Pau Latest News (Aquitaine, France)

The Grand Prix de Pau, this weekend 18th/19th May, on an urban racetrack, features Formula 2.0 Renault, the Grand Prix Electrique, assembling the world’s fastest electric cars, and the Supertourisme 2L, with the participation of Sébastien Loeb.

The Grand Prix de Pau Historique takes place this weekend. It offers a series of races in vintage Grand Prix cars and sports cars races involving famous models associated with the pre-war, post-war and sixties periods.

The world record for snow in a ski resort is today held by the resort of Cauterets in the French Pyrenees, with a massive 5 metres of snow on the ground, likely to keep the resort open for business until mid April.

A new red wine variety based entirely on tannat grapes has been developed in Béarn, southwest France. Named "Arraditz", meaning "roots", it offers a rich, fruity taste, full of heart-friendly tannins.

The Cave de Gan, in Jurançon, southwest France hosts its Christmas open day on the 27th of December. On the programme are visits of the wine making facilities of the Cave de Gan, an introduction to wine tasting and sales of vintage bottles.

France is number 1 skiing destination in 2012, but the mountain sector as a whole poses challenges with a drop in visitor numbers in summer and from abroad.

The annual grape harvest of the vinyards of Jurancon, a sweet white wine from southwest France, begins this week. Made famous in Europe by the Bourbon kings, the wines of Jurançon are now making a comeback.

The number of privately run guest accomodation in France in cities is rising. Unlike the traditional bed and breakfast typically found in a rural location, these new guesthouses are to be found in towns and cities.