Tag Archives: Taradeau oppidum

The Taradeau oppidum once more

Posted on 11 December, 2021 by candawalley

When we lived in Taradeau we posted many times on our labours with a local association to help uncover the old walls of the ancient hilltop fort or oppidum above the village so that it could be seen properly. Looking … Continue reading →

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A Sunday of contrasts

Posted on 25 May, 2019 by candawalley

One of the fascinating things about living where we do is a sense of being involved in two worlds: slow-moving, traditional, rural France and the frantic, glamorous twenty-first century urban world of the Cote d’Azur. That contrast was very much … Continue reading →

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January walks

Posted on 9 February, 2019 by candawalley

In the midst of busy lives we try to make space for the Monday afternoon walking group which, under the able leadership of a French couple, produces walks up to ten kilometres every week. Numbers range from about 8 to … Continue reading →

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Oppidum

Posted on 2 February, 2019 by candawalley

One interesting French word which has no obvious English translation is débroussaillage. It basically means clearing vegetation and probably isn’t far from the term “de-brushing” (as in brush wood). In our part of the world, with its abundant sunlight, general warmth and episodic … Continue reading →

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The Oppidum: the end of season

Posted on 2 June, 2018 by candawalley

So, we have finally finished the third season of our labours up at the Taradeau oppidum. (There’s a good summary of the site and last year’s work on the Taradeau website. It’s in French, but there’s also a nice aerial view … Continue reading →

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Working on the oppidum

Posted on 10 February, 2018 by candawalley

It’s been over a year since we posted anything about the Taradeau oppidum, that fortified settlement above our village which dates from around the first century BC. But that doesn’t mean that we have stopped our involvement there. On the … Continue reading →

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Oppidum and opportunities

Posted on 28 January, 2017 by candawalley

What with travelling to the UK and rather grey weather here, we haven’t strayed far afield lately. We have however continued to be busy. One thing has been our continuing involvement in the work of clearing the Taradeau oppidum where … Continue reading →

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Return to the Oppidum

Posted on 17 December, 2016 by candawalley

What with one thing and another, we weren’t able to join in the first couple of this season’s Saturday morning work parties at the Taradeau oppidum, the fortified settlement that goes back to the time of Asterix. However we have … Continue reading →

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September miscellany

Posted on 1 October, 2016 by candawalley

We thought it would be worth covering some of the other things we did during September, a month that here seems to begin in summer and end in autumn. So, at the start of the month we made it to … Continue reading →

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Not the Cannes Festival….

Posted on 21 May, 2016 by candawalley

If you are hoping to see lots of pictures of Cannes and the film festival then at the moment you have come to the wrong place. We were there briefly on Sunday morning on the way to church and hope … Continue reading →

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