Le Roannais
« Previous EntriesMaison Fromagerie Mons revisited in the Roannais
Monday, March 15th, 2010The French are passionate about most things!
Never more so than with their cheeses, and if there is one extremely successful, family-run business that exemplifies this then it has to be Fromagerie Mons.
And how wonderfully fortunate are we, in the Roannais region of the Rhone-Alpes, to have this Affineur of fine cheeses right on our doorstep.
Many [...]
Purefrancenow News from the Roannais
Sunday, March 14th, 2010More news from the Roannais in March 2010 !
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 [...]
Speciality olive oils, vinegars, and mustards in the Roannais
Monday, March 8th, 2010For more than 120 years, in the southernmost corner of Burgundy, near the Roannais region, has been the home to the cultivation of a range of culinary oils with an authentic fruity flavour.
Through the generations, the LEBLANC family has handed down its trade secrets based on the watchwords of authenticity, tradition and nature, flavour, gastronomy [...]
Tourism Show at Scarabée in Roanne, Roannais
Thursday, March 4th, 2010The annual ‘Salon du Tourisme’ in Roanne is back again this March in the heart of the beautiful Roannais.
Staged at the new, impressive Scarabee event centre, this special show is a great opportunity for different businesses from around the Roannais, and nearby regions, to present their products and services.
This 3-day show with over [...]
Discover The Beautiful Roannais
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010A 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 can also [...]
Le Cuvage in the snow, Roannais, Rhône-Alpes!
Monday, January 25th, 2010During 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 (including [...]
The mavellous medieval village of Perreux
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010The 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 [...]
Jean-Pierre Pyat now at the Pure Art Galley
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009Jean-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 of [...]
Land and Property Opportunity in the Rhône-Alpes!
Monday, November 23rd, 2009A 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 acquire [...]
Incredible Water Mill for Holiday Rental in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes
Saturday, November 14th, 2009A 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 character of [...]
