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The Roannais
Discover The Beautiful Roannais
A little help with knowing a bit more about the Roannais in the Rhone-Alpes, and what this beautiful region has to offer visitors is easily available at ‘Le Roannais Tourisme’ – the official site of the region’s tourist information bureau. Check it out! There’s also an English version complete with video links, and more. You […]
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Le Cuvage in the snow, Roannais, Rhône-Alpes!
During the recent snowy period in France ‘Le Cuvage’ has looked like a winter wonderland. ‘Le Cuvage’ is one of the best holiday rental opportunities in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes, and a French winter break with some safe family ski-ing here is ideal. You can get the best of many worlds, with top quality French restaurants […]
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The mavellous medieval village of Perreux
The countryside environs associated with Perreux were established over 1000 years ago, and the first time that the village and commune of Perreux is mentioned in historical records is in 1080 when it was listed as the ‘key’ to the Côte du Forez and the Beaujolais. Here it remained until the late 1880’s when the […]
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Jean-Pierre Pyat now at the Pure Art Galley
Jean-Pierre Pyat started painting in November 1964 and has hardly ever stopped since. He is a dedicated and prolific creator of superbly crafted images from everyday life, as well as landscape, and figurative. At first concentrating on figurative realism, then, as the years went by, he discovered more of what really interested him, with influences […]
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Land and Property Opportunity in the Rhône-Alpes!
A particularly unique opportunity has recently become available in the Rhône-Alpes. Just 3 plots of land, situated in the beautiful region of the Côte Roannais in the Monts de la Madeleine, are now available for purchase and private development. Situated close to the traditional village of Noës in the Rhone-Alpes this a rare chance to […]
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Incredible Water Mill for Holiday Rental in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes
A new, and unique summer holiday rental opportunity is now available for 2010, here on our Purefrancenow website – dedicated to the promotion of the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes. ‘Le Moulin’, is an immensely attractive, converted Water Mill. A detached, private property. Very tastefully restored, with some of the original mill machinery still featured to reflect the […]
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More holidaymakers visit the Roannais in 2009!
Purefrancenow has been very successful in encouraging more British families to visit the Roannais region this summer. And through the active promotion and recommendation of Purefrancenow many British, Dutch, and other European holidaymakers have enjoyed Roannais hospitality, and the gastronomic pleasures of the many restaurants in the region. In particular, the following Roannais restaurants have […]
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Art and the Wild West in the Roannais
It is not often that you are both surprised and fascinated when you visit someones home for the first time. However, recently in Roanne, the main township of the Roannais, in the Rhône-Alpes region we had the unique pleasure of meeting a locally renowned artist who specialises in creating colourful paintings of American Indians from […]
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Food and Drink in the Roannais
A brand new section on www.purefrancenow.com has now been added to extoll the virtues of the variety and quality of the ‘Food and Drink’ available in the wonderful gastronomic region of the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes. The Gastronomic Magic of the Roannais! This is another ongoing ‘mission’ by Purefrancenow to visit, enjoy, assess, describe, and recommend some […]
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Maison Mons supports Purefrancenow in the Roannais
Many year’s ago we had been pointed in the direction of the Mons Fromagerie in Halles Diderot, a fabulous high quality indoor market in Roanne. Having been told that they were simply the best place to purchase cheese, not only for quality, but also breadth of choice – they sell a range of over 230 […]
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Art and the river la Loire in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes
More Art news from the Roannais. Over 70 paintings and photographs were recently displayed at the Espace Congres in Roanne in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes during May 2009. All these remarkable images were based on, and related to, the famous river ‘La Loire’ which runs like a spine through France. Roanne, in the Roannais, is one […]
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May French Property News in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes
The May issue of French Property News goes ‘digital’ in April ! Another article by Brian Franklin, Director of www.purefrancenow.com has been featured, covering property opportunities in the Roannais – from chateaux and ancient village houses, to farmhouses and barns. (To read Brian’s Roannais article, go to page 72 at French Property News – Digital […]