15 Best Things to Do in Cambrai (France)
Known as “La Ville aux Trois Clochers”, the City with Three Steeples, Cambrai is a pretty, provincial town in the Nord Department. Although there’s no sign of the damage today, …
15 Best Things to Do in Boulogne-Billancourt (France)
Set between Paris and Versailles, Boulogne-Billancourt is a handy compromise for both transport and the price of accommodation. The hotels are packed out at the end of May when Roland-Garros …
15 Best Things to Do in Dax (France)
An ancient spa town still going strong, Dax is in southwest France’s historic Gascony Province. Dax has been known for its hot springs since the Romans, and there’s a fountain …
15 Best Things to Do in Thonon-les-Bains (France)
Resting on a natural terrace above Lake Geneva’s southern shore is the spa resort of Thonon-les-Bains. There’s a trusty old funicular railway running up the slope, dropping you at Thonon’s …
15 Best Things to Do in Vichy (France)
This venerable spa town became fashionable with the rich and famous after Napoleon III took a shine to it in the 1860s. At this time it was dubbed the “Reine …
15 Best Things to Do in Figueira da Foz (Portugal)
On the coast not far from Coimbra, Figueira da Foz is a resort city with a casino, bars restaurants and an enormous urban beach. It’s a destination for doing as …
15 Best Things to Do in Saint-Cloud (France)
Affluent, green and residential, Saint-Cloud is a western suburb of Paris but isn’t very city-like at all. There’s boundless parkland and golf courses, and the centre of Saint-Cloud is so …
15 Best Things to Do in Rochefort (France)
Developed in one go in the 17th century by Louis XIV’s right-hand man Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Rochefort is a genteel former naval town overflowing with history. Next to the broad Charente …
15 Best Things to Do in Cagnes-sur-Mer (France)
West of Nice, Cagnes-sur-Mer is a seaside resort that seduces tourists with its 3.5-kilometre beach and chic new shopping mall, the Polygone Riviera. But there’s also a venerable side to …
15 Best Things to Do in La Ciotat (France)
The Provençal harbour town of La Ciotat is bordered by the mighty seascapes of the Calanques National Park. The scenery is out of this world, whether you see it by …