Dominic Bliss meets a plucky couple who threw caution to the wind to launch a vegetarian restaurant in cattle country Louise Elsom is a very brave woman indeed. In October last year she and her partner, Dave, opened a…
Susannah Hickling meets a British couple who decided to move to France while en route to an acting job and now call the Gironde home NAMES: Janie Millman and Mickey Wilson WHERE DO YOU LIVE? Castillon-la-Bataille, the Gironde WHEN…
Dominic Bliss journeys to the south-western Gers département to meet an expat who revels in the area’s peace and calm, both on and off two wheels.
This year at least the first part of the proverb “March comes in like a lion…” is correct, as for the past few days we have had gale force winds and a LOT of rain. Water is a basic necessity…
Dominic Bliss experiences the delights of the south-western département of the Gironde, at a luxury gîte owned by a family from Merseyside… “Learning the language for me is key,” says Deborah Hubbard who moved from Merseyside to Eynesse in…
Steve Jarratt reveals how formal English gardens inspired the design of Sue and John Herring’s plot in the Lot… Sue and John Herring left England in 2006 for the vert et agréable land of Lot, 30 minutes north…
Property developer Fiona Jones on her four-year restoration of the Chateau du Masgelier, a 12th-century Limousin gem… Situated on a hilltop, with 360° views over the Creuse countryside, and set within its own parkland, the Chateau du Masgelier dates from…
Justin Postlethwaite talks to the owner of a gîte in Poitou-Charentes, Le Manoir des Couts, about restoring the 16th-century manor house… FrenchEntrée Magazine: Can you tell us what drew you to Poitou-Charents? Francine Dunkley/ We used to live in…
Dominic Bliss visits an Anglo-Dutch couple who have renovated two houses and a farm in the historic, picturesque village of Vigeois.
Kiwi Adventurers – Living in the Dordogne Susannah Hickling meets a couple from New Zealand who fell in love with an ailing historic house in the ancient village of Lalinde. Many people would be worried about taking on a…
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT Justin Postlethwaite talks to the passionate owner of a 18th-century domaine in Beaujolais, north of Lyon, about its complete restoration … French-born Richard Brague bought the abandoned Domaine de Vavril in 2004 and, since then, has…
Escape to the Château. An interview with Channel 4 documentary stars Dick and Angel Strawbridge about renovating their Pays de la Loire château.
