Kyriad - Valence Bourg Les Valence Bourg-les-Valence

... a sign for ¨degustation¨(tasting). We ended up in teeny villages with specatular views and even better wine. And these places are not like the wineries back home. It's usually somebody's garage or cellar (you literally walk into a cave sometimes) where they pour bottles without labels, for free of course, and have their kids help them with the paperwork. When talking about how long they've been around, they don't speak in terms of years; but in ...

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Contact et informations: www.maisondelapra.com
Maison de la Pra
8 rue de l'équerre
F- 26000 Valence
Tel. + 33(0)670 572 954
Photo: maison de la Pra
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... ur ! Voilà pourquoi Diane et Henri-Jean Bayart ont acheté cet hôtel particulier du 15ème siècle. Protégée par une lourde porte en bois, cette demeure blottie au cœur de la vieille ville de Valence a pour particularité d'avoir été rénovée entièrement des mains de leurs propriétaires.
A la truelle et au marteau, Henri-Jean n'a pas rechign ...

... the back of the house and the bird life is quite fantastic - we will need to get a book I think as I have no idea what most of the birds are. There is a stream at the bottom of the drive where the rocks are covered in moss and the trees reach right down into the water - some small pools for swimming ( the water is FREEZING) and lots of clambering and exploring places for the children.

... to the Alps in the
East! Gorgeous weather May to September and beautiful vineyards up and down the Rhone Valley.

I HIGHLY recommend this gorgeous chateau to anyone after a romantic getaway and as far as getting married at the Chateau..WOW.

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The campsite electric had both the standard IEE plug as well as the French version at 9amps and there was a water tap on each pylon
There is a small bar and restaurant where you can get meals to eat in your outfit or tent but the bar does close early (7pm) like a lot of establishments in rural France

You know you have been away from home for a long time when you start speaking english the way foreigners do, like in my title.

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We ;have a wonderful place to stay at Dan's home in Agnin south of Lyon. It was wonderful to have Dan visit us at the Gite and now we will visit him at his lovely home with sweeping vistas of the surrounding countryside. We enjoyed hiking in the Mountains with him ...

... Tuesday morning is market day in Lamastre, and we went with them to buy the ingredients for the delicious meals they prepared for us. There was a profusion of hand crafted cheeses- the local specialty being varieties of brie-like goats cheeses; breads and patisseries; the freshest of fruits and veges; interesting meats; and preserved fruit pastes made locally; as well as a vast array of clothing and crafts ...

... or four mustards on tap. I guess they are supposed to taste better straight out of the barrel. Also, as this place is for tourists, the prices are a bit higher. Kim asks the girl behind the counter, "How much is a jar of that mustard." Before you could say stop thief, this chick picks up a jar, fills it with mustard from the tap and puts it in a bag. Then she answers, "Eleven euros." Now I'm sure my man likes his mustard, but he doesn't like it to the tune of fifteen bucks for ...