Well-known as ‘the garden of France’, Pays de la Loire is the place for fresh produce. But with its rivers and coastal edge, there’s also plenty of fishy business going on. Justin Postlethwaite browses the menu…
Head to the heart of the Loire, where a château visit rewards you not with one garden but 12. La Chatonnière in Azay-le Rideau has an ecelectic range of beautiful jardins, including the Garden of Fragrance and the intriguing Theatre of Impertinence.
The Loire Valley area makes up one of the largest regions in metropolitan France, birthplace of writer François Rabelais and his most famous character, Gargantua – a giant with an enormous appetite and a taste for the local fouaces… Like pitta pockets spiced with saffron (Safran du…
Want to impress your friends? Why not try out the most famous of all French dishes, le Boeuf Bourguignon? Here’s a tried and tested recipe.
Each summer the city of Nantes invites artists and designers to participate in an urban art trail, Le Voyage à Nantes.
A portentous silouhette in the distance, the forbidding form of a gigantic slithering snake seems an impossible sight as it appears to be emerging from the Loire river and making its way back to land.
It makes life worth living, and gets you out of bed in the morning. A darting idea that has made its way into the philosophy books.
Some great news – we are putting the finishing touches to the July edition (pictured above) of our fab interactive digital magazine Bonnes Vacances. It’s a FREE online mag featuring great last-minute holiday deals, inspirational holiday ideas from the French…
A brief guest bloglet from Alison Morton, our property finder in the Loire: The Notaires de France website records prices paid for different sizes of property down to sector level in each department. Averaged prices cannot reflect local individual details of commune,…
This month, Alison Morton, our Property Finder for the Loire area, provides us with a guest post on French properties south of the river… Think Loire Valley, think River Loire? Not necessarily. Away from the river itself lies some of…
Looking for a homespun hands-on cooking class in Paris, offering vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free dishes that celebrate seasonal, local, organic fruits and vegetables, try La Cucina di Terresa. more…
A delicious salmon dish prepared for you by the top chefs at the Walnut Grove cookery school.
Enjoy this recipe, made with ingredients sourced from this bountiful region.
You can find a mouthwatering selection of seafood throughout the Pays de la Loire.
Two of the finest chefs in the region share their recipe for a dish ideal as either a starter or a special lunch treat. Enjoy.
This is a great soup any time of year. It also makes a good starter served with baby poppadoms or curried croutons. If you would like it to be spicier, then simply add more spices at the appropriate stage.
This dish is a lovely winter warmer and extremely easy and quick to prepare.
As a summer dish, the addition of a crisp green salad would be an ideal accompaniment.
SOS Help is a listening service for English speakers in France. Whatever the problem, they are there to take your call every day from 3pm to 11pm. Your call is confidential, you remain anonymous and listeners are non-judgmental.
IF you’re stumped for ideas on getting fit this summer, why not give cricket a try? You might even bump into Mick Jagger. The sound of willow on leather may be more associated with an English village green, but you can also play right here in the Pays de la Loire.
What does a notaire do?
Anyone buying in the Pays de la Loire will immediately come across the local notaire.
This is the person responsible for arranging the legal formalities of your property purchase or sale. …
Glorious Aquitaine, fabled land of many rivers, once stretched from the Loire valley to the Pyrenees, that was many years ago when it was a rich, medieval dukedom, when Eleanor was its Duchess and her court attracted the greatest troubadours of the age…
Please select a Rhone-Alpes builder or a Rhone-Alpes renovation specialist from our list of directory search results below for renovation companies and builders in the Rhone-Alpes region and the departments of Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Haute Savoie, Isere, Loire, Rhone and…
Please select a Plumber or Electrician in the Rhone-Alpes region from our directory list of Rhone-Alpes Plumbers and Rhone-Alpes Electricians. You can also search via the departments of Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Haute Savoie, Isere, Loire, Rhone and Savoie.
Please select a Rhone-Alpes computer service from our list of directory search results. Featuring Rhone-Alpes computer services, computer repairs and specialists who will be able to deal with any IT or Internet problem that you might have. You can also…
Please select a Rhone-Alpes property management company or service provider from the FrenchEntrée Rhone-Alpes Business Directory. You can find a list of companies which specialise in property management and property services. You can also search via the departments of Ain,…
Please select a Rhone-Alpes finance company, Rhone-Alpes Legal company or a Rhone-Alpes insurance company who will be able to help you with all financial, legal and insurance matters. You can also search via the departments of Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Haute…
Please select a Rhone-Alpes removals or storage company from the FrenchEntrée Rhone-Alpes Business Directory. The companies listed below will be able to help with all your storage needs and removals requirements. You can also search via the departments of the…
Please select a Rhone-Alpes food and drink company or business from our Aquitaine business directory. You can also search via the departments of Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Haute Savoie, Isere, Loire, Rhone and Savoie.
