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BEAUTIFUL COLMAR – GATEWAY TO THE ALSACE

The charming town of Colmar is the ideal place to start exploring the so-called Route du Vin, and all the picturesque towns and villages of the Alsatian wine-growing region. It doesn’t get any prettier than Colmar, with its picturesque half-tim…

MULHOUSE – AT THE CROSSROADS OF THREE COUNTRIES

Categories: France, Alsace Lorraine

The city of Mulhouse is located in the far south of the Alsace region, on the Ill river and a canal of the river Rhine, between the Vosges and Jura mountains, at the crossroads of three countries: France, Switzerland and Germany. Its location i…

DISCOVER BEAUTIFUL BESANCON – 2,000 YEARS OF HISTORY

Categories: France – Regional Attractions, France

On a recent visit to France, we planned on visiting the beautiful Alsace Lorraine region on the country’s eastern border with Switzerland, where we had not been for a number of years. For a stopover, we decided to stay in Besançon, capital of th…

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, ONE OF THE MOST ANCIENT AND LOVELIEST TOWNS IN FRANCE

Categories: Provence, South of France

One of our all-time favourite towns in France, and certainly our top favourite in Provence, Aix-en-Provence never fails to enchant every time. We first visited the town back in the 1970s, due its reputation as a great place to explore, but chie…