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Archive for October, 2009

November sees the launch of our fabulous Gastro Academy for 2010 – the only residential holiday cookery school of its kind and calibre in South West France. The French House Party is a listed Top Retreat in the National Geographic book, The 100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life and we now have an enormous, brand-new kitchen, designed specifically for group cookery classes. We’re thrilled to welcome award-winning French   Read More ...

French Food and Drink

Most serious skiers agree that for great skiing holidays the French Alps are still the tops for a variety of reasons. Almost without exception the French Alps have really good snow conditions from the beginning of the ski holiday season in late December to the time of the spring snows in April or May. The French ski holiday resorts, although largely purpose built, have fantastic facilities all of which are   Read More ...

Skiing in France