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Le Teich Parc Ornithologique
A series of trails wind through and around the swamps, lakes and woodlands of the idyllic Parc Ornithologique situated in Le Teich, 5km east of Gujan Mestras. Birds also find the place much to their liking and some 260 species of migratory and nonmigratory birds call it home. The s
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Musée Canal du Midi
Stretching for 240 languid kilometres between Toulouse and the sultry southern port of Sète, the Canal du Midi is one of the great waterways of southern France. Built in the 17th century and classified as a World Heritage Site since 1996, the canal links the Étang de Thau in the so
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Place des Terreaux
The centrepiece of the Presquîles beautiful central square is a 19th-century fountain made of 21 tonnes of lead and sculpted by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (of Statue of Liberty fame). The four horses pulling the chariot symbolise rivers galloping seawards. The Hôtel de Ville fronti
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Palais des Comtes de Poitou
Today it houses the law courts, but nearly a thousand years ago this stunning building was the seat of the Counts of Poitou and Dukes of Aquitaine. Its most impressive feature is the dining hall constructed in the late 12th century by that local lass with big dreams, Eleanor of Aqu
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South African National Memorial & Museum
The memorial stands in the middle of shell-pocked Delville Wood, where the 1st South African Infantry Brigade fought against various units of the 4th German Army Corps in the third week of July 1916. Outnumbered, the South African troops were almost decimated but managed to hold on
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Dom Pérignon
Everyone who visits Moët & Chandon invariably stops to strike a pose next to the statue of Dom Pérignon (c 1638–1715), after whom the prestige cuvée is named. The Benedictine monk played a pivotal role in making Champagne what it is – perfecting the process of using a second, i
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Tranchée des Baïonnettes
On 12 June 1916 two companies of the 137th Infantry Regiment of the French army were sheltered in their tranchées (trenches), baïonnettes (bayonets) fixed, waiting for a ferocious artillery bombardment to end. It never did – the incoming shells covered their positions with mud and
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Musée en Herbe
One of the city’s great backstreet secrets, this children’s museum is a surprise gem for art lovers of every age, not just kids. Its permanent exhibition changes every March and focuses on the work of one artist or theme through a series of interactive displays. Captions are in Eng
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Ensemble Conventuel des Jacobins
This elegant ecclesiastical structure is the mother church of the Dominican order, founded in 1215 by St Dominic, and completed 170 years later. Its a blend of Gothic showiness and architectural delicacy: inside, the Église des Jacobins light pours in through stained glass windows,
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Cinémathèque Française
A little-known gem near the Parc de Bercy, the Cinémathèque Française was originally created in 1936 by film archivist Henri Langlois. On site are two museums, one presenting temporary exhibitions (usually taking a behind-the-scenes look at a particular film) and the other devoted
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Église St Étienne du Mont
The Church of Mount St Stephen, built between 1492 and 1655, contains Paris’ only surviving rood screen (1535), separating the chancel from the nave; the others were removed during the late Renaissance because they prevented the faithful in the nave from seeing the priest celebrate
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La Citadelle
From the top of rue de la Citadelle, a rough cobblestone path ascends to the massive citadel itself, from where theres a spectacular panorama of the town and the surrounding hills. Constructed in 1628, the fort was rebuilt around 1680 by military engineers of the Vauban school. Now
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Parc de la Préhistoire
Eighteen kilometres south of Foix, near Tarascon-sur-Ariège, this excellent museum-park provides a useful primer on the area’s prehistoric past. The centrepiece is the Grand Atelier , which uses film, projections and an audio-visual commentary to explain the story of human settleme
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Île du Grand Bé & Fort du Petit Bé
The walled city feels too claustrophobic for you? At low tide, cross the beach to walk out via the Porte des Bés to the rocky islet of Île du Grand Bé, where the great St-Malo-born 18th-century writer Chateaubriand is buried. Once the tide rushes in, the causeway remains impassable
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Abbaye de Jumièges
With its ghostly white-stone ruins glowing against bright green grass and dark green trees, the Abbaye de Jumièges is one of Normandy’s most evocative medieval relics. The church was begun in 1020, and William the Conqueror attended its consecration in 1067. The abbey declined duri
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Jardin Exotique
Home to the world’s largest succulent and cactus collection, from small echinocereus to 10m-tall African candelabras, the gardens tumble down the slopes of Moneghetti through a maze of paths, stairs and bridges. Views of the principality are spectacular. Admission includes the Musé
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Îles de Lérins
Although just 20 minutes away by boat, these tranquil islands feel far from the madding crowd. Île Ste-Marguerite , where the mysterious Man in the Iron Mask was incarcerated during the late 17th century, is known for its bone-white beaches, eucalyptus groves and small marine museu
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Parc des Buttes
This quirky park is one of the city’s largest green spaces; its landscaped slopes hide grottoes, waterfalls, a lake and even an island topped with a temple to Sybil. Once a gypsum quarry and rubbish dump, it was given its present form by Baron Haussmann in time for the opening of t
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Fort de Douaumont
Sitting high on a hill, this is the strongest of the 38 fortresses and bastions built along a 45km front to protect Verdun. When the Battle of Verdun began, 400m-long Douaumont – whose 3km network of cold, dripping galleries was built between 1885 and 1913 – had only a skeleton cre
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Place du Capitole
Toulouses magnificent main square is the citys literal and metaphorical heart, where Toulousains turn out en masse on sunny evenings to sip a coffee or an early aperitif at a pavement cafe. On the eastern side is the 128m-long facade of the Capitole , the city hall, built in the 17
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