Tag Archives: Limogne

A Village on the Causse – Varaire

Posted on 09/12/2015 by nessafrance

Last week our walking group started from Varaire, a small village on the Causse de Limogne in the Lot. Like many of these villages, it’s picturesque, but blink and you’d miss it when driving through. In common with other places, … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Places | Tagged Bach, Cahors, Cardaillac, Causse de Limogne, chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle, dolmen, Hundred Years War, lavoirs, Limogne, phosphates, phosphatières, rural depopulation, Varaire | 38 Comments

Carol Services with the Choeur de Parisot 2014

Posted on 15/12/2014 by nessafrance

Christmas carol services are a British import into France. The French have fewer Christmas songs and they don’t have a tradition of special carol services. However, it’s something they have enthusiastically embraced, even if they regard them as concerts rather … Continue reading →

Posted in Customs, Places | Tagged carol service, chants de Noël, Choeur de Parisot, Christmas, Jérémy Costes, Limogne, Parisot, Parisot Choir, Parisot choir carol service, SW France | Leave a comment

Truffle Market at Limogne

Posted on 03/03/2012 by nessafrance

I awarded myself a day off yesterday and did something I have been planning to do for a long time – initiating myself into one of the rituals of southwest France, a truffle market. Every Friday in winter, a small … Continue reading →