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Jazz sous les pommiers 2010

The programme for the 2010 edition of Jazz sous les pommiers has at last been published here.

It’s all happening in Coutances from 8th to 15th May 2010. Book your stay at La Rieudière now.

Easter Weekend

Book your Easter weekend away at La Rieudière, escape the cold grey skies and come and enjoy the first of the Spring weather, the surroundings, the comfortable accommodation and the hospitality – not to mention a glass of wine or two. Click here to request more details!

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Granville Carnival

5 days, starting from 12 February 2010!

Book your stay at La Rieudière B&B now!

Tradition dictates that deep-sea fishing’s sailors are at the origin of carnival in Granville. The departures for the banks of Newfoundland took place each year around Shrove Tuesday. The crossing lasted eight weeks, the fishing campaign in Newfoundland started at the [...]

Driving through France?

Planning your Easter, Spring or Summer vacation, are you driving through France towards Brittany or the South West?

Are you from the UK coming through the Channel ports of Cherbourg, Caen or Le Havre? or are you crossing to Calais or Boulogne?

From Belgium, The Netherlands and Northern Germany going through to the South-West of France or [...]

Wildlife

At La Rieudière, we get the best of the countryside. Even in winter, we have herons and buzzards gracing our skies. OK, the heron is actually eating the fish out of our ponds!

We’re waiting for a moorhen family to take up their spring quarters, as they do every year.

As it’s a bit cold outside (it [...]

The beautiful month of May!

May is a wonderful time in Normandy! The weather’s great and it’s a great time to see all the best it has to offer. Music festivals, Spring fairs, sporting events (Mont St Michel Marathon), antiques fairs.

Add to this the scenery, the picturesque towns and villages with their cafés, restaurants and antique shops, the historical places [...]

DESSINATOR – Comic Book festival at St Hilaire du Harcouët

Le “DESSINATOR” est un concept unique né en mars 2002 sous la forme d´un festival multidisciplinaire où le théâtre, la musique, les auteurs professionnels de Bande Dessinée, et les associations culturelles se côtoient avec beaucoup de convivialité.

Le “DESSINATOR” c´est :
Une exposition des dessins réalisés dans le cadre du projet pédagogique ouvert aux écoles primaires, aux collégiens, aux lycéens ainsi qu´aux amateurs sans distinction d´âge ;
Un atelier d´initiation à la BD par un auteur professionnel pendant les vacances scolaires de printemps ;
Des rencontres dédicaces avec des auteurs professionnels de BD ;
Une exposition et démonstration du savoir-faire d´associations culturelles.
Mais la grande originalité du “DESSINATOR” provient de son tournoi de BD entre auteurs professionnels avec délibération d´un jury et remise d´un trophée au [...]

Le Mans 24 Hours – 2010

12TH & 13TH JUNE 2010 – THE LE MANS 24 HOURS

The 78th running of the greatest endurance race in the world will take place on the big 13,629-km circuit, which also uses part of the Bugatti layout (built in 1966), and a section of the main Le Mans-Tours road closed to traffic for the event.

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LE MANS 24 HOURS FOR MOTORCYCLES 17TH & 18TH APRIL 2010

In keeping with tradition, the 33rd Le Mans 24 Hours for Motorcycles will be the first round of the FIM Endurance World Championship consisting of five races in [...]

Jazz in Normandy 2010

The 2010 Edition of “Jazz sous les Pommiers” (Jazz under the apple trees) will be held in Coutances between May 8 and 15, 2010.

As soon as the programme is available, we’ll post the link here!

To see the 2009 line-up, click here