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
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
Vernet-les-Bains in Pyrenées Orientales
Given some better known places above, you may well ask why this report is centred on Vernet-les-Bains. I was looking desultorily through guidebooks for a place worth spending a few nights. Vernet didn’t appeal massively but it was one of the marginals I b... more - travel report by
davidx
Sixt and aross the Alps - mechanically.
I can almost hear the voice of my classics master many years before saying, ‘Don’t you think that a remarkable thing to want to do?’ He was addicted to the question. It certainly meant going a very long way for a very short time but John had just been to... more - travel report by
davidx
