15 Best Things to Do in Lens (France)
The last mine in Lens closed in 1986, and though the industry that was once the lifeblood of the city is gone, it is not forgotten. There are two monumental …
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15 Best Things to Do in Saint-Tropez (France)
The personality and fame of Saint-Tropez are far bigger than the place itself. It’s not unkind to say that the resort isn’t more than a village, and so isn’t jam-packed …
15 Best Things to Do in Arles (France)
In Roman times Arles was one of Gaul’s most venerated cities, home to more than 30,000 people and furnished with monuments that remain in place today. On a multi-site pass …
15 Best Things to Do in Rennes (France)
Rennes polls well in lists of France’s most liveable cities, which comes as no shock: The city is flush with green space, conserves its history with care and has the …
15 Best Things to Do in Laval (France)
On the banks of the River Mayenne in northwestern France, Laval is a little city that packs a big historical punch. The Château de Laval is the city’s centrepiece, a …
15 Best Things to Do in Caen (France)
Caen is one of those Norman cities that took damage during the war but didn’t look back, and so now fuses the modern with the historical. Before the Norman Conquest …
15 Best Things to Do in Perpignan (France)
For just a short time in the medieval period Perpignan was a European powerhouse. The Roussillon city just in from the Mediterranean was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca, …
15 Best Things to Do in Dijon (France)
In the 14th an 15th centuries Dijon was the capital of the Duchy of Burgundy, which controlled a big tranche of eastern France, the Netherlands, Flanders and Luxembourg. The sumptuous …
15 Best Things to Do in Toulouse (France)
On the banks of the Garonne river, Toulouse has the nickname, “la Ville Rose”. That’s because so many of the city’s great buildings are made with a pinkish brick, giving …
15 Best Things to Do in Grenoble (France)
On the Drac and Isère Rivers, Grenoble is a high-tech city of science ringed by mountains in France’s Northern Alps. To the north is the powerful Bastille at the start …