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Port de Larros
Flat-bottomed oyster boats moored to weathered wooden shacks line Port de Larros, the largest oyster port around Gujan Mestras. The small Maison de lHuître has a display on oyster farming, including a short film in English. They can also supply audio-guides (€3.50) for the whole po
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Château Gaillard
The now-ruined Château Gaillard, built with unbelievable dispatch between 1196 and 1198, secured the western border of English territory until Henry IV ordered its destruction in 1603. The tourist office has details on tours (€4.50, in French with English-speaking guides), held at
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Château de Sully
This Renaissance-style château, on the outskirts of the village of Sully (15km northeast of Autun along the D973), has a beautifully furnished interior and a lovely English-style garden. It was the birthplace of Marshall MacMahon, Duke of Magenta and president of France from 1873 t
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Ecomusée d’Alsace
Ecomusée d’Alsace is a fascinating excursion into Alsatian country life and time-honoured crafts. Smiths, cartwrights, potters and coopers do their thing in and among 70 historic Alsatian farmhouses - a veritable village - brought here and meticulously reconstructed for preservatio
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Musée du Bonbon Haribo
Uzès’ history as a centre for confectionery continues at this Wonka-esque museum, which explores the sweet-making process from the early 20th century through to the present day. There’s a collection of antique advertising posters and vintage confectionery machinery, but inevitably
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Musée La Cour d’Or
Delve into the past at this trove of Gallo-Roman antiquities, hiding remnants of the city’s Roman baths and a statue of the Egyptian goddess Isis unearthed right here in Metz. Your visit continues with art from the Middle Ages, paintings from the 15th century onwards, and artefacts
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Le Brévent
The highest peak on the western side of the Chamonix Valley, Le Brévent (2525m) has tremendous views of the Mont Blanc massif, myriad hiking trails, ledges to paraglide from and the summit restaurant Le Panoramic . Reach it on the Télécabine de Planpraz , 400m west of the tourist o
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Château de Biron
Eight kilometres south of Monpazier, this much-filmed château is a glorious mishmash of styles, having been fiddled with by eight centuries of successive heirs. The castle was finally sold in the early 1900s to pay for the extravagant lifestyle of a particularly irresponsible son.
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Château du Clos de Vougeot
A mandatory stop on your tour of Burgundys vineyards, this magnificent wine-producing château (estate) provides a wonderful introduction to Burgundys wine-making techniques. Originally the property of the Abbaye de Cîteaux, the 16th-century country castle served as a getaway for th
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Atelier Renoir
The Atelier Renoir has displays zooming in on the hallmarks of Renoir’s work (the female form, the vibrant use of colour and light), alongside original pieces such as his antiquated wheelchair and the box he used to carry his paintings to Paris. Perhaps loveliest of all is the stud
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Musée Promenade
Find time to visit fascinating Maison de la Géologie, in St-Bénoît, 2km north of Digne-les-Bains, off the road to Barles. Trails lead to a museum containing aquariums, insect displays, fossils and plants, placed into evolutionary context, revealing the regions incredible geological
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Dalí Espace Montmartre
More than 300 works by Salvador Dalí (1904–89), the flamboyant Catalan surrealist printmaker, painter, sculptor and self-promoter, are on display at this surrealist-style basement museum located just west of place du Tertre. The collection includes Dalí’s strange sculptures (most i
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Maison des Mégalithes
Sign up for a one-hour guided visit at the Maison des Mégalithes, which explores the history of the site and has a rooftop viewpoint overlooking the alignements. Tour times vary considerably depending on the time of year but they run twice a day (in French) during the summer. Engli
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Haras National
Founded by Napoléon in 1806, the Haras National houses some of Frances finest thoroughbreds, ponies and draught horses. A regular schedule of afternoon guided tours runs from February to November (hours vary by month; see website for details). On Thursdays from mid-July through Aug
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Confiserie Florian
At this sweet factory jams, candied fruits and crystallised violets, roses and verveine leaves are cooked up in a 19th-century flour mill. Free 20-minute tours show you how clementines and other fruits are candied by being simmered in syrup for three minutes every second day over a
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Centre dHistoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation
The WWII headquarters of Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie evokes Lyons role as the Capital of the Resistance through moving multimedia exhibits. Extensively remodelled in 2012, the museum includes sound recordings of deportees and Resistance fighters, plus a varied collection of ever
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Albert Levasseur
You’re assured a warm – and English-speaking – welcome and a fascinating cellar tour at Albert Levasseur, run by a friendly Franco-Irish couple, which turns grapes grown on 4.2 hectares into 35,000 to 40,000 bottles of Champagne each year. Try to phone or email ahead if possible –
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Ruelle des Chats
Off rue Champeaux (between No 30 and 32), a stroll along tiny ruelle des Chats (Alley of the Cats), as dark and narrow as it was four centuries ago – the upper floors almost touch – is like stepping back into the Middle Ages. The stones along the base of the walls were designed to
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Nouveau Musée National de Monaco
Monacos national museum is split between two sumptuous villas. Seasonal contemporary art exhibitions focus on a theme: performing arts (Serge Diaghilev, stage designs etc) at beautiful belle époque Villa Sauber , where a lush garden is shaded by several magnificent palms and ficus
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Musée Basque et de lHistoire de Bayonne
The seafaring history, traditions and cultural identity of the Basque people are all explored at this superb museum, where exhibits include a reconstructed farm and the interior of a typical etxe (home). Labelling is in French, Spanish and Basque only but English information sheets
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