IN the French spa town of Barbotan, in Armagnac, a former Sheffield woman, Jean Lee, and her husband Mike - former head chef at The Jebel Ali Hotel, Dubai - have renovated and restored the Hotel Fleurs de Lees.
A short break, November 8 to 11, costs £420, and includes airport transfers, dinners with wines, lunches, tour of market, vineyard, Sunday lunch in a traditional Gers restaurant, morning visit to an apiary to discover the delights of local honey, visit to a farm to discover the secrets of the production of foie gras, and a visit to a chai to experience the Flamme d'Armagnac.
Nearest airport is Pau (Ryanair from Stansted) but Bordeaux, Biarritz and Toulouse are all within a couple of hours drive and transfers are included.
Normal price full board is from £270 for three nights. Visit
www.fleursdelees.com or call The Holiday Shop on 01142448556.
There is an Gascony evening on September 27, 7.30pm for 8pm at The Courtyard, Banners Building, 620 Attercliffe Road, Sheffield S9 3QS. It is £30 per head, but anyone booking on one of the breaks will get £30 deducted from the price.
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