Please select a Rhone-Alpes restaurant from the FrenchEntrée Rhone-Alpes business directory. Make sure that you find the perfect venue when you eat out in the Aquitaine region. You can search via the departments of the Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Haute Savoie,…
Please select a Rhone-Alpes Health and Wellbeing company or business from our list of Health and Wellbeing specialists in the Rhone-Alpes region. You can also search via the departments of Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Haute Savoie, Isere, Loire, Rhone and Savoie.
The FrenchEntrée Rhone-Alpes local business directory features a wide selection of shops that are located in the Rhone-Alpes region. We feature convenience stores, grocers, supermarkets, butchers, bakers, bookshops and electrical stores. You can also search via the departments of Ain,…
Please select a Rhone-Alpes Helping Hands from our business directory of Helping Hands located in the Rhone-Alpes region or with a knowledge of the Rhone-Alpes region. You can also search via the departments of the Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Haute Savoie,…
The FrenchEntrée Rhone-Alpes directory features a list of sport and leisure businesses and services in the Rhone-Alpes. From sport centres to sporting equipment suppliers we have the departments of Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Haute Savoie, Isere, Loire, Rhone and Savoie covered.
Please select a Rhone-Alpes Home and Garden company from our list of garden and home services and businesses which operate in the Rhone-Alpes region. Covering house repairs, gardening, home improvements, pest control, tree specialists, lawn cutting and hedge cutting across…
Featuring the travel companies, transport and car companies which operate in the Rhone-Alpes. To aid your search you can search via the departments of the Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Haute Savoie, Isere, Loire, Rhone and Savoie.
Please select a Rhone-Alpes hotel or accommodation service from our Rhone-Alpes business directory. We feature hotels and lodgings in the departments of Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Haute Savoie, Isere, Loire, Rhone and Savoie.
Featuring the satellite tv and telecom companies and businesses which operate in the Rhone-Alpes region. Find your satelllite tv installer or telecoms specialist to make sure that you can keep update with the latest technology demands. To aid your search…
Please select a Rhone-Alpes language service business from the Rhone-Alpes business directory. Featuring translation services, language courses and language service businesses. You can also search via the departments of Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Haute Savoie, Isere, Loire, Rhone and Savoie..
Find the Rhone-Alpes utilities businesses and utilities specialists which are located in the Rhone-Alpes region with the FrenchEntrée Rhone-Alpes Business Directory. To aid your search you can search via the departments of the Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Haute Savoie, Isere, Loire,…
Please select a Rhone-Alpes Arhcitect or Surveyor from our list of directory search results below for surveyors and architects in the Normandy region and the departments of Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Haute Savoie, Isere, Loire, Rhone and Savoie.
Please select a Rhone-Alpes Cafe, Bar, Disco or Pub from our directory of entertainment establishments and venues in the Rhone-Alpes region. You can also search via departments of Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Haute Savoie, Isere, Loire, Rhone and Savoie.
Can’t find what you need in the Rhone-Alpes Local Business Directory? Here we list all the other companies which are featured in the FrenchEntrée Rhone-Alpes Local Business directory. You can also search via the departments of the Ain, Ardeche, Drome,…
Please select a Rhone-Alpes Arts and Crafts company/business from our list of directory search results below for Arts and Crafts specialists in the Rhone-Alpes region and the departments of Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Haute Savoie, Isere, Loire, Rhone and Savoie.
Please select a pets, animals or vets service in Rhone-Alpes from the FrenchEntrée Rhone-Alpes business directory. We list vets and pets services to help you find all the information you need to keep your pets and animals healthy in the…
Did you know that certain Grand Cru Beaujolais wines are actually grown, harvested and produced in Burgundy? The transition between the Maçonnais area and Beaujolais is difficult to decipher, …
Bresse poultry is the only poultry in France that has an AOC (appellation of Quality). Here’s your chance to give the turkey a rest until next Christmas and try le poulet de Bresse à la crème…
Départements:Allier (03), Cantal (15), Haute-Loire (43), Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Do you like the great outdoors and dramatic landscapes on your doorstep? Do you want to avoid expat enclaves and well-trodden tourist …
Have you ever fancied living in a castle? Do you sometimes wonder just what it must be like to own your own glorious, gracious pile?
