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Puy-Leonard’s Fruit Orchard

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 admin 180 Views Champagne-Mouton, Charente, France, Gite, Gite-de-france, Gites-de-france, Poitou-Charentes, Puy-Leonard, puy-leonard-high-quality-gite

Now is the time to work in the garden After an absence of decades, the original fruit orchard returns to

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Spring at Puy-Leonard High Quality Gite

March 20, 2020April 5, 2021 admin 172 Views Champagne-Mouton, Charente, France, Gite, Gite-de-france, Gites-de-france, Poitou-Charentes, Puy-Leonard, puy-leonard-high-quality-gite, Spring

Blooming apple trees, new green leaves covering the trees, spring flowers in full bloom in the gardens, fields and forests.

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Puy-Leonard The Charente Cognac at Night
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The Charente

January 16, 2020January 31, 2020 admin 359 Views Beaches, Charente, France, Gite, Holiday, Holidays, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes, Puy-Leonard, Region

The Charente (part of the region Poitou-Charentes) is a relatively undiscovered corner of France, with ancient seafaring ports hugging the

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Château de Bouteville
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Château de Bouteville

March 15, 2020October 17, 2020 admin

Bouteville Castle was one of the most important strongholds of Charente in the Middle Ages and one of its most

Puy-Leonard Nanteuil-en-Vallee
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Nanteuil-en-Vallée

December 25, 2019January 31, 2020 admin
Puy-Leonard Royan Beach
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Royan

February 24, 2020November 1, 2020 admin
Puy-Leonard French Fabulous Foods Summer Bouillabaisse
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French Fabulous Foods for Summer

January 21, 2020October 17, 2020 admin
Talmont-sur-Gironde
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Talmont-sur-Gironde

January 5, 2020October 17, 2020 admin

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  • The French greetings and farewells that foreigners commonly get wrong April 17, 2021
    You might think saying hello and goodbye is pretty basic French, but there are lots of social nuances to greeting people and bidding them farewell that newcomers often get wrong, as French language expert Camille Chevalier-Karfis explains.
  • Has France’s third Covid wave reached its peak? April 17, 2021
    While French President Emmanuel Macron prepares the timetable for reopening shops, bars and cinemas in France, hospitals struggle to cope with a pressure unseen since the first wave of the virus last spring. But is the worst over?
  • Schools, shops, bars, cinemas: What will France's timetable be for reopening in May? April 16, 2021
    President Emmanuel Macron summoned government ministers and local mayors in a series of meetings on Thursday in order to thrash out a plan for reopening shops, bars and cinemas this spring. Here's what we know so far.
  • Everything you need to know on travel rules between France and the UK April 16, 2021
    France has announced the relaxation of travel rules for 7 non-EU destinations, including the UK, but there are still lockdown restrictions in the country. Here is the latest on travel rules and regulations for both France and the UK.
  • Bottoms up! Five things to know about proposing a toast in France April 16, 2021
    Proposing the good health of your friends, family or colleagues is a serious business in France, so here's how to do it correctly.
  • From arguing to dunking: The French habits that foreigners just don't get April 16, 2021
    Do the French have certain habits you just can't work out? Here, UK-based French journalist Chloé Farand lists a number of her typical Gallic traits or customs that leave her Anglo friends bemused or - if bread, jam and coffee are involved - disgusted.
  • France says 'highly probable' EU won't renew AstraZeneca orders April 16, 2021
    The European Union is very unlikely to renew its Covid-19 vaccine contracts with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, a French minister said on Friday.
  • French expression of the day: Cul sec April 16, 2021
    If someone shouts this at you they are not talking about your bottom.
  • France sets age of sexual consent at 15 in 'historic step' April 16, 2021
    France's parliament adopted legislation on Thursday setting the minimum age of sexual consent at 15.
  • EXPLAINED: Do you have to pay duty if you bring furniture from the UK to France? April 16, 2021
    Brexit has ushered in a host of extra rules and restrictions on imports to France from the UK, but what is the rule for people bringing household items - either if you're moving to France or just want to bring a few items to your second home in France?
  • 'We won't forget a single name': France passes landmark of 100,000 Covid deaths April 16, 2021
    French President Emmanuel Macron said the country would focus "all of its on getting out of this ordeal" after France passed the grim milestone of 100,000 Covid-19 deaths on Thursday.
  • France's schools will reopen as planned after Easter break April 16, 2021
    France's schools will reopen as planned after the rescheduled Easter break, the government spokesman has confirmed.
  • COMPARE: The different strategies used in Europe to vaccinate against Covid-19 April 15, 2021
    There are big differences in the strategies and organisation used by countries around Europe to vaccinate their populations against Covid-19. Here's a run down that allows you to compare the vaccination policies in place in several European countries.
  • French word of the day: Tollé April 15, 2021
    This little word can have a big impact in France.
  • Paris' fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral 'on course to reopen in 2024' April 15, 2021
    French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday praised efforts made to rebuild the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, saying continued mobilisation was needed to meet the government's target of restoring the landmark within three years.
  • Paris to phase out 'carnet' Metro tickets in 2022 April 15, 2021
    Buying a 'carnet' of paper Metro tickets - a rite of passage for many users of the capital's public transport system - will come to an end in 2022 as the city moves to going paperless.
  • French magazine faces racism trial after depicting MP as slave April 15, 2021
    A French right-wing magazine will go on trial in June on racism charges after publishing images depicting a black woman MP as a slave last year, prosecutors said Wednesday.
  • 'Third of French wine production lost' due to cold snap April 15, 2021
    At least a third of French wine production this year, representing almost €2 billion in sales, will be lost due to a bout of unusually cold early spring weather, a federation said Wednesday.
  • France to offer free therapy for children affected by Covid April 15, 2021
    President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced that France would offer free therapy sessions with a psychologist for children and adolescents whose mental health has been hurt by the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • France to bring in new environmental rules on log burners and open fires April 14, 2021
    Snuggling up in front of the fire or log burner with a glass of wine is one of the highlights of countryside living for many, but a proposed new environmental law aim to change their use in France. Here's what is happening.
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