Spring 2022
Discover Paris in the spring, Caen in Normandy and its marvellous markets plus Yvoire, a picturesque village on the edge of Lake Geneva in Haute-Savoie. Explore Saint-Omer, a historic city in the far north that's full of secrets and treasures, and Evian, where Frankenstein's monster stayed! Head with us to Metz in Lorraine to find out about its incredible past, La Couvertoirade, one of the prettiest villages in France, and the UNESCO heritage of Avignon. Guides, gorgeous photos, what's new in France, the best tours and delicious recipes from the legendary Le Nôtre bakery in Paris - and more.
Discover Paris in the spring, Caen in Normandy and its marvellous markets plus Yvoire, a picturesque village on the edge of Lake Geneva in Haute-Savoie. Explore Saint-Omer, a historic city in the far north that's full of secrets and treasures, and Evian, where Frankenstein's monster stayed! Head with us to Metz in Lorraine to find out about its incredible past, La Couvertoirade, one of the prettiest villages in France, and the UNESCO heritage of Avignon. Guides, gorgeous photos, what's new in France, the best tours and delicious recipes from the legendary Le Nôtre bakery in Paris - and more.
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Pont du Gard<br />
The Stunning Roman Aqueduct<br />
The Pont du Gard was built over 2,000 years ago, to bring water to the city of Nîmes. It is so<br />
big that Roman engineers had to build it on three levels, each with its own set of arches. The<br />
aqueduct crosses over the Gard River and is as tall as the top of the Statue of Liberty’s torch!<br />
For extra fun you can rent a kayak and float under it.<br />
Birth of a River<br />
Imagine that you<br />
are walking on a<br />
path next to a river,<br />
going upstream.<br />
You look up and<br />
see that you are<br />
coming to a high<br />
cliff. You wonder<br />
how the river gets<br />
past it – maybe it<br />
goes around? Then<br />
you get to the cliff<br />
Fontaine de Vaucluse<br />
and you realize the<br />
river is coming out of the ground, just bursting<br />
forth. You’re at Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, one of<br />
the largest springs in the world, and so deep<br />
that even Jacques Cousteau couldn’t reach<br />
the bottom.<br />
A River of Sheep<br />
Every year, thousands of sheep march<br />
through the streets of St-Rémy,<br />
accompanied by musicians, shepherds,<br />
sheepdogs, and the occasional goat. It’s<br />
like a river of sheep flowing through town!<br />
Afterwards there are sheepdog trials. This is<br />
a fun event for the whole family. It’s all part<br />
of the annual transhumance festival that<br />
commemorates the days when sheep used<br />
to walk to higher pastures to escape the<br />
summer heat.<br />
Keith and Val Van Sickle live part of the year in<br />
St-Rémy-de-Provence and have traveled widely<br />
throughout the region. Keith is the author of An<br />
Insider’s Guide to Provence (read our review).<br />
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