Le Roannais
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
More holidaymakers visit the Roannais in 2009!
Monday, September 7th, 2009Purefrancenow 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 [...]
Art and the Wild West in the Roannais
Monday, July 20th, 2009It 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 [...]
Food and Drink in the Roannais
Thursday, July 9th, 2009A 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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