Autumn 2023
Brimming with fabulous features and stunning photos, inspiring destination guides, scrumptious recipes, history, culture and much, much more: Discover Provence, Ariege, Brittany, Normandy, Burgundy and Bordeaux, explore southern and northern France, secret places and exquisite castles. Bringing France to you - wherever you are.
Brimming with fabulous features and stunning photos, inspiring destination guides, scrumptious recipes, history, culture and much, much more: Discover Provence, Ariege, Brittany, Normandy, Burgundy and Bordeaux, explore southern and northern France, secret places and exquisite castles. Bringing France to you - wherever you are.
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France’s favourite monument in 2015, the<br />
75m high platform is the perfect perch from<br />
which to drink in the magnificent views over<br />
the town. And say hello to the giants, adored<br />
heritage figures of the north of France, who<br />
stand guard on the ground floor.<br />
Arras<br />
France, sharing snippets of local history to<br />
groups of up to six. Completely free.<br />
Arras is the perfect small city to leave<br />
the car behind and take a stroll. The two<br />
main squares are unique in Europe, lined<br />
with columned arcades and 155 houses<br />
in sumptuous baroque Flemish style. The<br />
cobbled Place des Héros, is dominated by<br />
the UNESCO-listed belfry which tops the<br />
architecturally glorious town hall. Voted<br />
Medieval Montreuil-sur-Mer sits atop a hill<br />
overlooking the Dordogne-like countryside<br />
of the Seven Valleys – there is no sea despite<br />
mention of la mer in the name. Take a<br />
wander round the ramparts, visit the 16th<br />
century Citadel which was fortified by Louis<br />
XIV’s engineer Vauban, and stroll the towns<br />
cobbled streets and squares and stop for a<br />
mug of steaming hot chocolate in the main<br />
square before the pretty Italianate theatre.<br />
It was in this town in 1837 that Victor Hugo<br />
stopped for lunch and was so impressed by<br />
his experiences in the town, it inspired him to<br />
write Les Miserables.<br />
Montreuil-sur-Mer<br />
La Coupole © La Coupole<br />
Bring history lessons<br />
to life:<br />
Indelibly marked by two world wars, there are<br />
many major remembrance sites in<br />
Pas de Calais and many museums and<br />
monuments pay homage.<br />
In Arras, the Commonwealth War Graves<br />
Commission Experience in Beaurains offers<br />
a fascinating glimpse into the organisation’s<br />
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