|
||||||||
|
The railway journey from Nimes(30 Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon) to Clermont Ferrand (63 Puy de Dome, Auvergne) offers you a different perspective on the Massif Central than most of us experience using the main north-south artery down the Autoroute du Soleil. Whilst the newer A75 route from Beziers to Clermont-Ferrand also offers some spectacular views, the train ………Continue reading Scenic Railways in France [ June 4, 2009 to June 6, 2009. June 11, 2009 to June 13, 2009. ] In June 2009 the Pont du Gard is hosting a series of special summer evening extravaganza, which will include a visit to the site and multimedia museum, a crossing of the Pont du Gard by canal, a musical Mediterranean apéritif and meal French meal with the flavours of the Languedoc, followed by music, dancers ………Continue reading Summer evenings at the Pont du Gard [ February 14, 2009 to February 15, 2009. ] Despite the huge number of villages across France named after saints, there is only one which is named after St Valentine – at St Valentin (36 Indre, Centre), west of Issoudun and South West of Bourges. Styling itself the “Villages for Lovers” (le village des Amoureux) the website at www.village-saint-valentin.com/ is very French and just a ………Continue reading St Valentin on St Valentine’s Day? [ January 15, 2009 to January 29, 2009. ] Despite being several hundred kilometres from the Spanish border, Nimes (30 Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon) has strong Spanish/Catalan links, most visibly with the annual Feria bull-fighting festival. From 15 – 29 January 2009 the city celebrates the quintessential Spanish dance with a Flamenco Festival. In addition to an impressive series of concerts, there are also accompanying exhibitions (e.g. ………Continue reading Flamenco in Nimes On the border between Provence and Languedoc and known as the birth place of denim (“de Nimes”), Nimes is a popular tourist destination due to its rich history dating back to the Roman Empire. ………Continue reading Nimes Despite already having a well-developed high speed train (TGV) network, the French have plans to double the length of the special TGV lines by 2020 from the current 1750km. Trains a Grand Vitesse (TGVs) do run on on many major routes, but not all the line is a dedicated TGV track which permits speeds of ………Continue reading France to expand high speed train network |
|
||||||
|
Copyright © 2010 FrenchDuck UK – Latest - All Rights Reserved |
||||||||
