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Some of the best Railway Journeys in France

The Independent (2 Aug 08) has another of its “50 Best…” series, this time on Railway Journeys – and includes 2 French ones.
Clermont Ferrand-Beziers
The less well-used of the two lines from Clermont Ferrand through the Massif Central (the other goes to Nimes), this switchback route traverses some of the wildest country in France. Near

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Internal flights in France

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Information on domestic flights in France is not easy to come by, one reason being that Air France has such a dominant position in France and already have flights on most internal routes.
Plus the French market is not as competitive. The French Railway system between major cities is both fast and competitive, especially

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Chirac’s autoroute

Our list of toll-free autoroutes raised some interesting questions – what was the rationale for making some stretches of autoroute free, whilst others are charged.
It appears that there can be several reasons:-

where the autoroute acts as a city by-pass allieviating traffic in the already congested city centre – so the A16 from Boulogne to the

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Toll Free Autoroutes in France

Most French autoroutes between major towns and cities are toll motorways, which whilst often offering fast and uncrowded dual-carriageways, can nevertheless add significantly to the cost of a trip through France – e.g over €90 (over £60) on a one-way trip from Calais to Nice (1226km of motorway driving about 760 miles).
However there are significant

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The Beach in Brive – Brive Plage

In the heart of the town of Brive-la-Gaillarde (19 Correze, Limousin) an artificial beach is created for 10 days with entertainments for kids, music and dancing for adults.
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