no problems as long as you are well behaved and use the bins

They never seemed to have any problems with us drinking by the canal in Perpignan.

Just booked our hotel bout 5 mins walk from Place du Comedie. Driving up Saturday morning coming back, via the beach, Sunday afternoon.

£2.50 a pint in the green man for england members on match days

Try 9 euros for a small beer (1/2 pints) in Paris!!!!

a picture of the receipt is still on facebook ha ha



Seriously though, for those on their first trip to South of France please don't pretend it's going to be cheap cos it isn't







we'll still have a ball though!!!! 3 weeks!! woop woop

Good job the games not in Paris then.



A few bars do that round here. They don't put the prices up then charge you whatever they feel like.

Anyone flying with monarch airlines on the wednesday morning to barca?

Thought i'd bump this thread as it is 2 weeks away! Flights sorted courtesy of Ryan Air, just browsing around looking for some hotels. I'd imagine quite a few people will be on the Liverpool - Nimes Fri 3rd and then transfer to Montpelier.

Errrgghh - WE DRINK WINE - dirt cheap and deeelicious

Which are the best local/cheap reds we should be looking for ?

depends,if you are in a restaurant for a meal order a jug (or two or three etc) of red,white or rosé instead of a bottle which may have a pretty label but ends up being expensive and tasting no dfferent to the much cheaper house wine.So,if you want half a litre of red wine you ask for 'un demi de rouge' or 'un demi carafe de rouge' or un demi pichet de rouge' - carafe or pichet = jug or pitcher

If you want white or rosé change the rouge for 'blanc' or 'rosé' - restaurants in france are like in the uk,they charge the earth for their wines with a big mark-up.Most wine drinkers are peasants like me and can't tell the difference between a renowned red costing €10 minimum and an ordinary house red (vin ordinaire).Who cares after the first couple of glasses ?

In the supermarkets you would have to pay between about €1.50 - €2.50 to get a nice bottle of whatever.You can pay a fortune for something that looks pretty and has a picture of a chateau on it but don't be tempted.Down in that part of the world you can get some nice Vin de Pays de l'Aude or Herault or of course a cheap Corbiéres - keep away from the Bordeaux IMO which are usually pretty heavy,especially in the hot weather.

Don't forget your corkscrew and some paper mugs......

& bon voyage...

On the last 2 visits to Perp I drank an excellent red called 'LE POT' (no jokes please!), but it went from 3 euros a bottle one year to 12 euros the next, so I shall be on the lookout for a reasonable (cheaper) substitute this time, I'm sure I'll enjoy the search !!

ive gone for wednesday 1st to sunday, flying from liverpool to nimes. just need to work out how to get from airport to train station.

I left it too late this year before considering it, I've managed to get some together. That will now go into my jar named "Catalans away 2012"

FFS don't pay any more than €3 per bottle !!!



there' a lot of snobbery regarding red wine - don't waste your money on the 'posh' stuff - stick to a 'vin de pays' at about €2.50 max

you can't go far wrong with a Corbiéres or Herault or l'Aude at that sort of price....



happy guzzling

Dont drink wine, only Beer ........ proper chap

Problem is French beer is, on the whole, gash.

correct - it's like 'le pipi du chat' !



some of that belgian stuff is hard to beat tho' .............

Oh without a doubt. Dominus is my current favourite. The problem in France is a combination of availability (outside of Paris) and price.

Think I'll be stocking up on my 90 cent cans of San Miguel again and lots of ice. Show the pro rugby players how an ice bath should be used

Try Moritz or Estrella instead.

For anyone that has booked with RyanAir - you are allowed 10kg hand luggage which has got to be a case 50cm x 40cm!

simply supermarche = €1 for a bottle of wine. sold in a plastic bottle mind you



carrefour market = €0.83 for a bottle of white.

tastes like paint stripper but does the job



also, Fitz Brau is usually pretty cheap for a crate in Simply Supermarche too.

I ve paid £40 for extra bag

only reason i didnt want risk Ryan air taking the "p" , i ve heard there really fussy and try nail you for the slightest thing , but i ve since saw bags on ebay for £10 which they guarantee they will pass through the size checks