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WHY GO TO PARIS IN MID WINTER?

Although winter has well and truly settled in for a while, this doesn’t mean that that Paris is quietly slumbering or even slowing down. On the contrary, during the winter months the city is abuzz with fabulous exhibitions, imaginative concert pr…

CHARTRES AND ITS GLORIOUS CATHEDRAL

Categories: Paris Region (Ile de France)

Just 50 kms southwest from Paris, Chartres is within easy reach if you’re visiting the capital. Notre-Dame de Chartres looms over the surrounding countryside and its tall spires are clearly visible as you approach the town. Its inscription as…

DISCOVER RUE PONCELET’S OUTSTANDING OUTDOOR MARKET

Categories: Paris City – Food, Paris – Districts

According to the Mairie de Paris, there are more than 82 markets in Paris. This equates to at least one market in every one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, and the number increases the further out you head from the centre. One…

BELLA BELLAGIO, THE JEWEL OF LAKE COMO

Categories: Lakes District, Italy

Northern Italy offers a wonderful series of lakes, and Lake Como is generally regarded as the most spectacular of them all. Its unmistakable upturned Y shape was carved out of a glacier that was forced to split into two by the mountain that sto…