15 Best Things to Do in Douai (France)
On the Scarpe River, Douai is a city that has reinvented itself many times. Up to the 1700s it grew rich trading wool, which was packed onto barges along the …
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15 Best Things to Do in Aubagne (France)
Aubagne is a refreshingly un-touristy town a few kilometres from Marseille. But even if it doesn’t show up in many guides there are lots of little things to love about …
15 Best Things to Do in Cavaillon (France)
On an eastern spur of the Luberon Range, Cavaillon is a mid-sized Provençal town in bucolic countryside. The fertile soils around nourish all kinds of fresh fruit, like the lauded …
15 Best Things to Do in Dole (France)
Balancing on a limestone ridge above the River Doubs, Dole is a lovely old city in north of the Jura Range. Holy Roman Emperors and Counts of Burgundy stayed in …
15 Best Things to Do in Agde (France)
On the coast of Languedoc in southwest France, Agde is a town with two faces. There’s an historic core on the left bank of the Hérault, while Cap d’Agde by …
15 Best Things to Do in Mandelieu-la-Napoule (France)
The next town around the bay from Cannes is this enticing seaside escape under San Peyre, an extinct volcano. The coast is rocky in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, at the point where the …
15 Best Things to Do in Dreux (France)
In Northern Central France, Dreux is just over an hour west of Paris on the boundary with Normandy. Although it’s a smallish town there’s a lot to see, like the …
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 …