15 Best Things to Do in Mont-de-Marsan (France)
Capital of the Landes Department, Mont-de-Marsan is a medieval bastide town where the Douze and Andou Rivers meet. It was created from scratch as a walled settlement in the 1100s, …
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15 Best Things to Do in Montreuil (France)
Stylish and arty Montreuil is an eastern suburb of Paris just up from the Bois de Vincennes. Historically this was a place of industry and agriculture, and many homes in …
15 Best Things to Do in Saint-Brieuc (France)
The capital of Brittany’s Côtes-d’Armor department is an unpretentious town that doesn’t concern itself too much with tourism. But all the same there are a lot of things to win …
15 Best Things to Do in Courbevoie (France)
A well-to-do western suburb of Paris, Courbevoie is in touch with the centre of the city, but has an easy, residential feel. There are some understated museums to check out, …
15 Best Things to Do in Valenciennes (France)
Just shy of the Belgian border in the Nord department, Valenciennes is a city noted for culture and creativity, which gave it the nickname, “Athens of the North”. For hundreds …
15 Best Things to Do in Cherbourg-Octeville (France)
Mostly known as a ferry port, Cherbourg-Octeville has a lot more strings to its bow: The Cité de la Mer museum for example will take you back to the golden …
15 Best Things to Do in Cergy (France)
In the northwestern suburbs of Paris, Cergy is part of a new town that was built to answer a housing crisis after the war. Cergy was joined to its neighbouring …
15 Best Things to Do in Saint-Joseph (Reunion, France)
In Reunion’s Sud Sauvage “Wild South”, Saint-Joseph is a region with black sandy beaches on its coast and scenery inland that will leave you lost for words. Two rivers course …
15 Best Things to Do in Montauban (France)
An hour north of Toulouse, the city of Montauban in the Tarn-et-Garonne Department shares its neighbour’s graceful brick architecture. Almost everything is made from this red material, lending the city …
15 Best Things to Do in Melun (France)
An outlying southeastern suburb of Paris, Melun is a small town with a big heritage. In Melun’s backyard are the lavish, dumbounding palaces of Vaux-le-Vicomte and Fontainebleau. Not only are …