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Puy-Leonard La-Rochelle
Charente-Maritime Towns & Villages 

La Rochelle

January 23, 2020January 31, 2020 admin 97 Views Beaches, Charente-Maritime, Festival, France, La-Rochelle, Towns-Villages

Sheltered in a bay of the Atlantic Ocean, La Rochelle is a formidable seafaring port that dates back to the

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Puy-Leonard Angouleme
Charente Towns & Villages 

Angoulême

January 16, 2020February 21, 2020 admin 139 Views Angouleme, Charente, Circuits-des-Remparts, Festival, France, La-Bande-Dessinee, Towns-Villages

The capital city of the Charente Department, Angoulême, is a hill town situated on the river Charente. Everything you need

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Puy-Leonard Confolens
Charente Towns & Villages 

Confolens

January 14, 2020February 24, 2020 admin 386 Views Charente, Confolens, Festival, France, Towns-Villages, Velo-Rail

Confolens stands right on the river Vienne and has a 13th century granite bridge. There are two churches worth a

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Puy-Leonard Cognac
Charente Towns & Villages 

Cognac

December 24, 2019January 31, 2020 admin 111 Views Charente, Cognac, Festival, France, Towns-Villages, Ville-d'Art-d'Histoire

Listed as a Ville d’Art et d’Histoire, Cognac has a sense of elegance to match its location on the slowly

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Highlights

Puy-Leonard-Ile-d-oleron
Charente-Maritime Nature & Parks Towns & Villages 

Ile d’Oléron

January 22, 2020October 17, 2020 admin

A favorite summertime holiday destination, the Ile d’Oléron is popular because of its beautiful beaches and unspoiled nature sites. The

Puy-Leonard French Fabulous Foods Fall Magret-de-Canard
Local French Cuisine 

French Fabulous Foods for Autumn

January 20, 2020October 17, 2020 admin
Puy-Leonard Poitou-Charentes Antiques Brocantes
Antiques & Brocantes Highlights Poitou-Charentes 

French Antiques & Brocantes markets

December 31, 2019September 24, 2020 admin
Puy-Leonard Poitou-Charentes-Chateau-Mirambeau
Charente Chateaux & Castles 

Château de Mirambeau

January 5, 2020October 17, 2020 admin
Puy-Leonard Richard the Lionheart Route
Poitou-Charentes Top Attractions Tours & Routes 

