Gites in France with private pool

Something else we haven’t got around to trying out yet is Karting in the Lot-et-Garonne. There’s a fantastic looking race track at Caudecoste 47. It’s just the other side of Agen, the principal town of the Lot et Garonne, from … Continue reading →

Everyone knows that the french love their cycling. It might be because their roads are generally much quieter than somewhere like the uk (very similar population size, but L’Hexagon has something like six times the land mass), or it might … Continue reading →

I’ve probably blogged more than once about how there is so much to do in the little known dept of the Lot et Garonne in South West France, that, even after visiting the area frequently since 2005, there are still … Continue reading →

Did you know that from 1st July 2012 car drivers and motorcyclists in France, must now carry a breath test kit, in or on, their vehicles, according to the Journal Officiel, which publishes the major legal official information from the French Government . This includes all foreign visitors … Continue reading →

If you’re anywhere in France on 14th July it will be pretty impossible for you not to be aware of “La Fête Nationale”. You may (like myself) have not heard of it referred to as that, but you have probably … Continue reading →

There are 152 villages classed as ‘Les Plus Beaux Villages de France’ (The most beautiful villages of France), two of them are in the Lot et Garonne and one of them is called Pujols-le-Haut, or just Pujols. Perched high on a … Continue reading →

It’s surprising how much stuff’s going on in Villeneuve-sur-lot and the Lot et Garonne dept of South West France in general, without some folks (like me) knowing about it. We’ve been visiting the region now since 2005 and I didn’t … Continue reading →