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[IMAGE-MISSING]Sarah Weston continues the tale of the mighty pumpkins.. For the final weigh-in around Halloween, we decided that everybody would bring their pumpkin to our house to be weighed and have an aperitif. We would then make our way to a local restaurant at the top of our road.

When learning a foreign language, we need to understand that we cannot always express what we want to say as...

The reinette apple is an apple grown widely in the Languedoc Cévennes and is ripe at the beginning of winter. It is good for eating fresh as well for cooking. If you ask anyone who lives in the Languedoc how to make an apple tart, you will get many different versions, this is one we like. "Tarte aux Pommes"

The Lauragais encompasses the west of the Aude department of the Languedoc-Roussillon, west of Carcassonne, and extends into the eastern corner of the Midi-Pyrenees region south of Toulouse. Great transport links and rural charm make this a popular spot for home buyers.

Following my last article on the healthy state of the "French property market" I thought it would be useful to highlight the five most common mistakes UK purchasers make when looking for their dream home in Poitou Charentes...

Following my last article on the healthy state of the "French property market" I thought it would be useful to highlight the five most common mistakes UK purchasers make when looking for their dream home in the Poitou-Charentes.

Designer and TV presenter Mark Selwood and his wife Nicky, Business Director and former fashion executive at TopShop, bought Chateau de la Couronne in Marthon, Charente, in July 2003 for a price that was ‘under £1 million’.

Autumn is the perfect time for this delicious recipe, cèpes abound in the countryside and there are always plenty of enterprising locals in the markets who’ve taken the back break out of the endeavour for you! Autumn is also the time for inexpensive pork...

For those that think Marseille is a somewhat scruffy, unpleasant place, just sit down in one of the restaurants along the Vieux Port and order a bouillabaisse - the most famous local seafood dish in town. It will soon change your mind about Marseille.

[IMAGE-MISSING]As the long hot summers draw to a close, and the mists in the valleys rise bringing rain and the coolness of autumn, the towns empty and the children return to school, the locals prepare themselves for the mushroom season. Although the season is relatively short, lasting about a month, it is an important part of the calendar...

A visit to the southern Languedoc department, Pyrenees Orientales (also known as Roussillon), could not be complete without tasting one of the exquisite sweet wines the department is famous for. Once you've tasted a Banyuls or a Maury it's easy to get hooked, so here is a little guide to which wine works with which food! "Sweet Wines of the Roussillon"

A visit to the Pyrenees Orientales (also known as Roussillon) could not be complete without tasting one of the exquisite sweet wines (vins doux naurels) the department is famous for. Once you've tasted a Banyuls or a Maury it's easy to get hooked, so here is a little guide to which wine works with which food - Santé! "Sweet Wines of the Roussillon"

The Languedoc-Roussillon coastline has always been a popular holiday destination amongst the French and we predict that more people who used to look to take long-haul summer vacations will start to look closer to home for their holidays in the years to come, so now might be a good time to invest in your perfect home by the sea. "Coastal Property"

Deciding what to do with our fish was one of the problems we needed to solve before leaving England...

This guide to some of the typical noun endings dictated by gender will prove useful to anyone keen to improve their skills...

The recipe for a perfect Audois cassoulet is a subject of much debate - some of it bordering on the fanatical! Gemma Driver takes her life in her hands by asking what all the fuss is about, and gives you her definitive recipe ... "Cassoulet Recipe"

Buying a new pool can be like buying your weekly shopping at the supermarket or investing your hard-earned cash in the property market...

A former gîte owner writes about the day-to-day complexities and realities of running a holiday rental business in France...

Buying a new pool can be as simple as buying your weekly shopping at the supermarket or investing your hard-earned...

Within an hour from the beautiful Roman city of Nimes and the picturesque town of Uzes, lies a seemingly untouched beauty spot nestled between the Gardon and the Ardeche rivers: the valley of the Ceze river, an area which straddles Provence and Languedoc and retains much of the Provencal culture and regional specialities. This is the land of lavender, olives and Cotes du Rhone wine trails. "Ceze Property Guide"

[IMAGE-MISSING]Sport is something the French take very seriously. It’s not only the taking part and the strong competitive spirit, but also the whole ethos of what you’re going to wear. The ‘sporty’ Frenchman chooses his wardrobe for every sport...

French mispronounciations and other humourous mistakes. 1) Death by food: Je suis fini/J’ai fini An American in Paris, I was...

