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Local Chefs to Cater for your Group
From many years of cycle touring in France and Europe, I know that enjoying a good meal goes hand in hand with completing a day in the saddle. When you have navigated your way through our beautiful terrain, famed for its agriculture and bio production, or perhaps...
The best time to visit La Balie ?
BBQ v Plancha
When I moved to France, I didn’t really know much about outdoor cooking. What I did know is that using a barbecue and charcoal is for the experts. You can spend hours trying to find the right temperature and cooking food so that it is not overdone or underdone! I...
Ballooning in the Lot et Garonne
La Balie and its beautiful cottages are set in the rolling countryside of south western France which just happens to be home of Francois Messines. Francois has been World and European Hot Air Ballooning Champion as well as 4 times French Champion, so there is not much...
La Balie Studio for your celebration, party and special occasion?
The studio/function room at La Balie is the perfect venue for your special occasion, celebration or party. Come to think of it who needs an excuse to celebrate in the Lot et Garonne, every day is a special day. The room opens up onto a split level courtyard and...
What I love about theLot et Garonne
If you are nostalgic for the period before the world surrendered to the car, concrete and steel construction materials, the Lot et Garonne is for you. The region has definitely been passed over and forgotten by the road builders, planners and developers. Yes the...
Go organic in Lot-et-Garonne.
Surrounded by the wine regions of Bergerac, Cahors and Bordeaux , the Lot et Garonne boasts gourmet orchards, sun drenched fields of legumes and is a real paradise for lovers of " eating well "or just relaxing in the land that France forgot ? Much of what the region...
Great food & wine in the Lot et Garonne
One of the joys of a holiday in France is the great food and wine its many regions boast. The Lot et Garonne is a region esteemed for its exceptional produce and culinary heritage click Cuisine of Lot and Garonne. Whether you enjoy browsing one of the local markets to...
Markets near La Balie
Lot-et-Garonne is perhaps the France that you always hoped existed but could never quite find - medieval villages and sunflower fields, walnut and chestnut groves, plum orchards, quiet roads and small farms in gently rolling countryside, with castles and ancient water...
Learning French
I arrived in France last April equipped with little more than my school learnt French and the phrases I had picked up on my many holidays to France, which wasn't a great deal. Anyone looking for a challenge? Then I can certainly recommend trying to get your mind...
Cycle routes near La Balie
Cycling routes near La BalieThere are fantastic road and off road cycle routes from La Balie, more importantly you can enjoy them with little disturbance from the car! Whether you are on the thousands of kilometres of single track roads that crisscross the Lot et...
How can I get to La Balie from the UK
There are many regional airports in the uk with flights direct to Bergerac during the summer. They start to open up from London in the spring and as the season progresses more flights are added from around the country, check out Skyscanner for this summer Check out...
Walking near La Balie
From La Balie you can easily reach the Gavaudun valley where the river Lede feeds a number of ancient mills as it winds through the unspoilt scenery from Le Capelle Biron, past St Avit and the castle of Gavaudan.Walking the stone tracks that link the villages and...
What makes the Lot et Garonne so special ?
If you are nostalgic for the period before the world surrendered to the car, concrete, steel and glass structures, the Lot et Garonne is for you. The region has definitely been passed over and forgotten by the road builders, planners and developers. Yes the provincial...