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SkierAs the name of the region indicates part of this, the largest region of France includes the Alps and Mont Blanc which is the highest European mountain.  An area famous for its skiing resorts, it is the winter playground for those who love snow sports.

 

Departments and MainTowns

Departments: Ain (01), Ardeche (07), Doubs (25),Drome (26), Isère (38), Loire (42), Rhône (69), Savoie (73) and Haute-Savoie (74).

Capital City: Lyon

Towns Chambéry and Saint-Etienne.

 

Skiing Resorts: Courchevel and Megève and Val d'Isere.  Lake

 

 

 

 

Lake Annecy is considered France's most beautiful lake and is also the second largest in the country.  The lake is particularly clear and pure and is fed by rivers and also an underwater spring. It is close to the beautiful town of Annecy.

 

Wines

Côtes-du-Rhône and Beaujolais  

Chartreuse is a wonderful liqueur from Voiron

Kirsch de Fougerolles

 

Cheeses

Beaufort, Boudane - a cheese matured in Brandy, Cantal, Chevrotin,  Persillé des Aravis, Reblochon, Saint-Nectaire, Sainte-Marcelin Tamié, Tommes de Bonneville

 

 

Produce

Chestnuts Ardèche is the leading producer of chestnuts in France.

Evian Water go to The Evian Site for more information about this smooth, pure natural water

 

 

Specialities

Chestnut oil, Chestnut purée Chestnut jam

Fondues and Raclettes are dishes made from cooked Cheese and each area has its own speciality.

Gratin Dauphinois - a potato dish

Machon, a salad from Lyon which has lentils, potatoes bacon, garlic sausage, brawn and a local sausage called cevelas truffè which is stuffed with truffles

Suisse, an orange flavoured brioche made in the shape of a man and is supposed to represent Napolean.

The Vaux Hardy Alpacas Norman and Orla have renovated an old Breton farm and also breed Alpacas

Nuit Noire sur Dinard new crime thriller set in Dinard

Monte Carlo Weddings help you plan your French Wedding

Do not be stung by the Pine Caterpillar - new immigrant to Northern France

The Old Black Dog

French Pub with English influence.   

Reiki Master and Crystal Healer Philippa Wood

Thatched cottage

Travel around the towns of the Route de la Baie de Mont Saint Michel 

Lotus Blossom Institute

Elizabeth Jeffs offers beauty treatments in Brittany

Breton Cheddar?! Cheddar Cheese made in Brittany, France,  by Erica Hicks

Sending   emails Experiencing probems  when in France? Click here for an answer

Alliance Française the fun way to learn French

Focus on Gers in the Midi Pyrénées

Fish and Chips in Dinan!

Patrick Bent Author - detective novels set in the Brittany coastal towns of St. Malo, St. Cast, Erquy etc.

Gardening holiday at the mystical Chateau Bellenau in Normandy

UK Tree Surgeon  in Brittany

Station Kid Award Resorts

Cruising Holidays in France with Crown Blue Lines

Pierres Sonnantes at Notre Dame de Guildo

Rochefort-en-Terre a beautiful craft town

Visit Fourgères

Dinan - History and Attractions

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