The Richard the Lionheart Route

January 5, 2020January 31, 2020 admin

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    Battered by Covid and online sales, one of Paris's best-known book sellers Gibert Jeune is to shut up shop in the city's historic literary and intellectual heart, a stone's throw from the banks of the Seine where the family-owned firm started out over 130 years ago.
  • Have your say: What have been the positives about living in France during a year of lockdowns, curfews and closures? March 7, 2021
    As we approach the one-year anniversary of France's first nationwide lockdown we know that this has been an incredibly tough year for many people, practically, financially and emotionally. But among the struggles, many people have learned new things and discovered positive aspects to their life in France.
  • Northern France goes back into stay at home weekend lockdown March 6, 2021
    Hundreds of thousands of people in northern France went back into lockdown Saturday, while health officials stepped up their nationwide vaccination campaign to make up ground after a slow start.
  • Young French people 'head to Madrid' to avoid curfews and closures March 6, 2021
    Young people in France have been flocking to Madrid for the weekend in order to skip restrictions and weekend lockdowns that have been imposed in some areas of their own country, according to a report by Madrid's TV channel TeleMadrid.
  • Lockdowns and vaccine scepticism - how France and Italy are struggling to get Covid under control March 6, 2021
    While many countries are at least talking about easing Covid-related rules, in France and Italy people are bracing for extra restrictions. Clare Speak in Bari and Emma Pearson in Paris discuss the situation in their respective countries.
  • What's the worst possible insult you can use in French? March 6, 2021
    While French may be regarded around the world as one of the most beautiful and romantic languages, you’ll quickly notice profanities are very much part of everyday speech. But as a foreigner it's not always easy to judge exactly how offensive certain words are. (Contains a lot of offensive language).
  • EXPLAINED: What are the rules in the parts of France on weekend lockdown? March 6, 2021
    As the number of areas of France under weekend lockdown increases, here is a look at how the rules work.
  • Google flags higher ad rates in France and Spain after digital tax March 6, 2021
    Google has told customers that it will raise the rates for advertisements on its French and Spanish platforms by two percent from May to help offset the impact of a digital tax on profits.
  • Paris police extend Covid drinking ban to avoid crowds and ramp up weekend checks March 5, 2021
    Police in Paris have widened a ban on daytime drinking in the French capital and ramped up patrols for this weekend to prevent large crowds from gathering and risk another Covid flare-up.
  • UPDATED: When will you be eligible for the Covid vaccine in France? March 5, 2021
    French Prime Minister Jean Castex has vowed to speed up the country's Covid-19 vaccine programme, including pharmacies in the mass-vaccination campaign that will aim to have 30 million people fully vaccinated by summer. Here's a look at the calendar and when you can expect to get the injection.
  • How to get a Covid vaccine at the pharmacy in France March 5, 2021
    The French government has announced that the country's vast network of pharmacies will shortly begin administering Covid vaccines in a move that will hopefully speed up the country's extremely sluggish vaccine rollout. So who can access the injection at a pharmacy and how?
  • French Prime Minister extends weekend lockdown and promises more weekend vaccinations March 5, 2021
    French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced the extension of the weekend lockdown to another area, while expanding the number of départements on 'alert level' because of their high numbers of Covid cases.
  • Covid vaccine to arrive in French pharmacies by March 15th March 4, 2021
    French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday said 50-74-year-olds will be able to be vaccinated for Covid-19 in pharmacies starting from March 15th, promising a swift acceleration of the vaccination campaign this spring.
  • Astronomers ask for help in finding apricot-sized meteorite in south west France March 4, 2021
    Space fans in France are being urged to join forces to find an apricot-sized meteorite that fell to Earth last weekend in the southwest of the country.
  • France rapped for Covid ban on outings from care homes March 4, 2021
    France's top administrative court has struck down the government's advice to elderly care homes not to allow residents out because of the risk of Covid-19, saying that "forced confinement" could harm their mental health.
  • QR code or health pass - how France plans to reopen its bars and restaurants March 4, 2021
    The French government has begun work on a plan to reopen the country's bars, cafés and restaurants, which have all been closed since October due to health restrictions.
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  • EXPLAINED: How to get help to pay your energy bills in France in 2021 March 4, 2021
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  • Vineyards to canals: 7 of the best cycle routes in France March 4, 2021
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  • 'Second best year in a decade' - France remains popular to foreign investors despite Covid March 4, 2021
    French ministers are celebrating more than 1,000 new foreign investment projects in 2020, only a small fall on 2019's investment despite the pandemic and two lockdowns.
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The History of Father Christmas in France

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The hunting season in France: La chasse à courre

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Oradour-sur-Glane

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Legends, History and Traditions in the Poitou-Charentes

January 20, 2020January 4, 2021 admin
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Seasons in the Poitou-Charentes

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Angles-sur-l’Anglin

January 5, 2020October 17, 2020 admin
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Confolens

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Puy-Leonard Gardening Tools

Your monthly gardening checklist

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Gardening and Planting Tips for the Charente

January 21, 2021January 25, 2021 admin
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French Gardening and Planting Calendar

January 21, 2021January 25, 2021 admin
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Feeding Birds in your French Garden during Winter

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Tourteau Fromagé

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 admin
Puy-Leonard Winter Flower January

1: What to do in the Garden in January

January 12, 2021January 23, 2021 admin
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40 things to do in the Charente, during the COVID-19

January 12, 2021January 18, 2021 admin
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