fields and hillsides of the Lake District shepherd James Rebanks calls home, he provides a view of a life few have ever seen,... Read more →
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Remembering First World War link between Manchester and Charleville-Mézières
AN exhibition has opened that celebrates the ties between Manchester and the French town of Mézières - which reach back 100 years having been forged... Read more →
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Now you don't really want to visit the Dordogne, do you?
THERE really is nothing to see around Bergerac in the Dordogne, no meandering rivers, deep mysterious forests or even any wine or food to savour.... Read more →
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Avoid the dangers of swimming this summer
IN France, where almost 500 people drown every year, what measures are in place to avoid getting into difficulty when in the water? During 2013... Read more →
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