Beyond Paris — An Insider’s Guide to Rural France - Part 1

These informative tales from France are inspired by 22 years restoring a sandstone Renaissance castle in the Aude department in South West France.

In 2018 we appeared, with our castle at St Ferriol on Escape to the Chateau DIY. This popular English television programme about quirky Brits taking on the ruined and ruinous glamour of France’s aristocratic history led me to find out more about other foreigners in France taking on these enchanted money pits. Whilst researching it I had an opportunity to explore parts of France I had not, until then made the time for and Beyond Paris was set in motion.

My writing aims to inspire you if you are in France already or thinking about it, and amuse you if you are simply curious about the folk that flock there.

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