France Archives - Just Go Places https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/category/europe/france/ Culinary and Cultural Travel Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:09:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Seven Most Beautiful Fairy Tale Castles of the Loire Valley France https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/castles-of-the-loire-valley/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/castles-of-the-loire-valley/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2019 19:51:15 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=19991 Practically every little girl (and quite a few little boys) dream of living in a fairy tale complete with castles, knights, princesses and the occasional dragon.  The castles of the Loire Valley are the stuff of  fairy tales.  With their gleaming pale stone turrets and domineering position in the landscape, the castles in the Loire...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/castles-of-the-loire-valley/feed/ 0 Why the Chateau de la Treyne is the Perfect Chateau Hotel in Dordogne France https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/chateau-de-la-treyne/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/chateau-de-la-treyne/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2019 19:24:21 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=18515 The Chateau de la Treyne is a fairytale castle perched on a cliff overlooking the Dordogne River below.   Isolated and romantic white stone walls capped with black turrets, Chateau de Treyne is every Beauty and the Beast castle ever imagined. You see the hulking mass first across a steel bridge crossing over the Dordogne and can...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/chateau-de-la-treyne/feed/ 1 The Bordeaux Museum of Wine: Why We Loved It And So Did The Kids https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/bordeaux-museum-of-wine/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/bordeaux-museum-of-wine/#comments Sun, 26 May 2019 22:10:51 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=18321 Opened in 2016, the swirly metal contemporary design of the Bordeaux Museum of Wine celebrates a tradition that goes back thousands of years. You may have heard that it is the best wine museum in the world and it really is. Recommended by friends with children similar in age to ours to go to the wine...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/bordeaux-museum-of-wine/feed/ 1 Why Saint-Emilion Is The Perfect Town To Visit For A Bordeaux Wine Tour in France https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/saint-emilion/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/saint-emilion/#respond Thu, 23 May 2019 16:10:10 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=18265 Saint-Emilion is both a beautiful medieval village and a famous appellation of red Bordeaux wine. When you go on a Bordeaux wine tour, be sure to check out the St Emilion wineries as well as Saint Emilion village. Although small, there are plenty of things to do in St Emilion in addition to sampling St Emilion...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/saint-emilion/feed/ 0 Les Sources de Caudalie: The Luxury Hotel in Bordeaux Not To Miss https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/les-sources-de-caudalie/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/les-sources-de-caudalie/#respond Tue, 21 May 2019 20:49:08 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=18227 A family-friendly luxury hotel in Bordeaux that has a world-famous vinotherapy spa? Set amidst vineyards in the Bordeaux countryside, I knew I had to make a pilgrimage to Les Sources de Caudalie, one of the best hotels in Bordeaux. At Sources de Caudalie, you can indulge in so many of my favourite vices: plenty of...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/les-sources-de-caudalie/feed/ 0 The Best Things to Do in the Languedoc-Roussillon Region of France https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/things-to-do-in-the-languedoc/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/things-to-do-in-the-languedoc/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2018 21:56:20 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=15254 Although ever-popular Provence gets all the attention, the neighbouring French region of Languedoc-Roussillon is where the smart money goes to avoid the crowds but still get the French countryside charm. We first discovered the Languedoc accidentally when my husband won a charity auction for a luxury stay at Maison Laurent near Carcassone. We loved it...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/things-to-do-in-the-languedoc/feed/ 1 Experiencing French Riviera Travel As A Feast For The Senses https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/riviera-travel/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/riviera-travel/#respond Sun, 14 May 2017 23:26:18 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=14389 The famous French Riviera, or Cote D’Azure, has something to offer every type of traveller. When you think of Riviera travel, the mind immediately moves onto beautiful people, huge yachts and the famous film festival. A French Riviera holiday is also perfect though for the less rich and not-yet-famous. The weather is fantastic for a...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/riviera-travel/feed/ 0 Why We Love Toulouse as the Gateway To South West France https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/south-west-france/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/south-west-france/#respond Fri, 12 May 2017 23:25:14 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=14363 We have to confess we stumbled upon Toulouse in France and the airport at Toulouse accidentally. First, we were looking to visit Carcassonne, then we decided to go skiing in the Spanish Pyrenees and, finally, we decided to take an Armagnac tour.  All of these destinations had one thing in common – the easiest airport...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/south-west-france/feed/ 0 A Lourdes Pilgrimage For the Occasionally Devout Day Tripper https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/lourdes-pilgrimage/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/lourdes-pilgrimage/#comments Tue, 09 May 2017 08:15:44 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=14331 I’ve had enough education to question blind faith but not nearly enough to give me any answers. Like many others raised Catholic have found, it’s a religion that stays with you once you have been indoctrinated. Once you’ve started Catholic, frankly, there’s no real way to stop being Catholic. Even not believing in God isn’t...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/lourdes-pilgrimage/feed/ 2 The Five Best Chateaux in the Loire Valley (To Visit With or Without Kids) https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/five-best-chateaux-in-the-loire-valley/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/five-best-chateaux-in-the-loire-valley/#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2016 12:19:44 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=12601              

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