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.

Sunday, February 26, 2017

D-Day Landings - Normandy - France

Bed and Breakfast near The D-Day Landing Beaches
6th June 1944. The allied invasion (American, British and Canadian) of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Landing beaches are Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha and Utah and there are many museums and cemeteries. The artificial Mulberry Harbours were created at Arromanches. The battery at Longues-sur-Mer is one of the German gun emplacements along the Atlantic wall. Pegasus Bridge and the large Memorial Museum are in Caen.

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French Regions

13 Regions of France

GRAND-EST:
Alsace, Champagne- Ardennes, Lorraine  (capital = Strasbourg)
Departements: 67 Bas-Rhin, 68 Haut-Rhin, 08 Ardennes, 10 Aube, 51 Marne, 52 Haute-Marne, 54 Meurthe-et-Moselle, 55 Meuse, 57 Moselle, 88 Vosges
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NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE  :
Aquitaine, Limousin, Poitou-Charentes  (capital = Bordeaux)
Departements: 24 Dordogne, 33 Gironde, 40 Landes, 47 Lot-et-Garonne, 64 Pyrenees-Atlantiques,19 Correze, 23 Creuset, 87 Haute-Vienne, 16 Charente, 17 Charente-Maritime, 79 Deux-Sevres, 86 Vienne
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AUVERGNE - RHONE-ALPES:
Auvergne, Rhone-Alpes  (capital = Lyon)
Departements: 03 Allier, 15 Cantal, 43 Haute-Loire, 63 Puy-de-Dome, 01 Ain, 07 Ardeche, 26 Drome, 38 Isere, 42 Loire, 69 Rhone, 73 Savoie, 74 Haute-Savoie
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BOURGOGNE - FRANCHE-COMTE:
Bourgogne, Franche-Comte  (capital = Dijon)
Departements: 21 Cote d'Or, 58 Nievre, 71 Saone-et-Loire, 89 Yonne, 25 Doubs, 39 Jura, 70 Haute-Saone, 90 Territoire de Belfort
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BRETAGNE:
Bretagne  (capital = Rennes)
Departements: 22 Cotes d'Armor, 29 Finistere, 35 Ile-et-Vilaine, 56 Morbihan
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CENTRE:
Centre, Val-de-Loire  (capital = Orleans)
Departements: 18 Cher, 28 Eure-et-Loir, 36 Indre, 37 Indre-et-Loire, 41 Loir-et-Cher, 45 Loiret
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CORSE:
Corse  (capital = Ajaccio)
Departements: 2A Corse-du-Sud, 2B Haute-Corse
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OCCITANIE:
Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrenees  (capital = Toulouse)
Departements: 11 Aude, 30 Gard, 34 Herault, 48 Lozere, 66 Pyrenees-Orientales, 09 Ariege, 12 Aveyron, 31 Haute-Garonne, 32 Gers, 46 Lot, 65 Hautes-Pyrenees, 81 Tarn, 82 Tarn-et-Garonne
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HAUTS-DE-FRANCE:
Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Picardie  (capital = Lille)
Departements: 59 Nord, 62 Pas-de-Calais, 02 Aisne, 60 Oise, 80 Somme
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NORMANDIE:
Normandie  (capital = Rouen)
Departements: Basse-Normandie 14 Calvados, 50 Manche, 61 Orne
                         Haute-Normandie 27 Eure, 76 Seine Maritime
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LOIRE:
Pays de la Loire  (capital = Nantes)
Departements: 44 Loire-Atlantique, 49 Maine-et-Loire, 53 Mayenne, 72 Sarthe, 85 Vendee
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PROVENCE, ALPES, COTE d'AZUR:
Provence, Alpes, Cote d'Azur  (capital = Marseille)
Departements: 04 Alpes de Haute-Provence, 05 Hautes-Alpes, 06 Alpes-Maritimes, 13 Bouches-du-Rhone, 83 Var, 84 Vaucluse  
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ILE DE FRANCE:
Ile de France  (capital = Paris)
Departements: 75 Paris, 77 Seine-et-Marne, 78 Yvelines, 91 Essonne, 92 Hauts-de-Seine, 93 Seine-Saint-Denis, 94 Val de Marne, 95 Val d'Oise
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Regions d'Outre-Mer
971  Guadeloupe  (capital = Basse-Terre)

972  Martinique  (capital = Fort-de-France)

973  Guyane  (capital = Cayenne)

974  La Reunion  (capital = Saint-Denis)

976  Mayotte  (capital = Mamoudzou)
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Collectivites et Territoires d'Outre-Mer
984 Terres Australes et Antarctiques

986  Wallis et Futuna

987  Polynesie Francaise

988  Nouvelle-Caledonie

975  Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

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Saturday, February 18, 2017

The Stevenson Trail - France

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Gard hotels, chambres, bandb, bed and breakfast, guest houses Gard Languedoc-Roussillon


The Stevenson Trail or GR70 (Grande Randonnee 70) goes from Monastier-sur- Gazeille in the Haute-Loire region to Saint-Jean-du-Gard in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The route is approx 274km and crosses through the Auvergne, Cevennes and Languedoc-Roussillon regions.

The book "Travel With A Donkey In The Cevennes" by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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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.

Bed and breakfast, hotels Lyon France

Voie de Tours - a pilgrim route from Paris / Tours / Loire to the Pyrenees.
Paris BandB, hotels
Loire Valley bed and breakfast, chambres, hotels

Voie de Vezelay - a pilgrim route from Lorraine, Champagne-Ardennes to Saint-Jean-Pied-du-Port near Biarritz.
Alsace, Lorraine bed and breakfast, chambres, hotels
Bed and breakfast, hotels near Spanish border

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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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BandB, hotels, guest houses in Dordogne Aquitaine

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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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