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The Glorious Islands of France

Mary Anne25th July 2021

The islands of France stretch from the north coast of Normandy, around the dramatic coast of Brittany, down the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean. They come ...

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View of Ile de Houat from shore with rocks in front of large bay with yachts and boats and rocky headland curling round it

Beautiful Islands of Brittany

Mary Anne2nd July 2021

The 32 dramatic islands of Brittany lie off its rugged shoreline which with its hundreds of little inlets is an extraordinary 2720 kms/1700 miles long. Some is...

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Tour de France 2020 teams sweeping around a corner with the Arc de Triomphe behind

Guide to the Tour de France 2021

Mary Anne20th June 2021

The world’s greatest cycling race takes place from Saturday June 26 to Sunday July 18th 2021. The Tour de France is gruelling, exciting and dramatic. Discover ...

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Angers bridge at sunset lit up under the arches reflected in the river with bridge and town beyond

Loire Valley from Saumur to Saint-Nazaire

Mary Anne8th June 2021

The Loire Valley drive from Saumur to Saint-Nazaire is the final part of our journey from (nearly) source to sea of the great river. In the section from Saumur...

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Ile d'Aix harbour looking fromthe sea to yachts bobbing upand down, with defensive walls and houses behind in the harbour

Charming Ile d’Aix off the French Atlantic Coast

Mary Anne11th May 2021

Ile d’Aix is one of my favorite places in France. The peaceful island on the glorious French Atlantic coast is ideal for families: there are no cars, the islan...

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Aiguille in the Alps seen from afar; hugely tall piak with radio mast on top in snowy Alps

The 7 Main Mountain Ranges of France from the Alps to Morvan

Mary Anne8th April 2021

The seven main mountain ranges of France range from the Alps to the Pyrenees, from the Massif Central in the centre of France to nearby Morvan in Burgundy. ...

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Veloroute beside the sea with shore on right with rocks on sand and rocky cliff face and rocks partly submerged inthe surf

The Glorious Vendée Department on the French Atlantic Coast

Mary Anne4th November 2020

The Vendée is glorious. The air from the Atlantic sweeps in along a coastal landscape where long sandy beaches are backed by sand dunes. Estuaries provide san...

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Calais harbour with boats bobbing in water and long building behind with red rooves and lighthouse in distance

Guide to Calais – A Great City

Mary Anne21st August 2020

Guide to Calais? A great city? Yes, I love the place and it's had a hard time in the past persuading people to stay rather than leave the ferry port and get o...

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Old 3-storey houses up a street with half timering, stone rooves and greenery

The beautiful medieval village of Conques

Mary Anne16th June 2020

The beautiful medieval village of Conques is in the Aveyron department, part of the Midi-Pyrénées region. It’s surprisingly little known, and except at the hei...

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The French Atlantic Coast

Mary Anne5th May 2020

The French Atlantic coast is magnificent, sweeping down the west side of France from Brittany to the Basque country and the Pyrenees on the Spanish border. It ...

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