Standing in Monet’s Garden is like being in a Monet Print: Claude Monet, as many would know, is known to be the founder of Impressionism, a term which was coined from the title of his painting Impression Sunrise, “Soleil Levant”. A visit to Monet’s home and garden will take you into the the picturesque world […]
Roubaix Designer Outlet
Roubaix, a town of art, history and dedication to fashion: Roubaix Designer Outlet is another long established McArthurGlen designer discount outlet mall in France which opened its doors in 1999. Situated in the heart of Roubaix, along an attractive pedestrianised walkway, Roubaix Designer Outlet is the highlight of the town’s redevelopment scheme with a metro […]
Troyes Designer Outlet
Troyes’ association with clothing dates back to 12th century Troyes Designer Outlet is the first of McArthurGlen’s discount outlet malls in France, having opened in 1995. It’s not surprising that McArthurGlen chose this city as the location for their designer outlet as Troyes’ association with textile manufacture and knitting go back to the 12th century. […]
Paris Designer Outlet – La Vallée Village
A Visit to La Vallée allows you look for designer fashion at discounted price: Parisiennes are very stylish dressers and are well known for their flair in putting pieces of clothing and accessories together to create a look! Yes, French women always have the Look and when you come shopping in Paris, you are indeed […]
Food in Northern France
Food in Northern France: a brief gastronomical tour! Le Nord; Picardy; Champagne; Alsace and Lorraine Dunkerque; Calais; Boulogne; Le Touquet; Lille; Arras; Amiens; Beauvais; Chantilly; Compiegne; Epernay; Reims; Chalons-en-Champagne; Troyes; Nancy; Strasbourg; Verdun; Colmar; Riquewihr. Food in Northern France is both hearty and full of solid flavours – eating and drinking to satisfy the hungriest […]
Food in Southwest France
Food in Southwest France: a brief gastronomical tour! Poitou and Aquitaine; Perigord, Quercy and Gascony; the Pyrenees. Bordeaux; Toulouse; Poitiers; La Rochelle; Rochefort; Cognac; St Emilion; Pauillac; Perigueux; Sarlat; Lascaux II; Bergerac; Rocamadour; Cahors; Condom; Moissac; Albi; Biarritz; Lourdes; Bayonne; Pau. Food in Southwest France sometimes appears to be the poorer cousin of grape-juice. Yes, […]
Food in Central France
Food in Central France: a brief gastronomical tour! Burgundy and the Rhone Valley, the Jura and the Massif Centrale. Dijon; Nuit st Georges; Beaune; Cluny; Chablis; Santenay; Auxerre; Fontenay; Vezelay; Nevers; Autun; Macon; Arbois; Besancon; Ornans; Ronchamp; Limoges; Aubusson; Moulins; Vichy; Clermont-Ferrand; Le Puy-en-Velay; Conques; Lyon; Bourg-en-Bresse; Perouges; Montelimar; Grenoble; Chambery; Aix-les-Bains; Annecy; Evian-les-Bains; Lac […]
Paris Shopping – Les Grands Magasins of Paris
At these stores you can shop till you drop: If shopping is your passion, a visit to the grand department stores of Paris is a must. Parisiens are très chic and the department stores here carry all the latest in the fashion scene. The big stores stock most of the international brand names and there […]
Armagnac | The Brandy and the Place
Armagnac is more than a brandy: Formerly a province of France, the county of Armagnac was the most powerful of the fiefs of Gascony. It was a historic comté of the Duchy of Gascony, was once an important countship and attained its height of prominence in the 15th century. Armagnac is a region of hills […]
Annecy – The Little Venice of France
Annecy a Little Venice: Annecy, in the Haute-Savoie region, is a beautiful and popular resort town on the northern end of the Lac d’Annecy. Take a stroll around the old town and you’ll quickly see why this town has earned itself the tag of Little Venice. Little Venice A network of canals criss-crossing the town […]
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