A Classic Wedding in France For those couples who plan to get married in France we can provide a Citroen DS classic car service on the day. We have two beautiful classic Citroen DS cars, both available for hire for weddings or other special occasions. The 1973 black presidential-style Citroen DS23 is a favourite with [...]
Archive for the ‘Citroen DS’ Category
Our Citroen DS Wedding Car Hire Service
Posted in Citroen DS, Classic Car Holidays, Parties, Weddings on December 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Motor racing – Val de Vienne fixtures 2011
Posted in Citroen DS, Classic Car Holidays, Classic cars, Driving in France, Jaguar MK2, Places to visit, Poitou-Charentes, Race circuit, tagged Circuit du Val de Vienne, Citroen DS, classic car rental, Classic cars, Jaquar MK2, Poitou-Charentes, Racing on February 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The fixtures calendar for the Val de Vienne race circuit is as follows: 2011 Calendar of events 13 April – Le Tour de France Automobile (runs from 11 – 16 April) stops at the circuit for one day 7 & 8 May – Peugeot Sport GT & 206cc – Modern and historic race cars 28 [...]
10 Things To Do in Winter in South West France
Posted in Citroen DS, Classic Car Holidays, Classic cars, Driving in France, Jaguar MK2, Life in France, Places to visit, Poitou-Charentes, The Gites, Winter Holidays, tagged food market, Poitiers, Gites, Charentaise farmhouse, Classic cars, Jaquar MK2, Angouleme, Citroen DS, Civray, France, Poitou-Charentes, family holidays, churches, Paris, cycling, brocante, flea market on January 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
1. Visit a Sunday Morning French Market There is a nice one in Angoulême in the Place de Victor Hugo. Even though it’s in the city it has a village feel to it and the cafe on the corner is also open, along with the patisserie and boulangerie. 2. Go Walking Whether you set out from [...]
Citroën DS for Sale: Try Before You Buy
Posted in Circuit des Remparts, Citroen DS, Classic Car Holidays, Classic cars, Driving in France, Places to visit, Poitou-Charentes, tagged Circuit des Remparts, Citroen DS, classic car rental, Classic cars, France on January 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Anyone who has researched the Citroën DS will know that there were many variants over the 20 year production period. This means that there are many models of the range to choose from when it comes to buying. Of course, you have a choice of transmission systems too: 4 or 5-speed manual, semi-automatic hydraulically operated [...]
Classic Car Holidays
Posted in Poitou-Charentes, Classic cars, Jaguar MK2, Citroen DS, Circuit des Remparts, Citroen 2CV, Classic Car Holidays, MGB Roadster, tagged Gites, Charentaise farmhouse, Classic cars, Jaquar MK2, Citroen DS, bbq, Citroen 2CV, MGB Roadster, France, holidays, classic car rental, Poitou-Charentes on October 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Long before we first arrived here it was clear to me that France is a wonderful country in which to take classic car tours. With the many miles (or I should say kilometres) of roads and thousands of places to see, France is a natural, easy choice for classic touring. What’s more, the absence of [...]
Gite Rental Holidays
Posted in Citroen DS, Classic cars, Driving in France, Gardening, Jaguar MK2, La Grange, La Petite Maison, Poitou-Charentes, The Gites, Vanzay Village Life, tagged Angouleme, Charentaise farmhouse, Citroen DS, Classic cars, food market, Gardening, Gites, Poitiers, Vanzay on October 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When we moved here to Vanzay in Poitou-Charentes in 2007 we realised, being just ordinary folk with limited means, that we would need to do something to generate an income. La Ferme de L’Eglise offered us a chance to provide gîte rental in sunny southwest France to those wishing to sample a piece of tranquil, [...]
Classic Living for a Week in Poitou-Charentes
Posted in Citroen DS, Classic cars, Driving in France, La Grange, Race circuit, Vanzay Village Life, tagged Angouleme, bbq, Circuit des Remparts, Circuit du Val de Vienne, Civray, Classic cars, Lotus Cortina MKII on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Guest post by Anne and Dick Francis following their holiday at our gîte, La Grange, in June. Dick is a professional historic car restorer: www.carrosserie.co.uk Hi To You Both Thank you for a great holiday. You have found a small piece of paradise and made it into a place to stay. Here is my post [...]
The Last Supper: the end of a great week of classic motoring
Posted in Citroen DS, Classic cars, Driving in France, La Grange, La Petite Maison, Poitou-Charentes, Race circuit, The Gites, tagged bbq, Circuit du Val de Vienne, Classic cars, Gites, Horse chestnut tree, raspberry bellinis, Vanzay, Vegetables on July 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We were lucky enough to have both La Petite Maison and La Grange booked out for the last week of June by classic car enthusiasts: Rob and Claire in their MGB Roadster with a recently rebuilt and breathed on engine by Oselli; Steve and Emma in their late MGB Roadster, with rubber bumpers removed and [...]
Motor Racing in France: Circuit du Val de Vienne – Post by John
Posted in Aston Martin, Citroen DS, Classic cars, Driving in France, Poitou-Charentes, Race circuit, tagged Circuit du Val de Vienne, Citroen DS, Classic cars, Racing on July 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Nearby to La Ferme de L’Église we are lucky enough to have a National race circuit, Circuit du Val de Vienne that hosts a wide variety of track events throughout the summer. Being only 40 minutes drive away, through beautiful countryside on fabulous roads, we are well placed to host parties travelling to Val de [...]
Guest post by John – A Citroën DS day out to Angoulême
Posted in Citroen DS, Classic cars, Driving in France, Jaguar MK2, La Grange, Poitou-Charentes, The Gites, tagged Vanzay, Poitiers, Classic cars, Jaquar MK2, Angouleme, Circuit des Remparts, Citroen DS on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
At the end of April we were favoured with the company of David and Sandra who were here for the week to enjoy a DS and gîte holiday with the use of the DS23ie, and then with Pete and Lindi in their DS23 Pallas in the second half of the week. The occasion was Pete’s [...]
