In 1982, the  Royal Saltworks (Saline Royale) at Arc-et-Senans (25 Doubs, BCF) was included on the UNESCO world heritage list. Designed by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (1736-1806), a visionary architect in the…

hpgruesen (CC0), Pixabay Rumours are around that there could be a new direct rail link between London St Pancras and Bordeaux avoiding the need to change in Paris - at…

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Car hire is widely available in France, with all the major car rental firms having offices at most international airports and in many towns across France. You will not have…

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Bourges (18 Cher, Centre - Val-de-Loire) holds an annual Truffle and Saffron market (Marché aux truffes et au safran) on 26 January 2025 usually on the last Sunday in January…

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L’Occitane en Provence’s factory at Manosque (04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence.PACA) is open to the public and also offers a museum and garden. Find out more about the manufacturing processes during a…

Brittany Photo Festival and Yves Rocher Festival Photo La Gacilly from 21 June - 3 November 2024 La Gacilly, (56 Morbihan, Bretagne) is synonymous with the late Yves Rocher who…

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The spa town of Evian (74 Haut-Savoie, ARA) hosts a Jazz Festival 3 -4 February 2023 Jazz en Ville. Jazz festival proposed by the City of Evian, in collaboration with…

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A département of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region of France named after the River Ain on the eastern border of France with its Préfecture at Bourg-en-Bresse. For more info see www.ain-tourisme.com/ .…

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We would not generally recommend driving in Paris, with the congestion, difficulty and cost of parking as evidenced by the high proportion on cars with dents and scratches in the…

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UK residents can now purchase a motorway tag (Télépéage) which allows cars to use the express lane at motorway toll stations in France, whilst other vehicles have to queue to…

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