-
Recent Posts
Archives
Tags
- Armistice Day
- A Rocha
- A Rocha France
- Aups
- autumn
- Brexit
- Cannes
- Cannes Film Festival
- Cap Dramont
- Christmas
- climate change
- COP21
- Correns
- Courmettes
- Courmettes centenary
- Courmettes team
- covid-19
- Côte d’Azur
- Domaine des Courmettes
- Draguignan
- Emmanuel Macron
- Entrecasteaux
- Esterel
- Florièye
- Frejus
- Fête du Vin Nouveau
- Gorges du Verdon
- Gourdon
- heatwave
- Holy Trinity Cannes
- Ile d'Or
- Ilon Marsh
- Lac Sainte Croix
- Les Arcs
- Les Arcs medieval festival
- lockdown
- Lorgues
- Marine Le Pen
- Marseille
- Massif des Maures
- medieval festival
- Monaco
- moving
- médiévales des Arcs
- Nice
- oppidum
- Paris
- Plaine des Maures
- Provence Verte
- rain
- Saint-Tropez
- Salernes
- spring
- St Tropez
- summer
- Taradeau
- Taradeau new wine festival
- Taradeau oppidum
- terrorism
- Toulon
- Tourades
- Tourtour
- Var
- Var coast
- Var walks
- Vidauban
- Vignerons de Taradeau
- visitors
- wildlife
- winter
Meta
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Autumn sun
When most people think of the south of France they probably almost always think of it in summer, when it certainly has its attractions. It might well be however that its biggest charm lies in other months of the year. … Continue reading
Oppidum labours
We have somewhere before mentioned the fact that our village of Taradeau has an oppidum. And for the benefit of the uninitiated or forgetful we remind you that an oppidum is really a fancy name for a walled settlement created … Continue reading
Going west 2: Aquitaine and Dordogne
Well Cannes seems to be recovering from the flooding of two weeks ago, although unsurprisingly for a town whose economy depends on a glossy image it is obvious that the focus of the cleanup operation was on the tourist and … Continue reading
Floods
There are several things that you don’t want to have when you are a long way from home. One of them is an email saying, “Sorry to hear about the massive flooding where you are, is your house ok?” And that … Continue reading
Going West 1: Languedoc and Carcassonne
Much earlier in the year we decided to fence of off two weeks for holiday in the middle of September. It was a good idea, although in the end, largely as result of the marine week and Chris’ heavy involvement … Continue reading