There’s no need to miss out on your barbecue summer, you can still holiday in France and enjoy some sizzling sunshine. The frogs are out in Charente Maritime, which local tradition decrees is a sign that August will be hot (this method seems at least as accurate as the Met Office!) [...more]
How to describe Languedoc? Well, it’s the bit of France’s Mediterranean coast that most of us can’t name, ie, it’s not the Cote d’Azur. But being the south of France, you still get incredible sunshine, beaches, a relaxed attitude to life and beautiful scenery. It used to be said that Languedoc was a well-guarded secret for [...] [...more]