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It was the summer of 2005.
My husband, Tony, and I were somewhat disillusioned with England and wanted very much to do something different with our lives.
We also still had a mortgage and were approaching the dreaded middle age.
If you’re newly settling into the Pays de la Loire, chances are that you’re going to want to meet people, make some friends, or just get out of the house for a while. There are a variety of different organisations for you to check out, all with different aspects and objectives.
If your budget is large and your French is limited then consider buying on the Cotes d'Armor. This department is traditionally the most popular with British buyers, and is consequently ...
"Lesconil Harbour"
Linette and Stuart Smith had never run a restaurant until they moved to Brittany. Over the past year they have learned the hard way what makes a restaurant work - but they have no regrets
How does it feel to move to France when you're a child? To leave behind all that is familiar for a country you may know little about, and where you don't speak the language?
Plus! What to do - and not do - to help your child adjust
Easy to make, but takes a long time. See our recipe here.
One of the many varieties of fish readily available in Brittany is the whiting or merlan...
Click here to see a movie of our latest menu being prepared and read the menu
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A short time after moving to France, Linda Shepherd discovered she had breast cancer. The following months were deeply traumatic - but today she is using her experience to help others through the association Cancer Support France
Learn more about the property that the Calvados has to offer and the sort of price you will have to pay for your dream home in the Calvados département of Normandy...
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"
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
Dozens apply each year for permission to marry dead people under a law created during World War I. Over the years, hundreds of requests have been granted
Père Noël is the French equivalent of the British Father Christmas and the American Santa Claus. In general, France has not adopted the modern garb of Santa Claus in jacket and trousers, but keeps to the older version with a long red...
"Chouchen"
"Lobster"
"The French Baguette"
The most ancient game of bowls in France is practised in the western part of France, especially in Brittany. The game is also called boule en bois, because the boules ...
"French Onions"
The first known flag of Brittany was the Kroaz Du (or Groaz du), the Black Cross, virtually the reverse of the old Cornish flag...
To any visitor the most obvious difference between Brittany and the rest of France is the Breton language. This is not always high-profile in everyday life but everywhere are examples ...
"Restaurant"
"Breton butter cookies"
"Salt Meadow Lamb"
"Wood boring beetle"
The regional music of Brittany is unique and covers all genres from Celtic style with obvious maritime influences...
"Breton food & drink"
Here is a list of telephone numbers and websites for the main gas, electricity, water and telecom service providors in Brittany.
"Creme Brulee"
"Breton Galette"
We started to look for houses in Brittany when our kids were quite small but never really had the time or finances to follow this up. In February 2001, after ...
A look at the life of an oyster and a visit to an oyster farmer at Gujan-Mestras, on the Arcachon Basin, to find out, among other things, how the oyster parks prepared for the huge French Christmas rush...
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Looking for a vegetarian place to stay? Or a place that will serve you a delicious vegetarian meal? Take a look at this list of accommodation and restaurants.
I've been with Nigel for eight years; married for the past two and a half, second marriages for both of us. We loved France and Germany and romanticised about living abroad, a little 'Pie in the Sky' venture, possibly a restaurant or a B&B. It was a nice day dream -then we had a bombshell.
If you don’t want a long journey to your French bolthole, it makes sense to buy closer to home. Thanks to the Channel Tunnel and improved fast roads, British buyers can drive to north east France in two or three hours door-to-door.
A true tale of one family's decision to leave Britain and head for France in search of a mortgage-free bigger house with more time and space for family life. Not to mention lorries heading backwards down hills, battles with French bureaucracy and building up a dog-breeding business...