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Category Archives: French Towns
The Ochre Cliffs of Roussillon, Provence, France
Roussillon, a Provençal village located in the Luberon regional park, is listed as one of the most beautiful in France, and with good reason. Situated atop the ochre cliffs that were mined from the late 18th century until the 1930s, … Continue reading
Le Grand Pressigny – Loire Valley, France
Photos taken February 18, 2013 Continuing the prehistory tour that we started in the Dordogne we next visited the town of Le Grand Pressigny, renowned in the archaeology world for its high quality flint (silex in French) and modern prehistory museum housed in … Continue reading
Posted in French Towns, Living in France, Travel, Travel France
Tagged Chateau, Flint, Le Grand Pressigny, Prehistory Museum, Silex
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Sleeping and Dining in Sarlat – Dordogne, France
Written February 18, 2013 While the quaint medieval town of Sarlat may be a congested madhouse in the height of summer, it makes a splendid home base in the off-season when many of the hotels and restaurants in smaller villages … Continue reading
Winter Pics from Beynac – Dordogne, France
On a sparkling sunny day it doesn’t get more quaint than Beynac. One of France’s most beautiful villages, the town spills down the hill side from the castle above to the river below. A charming place to wander the streets … Continue reading
Training in the Cevennes Mountains – St Marcel de Fontfouillouse, France
In preparation for our trip to Nepal last fall we took advantage of the numerous trails in our area to train for the steep Himalayan inclines. While southern France does not offer those nose bleed elevations that can provide acclimation … Continue reading
Vézénobres Loop Hike, Southern France
Belgium and Paris may be great places to visit, but I’m thrilled to be back in the sunshine of the south of France. While sunny skies are the norm here, temperatures have been hovering around 60° during the day, about … Continue reading
Posted in French Towns, Hikes, Living in France
Tagged Capitelle, Loop Hikes, Olive Groves, PR 32 La Droude, St Etienne de l"Olm, Vezenobres, Vineyards
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Uzès Market – End of Summer in the South of France
Written September 15, 2012 The Uzès Saturday Market is one of the most popular and busiest markets in the south of France. Food items tend to be clustered in the Place aux Herbes with a higher concentration of dry goods … Continue reading
Home base Ille-sur-Tet, Southern France
This spring (April – June 2012) we spent three months just outside of Ille-sur-Tet in the Tet valley at the base of the eastern Pyrenees. The town is well situated town for exploring the mountains around Canigou peak as well … Continue reading
Posted in French Towns, Living in France, Travel, Travel France
Tagged Ille-sur-Tet, La Casa del Ram, Lizzie's Kitchen, Market, Mas St Joseph, Peaches, Tet Vallley
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Castelnou, Southern France
June 23, 2012 Castelnou, officially listed as one of the plus beaux villages of France, is the village closest to Ille-sur-Têt with that distinction and the last one we visited before heading to the US for the summer (take D48 … Continue reading
