Tag Archives: Carcassonne

A symphony in red

Posted on April 29, 2019 by coteetcampagne

I love the back streets of Carcassonne. I love the red Caunes-Minervois marble set into the pavements. These buildings coordinate rather well with it’s terracotta-ish hue. I did not know that this marble also existed in grey. One new thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged Carcassonne, caunes, marble, minervois | 9 Comments

First fantastic find of 2018- local landscape

Posted on January 13, 2018 by coteetcampagne

On the subject of finding shocking bargains in various charity and junk shops; I present what may well be The Find of 2018. Hidden behind various rubbish prints on the bottom shelf in a dark corner of Parchemin Limoux was … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog | Tagged artist, Aude, Audois, Beaux- Arts, Carcassonnais, Carcassonne, Jacques Ourtal, painter, painting, picture | 16 Comments

A Serious Step

Posted on November 16, 2017 by coteetcampagne

A gloriously sunny day in the d’Oc so we had a long walk along the riverbank toward Esperaza. We like to walk, and we now have an excellent reason for getting out and about even more. Last week we went … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged apartment, Carcassonne, dog, rescue, spa, village, walks | 26 Comments

Salon update- and the mysterious disappearing Vide Grenier

Posted on September 26, 2017 by coteetcampagne

I have mounted one of my latest acquisitions from a very good VG at Carcassonne. Poshbirdy and I spotted stuff we liked on a particular stall. Some deep thought (OK , we went looking for another VG and couldn’t find … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique and Vintage finds | Tagged 19thc, Aubusson, bedspread, Carcassonne, couvre-lit, quilted, salon, tapestry, vide-grenier | 11 Comments

Blog Moot

Posted on August 29, 2017 by coteetcampagne

This is how we water the floral displays down here in Quillan. Whilst balancing on the back of a pick up truck. Anyway, blog- buddies, I was going to suggest a meet up soon. We could do this Ent style … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged blog, buddies, Carcassonne, meet | 29 Comments

I Troc therefore I am- Carcassonne

Posted on June 28, 2017 by coteetcampagne

It is true. I love to Troc. We were driving around the industrial estate behind Casino supermarket in Carcassonne looking for the Orange Boutique. Googlemaps said that we were virtually sitting in it; then Trev suddenly remembered that Phil had … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog | Tagged antique, bed, cabinet, Carcassonne, chinoiserie, french, restoration, Troc, vintage | 11 Comments

The Thursday Three – On mange!

Posted on February 4, 2016 by coteetcampagne

A little lunch in Carcassonne at Brasserie Le Longchamp on Place Carnot. Recommended. I noticed that there were a couple of mediocre reviews on Tripadvisor criticising the decor. This is France for God’ sake! Actually they have recently redecorated in … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and wine | Tagged blue, cafe, Carcassonne, cheese, duck, endive, food, gourmand, lentils, lunch, pasta, patisserie, walnuts, wine | 17 Comments

Chilled to the bone

Posted on January 22, 2016 by coteetcampagne

It has been cold in the Aude, but not nearly as cold as the UK and we had three gloriously sunny days when the sun was warm enough to sit outside and take a coffee.The benches on Carcassonne’s newly finished … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged architecture, basse, Carcassonne, french, ville | 36 Comments

How green are these valleys?

Posted on November 26, 2015 by coteetcampagne

I feel like a tranquil post today. I love how the layers of the last foothills of the Pyrenees change colour as we drive away from the Pyrenees-Orientales up toward the greens and blues of the beautiful Aude valleys. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog | Tagged Aude, Carcassonne, climate, high, languedoc, mediterranean, mountains, orientales, pyrenees, quillan, valleys, village | 12 Comments

Carcassonne

Posted on August 22, 2015 by coteetcampagne

Carcassonne castle, “Le Cite”( e accented but won’t work on this damn notsosmartphone) Is a stunning early medieval fortified city in the Languedoc and not far north of the village house. A UNESCO world heritage site, there is so much … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, design and inspiration blog, Renovation and restoration diary- France | Tagged Carcassonne, castle, chevaliers, cite, house, knights, medieval, renovation, restoration, stone, village | 5 Comments

Four images of the Aude region, South of France

Posted on May 27, 2015 by coteetcampagne

A selection of shots of our area; each one quintessential Aude Below left- A shutter in Campagne -sur- Aude village -Right little house by the old bridge in Campagne (is that an external interrogation chair??) the two little huts are … Continue reading →