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Fewer than a hundred inhabitants, half a million visitors, and one of the most dramatic churches in western France. Setting the Scene Talmont-sur-Gironde is a fortified bastide village of around a...
Where a Palaeolithic river bend meets a 700-year-old Tuesday market. Setting the Scene The town sits beside the final extravagant meander of the River Vézère before it meets the mighty Dordogne just...
The historic heart of France's second-largest Atlantic island (Ile d'Oléron), Le Château-d'Oléron has a citadel, oyster port and a daily market that fills every morning but Monday. First Impressions...
A peaceful crossing-point on the Clain where a grand château, a Romanesque church, and a visionary social experiment share the same quiet village. The Setting As with most ancient river crossings,...
A small commune in the southern Monts de Châlus where chainmail was once forged. Now it's the lake and forests of the Parc Naturel Régional Périgord-Limousin on the Dordogne border that are centre...
A market town on the banks of the Vienne in the heart of Charente-Limousine where the Romans stopped and you might want to as well. Getting Your Bearings Thanks largely to its location, Chabanais...
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, South Charente – hilltop town with a medieval château, the pilgrimage church of Saint-Mathias, and markets three days a week.
A riverside town on the Vienne, where medieval ramparts, a Pont Eiffel, and a garage full of vintage Citroëns make an unlikely but convincing case for stopping. In southern Vienne, close to the...
Discover Richelieu, France, a perfectly preserved 17th-century town south of the Loire Valley. Built by Cardinal Richelieu, it once housed France’s grandest château before Versailles. Explore elegant streets, parkland, and a fascinating story of lost glory.
Discover bike-friendly France along the stunning Atlantic coast. From Bordeaux’s 1,400km of cycle paths to the Basque country’s coastal routes, explore golden beaches, historic ports, and vineyard landscapes – all accessible by train with your bike traveling free.