Having toured the Abbey yesterday, the morning brings an opportunity to explore the rest of Le Bec-Hellouin. It’s a hasty tour, completed at speed under an ominous sky. The lighting meanwhile, is rather fabulous.I’m hard […]

Having toured the Abbey yesterday, the morning brings an opportunity to explore the rest of Le Bec-Hellouin. It’s a hasty tour, completed at speed under an ominous sky. The lighting meanwhile, is rather fabulous.I’m hard […]
It’s time. With our ferry booked for Friday, we need to make the last long drive, pushing north towards Honfleur. At over 200 kilometres, the drive takes most of the day. We drive through endless […]
I can’t resist another walk through Apremont-sur-Allier this morning, if only to capture it in the morning light. It seems there’s more to discover: there’s the church, no doubt once chapel to the chateau, not […]
Finally, our timing works to enjoy one of the best aspects of French country life – market day! Beaune’s is a particularly good one, with a wonderful array of produce. The only challenge is exerting […]
It’s always works a treat, driving the day before, to wake in our Les Plus Beaux Village of choice. With Pesmes on our very doorstep, it’s only moments before we’re fully immersed in village life […]
We fell in love with Eguisheim last year, one of the Les Plus Beaux Villages, just out of Colmar, in the gorgeous Alsace region. We vowed to return, if only to enjoy the lunch we […]
There are very few things in this world that would see me willingly enter areas with temperatures threating to exceed 40 degrees. Seeing Provence’s lavender fields in flower is one of them. And it’s so […]
It’s time to farewell the lovely Lyon and resume our lavender quest. Our journey south takes us along the Rhone river and the vineyards of the Cote de Rhone, Provence bound. It’s clear this is […]
If you ever wanted to truly feel that you’ve stepped back into the Middle Ages, then I have the perfect spot for you.
We’re back on the Les Plus Beaux Villages trail today with a visit to not one, but two pretty villages. Our journey to Lods takes us into the land of Comte – France’s famous semi-hard […]