Family Activity Holidays in France

With France being such a vast country of varying cultures, landscapes and different regions you can travel to, France can really make the perfect place to go for a tranquil getaway whilst enjoying your activity holiday.

So if you like Yoga, then you can practice gentle yoga with caring and experienced teachers in idyllic settings, plus you can take guided nature walks in unspoilt countryside, or if you feel like being pampered, then there are a variety of different holistic therapy holidays, where you can really treat yourself and relax in the beautiful surroundings.

Another traditional art that has become popular in France is Tai Chi, which is all about health and therapy using your own internal body energy, and with classes and dedicated breaks in lots of towns and villages throughout this beautiful country, you could end up with feelings of wellbeing and inner strength you never knew you had!

Also, we all know that France is a country proud of its good food and good wine to accompany it, and what better place could you go to for a cooking holiday. So for those of you who are into learning more about French culinary delights, there are cooking courses available in most areas of France, where you can learn to cook some of their traditional dishes, whilst enjoying the pleasures of tasting the local gourmet cuisine from top chefs right through from pate to grilled fish and deserts that look too lovely to devour!

But a cooking holiday in France is not just about being in the kitchen, the idea of these courses is to get you out and about by experiencing the culture of the area, take tours and visiting the local markets, so that you can explore their delicacies, enabling you to create the perfect meals for incredible dining experiences that will be a delight to your family and friends when back home.

Of course, lets not forget about the many wine tours, which is also another very popular activity holiday and the vast collections of vineyards can make for a truly educational and worthwhile experience, plus you get to experience the different types of wines and end up knowing exactly what to look for when shopping back home.

There is no doubt about it, that France is the ultimate destination for wine tasting and although Bordeaux has always been the most popular place to visit, there are numerous other areas such as Burgundy and the Champagne Ardenne region, and after you have walked around a vineyard on a hot summer’s day, then entering the cellars to cool down while experimenting with different wines can be an experience you will never forget. But the great thing about a wine tasting holiday, is that you get expert advice on tours, so you can impress your friends with your knowledge when you get back home for those pleasurable evening dinners!

If you have thought about making your own pots and ornaments but do not know where to start, then maybe a ceramics course is just for you. Gaining inspiration from your surroundings, you start by learning how to make and then decorate lots of items from vases to plates so that you can take your new found talents and works of art home with you as a reminder of your activity holiday in France.

Limousin region is famous for its ceramics and the museum in Limoges can provide more inspiration than most would get in a lifetime, but there are numerous other areas in France that provide ceramics courses.

Almost as old as time itself, pottery is a traditional craft and what could be better than having a pottery break in an old restored chateau or barn, so you can enjoy learning the traditional methods of moulding wet clay, managing the potter’s wheel, firing the clay and then finishing off your beautiful pots, and by the end of your holiday you will be able to bring home with you the results of your artistic flair from the skills you have learned.

Everyone knows that France is also famous for its artists and wherever you go, you will always spot someone sketching or painting, so you will find numerous drawing and painting holidays available, which are set in the most beautiful countryside settings, where you can learn new techniques to paint and draw or just brush up on the skills you already have.

Many of these will incorporate trips to museums and galleries along with tutorials, but rather than just being stuck in a studio, the emphasis is put on leisure and pleasure by getting out and about in the area, so that you can experience a variety of different scenarios from landscape painting to the local architecture in your area, which can only enable the budding artist to experiment in areas they may not have considered before, even using different materials, so you can have a holiday full of enjoyment and inspiration.

With a lot of courses, they are more than happily to cater for individuals or for small groups, and vary in duration from a weekend break through to a full week, and of course, these types of activity holidays are available for all levels of experience and whilst you tour and learn by day, each evening you can sit down to gastronomic delights, fine wines and interesting conversation with like-minded people.

BARGING THROUGH FRANCE PT 18 - POTTERY

Rare Potent de Colombe France Small Pitcher Pottery of the Dove $24.99

Vintage QUIMPER France Man Hand Painted Bread Butter Pottery Plate 6 1/2" Signed $8.99

Hand Painted Pottery from Cassis in Provence,France by Sud & Co. Trinket Tray $15.99

FRENCH POTTERY, CERAMIC PLATE HAND MADE IN FRANCE $19.99

FRENCH POTTERY, CERAMIC BOWL HAND MADE IN FRANCE $9.99

5 PIECES OF SALT GLAZED POTTERY WILLIAMSBURG, STEBNER, FRANCE $7.99

ANTIQUE VALLAURIS AEGITNA ART NOUVEAU C1900 Majolica OLIVE pottery Cup France $48.18

