by Lisa LaCount | Nov 10, 2022 | Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, French Food, Health Eating, Living in France, Living the dream, The Chateau Experience, Travel to France
It’s harvest time in Normandy – not wine but apples and pears. Recently, I was at our local brico (DIY) shop and in the car park saw a large van – a mobile press to process locally grown Normandy apples and pears. The state-of-the-art equipment allows...
by Lisa LaCount | Sep 28, 2022 | Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, Living in France, Travel to France
If you are not familiar with the Départments of France, they were created during the Napoleonic era when there were 101 administrative capitals which were all established at a distance of one day’s horse ride from each other. Prior to the Regions merging there were...
by Lisa LaCount | Sep 19, 2022 | Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, Event, The Chateau Experience, Travel to France
Less than a 1.5 hr drive from the ferry port in Caen brings you to the beautiful Château de Vaudezert. The Chateau is located between the (not to be missed) spa town of Bagnoles de l’Orne and historic medieval Domfront. Chateau de Vaudezert owner Karen is ready to...