An introduction to the different areas to look for your ideal property in the Aude: Narbonne and its surrounds, the Littoral Audois, the Corbieres and Minervois, Carcassonne and its surrounds, the Lauragais and Haute Vallée. "Guide to the Aude"

The Cote Vermeille and the Alberes have long been two of the most popular areas for property buyers looking for a viable alternative to the Cote d‘Azur. Part of the region known as French Catalonia, its buildings reverberate with Catalan history and traditions.

As if the department of the Pyrenees Orientales didn’t have enough going for it already, for those with a passion for shopping there is an added bonus to be found on its south-west border ... Andorra! "Duty Free Shopping"

Wandering round Narbonne’s famous indoor food market, your senses are hit with myriad pleasures: the opulent and heady aromas of freshly ground coffee, the inviting homely waft of croissants straight out of the oven, the buzz of morning banter from the stall holders chatting with the regulars... "Les Halles de Narbonne"

Wandering round Narbonne’s famous indoor food market, your senses are hit with myriad pleasures: the opulent and heady aromas of freshly ground coffee, the homely waft of croissants in the oven, the buzz of morning banter...

The infamous GR20, across central Corsica: this incredible experience will take you through breathtaking and diverse scenery, to beauty spots which can only be reached on foot. It is reputed to be the hardest but most spectacular hike in Europe. Read on to find out what to expect and get some tips from Sarah Quee, who helps run Tour Adventure's GR20 trips.

AVF (Acceuil des Villes Francaises) is a national association (registered under French law) with 350 local branches throughout France including 3 in Deux-Sevres. It is a non-political organisation, run by trained volunteers. There are plenty of events and also French conversation groups.

"Sandra and John Howard"John and Sandra Howard have been working diligently on their French since moving to the Dordogne a couple of years ago. They don't find it easy. But they persist, finding mastery of the language indispensable ...

You may have watched Benn and Amy Coley's French adventure on No Going Back. Many months down the line, their ski holiday business is thriving. Benn lets FrenchEntrée readers in on his local knowledge, and gives us his views and crucial information for the resorts in his region...

When Ros Weston returned to France with friend looking to buy a house, she realised that she too would like a place in the country where she had spent many happy times. Here's how she found her dream home in Finistere, Brittany

Doing well in school when you don’t speak the language is difficult enough. If you suffer from dyslexia, then the...

A former gîte complex owner writes about the day-to-day complexities and realities of running a holiday rental business in France…...

[IMAGE-MISSING]King Henri IV of France is reputed to have promised “A chicken in every peasant’s pot every Sunday.” He supposedly made the statement during his coronation address around the end of the 16th century. Four hundred years later, the French come close to his ideal. Today, each person in France ...

Survival tips for the new child Over the first few weeks of our children’s being thrown into the deep end...

Not content with buying their own vineyard in the Quercy, nor with winning medals every year for their Coteaux de Quercy wine, David and Sarah Meakin have teamed up with Stuart Jones and set up their own brewery...

Following traumatic personal circumstances, my daughter and I decided to build new lives for ourselves in France...

[IMAGE-MISSING]Bill and Rosalind spent 3 years trying to find their dream home in France. They couldn't find what they wanted and decided to build their own. In the first of a series of articles they describe finding their perfect plot and why they ended up much further south than they first expected...

There are all sorts of places to buy in the Dordogne but the classic target for British buyers has been the dilapidated old farmhouse with exposed beams and a few hectares of land, needing wholescale restoration to make it a dream home. But there are some indications that things may be changing...

Over three days in May Nimes becomes the Mediterranean focal point for olives. In 2004 15,000 visitors and 100 exhibitors made the event the largest olive-centred market in France. This is an event not to be missed by gourmands everywhere! "Nimes Olive Festival"

Lynn Beaumont & Tony Webster started ‘Open Door’ in Civray – or Association La Porte Ouverte to give it its official name – almost two years ago as a Drop-in Centre to support people affected by long-term illness, either as a sufferer or carer ...

Discover the unspoilt region of the Haut Languedoc where you will find the “real France” that for many typifies what France was always meant to be about. The Haut Languedoc has a landscape of stunning beauty, vineyards and sleepy, unspoilt medieval villages basking in the Mediterranean sunshine! "Haut Languedoc Property Guide"

Buying a home overseas can be a very exciting time. But it can also be worrying and an expensive process. To help you through this process – and help make your money go further, Moneycorp, the UK’s leading foreign exchange company, offers the following advice

"Pélou goats cheese"After sampling some extremely good goats’ cheese one day at one of the local fairs where you find tempting examples of locally made honey, jams, olive oils and more, I decided to investigate into how the cheese is made. The producer, or ‘fromagerie’ I discovered, is situated between Alès and Nîmes, and receives his milk from farms in the Cévennes.