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European Heritage Open Days

Journées européennes du patrimoine (European Heritage Open Days) in France are 15-16 September 2012.

Throughout the weekend and across France, many galleries, museums and other buildings open their doors for free to celebrate local history and heritage.

The Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde, Reims

The 12 million visitors during the 2011 weekend confirmed that for

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Tour de France and Jura Wine Tour!

John & Caroline Scallan are offering a short stay package based around the rest day of the Tour de France in July 2012, allied with a wine tour of the Jura based at their B&B in Burgundy(Sens-sur-Seille 71)

Are you interested in the Tour ide France? Do you like wine? How about a couple of

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European Museums Night

Saturday 18 May 2013 is the date for the 2012 Nuit Européenne des Musées

Although a Europe-wide event, France plays a major role with more than 1300 Museums/ Galleries open to the public for the night (hours vary between 19h00 and midnight) including:

Vauban’s Citadelle in Besancon (25Doubs, Franche-Comté)

Maritime Museum in la Rochelle (17

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Christmas Market in the Doubs

South of Besancon lies the pretty town of Ornans (25 Doubs, Franche-Comté) which will be holding a traditional Christmas Market from 30 November – 2 December 2012 with 60+ stalls offering a wide collection of local foods, local crafts, gifts and ideas for Christmas and New Year.

This is a region not often visited by

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A Visit to the Saltworks!

UNESCO has just announced that it has extended recognition of the Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans to include the Great (although presumably not Royal) Saltworks of nearby Salins-les-Bains (25 Doubs, Franche-Comté.)

The Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains, where brine has been extracted since the Middle Ages if not earlier, features three buildings above ground: salt stores, the

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Scenic Railways in France

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

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Besançon’s Christmas Market

Besançon Christmas Market (Doubs, Franche Comte) runs from 30 November – 24 December 2012

Besancon the capital of Franche-Comté, has just been declared as a Unesco World Heritage site. Fortified by Vauban, it has been recognised for its outstanding universal value by the World Heritage Committee.

The town’s Christmas Market offers carol singing, arts and

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Besançon's Christmas Market

Besançon Christmas Market (Doubs, Franche Comte) runs from 25 November – 31 December 2011

Besancon the capital of Franche-Comté, has just been declared as a Unesco World Heritage site. Fortified by Vauban, it has been recognised for its outstanding universal value by the World Heritage Committee.

The town’s Christmas Market offers carol singing, arts and

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Cycling’s Tour de France 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.

Tour de France 2009

With lots of razzamataz, commercial sponsorship, scandal and sporting achievement, it is a spectacle well worth seeing – especially as

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Cycling's Tour de France 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.

Tour de France 2009

With lots of razzamataz, commercial sponsorship, scandal and sporting achievement, it is a spectacle well worth seeing – especially as

………Continue reading Cycling's Tour de France 2009

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