Spain and France

Spanish Lifestyle Days under sunny skies on the beach or on the golf course, evenings munching tapas and sipping wine in friendly bars and restaurants these are just a small part of the Spanish lifestyle you can enjoy if you own a Spain property or take your holidays in Spain. The Spanish lifestyle is full of warmth and colour and offers water sports, golf and a fine range of shopping, dining and cultural experiences. France Breaks Are you bored from your routine life and planning for a late break? If yes then France is the perfect place for it. France is one of the best Eurostar destinations. France is directly connected with UK through Eurostar trains. You can travel in a direct train from St Pancras International Station and Ashford International to France.

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Santiago de Compostela

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Santiago de Compostela is a pilgrim route from Central and South-West France to Compostela in Western Spain.  It's known in English as 'the way of St James' and in Spanish as 'the Camino de Santiago'. The shrine of Saint James is in the Cathedral of Santiago. This is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The GR65 (Grande Randonnee 65) from Le-Puy-en-Velay in Lyon France to Spain is a signposted route.

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Voie de Tours - a pilgrim route from Paris / Tours / Loire to the Pyrenees.
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Voie de Vezelay - a pilgrim route from Lorraine, Champagne-Ardennes to Saint-Jean-Pied-du-Port near Biarritz.
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Sunday, February 12, 2017

Mont-Saint-Michel - Normandy/Brittany - France

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Mont-Saint-Michel (Saint Michael's Mount) is a walled medieval city and abbey near Avranches on the border of Normandie and Brittany in north-west France. It is now an island with a connecting bridge from the mainland and is included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. La Mere Poulard is a famous 3* hotel / restaurant renowned for its cuisine including omelettes and a local speciality is pre-salted lamb (agneau pre-sale) as the sheep have grazed on the salt marsh meadows.
The bay is tidal and the region is very picturesque.

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Wednesday, February 08, 2017

La Velodyssee - French Cycle Routes

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La Velodyssee is a series of french cycle routes including cycle lanes, trails, some lanes for non-motorised traffic and some quiet minor roads. Often scenic whether near the seafront, forest or alongside canal / river banks and sometimes using former railway tracks - plus intersecting with other European cycle routes.

One route follows the Atlantic coast from Roscoff in Brittany to Hendaye in Aquitaine, total 1200 kms. The Breton part is from Roscoff to Nantes, following alongside the Nantes-Brest canal and passing Lake Guerledan (the largest artificial lake in Brittany). Then the route continues through the regions Pays de la Loire, Poitou-Charentes and Aquitaine.

Eurovelo 1 (La Velodyssee is part of this cycle route)  includes Norway, UK, Republic of Ireland, France, Spain and Portugal. The ferry sails from Roscoff in France to Plymouth in UK where the cycle route then passes through Devon, Exmoor, Bristol and Wales before joining the Celtic trail. Next into Ireland, across Northern Ireland then a ferry from Belfast to the Scottish coasts. Travelling on through Loch Lomond, Cairngorms, Inverness and Aberdeen.

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Saturday, February 04, 2017

Triathlons in France during 2017

Triathlons take place betweeen March and October in many french regions. Distances may vary from approx 9km (triathlon jeune / sprint / xs / contre la montre / courte distance), 109km (half-ironman) to 228km (ironman).

IRONMAN

Sat 8th and Sun 9th June 2019. Alpsman XXL Triathlon. Lac Annecy. 74000. Haute Savoie / Rhone-Alpes.

Sunday 16th June 2019. Ironman - Toursnman, Touraine.

