Cheap Flights from London City Airport to Angers (49), France

The Loire Valley has become even more accessible !!

Courtesy of British Airways and their new flight path : London City Airport to Angers (49), Loire Valley, France. 

Flights are available on Tuesday's, Thursday's & Saturday's.  Commencing at £92 in June  (outbound), dropping to £68 (inbound) throughout September and October (prices taken from the British Airways website 06/06/12). 

As a big fan and past user of Angers Airport this is BRILLIANT news !!

Angers Airport is convenient, small with great parking and to keep younger members of the family amused before take-off, there is a museum next door.

What the future holds for vine growing in 2016

Validated by the European Commission in 2008, the free plantation of vines throughout the European Union will be allowed as from 01 January 2016.  Needless to say, this is causing great concerns to all professionals within the industry whose current regulations are extremely strict.

Article taken from : Courrier de l’Ouest, samedi 11 février 2012

Great News for French Wine Production

Vins: la France repasse premier pays producteur mondial en 2010

France has reclaimed the title of being the World No 1 Wine Producer in 2010, ahead of Italy and Spain after producing an estimated 419 million cases.

The Loire Valley

'Chateau' is the word belonging to the Loire Valley.
Once the playground of kings, princes and nobles, it is amongst these stunning castles decadence is captured and our romantic vision of France is further fueled.

From the 15C to the 18C great family fortunes and national wealth were expended on the lavish châteaux , turning the Loire Valley into an extensive neighbourhood of extragant, exquisite and fairy-tale like castles, many of which are set along the Loire river.

In 2000 Unesco recognised the importance of these magnificent châteaux , their Renaissance architecture and earlier and named the entire region a World Heritage Site.