[ November 21, 2008 to December 27, 2008. ] Nancy Christmas Market (Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine) 21 Nov – 27 Dec 2008
The medieval town of Nancy hosts its celebrated market in the historic Place Maginot. A wide range of local specialties are on
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[ July 4, 2009 to July 26, 2009. ] Each July the French get very excited about 180 or more professional cyclists who cover 3,500km over three weeks racing around France, including staggering climbs in the Alps and Pyrenees.
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With lots of razzamataz, commercial sponsorship, scandal and sporting achievement, it is a spectacle well worth seeing – especially
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Velomagg in Montepellier (34 Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon) is another of the growing number of city bike hire schemes which have blossomed throughout France – and which potentially offer a different way of visiting many of France’s cities. It has also given employment to those creative people who dream up catchy logos and names for such schemes!
It
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On 10 June 2007 French Railways opens the latest link in their high speed train network with the TGV Est Europeén which will link Paris with Reims, Strasbourg and points east – i.e. Germany (Munich) and Austria (Vienna) – all by high speed train.
Importantly it brings the travel time between Paris and Reims to just
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