Sun 30th June 2019. Ironman-France-Triathlon, Ironman de Nice. 06000. Alpes-Maritimes / Provence, Alpes, Cote d'Azur


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The following details are from 2017

TRIATHLON ULTRA-DISTANCE
 May. Triathlon Ultra Distance. 24 Heures de l'INSA, 24athlon. Villeurbanne. 69100. Rhone / Rhone-Alpes.
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 May.  E Leclerc Frenchman. Ile aux Enfants, le Port, HOURTIN. 33990. Gironde / Aquitaine. 226km
 June. Triathlon International de Port-Louis -- Xtrem Breizh. Plage de la Citadelle, Port-Louis. 56290. Morbihan / Bretagne. 226km
 July. Chtriman 226 Gravelines. 59820. Nord / Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
 July. Altriman. Base Nautique l'Ourson,(lac Maternale), Les Angles. 66210. Pyrenees-Orientales / Languedoc-Roussillon. 226km

August. Embrunman-Triathlon Courte Distance and Longue Distance d'Embrun. Embrun. 05200. Hautes-Alpes /Provence, Alpes, Cote d'Azur. 226km
 August. Ironman Vichy. Centre Omnisports Pierre Coulon, Vichy. 03200. Allier / Auvergne. 226km
September. The Evergreen Endurance 228. Chamonix - Mont Blanc. 74400. Haute-Savoie / Rhone-Alpes. 228km

HALF-IRONMAN / LONGUE DISTANCE
 May. Lacanau Tri'Events. Scott Half Triathlon. 33680. Gironde / Aquitaine. 109.9km
 May. Ironman 70.3 du Pays d'Aix, Aix-en-Provence. 13090. Bouches-du-Rhone / Provence, Alpes, Cote d'Azur. 113km
 May. Half-de-Choisy-au-Bac, Choisy-Au-Bac. 60750. Oise / Picardie. 113km
 May. Half Iron du Semnoz, Rumilly. 74150. Haute-Savoie / Rhone-Alpes. 90.4km
 May. Triathlon longue Distance des Coteaux du Vendomois, Villiers-Sur-Loir. 41100. Loir-et-Cher / Centre. 119.3km
 May. Triathlon longue Distance de Belfort, Lac du Malsaucy, 90000. Territoire de Balfort / Franche-Comte. 109km
 May. Triathlon Sprint and Longue Distance. Pont Sur La Charente-Sireuil. 16440. Charente / Poitou Charentes. 103km
 May. Extreme Mansigne, Plan d'Eau, Mansigne. 72510. Sarthe / Pays de la Loire.113km
 June. Lac d'Annecy, Doussard. 74210. Haute-Savoie / Rhone-Alpes. 109km
 June. Les Salins; Hyeres. 83400. Var / Provence, Alpes, Cote d'Azur. 118.9km
 June. Le Ventouxman. Lac, Piolenc. 84420. Vaucluse / Provence, Alpes, Cote d'Azur. 113km
 June. Triathlon Distance L du Salagou. Lac de Salagou,Clermont-L'Herault. 34800. Herault / Languedoc-Roussillon. 110km
 June. Sprint and Longue Distance de Revel-Saint Ferreol. Lac, Saint-Ferreol-de-Comminges. 31350. Haute-Garonne / Midi-Pyrenees. 103km
 June. Triathlon International Deauville Longue Distance - Hoka One One. Deauville. 14800. Calvados / Basse-Normandie. 113km
 June. Half Ironman.Tribreizh, Triathlon Distance L des Monts d'Arree. Lac du Drennec Sizun. 29450. Finistere / Bretagne. 113km
 July. Half Ironman.Triathlon Half de Beauvais. Plan d'Eau du Canada, Beauvais. 60000. Oise / Picardie.
 July. Triathlon Longue Distance de Dijon. Lac Kir, Dijon. 21000. Cote d'Or / Bourgogne. 110km
 July. Half Ironman. Chtriman 113 Gravelines. 59820. Nord / Nord, Pas-de-Calais. 113km
July. Half Ironman and Courte Distance. Halftriman des Monts de Gueret. Aire de Loisirs de Courtille. 23000. Creuse / Limousin. 113km
 July. Triathlon Longue Distance. Base de Loisirs, La Ferte-mace. 61600. Orne / Basse-Normandie. 103km
 July. Half du Lauragais. Nailloux. 31560. Haute-Garonne / Midi-Pyrenees. 109km
 July. Half Ironman de Garotxes. Base Nautique l'Ourson, (lac Maternale) Les Angles. 66210. Pyrenees-Orientales / Languedoc-Roussillon.
 July. Triathlon Courte Distance and Longue Distance du Lac du Bouchet-Saint Nicolas. 43510. Haute-Loire / Auvergne. 102km
 July. Triathlon Sprint / XS /  Courte and Longue Distance. La Rotonde, Thaon-Les-Vosges. 88150. Vosges / Lorraine.
 July. Triathlon Courte Distance and Longue Distance du Val de Gray. 70100. Haute-Saone / Franche-Comte. 109km
 July. Ironbreizh. Queven. 56330. Morbihan / Bretagne. 113km
 July. Triathlon Longue Distance EDF Alp d'Huez. Lac EDF, Vaujany. 38114. Isere / Rhone-Alpes. 139km
 August. Ironman 70.3 Vichy. Centre Omnisports Pierre Coulon, Vichy. 03200. Allier / Auvergne. 113km
 August. Triathlon Courte Distance and Longue Distance du Chateau de Chantilly - le Gantelet. Chantilly. 60500. Oise / Picardie. 113km
 September. Triathlon Longue Distance XL de Gerardmer.88400. Vosges /Lorraine. 116km
 September. tri-Games du Pays Grassois. Mandelieu-La-Napoule. 06210. Alpes-Maritimes / Provence, Alpes, Cote d'Azur. 113km
 September. The Evergreen Endurance 118. Chamonix - Mont Blanc. 74400. Haute-Savoie / Rhone-Alpes. 118km
 September. Triath'long Cote de Beaute. Royan. 17200. Charente-Maritime / Poitou-Charentes.  115km
 September. Courte Distance, Sprint and Half Ironman, Saint-Jean-de-Luz. 64500. Pyrenees-Atlantiques / Aquitaine.
 Septemeber. Emeraude Tri Race. Place de Longchamps, Saint-Lunaire. 35800. Ile-et-Vilaine / Bretagne. 113km
 September. Semi Ironman Soulor-Aubisque. Baudreix. 64800. Pyrenees-Atlantiques / Aquitaine.
 September. Trialong ldf. Base de Loisirs, Bois-Le-Roi. 77590. Seine-et-Marne / Ile-de-France.
 September. Sprint and Half Ironman. Triathlon des Lions Distance L. Vernon. 27200. Eure / Haute-Normandie. 88.7km
 September. Half Ironman Triskel race. Guidel Plages. 56520. Morbihan / Bretagne. 109.9km
 October. Sprint and Half Ironman. Isostar Extreme Man 113 de Narbonne la Clape. Promenade du Front de Mer, Narbonne. 11100. Aude / Languedoc-Roussillon. 110km

