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Newly Built Ecological Log House!, Brittany, 174867 euros: This is a fabulous newly built ecolo.. http://bit.ly/YMQno frenchproperty
Charming and heart-braking story about her husband's crash in the Dordogne.
Daily Mail reports on her husband's recovery and the effect on their relationship. A poignant account about life and how it can change in an instant. Live the day because you do not know what is around the next corner (sorry about the pun - you'll understand if you read the article).
Internal renovation to do for this stone house, Brittany, 42400 euros: In the heart of the bour.. http://bit.ly/KKK9X frenchproperty
Nicolas Sarkozy has asked his wife Carla Bruni to lower her public profile after complaints about her political influence.
Our advice: stop wearing high heels and wear pumps!
Fully refurbished, 3 bed Appartment. Gilette, Cotes D’Azure, Provence, 200000 euros: An apartme.. http://bit.ly/2UyZBY frenchproperty
Something Different .....
Windmill in good condition near to Jonzac, empty, land 2000m2. Have you ever fancied a windmill? LOOK Inside is empty 30m2 Roof sound No mechanism Land 2000m2, with the remains of two old mills. Price: 129,900 euros
Department: Charente-Maritime; Region: Poitou - Charentes
Details: Jonzac Windmill
Forget April in Paris. Bordeaux's wineries can be so beautiful in spring. The grass is newly green, the vines have begun to leaf out and the lilacs are fragrantly in flower. I was lucky enough to savor the scene on a 2008 trip to Chateau Cassagne Haut-Canon in the small commune of Saint Michel de Fronsac.
The winery, owned by Zita and Jean-Jacques Dubois, is located in the Fronsac appellation. It is set high above a vine-terraced hill with views of the Dordogne Valley below. An ancient stone quarry lies behind the family house, built as a hunting lodge by the Duke of Richelieu in the 18th century. We all just stood there, drinking in the scenery along with the excellent wine.
"This is Bordeaux," I kept thinking. And I'm not alone.
Ask Doug Bell about wine from the Fronsac region and you get an almost identical answer.
"It's a great wine," said Bell, the global wine buyer for Whole Foods Market Inc. "I don't want to call it the poor man's Pomerol but, well, it is sort of the poor man's Pomerol."
Pomerol wines are some of the priciest from Bordeaux. Fronsac wines on the other hand tend to run $40 or less, Bell said.
"In the Bordeaux world, that's a relative bargain," he said.
Fronsac has two wine regions. There's a smaller Canon-Fronsac inside the larger Fronsac appellation. Both make reds, using merlot as the dominant grape variety. More merlot means the "drinkability window" is earlier for these wines, said Tony Foreman, the Baltimore restaurateur behind Bin 604 and other Maryland restaurants.
"It's a solid conservative choice," Foreman said. "It's good. The quality of Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac is getting stronger and stronger, no question."
Canon-Fronsac and Fronsac have long been overshadowed by neighboring Saint-Emilion and Pomerol (Fronsac wines were far more well-known in the 18th and 19th centuries).
The wine council is seeking to turn the region's low profile into an advantage by referring to it as "the secret garden of Bordeaux wine."
Must take in Fronsac on the next trip!
Detached 3 bedroom farmhouse with barns and almost a hectare, Limousin, 187250 euros: This pret.. http://bit.ly/37uU3f frenchproperty
Sea front, Provence, 1166000 euros: Cannes sea front beautiful 95 m² apartment with a seducing .. http://bit.ly/4oB11u frenchproperty
In a domain, Provence, 1220000 euros: In a domain within walking distance from amenities and sc.. http://bit.ly/3PxSMA frenchproperty
In a residential area, Provence, 1275000 euros: In a residential area, superb 230 m² villa offe.. http://bit.ly/2QzTyL frenchproperty
Old detached ferme to renovate, Brittany, 53000 euros: Hamlet setting but 2km from a village fo.. http://bit.ly/Wz7Cy frenchproperty
The SNCF website is where you book train tickets in France. Whether you want to travel to Provence region or Bordeaux or wherever - you want the best price!
It’s almost always less expensive to buy train tickets directly through the website of a country’s national rail service rather than through RailEurope’s English-language site or overseas agents, especially for France’s TGV system. Fares can also be cheaper booking online than buying the tickets in person at the station.
However, the SNCF site is in French. Of course, for us Brits that is bit of a problem....
Help is at hand - here is the idiot's guide how to book with English translation!
Sought after picturesque alpine village and ski resort, Rhone - Alpes, 224000 euros: Prices .. http://bit.ly/2jvdku frenchproperty
Large stone barn for only 12,500 euros. Full renovation and conve, Centre, 12500 euros: This is.. http://bit.ly/2WSWN7 frenchproperty
