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MULHOUSE – AT THE CROSSROADS OF THREE COUNTRIES

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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…
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DISCOVER BEAUTIFUL BESANCON – 2,000 YEARS OF HISTORY

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

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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…
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LOURMARIN, ONE OF THE MOST PICTURESQUE VILLAGES IN PROVENCE

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The village of Lourmarin is one of the loveliest in the region, and it comes as no surprise that it has been designated one of the Plus Beaux Villages de France.  Every time we’re in this part of Provence, we make a point of visiting Lourmarin…
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