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Tuesday, February 02, 2016

Futuroscope Theme Park - Poitiers - Poitou-Charentes - France

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Futuroscope is a theme park at Poitiers (Dept Vienne - 86) in the Poitou-Charentes region, south-west France.
Opening times 2016:
Saturday 6th February to Sunday 11th September- every day
Thursday 15th September to Sunday 23rd October - Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Monday 24th October to Sunday 6th November - every day
Friday 11th November to Sunday 13th November- every day
Saturday 19th November to Sunday 18th December - Saturday and Sunday
Monday 19th December 2016 to Monday 2nd January 2017 - every day

Other places to visit in this area include La Rochelle and the vineyards at Cognac.

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Sunday, January 31, 2016

Parc Asterix - Plailly - Paris - France - 2019

Parc Asterix is a theme amusement park based on the stories of Asterix and situated at Plailly in the region of Oise approximately 35kms north of Paris. Take the A1 motorway in the direction of Lille, direct exit between exits 7 and 8.
Arrive by road, shuttle bus from Paris, or train and shuttle bus.
Open from Saturday 6th April 2019 to Saturday 2nd November 2019.

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Disneyland Park - Walt Disney Studios Park - Paris - France

Eurodisney / Disneyland Park is in Marne-La-Vallee approximately 32kms east from the centre of Paris and is the original theme park.

Walt Disney Studios Park is in the Seine-et-Marne and is dedicated to show-business, themed movies production and behind the scenes. It's divided into 4 "studio lots" representing various aspects of film production at a Hollywood studio.

