Festivals and Conferences If you are in the south west of France on holiday, or living here and you like jazz, you’re lucky. Actually, even if you are here on holiday or living here and you don’t like jazz, you’re still lucky. In the summertime, when the days get longer and the sunshine is abundant,…Read more »
Author: CK Grasset
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My Beautiful Occitanie is all about the wonderful region of
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Jazz en Occitanie part 2
Posted by in culture, music, occitanie, Uncategorized Festivals et Conférences Si vous êtes dans le sud-ouest de la France en vacances ou au quotidien et vous aimez le jazz, vous avez de la chance. En fait, même si vous n’aimez pas le jazz, vous avez de la chance. Pendant l’été, quand les jours sont longs et le soleil brille, les festivals de…Read more »
Jazz in Occitanie part 1
My dad is a huge opera fan; he’s especially crazy about Italian opera. My mum loves classical music too; she used to play the piano very well. My brother and I took up playing violin and piano quite early on but I would be a liar if I said I tried very hard. Not unlike…Read more »
Jazz en Occitanie part 1
Mon père est un amateur d’opéra, un enthousiaste sans limite pour l’opéra italien. Quant à ma mère, elle aussi, elle adore le chant lyrique et la musique classique. Mon frère et moi, nous nous sommes lancés très tôt à apprendre le violoncelle et le piano. Je ne devrais pas mentir, on ne s’est pas donnés…Read more »
Taking time to travel
Posted by in Uncategorized Personally, I have spent an inordinate amount of time being in a hurry. Always having to be somewhere at a specific time is such a drag. For me it was even more futile as half the time I was rushing to wait. That was me, sprinting through the terminal, trailing an overstuffed wheelie bag behind…Read more »
Le Grau-du-Roi
Posted by in Uncategorized Grau-du-Roi (grow do rwoa) It occurred to me as I was planning a trip to the Basque country that not knowing how to pronounce the names of places is not only annoying, but it makes it harder to retain information. Txinguidi (somewhere apparently worth a gander) is hopefully pronounced Ching gweedy but probably not! Anyway,…Read more »
Cassis – Love thy neighbour
Posted by in Uncategorized Cassis – Love thy neighbour. Occitanie is lush with long sprawling beaches, mountains, vineyards, quaint villages and exciting cities. The region is also blessed with wonderful neighbours. We share the Pyrenees down south with Spain. To the west lies Nouvelle Aquitaine which reaches the Atlantic Ocean with stunning beaches, legendary waves (Hossegor and Biarritz) and…Read more »
The Pech Merle Cave
Prehistoric cave paintings. Abbé Breuil, renowned French prehistorian called it “the Sistine Chapel of the Causses of the Lot district, one of the most beautiful monuments in Paleolithic pictoral art”. Honestly, since I have been living in the south of France I have seen a cave or two but I have never seen anything like…Read more »
Le Gouffre de Padirac
Posted by in music, occitanie, Toulouse, Uncategorized “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing” – Helen Keller. Or was it “Life is a great adventure or nothing”? In any case, life should be an adventure. For most of us, travelling is a great adventure, and sometimes a daring one. Whether you are trekking through the mountains, horseback riding on the beach,…Read more »
Rocamadour
Posted by in culture, occitanie, Uncategorized A stunning village perched on a cliff in the bountiful Lot. The Lot department, once of Midi Pyrenees and now of Occitanie is a place of great natural beauty. Around the Lot valley there are spectacular caves to visit including the Gouffre de Padirac and the Grotte de Pech Merle. The main city is Cahors,…Read more »
