Issue No. 28
This gorgeous issue is stuffed full of fabulous features from beautiful Annecy to the sunny southern Basque country and the city of Pau, the Canal du Midi and much more. There’s a fabulous photo essay of the four seasons of Provence, practical guides and recipes galore with a focus on the gastronomy of the Touraine region in the Loire Valley - from an ancient recipe for macarons to more-ish nougat cake!
This gorgeous issue is stuffed full of fabulous features from beautiful Annecy to the sunny southern Basque country and the city of Pau, the Canal du Midi and much more. There’s a fabulous photo essay of the four seasons of Provence, practical guides and recipes galore with a focus on the gastronomy of the Touraine region in the Loire Valley - from an ancient recipe for macarons to more-ish nougat cake!
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Look out for the Tour de la Monnaie, set<br />
slightly apart, and home to a royal mint<br />
until the French Revolution. And look<br />
down onto the geometric patterns of the<br />
Renaissance Gardens. Then head across<br />
the deep ditch via the Pont d’Honneur to<br />
the courtyard and main entrance. Inside,<br />
the birthplace of Henri de Bourbon –<br />
later Henri III of Navarre and Henri IV<br />
of France - houses rich collections of<br />
drawings, paintings and sculptures, plus<br />
an important collection of Louis XIV and<br />
Louis XV tapestries.<br />
Opposite the castle entrance, the Hotel<br />
Sully is one of several mansions in the<br />
Quartier du Château. Legends has it that<br />
brushing the Basset Hound door-knocker<br />
will mend a broken heart. More imposing<br />
buildings line Rue Joffre, formerly named<br />
simply Grande Rue, and now one of an<br />
increasing number of pedestrianised<br />
streets in the town centre.<br />
But head down the steps behind the<br />
castle to discover the Hédas district,<br />
one of the oldest parts of the city and<br />
recently given an urban makeover.<br />
Women once came here to fetch water<br />
from the Hédas brook, which now flows<br />
underground. Today, a pleasant walkway<br />
links play areas and tiny parks, nestled<br />
beneath the backs of multi-storied<br />
properties facing the mountains.<br />
Pau is full of surprises and I discovered<br />
one of its best on Rue Tran, which<br />
runs parallel with Rue du Hédas. Just<br />
take a right up Rue des Cordeliers.<br />
Here the Musée Bernadotte recalls<br />
the extraordinary life of Jean-Baptiste<br />
Bernadotte, a humble solider born<br />
in Pau in 1870 who rose to become
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