On June 28, 2011, UNESCO added the scenic Causses and Cévennes territory in the South of France’s Mediterranean backcountry to its renowned World Heritage List. Spanning over 300,000 hectares, these areas consist of an exceptional natural setting containing a variety of landscapes ranging from mountains to deep valleys. The Causses contains limestone plateaus separated by gorges and valleys, while the Cévennes boasts schist metamorphic rocks and the granite summits of Mont Lozère and Mont Aigoual.
Author: Craig McGinty
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UNESCO adds Causses and Cévennes to World Heritage List
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Keeping your head above water when building in the Rhône-Alpes
CONTINUING on from last month’s article about our renovation and conversion of Le Cuvage in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes, things have moved along rapidly, writes Brian Franklin. -
Advice on safety measures for swimming pools
WITH the summer here a dip in the pool is sure to appeal, so it is with this in mind that the Service Public is reminding people about the regulations, introduced in 2003, that are in place.
The rules are designed to protect young children from drowning and you have a choice of four different types of technique that can be employed.
The first is fencing that surrounds the pool, another option is a a cover placed over it, a motion detecting alarm or a hard shell-like cover.
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Pottering around Virebent pottery, Puy l’Eveque
DOWN through the riverside village of Puy l’Eveque, across the bridge over the Lot, past the fish and chip restaurant and at the small roundabout you’ll see a sign for Virebent pottery.
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Opening a space for a new life in France
WIND down, tune out, turn off. That is what many people hope to achieve when taking a break in France.And whilst those making a permanent move hope to do similar, with a house build, restoration plans and many other obstacles put in the way it can prove a challenge.
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Abbaye Nouvelle, a place of hidden stories
AS you walk around the Abbaye Nouvelle, found between Gourdon and Salviac in the Lot (map), you begin to wonder what life the monks must have experienced in this corner of south west France.
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Félibrée celebrations taking place in Belves
WALKING around Belvès, in the Dordogne, this morning and the excitement was building in the village before the start of this year’s Félibrée celebrations. -
What wine goes with your cheese? There’s an abundance of choice
Photo by JetaloneAT the French dinner table, the cheese course usually follows the plat, or main course.
If there is wine left from earlier in the meal, then this is what usually accompanies the cheese. But if by chance its time to crack open another bottle, there are some rules of thumb to follow that can flatter both the wine and the cheese, writes Vino Veritas.
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Adding the finishing touches to Le Cuvage
BRIAN Franklin continues his story of how he and his wife, Lucy, slowly and sympathetically returned a collection of outbuildings found in the grounds of the Chateau des Cresses, in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.And Brian also passes on some of his top tips for making a success of a large house renovation project in France.
One of the salient reasons our Le Cuvage project progressed with such confidence and competence was the planning.
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Find details of product recalls in France
THERE have been a number of health scares in recent days in relation to food products.
With this in mind you might want to pop in your favourites a page on the Que Choisir website, the equivalent of Which? magazine, that highlights product recalls on French items.
The page provides a run down of products either by date or subject with information on the steps you can take if you find you’ve bought something that faces a recall.
You can stay in touch with the work of Que Choisir by signing up to their newsletter, this not only features the studies they undertake on products which you access via subscription, but mentions the latest recall news.