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Entente Cordiale at the Château d’Hardelot, northern France
The Château d’Hardelot, surrounded by pine tree forests and the beautiful countryside that laps the Opal Coast of northern France, lies in the village of ...
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Chef School France for everyone
Learning to cook like a French Chef… Janine Marsh goes to chef school and enjoys being a chef at an hour long authentic gourmet chef ...
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Last Tango in Lille at the Vielle Bourse
On a Sunday night in the summer, as you stroll across the lovely Grand Place in the old city of Lille or sit in one ...
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Louvre in Lens | A museum with soul
When the bid to create a new wing of the Louvre was won by the gritty northern town of Lens, Nord-Pas de Calais, there were ...
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Saint Omer, Pas de Calais – back for another visit
Thousands of us have done it. We’ve rolled off the Cross-Channel ferry and headed straight for the autoroute, the south and the sunshine. Big mistake – ...
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Dunkirk, France – delectable day trip destination
Just 46 miles from the UK mainland is the town of Dunkirk – in French it is Dunkerque and it means Church on the Dunes. ...
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Nostalgic French holidays – la Route des Vacances
In days gone by, when Lens in the north of France (Nord-Pas de Calais) was famous for its coalfields, an annual event took place each ...
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Saint Omer Day Trip | French town of Culture, History and Arts
Saint Omer, France, is one of the most popular towns for visitors to the Nord-Pas de Calais region. Easily accessible from Calais or Dunkirk ...
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La Coupole St Omer
La Coupole St Omer is an incredible historical site – a huge World War II domed bunker left behind by the German occupiers in ...
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Lace Museum Calais | Cité Internationale de la Dentelle et de la Mode
I found myself in Calais recently and decided to visit the Lace Museum as I’ve heard so much about it from friends who’ve been ...
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