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Visiting Normandy-Loire · 5d ago

St Céneri-le-Gérei “Rencontre des Peintres”

St Céneri-le-Gérei “Rencontre des Peintres” This weekend, the local village of Saint Céneri-le-Gérei in the Alpes Mancelles will be transformed into an open-air art gallery. On the 26th, 27th and 28th May the “Rencontre des Peintres” or ‘Gathering of the Painters” celebrates its 26th edition in this
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Visiting Normandy-Loire · 1W ago

Arts and Crafts Market at La Perrière

La Perrière Arts Market 2012 On the Pentecost holiday weekend Sunday and Monday of 27-28 May 2012 about 90 artists will be displaying their works in the streets and alleyways, village square, houses and gardens of la Perrière – everywhere available, in fact! This is the 16th annual arts market at la
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Visiting Normandy-Loire · 2W ago

Manoir de la Bonnerie Gardens

Les Jardins du Manoir de la Bonnerie Yesterday (May 5th 2012) we went to the opening day for the gardens at Bonnerie Manor House and were lucky enough to have a day of sunshine.  April had given us hokey-cokey weather of rain and sun – in one minute, out the next, in, out, in, out, [...]
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Visiting Normandy-Loire · 3W ago

See Normandy in a Different Light!

“Pierres en Lumières” (Normandy Treasures Lit by Night) Here’s a chance to discover Lower Normandy under a very different light! Since its inception in the Orne department of Normandy four years ago, the annual event of “Pierres et Lumières” has drawn bigger numbers of visitors each successive year.
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Visiting Normandy-Loire · 1M ago

Hostas, Hail and Holidays

April Showers! What a month April has been!  We’ve become so used in recent years to drought-like conditions in spring and early summer that a prolonged period of April showers, as we’ve had this last fortnight, takes us completely by surprise.  It is easy to forget that this should be the norm and
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Visiting Normandy-Loire · 1M ago

Hostas, Hail and Holidays

April Showers! What a month April has been!  We’ve become so used in recent years to drought-like conditions in spring and early summer that a prolonged period of April showers, as we’ve had this last fortnight, takes us completely by surprise.  It is easy to forget that this should be the norm and
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Visiting Normandy-Loire · 1M ago

Hostas, Hail and Holidays

April Showers! What a month April has been!  We’ve become so used in recent years to drought-like conditions in spring and early summer that a prolonged period of April showers, as we’ve had this last fortnight, takes us completely by surprise.  It is easy to forget that this should be the norm and
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Visiting Normandy-Loire · 1M ago

La Petite Rochelle, Rémalard

The Gardens of La Petite Rochelle, Rémalard The gardens of La Petite Rochelle at Rémalard have just re-opened for the first time this year and we took advantage of an empty house on Easter Monday to pay a visit – after we had cleaned and changed the rooms and after the guests had left that [...]
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Visiting Normandy-Loire · 1M ago

Petit Bordeaux Gardens, near Le Mans

Les Jardins du Petit-Bordeaux Gardens of Petit-Bordeaux Spring 2012 Although it doesn’t officially open until tomorrow (April 1st) owners and gardeners Michel and Sylvie let us have a sneak preview of their garden near St Biez-en-Bélin yesterday – it’s always a treat at any time, but doubly so when
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Visiting Normandy-Loire · 2M ago

France Breathalyser Update

Breathalyser Update Further to earlier articles on the new road traffic laws for France in 2012, it has been confirmed that new law in France requiring drivers to carry a breathalyser in their vehicles (known in France as “alcootest” or “ethylotest”) will apply not only to cars but also to motorbike
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