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Vive la difference! To live in the Lot is to be immediately overwhelmed by the sense of space, both public...

Keith and Helen Archibald have been running a successful bed & breakfast and gîte business in the Corrèze since 2001...

From the UK to France and Back Again Following the sale of our UK house, we realised that the French...

Masterchef finalist, Jim Fisher, took his cutting-edge skills and enviable cheffing experience (such as cheffing for Rick Stein) to the rural Dordogne, where, with the help of his wife, Lucy, he has established a thriving cookery holiday business amongst their beautiful stone farm buildings at Bombel. Jim and Lucy invited me to join them and their guests for a week, so that I could find out exactly how the holidays work.

"Making pastry" The Fisher’s impeccably-run cooking holidays take place in their beautifully converted barn. The smooth running of their courses gives an atmosphere of calm, while Jim and Lucy are relaxed. You would have no idea...

Today vintage car enthusiastes Bryn and Lynda Adams are happily ensconced in France - however, their love affair with the country began with a road-side argument with a gesticulating Frenchman...

After moving to France in August last year with her parents and eleven year old brother, Georgina has had to work hard to make new friends and get to grips with a new language. She tells her story...

The Annual Cycle of a Cahors Wine Vineyard The cycle of the winegrower’s year starts in the spring with the...

After four years of research, Mike and Sue Spring made the move to France in 1994 and bought a vineyard in the Lot valley near Montcuq. Here they describe the work involved creating a Cahors red wine...

Chefs are employed to cook gourmet meals in French homes. Employing a Chef to cook all your meals is traditionally...

Nicolas Delmas was very welcoming and friendly. The 26 year old set up the successful bakery, ‘Le Pain de Peyrignac’, with his girlfriend, Sabrina Manière, 24, one year ago. I went to see Nicolas, and find out how they manage to supply the huge demand for their extra special bread.

The work of artisan goat cheese producers in France. There are only 35 ‘artisan’ cheeses in the Dordogne. That is,...

Wanda Glowinska-Rizzi had long wanted to live in France. She has finally made it to the Creuse from England via New York and Paris - and along the way got married to a French man. She has useful advice for other foreigners trying to live a French life

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.

Before you can start looking for your place in France, be it a holiday home or a permanent residence, it’s important to narrow down your search to a particular region, or selection of regions. France is a big place, after all...