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Restaurant de la Loire in the Roannais
Well worth a lunchtime or evening dinner visit! Cuisine gastronomique. Specialities: Charolais: Sirloin of beef with pepper sauce, variety of sea fish, fresh grenouilles (frogs). Closed Sunday evening, Monday and Tuesday. Open Tuesday evening in July/August. Menus of 21€ (except Sunday and fete days) to 67€. Children’s menu 10.5€. Service mid-day to 1.30pm and evening […]
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The warmest Spring in France since 1900, and in the Roannais!
Thisfrenchlife.com features a report on the hottest Spring in France since 1900. Here in the Roannais it has been sizzlingly hot and dry for over 2 months. Temperautures have reached over 30 degrees at ‘Le Cuvage’, Perreux, Roannais. The recent rain has been very welcome for the regions water supplies, inlcuding the garden. Several of […]
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It’s a serious business building in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes.
So just what is involved in converting an old property in The Roannais, in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France, north-west of Lyon? Brian Franklin continues his story of how he and his wife, Lucy, slowly and sympathetically renovated a collection of outbuildings found in the grounds of the Chateau des Cresses, near the medieval […]
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Jean Guy Lathuiliére exposes more photos in the Roannais.
A special exhibition during April in the village of Saint Alban des Eaux in the beautiful Côte Roannaise featured some remarkable images from several regional photographers, including an exciting collection by Jean Guy Lathuiliére. www.purefrancenow.com The Pure Art Gallery _________________________________________________________________________
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Mike Ford’s New Paintings at Purefrancenow
Here we introduce a brand new series of original paintings from the creative hand of Mike Ford, photographer ‘extraordinaire’ ! This month we feature a selection of canvasses as a ‘taster’ before we include them in Mike’s personal dedicated presentation at The Pure Art Gallery See more of Mike Ford’s Art and Photographic Images on his […]
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A Guide to the Roannais by Purefrancenow
Purefrancenow’s Introductory Guide to the Roannais! This is a Regional Directory listing of recommended restaurants, cafes, shops, services, suppliers and businesses in the Roannais region of the Rhône-Alpes. All designed to assist people, visiting, holidaying, or living in the Roannais, to locate and access some of the best Businesses and Services in this superb region […]
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Discovering the Roannais by Brian Franklin on thisfrenchlife.com
Purefrancenow and This French Life join forces with a monthly editorial series featuring an historical account of Brian and Lucy Franklin’s discovery of the Roannais in the Rhône-Alpes region, renovating and developing property, and living ‘The French Dream’. For this month’s newsletter article on ‘Discovering the Roannais’ visit thisfrenchlife.com www.purefrancenow.com
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This French Life website is supported by Purefrancenow
This French Life.com provides many interesting nuggets of information, and is of particular service to people who are keen to move to France, or those already living there. This is an excellent, high quality website well worth a visit! There are articles about setting-up a wide variety of necessary services, from banking to the internet, […]
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Purefrancenow Monthly Newsletter – Roannais, Rhône-Alpes
www.purefrancenow.com is a website dedicated to the highlighting and promotion of French lifestyle, holidays, and property opportunities, including French products and services – regional restaurants, food and wine, local events, medieval villages, history, including art and design, in the Roannais, Rhône–Alpes region. There are also particularly excellent opportunities for business, group, club, or private requirements, […]
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‘The Old Winery’ Chateau Property for Sale in the Roannais
An amazing opportunity to buy into your own slice of France in the beautiful region of the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes. The remarkable “Old Winery’ part of a chateau, near the medieval hill village of Perreux, has already been renovated to a high standard. Situated with original chateau courtyard and woodland grounds, there is also a swimming […]