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Saturday, January 30, 2016

Medieval Fete - Dinan, Brittany - France

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Medieval 'Fete des Remparts' takes place bi-annually in the Breton town of Dinan.

Next event July 2023

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Horse Race Courses

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Bed and Breakfast / Hotels near Paris Race Courses
Race courses near Paris are : Chantilly, Longchamp, Maisons-Laffitte, Saint-Cloud.

B and B or Hotels Normandy
Race course La Touques at Deauville in the Calvados region of Lower Normandy.

Bed and Breakfast, Guest Houses, Hotels near Toulouse Race Course
Race course in Toulouse, Languedoc Roussillon region.

Chambre d'hote, hotels near Vichy Race Course
Race course at Vichy in the Auvergne region.

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Saturday, January 31, 2015

Bois de Boulogne - Paris - France

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The 'Bois de Boulogne' is situated in the 16th Arrondissement (Ile-de-France region of Paris) and hosts several large sporting venues.

Parc des Princes - the stadium where Paris-Saint-Germain football club play home matches.

Stade Jean-Bouin - home to Stade Francais Rugby Union club.

Hippodrome de Longchamp - The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe horseracing event held in October annually.

Auteuil Hippodrome - Steeplechase racing.

Roland Garross - French Open Tennis stadium is situated on the southern boundary.

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Saturday, February 08, 2014

World War 1

World War 1 from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918 making 2014 the centenary year since its start.
Allied forces : France, UK and Russia joined by Italy, Japan and US.
Central powers : Germany and Austria-Hungary joined by the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.
Belgium and Luxembourg remained neutral.

Battles of AISNE, Picardy, north France
Battles of MARNE,  along the Marne River near Paris
Battles of SOMME, Picardy, north France
Battles of VERDUN, Verdun-sur-Meuse, north-east France
Battles of YPRES, Flanders, west Belgium

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Brittany / Bretagne - France

Brittany / Bretagne is on the west coast of France. It has four departments : Cotes d'Armor, Ile-et-Vilaine, Finistere and Morbihan. The English Channel is to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. Famous for its oysters and shellfish as well as its pancakes and cider.

MONT ST MICHEL - on the border of Normandy and Brittany. A village with shops, hotels, chapels, leading up a narrow street and several steps to the abbey which has gothic / roman architecture and a gold statue of St Michel on the spire. Overnight accommodation available, possibly choose the renowned hotel and restaurant La Mere Poulard. Local speciality is lamb/mutton pre-sale (meat from sheep that have grazed on the nearby meadows) or why not try a delicious omelette.

RANCE ESTUARY - Very picturesque, near St-Malo and Dinard. Visit the medieval town of Dinan or further inland the medieval town of Vitre.

CANCALE, ERQUY, BINIC, PAIMPOL, TREGUIER - Coastal route (La Corniche) towards the pink granite coast of Tregastel and Perros Guirec before continuing on to BREST with its huge natural harbour.

QUIMPER - cobbled streets, timber-framed houses and ladies making and selling lace,
CONCARNEAU - fishing port with old walled town,
PONT AVEN - picturesque with restored water-mills and galleries,
just a few places to visit along the Finistere coast.

LORIENT - large town with fishing port (port de plaisance) in Morbihan. Annual International Celtic Festival takes place in August. Compagnie des Indes built its shipyards opposite PORT LOUIS.

QUIBERON - lively port and resort at the end of a narrow strip of land, sea on both sides. Cote Sauvage popular with surfers.

GULF OF MORBIHAN -  a stretch of sea between Port Navalo and Locmariaquer. Inlets and ports including medieval town of Vannes, cobbled streets/old port St Goustan at Auray. Megaliths, dolmens, menhirs and tumuli in this area.

CARNAC - Seaside resort famous for its standing stones (Menhirs).

JOSSELIN - Inland near the Nantes-Brest canal and River Oust, has an impressive chateau and is a petite cite de caractere.

