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Burgundy by bike
There’s nothing to beat that enervating feeling as you breast a gentle climb, pick up speed, feel the wind in your hair and feast your ...
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Laid-back in Languedoc | Herault, the French Riviera’s chill out zone
France’s fabled Riviera is a wondrous place – the time-honoured playground of the rich and famous – but summertime’s crush can turn it into a ...
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Top 5 hiking trails in the Pyrénées
Every year, intrepid travellers from across the globe flock to the southwest of France to tackle the majestic Pyrénées. Excellent footpaths and a temperate climate create ...
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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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The very Nice Royal playground in the south of France
A fun look at the royal playground of Nice. The city is called Nice la Belle and it is the capital of the Alpes Maritimes département ...
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Amazing Rouen Armada, France
I had read about the tall boat show, the so called Armada, to be held in Rouen on the website for Francophiles, The Good Life ...
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Provence Style and flavour
I have a passion for Provence which began many years ago. I was living in France (in Toulouse in the South West) working as an ...
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Cathedral of Chartres
Like many people who travel to the south of France from the north, we had, before moving here, skirted Paris and took the ring road ...
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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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