15 Best Things to Do in Beauvais (France)
The capital of the Oise Department, Beauvais is a likeable city that took quite a bit of war damage but still has its share of medieval buildings to grab your …
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15 Best Things to Do in Boulogne-sur-Mer (France)
More tons of fish are landed at Boulogne than any other fishing port in the country. The sea is the soul of this city; the Romans launched their invasion of …
15 Best Things to Do in Saumur (France)
If you’re a horse enthusiast in need of holiday ideas the town of Saumur in the Loire Valley would be a great shout. France’s cavalry has been based in Saumur …
15 Best Things to Do in Saint-Malo (France)
The haunt of pirates for hundreds of years, the “Cité Corsaire” has always done things its own way: In the 1590s it even declared itself an independent republic. Saint-Malo is …
15 Best Things to Do in Brest (France)
For centuries a French naval base, Brest has a colossal natural harbour that couldn’t be better for seafaring had it been designed by man. Unfortunately, almost nothing in the city …
15 Best Things to Do in Clermont-Ferrand (France)
Auvergne’s capital is dominated by volcanic peaks to the north, west and south, in a setting that will give you goosebumps. If you come by car the first landmark you’ll …
15 Best Things to Do in Angers (France)
Close to where the Maine River enters the Loire, Angers is an impossibly beautiful city awash with renaissance architecture. This opulence was the perk of being the capital of Anjou, …
15 Best Things to Do in Mulhouse (France)
An industrial powerhouse in Alsace, Mulhouse’s manufacturing pedigree now translates to top-notch museums for everyone. No locomotive museum in the Europe is larger than the Cité du Train here, and …
15 Best Things to Do in Vincennes (France)
A leafy eastern suburb of Paris, Vincennes is on the edge of the 11th and 20th Arrondissements and is just five minutes from the Gare de Lyon on the RER. …
15 Best Things to Do in Nancy (France)
You won’t help but be awestruck by Nancy’s magnificent architecture. Place Stanislas is the centrepiece of a UNESCO site, a glorious square commissioned by the last Duke of Lorraine in …