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saint nazaire chantiers de l'Atlantique ship yard with huge double gantry cranes moving part along an enormous ship being built

The Industrial Heritage of Saint-Nazaire

Mary Anne13th March 2023

Saint-Nazaire’s industrial heritage offers the visitor a fascinating mix of sights. I have to admit that they weren't on my bucket list but after a visit to t...

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Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyards in Saint-nazaire with two huge boats being constructed in the water in distance

Guide to Saint-Nazaire

Mary Anne13th March 2023

This guide to Saint-Nazaire will, I hope, inspire you to visit the city. I went there not knowing what to expect and very rapidly fell in love with Saint-Nazai...

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Fish market Deauville/Trouville with boats in water, market behind and old buildings in distance

Guide to Deauville and Trouville

Mary Anne31st December 2022

Guide to Deauville and Trouville by guest writer Fiona Quinn The twin seaside towns of Deauville-Trouville on the Normandy coast in the département of Calva...

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Escal'Atlantic on deck showing darkened deck and video of large passenger ship passing nearby

Escal’Atlantic and the Great Passenger Liners

Mary Anne25th October 2022

Saint-Nazaire’s Escal’Atlantic tells the story of the great passenger liners of the past. It does a great job recreating the history and life of those transatl...

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Guy de Boer on his boat looking out from the back on the GGR 2022

Golden Globe Race 2022 – A Heroic Adventure

Mary Anne27th August 2022

The Golden Globe Race starts on Sep 4, 2022 from Les Sables d’Olonne on France’s Atlantic coast. It’s a remarkable race, recalling the Golden Age of solo racin...

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Moncontour small village at dusk with atmospheric shot down a darkened cobbled street

The Most Beautiful Villages of France

Mary Anne3rd August 2022

The Most Beautiful Villages of France is one of the most attractive organisations that the French are so good at creating and enjoying. Les Plus Beaux Villages...

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Guide to the Tour de France 2022

Mary Anne1st July 2022

The Tour de France is the world’s greatest cycling race. It takes place from Friday July 1 to Sunday July 24 2022. The Tour de France is gruelling, exciting an...

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Looking over red tiled rooftops with round and square towers of Le Malzieu with wooded hills behind

Favourite Villages of the French 2022

Mary Anne30th June 2022

Every year the French public gets the chance to vote for their favourite village. The Village préféré des Français is the brainchild of TV presenter Stéph...

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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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