New Year is one of the oldest and most observed celebrations in countries all over the world and France is no exception! New Year's Eve is a great opportunity for families and friends to dine together once again at Le Réveillon or Fête de Saint-Sylvestre. At midnight streets fill with everyone moving outside to continue the celebration. In the Midi Pyrenees, where I live, the local tradition is to attend evening mass and then follow a procession to the vineyards and pick grapes at midnight.
Just after New Year, on Twelfth Night, we celebrate with King's cake (la galette des rois) which consists of a puff pastry case filled with frangipane. Frangipane is made with eggs, sugar, butter and ground almonds. The cakes are sold with a paper crown on top. A dried bean, small coin or ceramic figure is hidden in the filling. The person who finds the bean, coin or figure in their portion is 'king' for the day and wears the paper crown.
New Year is also the time when we start to think about our summer holidays and after weeks of snow and freezing temperatures it’s time to think of sun and your family farmhouse in South West France or your modern family villa in the Languedoc.
We have many new properties on our website with more being added daily – from a penthouse in St Jean de Luz to luxury villas in Agadir. As always, our villas and country houses in France, Italy or Morocco are of the highest standard that is the Quality Villas philosophy.
Call us now to discuss your villa holiday or ask for a copy of our new 2011 brochure on 01442 870055 or visit our website www.qualityvillas.com
Gill Woolsgrove
Manager
France & Morocco
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