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DISCOVER THE FABULOUS ROANNAIS IN THE RHÔNE-ALPES.
Here at www.purefrancenow.com we are dedicated to informing people about this wonderful part of France – the Roannais region in the Rhône-Alpes. This is a classic, traditional French area which is full of interest, delights, and opportunities. We endeavour to encourage you to discover it for yourselves! (well, with a little help from us, too!) […]
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THE ROANNAIS IN AUTUMN – AMONGST THE WONDERS OF LA LOGE by Brian Franklin
The Roannais in autumn must certainly be one of my favourite times to experience the splendour of the valleys, mountains, forests, and waters of this superb region in France. Of course, each season has its own individual character and beauty, but the vibrant, warm, rich colours of trees, hedgerows, and harvested fields in the autumn […]
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FRANCE’S BEST-KEPT SECRET – THE CÔTE ROANNAISE AND ITS WINES
Well, it's about time we got stuck into wine with a vengeance -we're talking about France here!! Not only that, but coupled with the natural beauty of the Côte Roannaise, this place is now really producing some excellent quality and very good value wines. They are becoming more and more popular, locally and nationally. The […]
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LA MAISON TROISGROS IN THE ROANNAIS by Brian Franklin
Okay, I admit it, we pushed the boat out a bit with this one! 'La Maison Troisgros' – One of the best restaurants we have ever been to! (and we've been to a few top ones in our time!) This establishment is probably the most important claim to fame by this entire region of 'Le […]
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LES HALLES DIDEROT, ROANNE – by Lucy Franklin
'Les Halles Diderot' is the best quality indoor food market in Roanne, and probably in the whole of Le Roannais. Good food is generally not hard to come by in France, whether form village markets or your local 'supermarché'. Fresh produce in particular is of high quality, and seasonal (something we seemed to have forgotten […]
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RENDEZVOUS AT ROANNE
Roanne is at the beating heart of le Roannais. An hour from Lyon, Roanne is famous across the world as the home of Maison Troisgros (more about this superb restaurant on our 'blog' very soon!). There is, of course, much more to the town of Roanne than this celebrated temple of gastronomy. Situated at the […]
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MORE ON LE ROANNAIS
This beautiful, rural part of France has much to offer. With the great River Loire meandering its way virtually straight through the heart of this region, access to this famous river is easy and you are never far away from it! As you travel through the local countryside la Loire appears often unexpectedly around the […]
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CHAMPIONS DE FRANCE
A little belated, but whilst I was recently in Le Roannais an amazing achievement by Roanne's local basketball team was made. After 48 years of winning their first title they had a fantastic win against Nancy in the Grand Finale in Paris. It was an incredibly tight match, but 'la Chorale' (the name given to […]