Life and Style

Buzz into Bordeaux for the day

We used our Carte Seniors to do a train trip to Bordeaux yesterday - it really is a spectacular place - And , a new Apple Shop is about to open opposite the Grand Theatre - it must be the most glamourous location in Europe!
The train journey is twice as far as to London from Sussex, and takes the same time and cost 1/2 the price!
So the cost of the train journey, and the cost of the lunch together was still less than a meal at a pub in Sussex!
Oh, yes, and I forgot the subshine, and the buzz in the Place du Parlement!

(Comment from a local house owner) April 2011.

A Dordogne Diary, Winter 2009

Autumn/Winter 2009. Mild temperatures and intermittent drizzle in much of November, interspersed with periods of brilliant warm sunshine and freezing nights in the run up to Christmas.

The gents from the local ‘chasse’ delivered part of their kill, as they do every year. This year it was a haunch of a deer, caught in our woods on Sunday, put straight into the freezer. Then the local firemen came round with their Christmas calendars and collecting bo...

Perigueux - city of Roman architecture

Périgueux is undeniably one of the jewels on the french property crown. Surrounded by rolling hills and luscious green valleys topped with medieval castles, ancient renaissance towns punctuated with Roman architecture and using neoclassicism as a simple formality so as not to offend the eye. Périgueux has an abundant wealth of architectural treasures.

Setting up a Campsite in the Dordogne

As so often in France, these regulations may vary from region to region and you would be well advised to check out locally for any variations.

An authorisation is necessary as soon as there are more than 20 campers or 6 placements at a time. Under this quantity, for your land to be used by campers, you need to declare the usage at the local town hall (Mairie). In certain cases (eg Camping à la ferme), further permission may be granted once the dep...

how do you register with gites de france?

Getting Started

If you already have a gîte, renovation or barn conversion that you which to promote through the gîte de France network the first step is to download the Gîtes de France “Guide de Createur”. The guide contains all necessary information about how and where to start with the creation of an official Gîtes de France accommodation.

Download the " Guide du créateur " (PDF, 2 Mo)

If the quality standards are established on a national level the ...