Passing through Bédarieux this morning we stopped to investigate a brocante which was actually open! His stock was better than we have seen anywhere and after lots of furniture moving to reach forgotten dusty corners, we eventually .... The lower town was full of 19th century hotels and guest houses and everywhere advertised rooms to rent for the season. There was the usual genteel atmosphere of a spa town with people strolling sedately through riverside gardens in the ...
still in reflective vacation mode.....the best takeaway we had in the south of france? a homemade fricassee bought from a market stall in bedarieux. the locals make their version with ham, potatoes and green beans, which they slow-saute ...
We had arranged to visit Christine and Mostyn in Bédarieux, on the far side of the Caroux mountain. They showed us great friendship when we met them during our previous stay in the Languedoc, inviting us to spend Christmas with them and ... It is reasonably smart with a casino, cinema, theatre, several late 19th century hotels and a spa complex. The town specialises in the treatment and rehabilitation of those confined to wheelchairs. Every shop has a ramp at the door and ...
