We are staying in Collioure, in Languedoc, in the very south of France in the middle of August. We haven’t been able to find a detailed programme for this year’s events in the annual Festival of St Vincent. This programme from last year http://www.collioure.com/progstvincent2006.pdf and this translated prgramme for this year, http://www.anglophone-direct.com/Collioure-Festival-of-St-Vincent have given us [...]
We are going to Provence and the French Riveria at the beginning of April. We want to stay in some hotels or B&Bs with a little character/local flavour. We are planning on spending about 100 Euro a night. We’ll be in Marseille the night we fly in and NIce the night we fly out. We [...]
Hello! I would like to place our Southern France House to rent on e-bay.de, but unfortunately i cannot speak any German .. Could you please translate me these lines? I would be vy grateful Thanks “TO RENT, beautiful Villa, in the region of Languedoc , situated on a secure and calm private domain, with private [...]
My husband and I own a new home in Columbiers and visited it in April 2007. But we’ve heard that there are wine festivals in the area in September or October. We’d like to find out when and where these are held so that we can plan our visit for 2008 accordingly.
My boyfriend and I are visiting Aix-en-Provence in the first week of July, and he doesn’t feel comfortable renting a car, so we have to rely on public transportation. Does anyone know how we can get from Aix to the country? I’m sorry if the question is naive- but I’d really love to see some [...]
I planted provence lavender plants in April in north Texas. They are not blooming yet. When will they bloom?
I live in Chicago! I’ve tried Whole Foods and Trader Joes but can’t find this herb mix.
We’ll be traveling with an 8 year old, can you please suggest a hotel or other type of lodging that would be suitable for a family of three? What should we especially make certain to see and do that would also interest a child? Many thanks!!
I am trying to make a dish – Sweet potatoes w/Onions and Currants, and the recipe calls for 1 1/2 teaspoons of Herbs de Provence. Haven’t a clue.