Living in Normandy
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Here you can read about the real life experiences of those who live permanently, own a second home or run a business in the Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne and Seine-Maritime départements of Normandy. Sometimes good, sometimes bad but always interesting!
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FrenchEntrée-Normandy is always looking for contributions. If you can write a restaurant review, share a good recipe you have found in Normandy or recommend a place to visit, we would love to hear from you. We also welcome articles on people's lives and businesses in Normandy, interesting news stories or details of an event that you're organising. Please send all contributions to editor
English woman sets up horse refuge in the heart of equestrian Normandy
Find out how one horse lover has devoted her life to caring for neglected ponies and horses by setting up a sanctuary in the heart of Normandy. Discover how you can help support this worthy charity for our equine companions...Buying a property in Normandy on a whim
Warning! Buying a house just because you fall in love with it and changing countries without a second glance, or buying a gorgeous 2cv van without seeing it in the tin, and/or buying and importing a classic VW campervan from the USA without inspecting it carefully and at least knowing the seller can seriously affect your life... more...
A Mule in Rouen - Extract 3
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FrenchEntrée Normandy is delighted to feature the third extract of A Mule in Rouen by Rob Silverstone. In this extract, Rob tells tales of how France is a great country for regulations...A Year in Normandy Part 7: A Crafty Business
As they consider alterations to their Norman holiday home, our favourite couple is faced with the question: 'to project manage or not to project manage the building work themselves?' Commissioning the project management would appear to be the ‘easy option’, albeit more expensive. But not in this case. Our couple explains…Home & Dry in Normandy
A biography by George
FrenchEntree Normandy is pleased to announce that it has joined forces with author George East to provide extracts from his Mill of the Flea series over the coming weeks. The books follow the adventures of George and Donella East as they try to realise their dream of living the good life in rural Normandy. The series is published by La Puce publications and is available in a variety of bookstores and online at Amazon. But first, a little bit about the author by George himself...Back in Time
How the tractor makes a living in rural Northern France
When we came to our rural idyll in this agricultural region five years ago, the last thing we expected to see was the type of treasured beasites that many readers lovingly restore for the show circuit or heritage collection, working for a living on neighbouring farms. Normandy apples or aerial?
How a British property owner in Normandy discovered the Rever du Marais apple
It wasn’t on the estate agent’s “blurb” but when we bought our house in Normandy, we inherited three apple trees, a pear tree and a vine. Cows grazing lazily in the shade of an apple orchard is so typical of Normandy that to have the odd apple tree or two in the garden was obviously not worth mentioning...First for telecoms for expats
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