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| July 7, 2008 |
The Tour de France 2008 (21 stages, 3500 km) Stage 3 is on 7 July 2008 and starts from St Malo (35 Ile-et-Villaine, Brittany). and runs for 208km to Nantes (44 Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire) via Dinan (22 Cotes d’Armor and Maur-de-Bretagne (35 Ile-et-Villaine).
For more on the Tour de France 2008 see www.letour.fr/
For details of coverage on ITV see www.itv.com
Salons des Vins (Wine Fairs) - Vignerons Independants (Independent Wine Makers) 2007.
Open to the public, a small charge gives you access to hundreds of wines and winemakers from all over France. Here you can taste and buy wines, often at cellar door prices - as long as you can carry them. Meet the winemaker, discover new wines - enjoy!
Rennes (35 Ile-et-Villaine, Bretagne) 13-15 April 2007
Lyon (69 Rhône, Rhône-Alpes) 25-29 October 2007
Reims (51 Marne, Champagne-Ardenne) 9-12 November 2007
Lille (59 Nord, Nord Pas-de- Calais)16-19 November 2007
Paris (Porte de Versailles) 22-26 November 2007
The number of budget airline routes to France from the UK is continuing to grow, as is the number of French destinations - no longer restricted to the major cities. This really does open up some of the less well-known parts of France.
The list below shows the extent of the coverage - and this excludes flights to Paris which are available from most local airports. Some flights are seasonal, so please check with the airline for timetables and availability.
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