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Thursday, February 06, 2014

Normandy / Normandie - France

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Normandy / Normandie is in north-west France and 6 June 1944  was the date of the D/Day Landings in World War 2. The invasion of Normandy, airborne troops and amphibious landing of Allied Infantry and Armoured Divisions.
Landing beaches :
SWORD - Colleville Plage, Lion-sur-Mer, and St-Aubin
JUNO - Bernieres and Courseulles
GOLD - Ver-sur-Mer and Asnelles
OMAHA - St-Laurent, Colleville and Vierville-sur-Mer
UTAH BEACH - on the Cotentin or Cherbourg peninsula.
 
The coastal route passes several memorials, museums and cemeteries.
ARROMANCHES has the remains of the Mulberry harbours and museum.
ST-MERE-EGLISE is the village where the parachute regiment landed.
PEGASUS BRIDGE has museum of Airborne landings.
CAEN has the large Memorial Museum.
BATTERIE-DU-LONGUES and POINTE DU HOC are part of the ATLANTIC WALL, the coastal fortifications built by the Germans.

BAYEUX was the first town to be liberated in 1944 and has World War 2 Memorial Museum. It is probably most famous for the tapestry/embroidery, but also has a ceramics/painting/lace museum and beautiful cathedral.

HONFLEUR is a picturesque fishing port with tall houses alongside the harbour, attracting lots of artists.

ROUEN is a medieval town, on the River Seine, with timbered houses, a fishing port and Gothic church. Place du Vieux Marche is where Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake.
GIVERNEY Home of Claude Monet, an impressionist artist particularly famous for his water-lily paintings. Roam the lovely gardens or view the reproductions of his paintings on display.

Calvados regions Lisieux, Cambremert, Pont l'Eveque, Livarot are on the 'calvados (apple brandy), cider and cheese route'.

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Tuesday, February 04, 2014

Driving In France

PLEASE NOTE :
When driving in France it is compulsory to carry Visibility / Reflective Vests, a Warning Triangle and a Breathalyser Test in the car.

Lake Guerledan in Central Brittany, France

Lac de Guerledan is situated in the Cotes d'Armor region (22) of France, near the small town of Mur de Bretagne and the Nantes-Brest canal. It's one of Brittany's largest artificial lakes with two small beaches. Local activities include water-sports (boat hire, water-skiing, etc), fishing, cycling (bike hire available), horse-riding, rambling and birdwatching. The disused railway track (from St Meen to Carhaix) and the canal towpaths are ideal for cyclists and ramblers. There is a Fete du Lac (including a firework display) each year on the 15th August.

Abbaye de Bon Repos : this Cistercian abbey is nearby at St Gelven, beside the Nantes-Brest canal. There is an annual 'Son et Lumiere, Le Pays de Conomor' (Sound and Light Show) using the abbey as its backdrop. Evening performances 29th July, 31st July, 1st August, 5th August, 7th August, 8th August 2015. One suggestion - wear something warm!

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Horse Race Courses near the region of Paris

There are 6 racecourses around the region of Paris which are operated by France-Galop.  Auteuil, Chantilly, Deauville, Longchamp, Maisons-Laffitte and Saint-Cloud.

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Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe horse-race - October 2022

Sunday 2nd October 2022

Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe flat horse-race at Longchamp Racecourse, Paris

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The Cycle Race Across Europe 2014

From Sunday 24th August 2014

The Race Across Europe is an ultimate cycling challenge over 4710 kms, passing through 7 countries and including the Alps, the Pyrenees and Mont Ventoux. It starts in Calais (France) and then heads east to Germany, continuing through Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Spain and Gibraltar.

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For more race info visit  www.theraceacrosseurope.com

Sunday, February 03, 2013

Parc Asterix - near Paris

Parc Asterix is a gallic theme park approximately 30kms north of Paris. Take the A1 motorway in the direction of Lille, direct exit between exits 7 and 8.
Arrive by road, shuttle bus from Paris, or train and shuttle bus.


Disneyland Park - Paris

Disneyland Park, Marne-la-Vallee, Paris.

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A taste of life in a real French household
A Bed and breakfast (or B&B, also spelled BnB) known in French as "Chambres d'hôte" is generally available on a nightly basis. Whether it is on a farm or ranging up to a chateau and some are in particularly charming locations. Your overnight accommodation will normally include breakfast and quite often the owner of the property will provide evening meals "table d'hôte".

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