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FRENCH BASQUE COUNTRY AND THE PYRENEES

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Located down in the most south-westerly tip of France, this small area is the last region in the country before crossing into its larger Basque neighbour over the Spanish border.  Most visitors cling to the beautiful coastal area around the trés…
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SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES OF GASCONY-GERS

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The traditional name of Gascony nowadays refers to modern-day French departments of the Gers, the Landes and the Hautes Pyrénées.  To the west, it’s bordered by the Atlantic ocean and to the south by the Spanish border.  The name ‘Gascony’ conju…
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EXPLORING MONTAUBAN, CAPITAL OF THE TARN-ET-GARONNE

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Formerly part of the provinces of Quercy and Languedoc, this Occitanie region in the southwest of France is traversed by the Garonne and Tarn rivers from which it takes its name.  It’s one of the most picturesque agricultural départements of the…
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AIGUES-MORTES – FROM SALTY SWAMP TO MEDIEVAL FORTRESS

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Sitting on the flat marshes of the Camargue in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of Provence, this fortified medieval town is regarded as the purest example of 13th century military architecture extant in France.  The rectilinear town is surrounde…
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