In France, people are proud of their respective region, but no other region does this with more vivacity than the Bretagnais. In their region (or wherever they settle), you’ll see their iconic black and white flags, bumper stickers and some still speaks Breton! Given that Brittany technically joined France […]
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Guérande’s old town
Done with Guérande’s salt mash? Visit Guérande’s old town, it is a classified Historical Monument since 2004. It is 80km from Nantes. The entire old town is inside a fortified 1434m stone wall, with 4 gates and surrounded by a moat. It is a full house medieval visit with real […]
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Petit Trianon is probably best known as Marie Antoinette’s little escape from the French court life. However, it all began with a famous mistress of her grandfather in law… So here’s my quick guide to Petit Trianon and a bit of its history.
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Review of the Spanish Inquisition Tour by Sandemans, Madrid. Is it worth the money and time?
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