ANTIQUE FRENCH QUIMPER POTTERY -PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN AMERICA & FRANCE $40.00

St GILLE CROIX DE VIE, France - Pottery Vase $4.72

Vintage Pottery Made In France with handle (very nice) $16.99

Signed Picault Mid Century Art Pottery- Made in Vallauris, France $21.99

Made In France Quimper Folk Art Pottery Peasant Scene HB Quimper Signed Plate $49.99

FAIT MAIN FRANCE SOUP TUREEN French Country Ceramic Pottery POT BOWL Hand made $49.95

VINTAGE SIGNED LONGCHAMP FRANCE FRENCH POTTERY MOJOLICA FAIENCE $125.00

Rene Robert Cavelier de LA SALLE Pottery MUG QUEBEC Explorer Nouvelle France NR $9.95

Art Pottery Wheat Yellow Green Pitcher Le Poet Laval France 6" Tall Kitchenware $49.85

2 Old Figurines MAN WOMAN Country Folk POTTERY TERRA COTTA Hand Painted France $18.00

Vintage 1971 Deer couple under tree Faience De St. Amand France pottery plate $28.99

Alsace France French Retro Pottery Casserole Covered Dish $24.99

BECK POTTERY Soufflenheim Alsace France COBALT BLUE TWO (2) Casserole Dishes $49.00

ANTIQUE RARE MAJOLICA -STAR POTTERY CO WHITE PARIS FRANCE VASE PITCHER $29.99

POTTERY JAR (MADE IN FRANCE) $4.00

childs pottery bowl Della Torre Decor Main France $58.65

Vintage Keskar France Pottery Dish & Cup $80.00

VALLAURIS FRENCH VASE MUSARRA MAHYJOS ART POTTERY PITCHER EWER FRANCE VINTAGE $69.95

Antique St Clement Pottery Plate Paris 1600 Marchand Pierced Border France $9.99

Vintage Mini Studio/Hand-Crafted Pottery Cup Mug France $9.99

Country French/France Faience Pottery Wall Pocket 12.5"Diameter Pierre Deux?? $14.99

Guillat France Pottery Bear Ashtray $55.00

vtg HAND painted POTTERY dish FRANCE floral PLATE signed JACQUES clay PLATTER $25.99

VTG MODERN ACCOLAY POTTERY FRANCE VALLAURIS EAMES ERA $48.00

Vintage Large Glazed Hand Painted and Crafted by 'BOIT' Pottery Made in France $24.95

Taste of France Pottery Olive Jar w Wooden Spoon - New $45.00

Gres Eres of Gien France Medium Brown Pottery Mixing Bowl CHIP Vintage 9" by 4" $39.99

Gres Eres of Gien France Small Brown Pottery Mixing Bowl CRACK Vintage 5 3/4" $34.99

Rare Black Vallauris Vase France Pottery Giraud? $15.78

French studio pottery rustic hand painted pot - Vallauris, France $1.56

PORTIEUX VALLERYSTAHL P.V. FRANCE POTTERY CHARGER $74.99

Marius Musarra Vallauris France Art Pottery 13-Piece Dessert Set, Majolica, Mint $199.99

Charles LAMALLE of New York City 4 Qt. COVERED CASSEROLE POTTERY CHICKEN~ France $24.95

SARREGUEMINES POTTERY France Salad Plate CHERRIES French Majolica Cherry Fruit $9.99

SARREGUEMINES POTTERY France Salad Plate GRAPES French Majolica Fruit $9.99

SARREGUEMINES POTTERY France Salad Plate PLUMS French Majolica Fruit Plum $9.99

Beautiful Vintage Sarreguemines France Green Majolica Pottery Cabbage Leaf Dish $39.99

Ref 22 Crane Heron Stork Bird France Vintage Red Pottery Baker Oval Maker Help? $119.99

French Art Deco RAMBERVILLERS Cytere France Art Pottery Pitcher $225.00

Bazar Francais VALLAURIS Pottery Clay Fondue Glazed Casserole Pot Lid #12 France $55.00

