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Miraculously emerging unscathed at the end of the Second World War, Calais' 51-metre high lighthouse dates from the mid-19th century. Climb the 271 steps and you will be rewarded with…
Ride The Big Wheel or grande roue on Paris' Place de la Concorde. Bring the kids during the day or visit after dark for a romantic ride à deux enjoying sweeping views over the City of Lights.
La Tour Philippe Le Bel stands tall over the river Rhone, across from the city of Avignon. Climb it for a fantastic view over the city, the river and the surroundings. Be warned, though, the…
Set within the Parc National du Mercantour, the Isola 2000 ski resort is less than two hours' drive from Nice and the coast. It offers snowboarding and cross-country skiing on beautifully…
Miraculously emerging unscathed at the end of the Second World War, Calais' 51-metre high lighthouse dates from the mid-19th century. Climb the 271 steps and you will be rewarded with…
Toulouse's City Beach offers 180 metres of fine golden sand at the Parc des Expos. Once installed on the sand, choose from a plethora of sunny activities - volleyball, football, badminton or…
Miraculously emerging unscathed at the end of the Second World War, Calais' 51-metre high lighthouse dates from the mid-19th century. Climb the 271 steps and you will be rewarded with…
France's oldest working lighthouse also happens to be among the country's most picturesque. Le Phare de Cordouan, 7km off the coast at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, is a pleasant 30-minute boat trip away…
Just three minutes from Carcassonne's Medieval centre lies a whole other world in the shape of the city's Parc Australien - a five-hectare corner of Australia at the centre of the Langue D'Oc.
Miraculously emerging unscathed at the end of the Second World War, Calais' 51-metre high lighthouse dates from the mid-19th century. Climb the 271 steps and you will be rewarded with…
Ride The Big Wheel or grande roue on Paris' Place de la Concorde. Bring the kids during the day or visit after dark for a romantic ride à deux enjoying sweeping views over the City of Lights.
La Tour Philippe Le Bel stands tall over the river Rhone, across from the city of Avignon. Climb it for a fantastic view over the city, the river and the surroundings. Be warned, though, the…
Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris
Almost 600 years after its completion, Notre Dame de Paris continues to inspire the masses that flock there annually. Begun in 1160 by Bishop de Sully, the cathedral was completed in 1345, the…
A city in itself, the iron-work Eiffel Tower on the Left Bank has shops, a Michelin-starred restaurant, a café and sweeping panoramas over Paris. At night, watch in wonder as it sparkles on…
Known by the French simply as La Merveille (The Marvel) this 13th-century abbey is an architectural wonder in its own right. The fact that it is perched on a rock several kilometres off the…
The wealth of Bordeaux is symbolised in its grand Town Hall, known as the Palais Rohan, prominently located on the Place Pey-Berland.
The hub of Lille's local government, the Hôtel de Ville stands proudly in the centre of the old town, dominated by the 105-metre belfry, which you can climb in an exhausting 104 steps.
Dominating Vieux Lyon, the majestic St Jean Cathedral includes architectural styles from a 12th-century Romanesque apse to an elaborate 15th-century Gothic façade decorated with medallions.…
Nice Old Town stands in the middle of the buzzing metropolis, providing an oasis of tradition and history much appreciated by the visitor. Based around the Cours Saleya, the maze-like streets…
Notre-Dame cathedral took 263 years to build and is visible all around Strasbourg, a marvellous example of man's dedication to creating houses of God. The highest building in Christendom until…
