On the occasion of the International Women’s Day (March 8th) and the World Poetry Day (March 21st), this 12th edition of the Poetry Festival « Le Printemps des Poètes » in France will focus on the theme of women. [ Read more ]
Auvergne
3/01/10
Clermont-Ferrand – 32nd Short Film Festival, January 29 – February 7, 2010
The screens as white as snow of the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival will soon light up with a thousand and one stories coming from all over the world. [ Read more ]
7/09/09
Auvergne – 20th Transvolcanique, September 19 and 20, 2009
The Transvolcanique is a mountain bike ride, which goes through Auvergne volcanos area. This year, this two-day long ride will take place on September 19 and 20. It is not a contest but just a pleasant way to go mountain biking in one of the most beautiful regional parks in France. It will start on Saturday in Blanzat towards the Mont Dore. On Sunday, it will start in Mont Dore towards Blanzat. It is quite simple : one day it goes up and the next day it goes down! [ Read more ]
17/07/09
Discovering local produce from Auvergne
Auvergne is a French region renowned for its five Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) cheeses. Therefore, to get your taste buds used to local gastronomy the path is already traced throughout the Auvergne region and the places where these five cheeses are produced: the Bleu d’Auvergne at the heart of Massif Central area, the Cantal on cantalian mount, the Saint Nectaire in the Dore mounts, the Fourme d’Ambert in the Livradois-Forez area, and eventually the Salers, mountain summer pasture cheese produced in the Cantal area. [ Read more ]
