Bed and Breakfast, Montouliers, France
We’re absolutely delighted and honoured to announce that La Calade has won The B&B School ‘Best Marketing Campaign’ Award for 2020 and we were also shortlisted for the ‘Make it Happen’ Award! The B&B School awards celebrate the best Bed & Breakfasts all over the world. We’re deeply grateful for this recognition. It is a …
After the French food fest of Christmas and New Year’s Eve has finished, the arrival of January brings a national obsession with the galette or gâteau des rois – the “Cake of Kings.” This scrumptious-looking cake, usually topped with a golden paper couronne (crown), can be found in your local boulangerie, pâtisserie, or supermarché from mid-December. In northern France it’s …
Cycling along the Canal du Midi in southern France is great trip, which you can fit into a week’s holiday. The 240km canal runs from Toulouse in the Haute Garonne to Sète on the Mediterranean Coast. The flat, picturesque route is divided into five stages, each around 50km long. Seasons Suitable all year round. Busier …
Gruissan – A Fisherman’s Village Nestled between sea and lagoons, in the heart of the Regional Natural Park of Narbonne, stands Gruissan. This old, circular, fishing village is overlooked by the 13th century Barberousse tower and church. As well as its traditional village with typical little streets, the commune of Gruissan has two marinas, and …
Where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean The Canal du Midi is the oldest canal in the world. It winds its way from bustling Toulouse to the golden sands of the Mediterranean under a canopy of plane trees. The Canal was built from 1667 to 1681. And this 240km network of waterways has been recognized by …
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