After taking the mandatory picture of ourselves beside the roadside sign welcoming us to Condom, France, we dropped our bags at the Continental Hotel and walked the streets of Condom. With 8,000 inhabitants in the country of Armagnac, there are more ducks than people. Condom is known as the meetings of the markets and the […]
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Stay in a French castle in the town of Cahors and the Lot valley Thick swaths of green forest carpet the road on either side of us. We are in the Midi-Pyrénées region of southern France and bound for an overnight stay in a castle. The driveway up to Château de Mercuès is long. As it
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Are you visiting Figeac for the first time? Below is a list of “Insider Tips” for things to see and do in the city of Champollion. Founded in 830 around a Benedictine abbey, the medieval town of Figeac became prosperous in the 13th century thanks to its strategic central position which encouraged agriculture and trade.
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Are you visiting Conques for the first time? Below is a list of “Insider Tips” for things to see and do in one of “The Most Beautiful Villages” in the South of France. Conques Abbey-Church is one of the major architectural monuments that line the route to Santiago de Compostela. Conques – The most Beautiful
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Are you visiting Rocamadour and the Dordogne Valley in France? Below is a list of “Insider Tips” for things to see and do in this Midi-Pyrenees region. Rocamadour When I have a visitor from out-of-town the first place they want to see is Rocamadour, perched on a 150-metre cliff. I also take them to Carennac, Loubressac
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Florence – a must see in Italy My Italian sojourn in October of 2011 included a “mandatory” visit to the city of Florence, or Firenze in la lingua Italiano. It is the cultural capital of Italy because it is home to many museums and renaissance structures. In fact, it is where the Renaissance actually began.
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