15 Best Things to Do in Bourges (France)
An enchanting medieval city, Bourges was the capital of the historic Province of Berry and a centre of trade in the 15th and 16th centuries. The old town is replete …
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15 Best Things to Do in Chambéry (France)
Couched in a valley between mountain ranges in the Prealps, Chambéry is a historic city that was once the capital of its own sovereign state. The old centre is a …
15 Best Things to Do in Sète (France)
A down-to-earth port city, Sète was planned and built in one go in the 1660s as the Mediterranean terminus of the ambitious Canal du Midi. The city still gets a …
15 Best Things to Do in Angoulême (France)
Balanced on a rocky ridge above the Charente River, Angoulême is a stone-built city made all the more beautiful by its vertiginous slopes. The old walls that once barricaded the …
15 Best Things to Do in Alençon (France)
In the south of Normandy’s Orne department, Alençon is a genteel town on the River Sarthe that many people will already know for its lace-making. In fact the town is …
15 Best Things to Do in Charleville-Mézières (France)
On the southern verge of the Ardennes, Charleville-Mézières is a town with two different stories.Charleville was built in one go in the 1600s under the orders of Charles Gonzaga, the …
15 Best Things to Do in Montélimar (France)
A town with culinary pedigree, Montélimar has been the home of French nougat since the 1700s. This soft confectionery is made both in big modern factories and small ateliers using …
15 Best Things to Do in Évreux (France)
Standing at Place Général-de-Gaulle in Évreux you’ll be in no doubt that you’re in a departmental capital: The buildings here, from the Maison des Arts and town hall to the …
15 Best Things to Do in Saint-Étienne (France)
This industrial city in eastern-central France isn’t on the map for many tourists. For most of its life Saint-Étienne has been a hotbed of mining and manufacturing, but is now …
15 Best Things to Do in La Possession (Reunion, France)
In the northwest of Reunion, La Possession is between the main harbour at Le Port and Saint-Denis, the capital. Your attention will be turned to the island’s forest trails, and …