Bonne Fête Nationale à tous!

 

'Fete nationale' - celebrations in Southern Touraine in the Loire Valley

All over France this weekend/next week the evening skies will be filled with the spectacle of fireworks - follow the link below to check out where they will be in Southern Touraine or check with your local tourist office for a display near you.

.http://www.tourainedusud.fr/docs/manifestations/f-te-nationale-2015-touraine-du-sud.pdf

Festival Season...

A cappella group 'Pitch Perfect' at the Loches-en-Voix' Music Festival

This is a good time to be in France as there is always so much on, what with the Bastille Day celebrations and the festival season in full swing. Here in the Loire Valley is no exception -check out our 'What's on in July' page to get a taste of the diverse range of events on offer. Contrary to popular belief the country does not shut down for July and August but instead comes alive with events in almost every town and village

Bastille day celebrations...

All over France this weekend the evening skies will be filled with the spectacle of fireworks in every form known to man...where the actual 'storming of the Bastille' wasn't really the most significant event of the start of the Revolution it is now how it is remembered. Like Stephen Clarke's account (chapter 16) in his book'1000 years of annoying the French' - if you haven't read it you should - funny and informative.

Check with your local tourist office for a display near you.

In Southern Touraine