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Anglet
North of Pointe St-Martin, the adrenaline-pumping surfing beaches of Anglet (the final t is pronounced) continue northwards for more than 4km. Take bus 10 or 13 from the bottom of av Verdun (just near av Édouard VII).
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Musée de lArmagnac
In a turn-of-the-century cellar, this museum is dedicated to the fine art of Armagnac-making and houses a modest collection of vintage bottles, agricultural tools and an 18-tonne press dating from the 19th century.
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Musée de lAncienne Abbaye
The pretty village of Landévennec is home to the ruined Benedictine Abbaye St-Guenolé . The abbey museum records the history of the settlement, founded by St Guenolé in 485 and the oldest Christian site in Brittany.
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Musée des Modèles Réduits
Trainspotters will love the appealing Musée des Modèles Réduits next door to Musée des Automates, with miniature cars, computer-automated naval battles and a tootling model railway. The museum is wheelchair accessible.
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Musée Sirènes et Fossiles
Mermaids and fossils feature at this worthwhile paleontology museum; admission includes access to nearby 90-minute, 2km family-friendly walk, Sentier des Siréniens , passing beside 40-million-year-old fossilised rock.
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Musée de Picardie
Housed in a dashing Second Empire structure (1855–67) with a jaw-droppingly impressive central room, the Picardy Museum is surprisingly well endowed with archaeological exhibits, medieval art and Revolution-era ceramics.
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Musée Magnin
Jeanne and Maurice Magnin turned their historic townhouse over to the state to display their excellent art collection in perpetuity. Works include fine examples of the Italian Renaissance, and Flemish and medieval painting.
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Parc Napoléon III
This parks appeal was enhanced in 2014 by a revamped riverfront promenade for pedestrians and cyclists. Watch for Swiss-style 19th-century chalets along the parks edge, which once lodged Vichys visiting curistes .
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Château de Maulnes
Not your average château, the Château de Maulnes, 24km east of Tonnerre, is a real showstopper. This Renaissance building is the only château in France thats built on a pentagonal plan and buttressed by five towers.
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Jardin Japonais
Sandwiched between built-up Monte Carlo, Larvotto and the Mediterranean, the Jardin Japonais is intended as a piece of paradise. It was blessed by a Shinto high priest and quiet contemplation and meditation is encouraged.
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Musée Pierre de Luxembourg
Inside a 17th-century mansion, this museums masterwork is Enguerrand Quarton’s The Crowning of the Virgin (1453), in which angels wrest souls from purgatory. Rounding out the collection are 16th- to 18th-century paintings.
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Maison Rouge
Subtitled ‘Fondation Antoine de Galbert’ after the man who endowed it, this cutting-edge gallery shows contemporary artists and seldom-seen works from private collections. Note that everything closes between exhibits.
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Cimitière Marin
In St-Tropez you can follow the seaside path from La Ponche, immediately east of Tour du Portalet, around Port des Pêcheurs and past St-Tropez’s citadel to reach the walled Cimitière Marin, a beautiful seaside cemetery.
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Le Loge de Mer
Just south of Le Castillet, the place de la Loge has three fine stone structures, including 14th-century Le Loge de Mer , rebuilt during the Renaissance, which was once Perpignan’s stock exchange, then maritime tribunal.
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Salon Napoléonien
Fans of Napoléon will make a beeline for this tiny museum on the 1st floor of the Hôtel de Ville. It exhibits Napoléonic medals, portraits and busts, as well as a fabulously frescoed ceiling of Napoléon and entourage.
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Tour Philippe
King Philip commissioned the Tour Philippe-le-Bel, 500m outside Villeneuve, to control traffic over Pont St-Bénézet to and from Avignon. The steep steps spiralling to the top reward climbers with stunning river views.
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Jardin Botanique
Tours’ public parks include the 19th-century 5-hectare botanic garden with a tropical greenhouse, medicinal herb garden and petting zoo. Find it 1.6km west of place Jean Jaurès; bus 4 along bd Béranger stops nearby.
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La Chapelette British & Indian Cemeteries
On the D1017 at the southern edge of Péronne (towards St-Quentin), this cemetery has multifaith, multilingual headstones, with a section for the fallen of units such as the 38th King Georges Own Central India Horse.
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Hôtel de Vogüé
Behind Église Notre Dame, the 17th century Hôtel de Vogüé is renowned for the ornate carvings around its exquisitely proportioned Renaissance courtyard. It’s worth walking through the pink stone archway for a peek.
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Hôtel de Ville
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