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Troisgros and Michelin in the Roannais!
During the October festival of the ‘Roanne Table Ouverte’ a ‘Salon du Livre’ (Book show) was staged in Roanne, primarily in celebration of all things to do with food and cooking. 1000’s of books were available on all cookery subjects, and featuring many famous French chefs and their recipes. There were also plenty of ‘collector’ […]
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Pure Chocolate and Fashion in Paris, and the Roannais!
The annual ‘Salon du Chocolat’ in Paris, this October, is now creating a marvellous impact once again, combining fashion with the sensuality of pure chocolate!! All in the name of many children’s charities. And, of course, one of the Roannais’s most famous chocolatier is well-represented. Pralus, based in Roanne, is featured once again this year. […]
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Fun and Gastronomy in the Roannais!
Early October at ‘Les Halles Diderot’ in Roanne was filled with the umistakable aromas of good cuisine, and the exceptional flavours of high quality food and wine from the best of the Roannaise. The annual event of ‘Table Ouverte’ (Open Table), held throughout the month of October, was well and truly inaugurated on Monday 5th […]
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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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‘Yes, Chef!’ Magazine and ‘Le Central’ in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes!
Yes, Chef! magazine has arrived in the Roannais, courtesy of Brian Franklin, Director of www.purefrancenow.com – the website dedicated to the promotion of the Roannais region in the Rhône-Alpes, famous for its local cuisine and quality of gastronomy. This high quality, beautifully produced magazine, extolls the virtue of good product, good cuisine, and good cooking. […]
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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 […]
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Le Musée de Beaux-Arts in Roanne
Purefrancenow visits this exceptional museum in the heart of Roanne in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes.This remarkable place on the site of a chateau is dedicated to Art and Archaeology. Built at the end of the 18th century, and nestling in the centre of the bustling township of Roanne, the museum is named after Joseph Déchelette, a […]
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Art and Flavours in the Roannais
The combination of Art gallery and Restaurant is not necessarily a brand new idea, but in the attractive township of Roanne in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes, there is a particularly dynamic restaurant which has succeeded in achieving an excellent balance between exceptional art and high quality cuisine. This restaurant, aptly-named, ‘Art et Saveurs’ reflects the love […]
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New Ambitions of the Grand Hotel, Roanne
Following Purefrancenow’s first exposé on the Grand Hotel in Roanne during November 2008, things are now moving on at a pace ! Planned since 2007 through Anne Eparvier, Hotel Manager, this 3-starred Roannais hotel will benefit from modernisation that will offer a new diversity to its clients. When Anne Eparvier was first offered the opportunity […]
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The Spirit of Roanne in the Roannais By Brian Franklin
Another excellent publication from Stéphane Archambault and his editorial team! In our view, a local creative genius! His new publication “L’esprit Urbain” focusses on Roanne, the main township in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes. It is the third of a series of magazines covering the beautiful Roannais region which Stephane has produced. Exceptionally cleverly designed and conceived […]
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Cirque de Moscou on Ice, Roanne, Roannais
The Moscow Circus on Ice comes to Roanne in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes. In December the world famous ‘Cirque de Moscou sur Glace’ arrived in Roanne to welcome the beginnings of Chistmas in the region. The show was exciting, fun, colourful, dramatic, glamorous, and very professional. Cirque de Moscou on Ice was organised by the ‘Club […]
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Inauguration of Scarabée, new Event Centre, Roannais, Rhône-Alpes
Purefrancenow had the pleasure of being invited to the ‘Grand Opening’ and Inauguration of Scarabee on the 2nd December 2008, the region’s new premier events centre for Business, Exhibitions, and Concerts. 5 years of political and conceptual development and construction, and over 19 million euros of investment, Scarabee is a demonstrable symbol of the future […]