Archive for the 'places' Category

The Cévennes: a Labyrinth of Hills

Scott Anderson of The Enlightened Traveller offers us a glimpse of one of France’s wild walking places.

The Cévennes are located in south-central France. Whilst in an administrative sense they do not constitute a region, to all intents and purposes they possess a singular identity. Thus the ‘La Cevenne’ reference in the works of its most […]

Manche - a department of Lower Normandy

A short introduction to a favourite part of France,
by Sébastien Camus
Jutting far out into the sea-green waters of the Channel, you could say that the department of Manche is off the beaten track.

Spice and Ivory - Normandy’s Alabaster Coast

by Keith Kellett
Many people associate France with cycling. Fewer people are aware of the network of Grandes Randonnées – the long walks that take you over the top or through the middle of every part of France. In this excerpt from his e-book Eurocurios, travel writer and photographer Keith Kellett leads you through places […]