The Chateau's of the lovely Loire Valley
Spread across an area of just 200 kilometres long and 100 kilometres wide the Loire Valley boasts so many Chateau’s that to see them all is nearly impossible.
The trick is to pick the one’s that interest you the most, with some of them like... more - travel report by
downundergal
A summer weekend in Saint-Malo under the tent.
One evening, my friends and I decided that for the Late Summer Bank Holiday weekend, we should go to northern France camping. So, we took the car and drove like a wind from London to Saint-Malo, with a quick stop over in Rouen (for shopping) and in Le Mon... more - travel report by
krisek
Bulls running on the streets of Aigues-Mortes.
When I was visiting my friends in Montpellier, and one of them had to figure out how to interpret the communication patterns of an killer whale family for her PhD dissertation, the other took me on a small tour in the neighbourhood. I knew little about th... more - travel report by
krisek
Return to the time of Roi du Soleil: Versailles
In the beginning of the 16th century Versailles was a small village with an old castle and a few houses. King Henry IV used this land as hunting area. In 1624 he decided to build a hunting pavilion, so he didn't have to return to Palais du Louvre or his c... more - travel report by
lukasdj
En route to Paris
Le Havre is the second largest ocean port in France and sits on an estuary of the River Seine; it is only 174km north-west of Paris and located in Seine-Maritime, Haute Normandy region.
Its origins dates back to the 15th Century when it was... more - travel report by
mistybleu
Brittany (Bretagne) - 7 day self drive tour
Brittany’s Celtic history dates to six centuries before Christ and is verified by the megaliths of the Carnac region. Do take a look inside some of the most magnificent churches and cathedrals in the world; they flaunt more architectural history and art t... more - travel report by
britman
Giverny: - Claude Monet’s inspirational home.
In 1883 Claude Monet moved from Paris to Giverny and rented the house and gardens in this small manicured village, just a few miles from the River Seine. He attracted many other artists to the village. The house, gardens and particularly the lotus ponds w... more - travel report by
britman
The heart of Artois
Originally founded in the days of the Roman Empire, this city has been a strategic position for a long time. As recently as World Wars 1 and 2, major battles were fought in the vicinity of Arras.
It has a variety of great local attractions i... more - travel report by
bootlegga
Ceillac and La Queyras...
In was in the 1980s that Pam and I were in La Queyras and a ski resort was being built at Ceillac. I hesitated to write a report on it for fear that it had changed too much. A quick look at the photos on http://www.beyond.fr-/villph otos/ceillacP03.html [... more - travel report by
davidx
Orlu in Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées
Except for one day, when the rain beggared belief, I suppose I might have described Heaven as being like a dream version of Orlu. Although we had travelled in mountainous areas, this was the first time we ever stayed for some time on a single site in a mo... more - travel report by
davidx
