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Stay in the Chateau de Ligny hotel in north France (About)

admin — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:13:00 +0000

The Chateau de Ligny, a fairytale small castle hotel near Cambrai in northern France, is offering a special deal until Mary 31st. One night’s accommodation in a double room in the old part of the chateau, 2 ‘chef’s special’ dinners, breakfast and use of the swimming spa are on offer at just 260 euros for two people.

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The Challenging Paris-Roubaix Cycle Race (About)

admin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:16:00 +0000

The Paris-Roubaix Cycle Race is pretty gruelling. It’s also one of the oldest and most competitive cycle races in the professional road cycling calendar

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Avoriaz Jazz Up Festival, March 2011 (About)

admin — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:52:00 +0000

Running from March 18th to 25th, you can hear hot jazz in a cool setting at the Avoriaz Jazz Festival. Avoriaz is between Mont Blanc and Lake Geneva right in..

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Avoriaz Jazz Up Festival, March 2011 (About)

Comic strips of the Middle Ages at Bayeux (About)

france — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:14:00 +0000

This is a first. The exhibition Emaki Mono and the Bayeux Tapestry takes two national treasures — the great medieval 11th-century tapestry at Bayeux (now listed by UNESCO as Memory…

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Comic strips of the Middle Ages at Bayeux (About)

Rodin Exhibition, Matisse Museum, Le Cateau-Cambresis (About)

france — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:19:00 +0000

The great artist Auguste Rodin is known for his sculpture, but he was a superb draughtsman, doing his greatest sketches and drawings between 1896 and 1914. This exhibition of works…

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Dunkirk Festival February to April (About)

admin — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:23:00 +0000

The Dunkirk Festival takes place at weekends from Saturday February 12th to Sunday April 3rd. It describes itself as the most famous, the noisiest, the most mental and also the oldest.

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Dunkirk Festival February to April (About)

Flemish Comfort Food at Estaminets in French Flanders: Choice Tables (New York Times)

france — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:00:00 +0000

Estaminets are to northern France are what bistros are to Parisians — earthy, welcoming places to eat much-loved local comfort food. Share With Friends: | | Travel - France Stories , News Feeds and News via Feedzilla

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Flemish Comfort Food at Estaminets in French Flanders: Choice Tables (New York Times)

Porsche Sport Driving School in Le Mans (About)

admin — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:18:00 +0000

Book for a day at the new Porsche Sport Driving School in Le Mans if you want to drive like Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton or Mark Webber.

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Porsche Sport Driving School in Le Mans (About)

Winter X Games in Tignes, France (About)

admin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:21:00 +0000

From March 16th to 18th the ski resort of Tignes near Val d’Isere in the French Alps, will host the adrenalin-pumping, high-octane Winter X Games in Europe. The Games are a well-known event in the U.S.

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Mimosa Festival on the French Riviera, February 19th to 27th (About)

france — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 02:59:00 +0000

The Mimosa Festival in Mandelieu-La-Napoule on the Cote d’Azur celebrates the end of winter and the beginning of Spring.

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