France pottery,signature,new,no reserve. $9.99

2 St. Amand French Faience Painted 8" Plates~France Saint Amand Pottery{....w.5} $24.99

LARGE 14" DECORATIVE POTTERY CERAMIC BOWL BY CLUNY, K & G LUNEVILLE FRANCE $119.00

Art Deco Greber French Pottery Vase Match Holder circa 1920s-30s France $50.00

VINTAGE POTTERY/CERAMIC UN-GLAZED FRENCH MAJOLICA REDWARE FISH BANK FRANCE $12.99

FRANCE? BOTTLE POTTERY ANTIQUE DEPOSE VASE E & G INSECT OLD VINTAGE $9.99

Alphonse Cytere France Luster Art Pottery Milk Jug! $132.53

HENRIOT QUIMPER FRANCE FAIENCE POTTERY MUG signed numbered $5.90

Guillot Faisan France Art Pottery Ashtray $45.00

Handpainted France Bowl Cherub & Swallows Pottery $9.99

VINTAGE FRENCH CHINAWARE CANDLE HOLDER - POTTERY: MOUSTIERS FRANCE - CANDELSTICK $38.00

RARE VINTAGE Signed Picault Art Pottery Made FRANCE R P DISH PORCELAIN CERAMIC $4.99

4 PILLIVUYT POTTERY QUAIL EGG CUPS # 742 MADE IN FRANCE + 1 FREE~BUY 4 GET 5~ $14.95

Longwy Enamel Plate Mill Scene France Mid Century Modern Art Pottery Enameled $48.75

AV Viard-Oberlin Poterie Pottery 4 BLUE&WHITE Canape DISHES Venasque France $16.00

Antique Majolica Delft Faience Pottery Italy Spain France Germany / Scarce Book $18.95

Elchinger Floral Art Pottery Vase Made In France $99.99

Vintage Mid Century Terre A Feu Pheasant Pottery France $19.99

Vintage Digoin Grespots FRANCE Pottery Honey Jug Pitcher 50 ml $14.99

ANTIQUE POTTERY SKINNY PITCHER METAL BASE MADE IN FRANCE 12" $9.99

CASTAGNON FRANCE POTTERY JUG $19.99

Porcelain China Toby Pitcher Sailor Sarreguemines Majolica Art Pottery France $129.99

VINTAGE KESKAR FRANCE ORGANIC ABSTRACT MODERNIST STUDIO ART POTTERY DISH BOWL $48.48

France PAIR Hand Made & Hand Painted French Country Cruets -Stunning Pottery $55.00

Gorgeous Country House French France Pottery Dishes 8 Dish set $9.99

Mid Century Pottery Tray Vallauris, France - R. Picault $139.75

Pottery Ball Vase - made in France various brown/beige/cream earthtones. $9.98

SARREGUEMINES FRENCH POTTERY ASHTRAY PRIMAVERA FRANCE HAND PAINTED FLOWERS $4.95

VALLAURIS France French Modernist Pottery Vase $29.50

3 Vintage Sevres Ville D'Avray Arde Spanish Flower Pots Art Pottery France $9.98

ANTIQUE ES FRANCE FAIENCE ART POTTERY PLATEAU PLATE SIGNED DYSON $500.00

Set 6 Vintage Antique ST CLEMENT France MAJOLICA Pottery Fruit Plates $161.95

Vintage Pottery PLATE French FARMHOUSE Scene France $6.50

Le Creuset Honey Pots Le Creuset honey pot includes a silicone dipper that dispenses the perfect touch of honey...

Corelle Livingware Winter Frost 16-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 4 $29.63 Since Corelle is famous for producing dinnerware and bakeware that cannot be broken or chipped, it's hard to resist holding a plate without wanting to drop it on the tile floor to see what happens. While Corelle doesn't recommend home tests, this casual 16-piece dinnerware set is still fairly indestructible and is a real asset for busy families. Livingware is easy to maintain as it's dishwasher-, ...

Norpro Stoneware Butter Keeper $5.52 Butter stored in the fridge tastes like leftovers and tears up your toast, while butter stored on the counter spreads easily but goes rancid in days. What to do? Norpro has the answer. Simply pack the Norpro Butter Keeper’s inverted lid with softened butter, put an inch or so of cool water in the base, and invert the lid on top. Water makes an airtight seal between lid and base, keeping butt...

Quakehold! 33111 Museum Gel, Clear $9.79 Depending on where you live-and depending on where you keep the crystal-you may be in need of Quakehold!'s museum gel. Here's how it works: simply pinch off a bit of the non-toxic gel and adhere it to the bottom of the object you want to secure, then place it on the shelf. The gel will hold it fast in the event of an earthquake. If you ever want to move the object to another location, simply twist...

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