Ten Glorious Motives to Vacation in Aquitaine, South West France.

Extraordinary variety of landscapes - Aquitaine lies in the south-west of France, from the Dordogne in the north of the area, to Bordeaux on the Atlantic coast and down to the Basque country in the Pyrnes and the Spanish border. Here is a really good link re burgundy grapes. The 2,200 sunlight hours every year make the Bordeaux area like the Mediterranean. An excellent gastronomy - Local speciality like oysters from Arcachon, foie gras from the Landes or Dordogne, ewes milk cheese from the Pyrenees, prunes from Agen, canels from Bordeaux, glorious fish all along the coast. But it is rare that everyday fizz drinkers can create and employ such an environment. This is down to the fact that basements are usually dark and as the temperature is generally at a continual level. Are some examples of the most noted beach resorts.

Theres much to enjoy, from relaxed towns and brooks slinking through miles of unmarred country, to the ancient caves of Lascaux.