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Bonjour Y’All, It’s Equiblues: A Remote French Town Gets Into the Rodeo Spirit

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On a typical day nothing about the remote town of Saint-Agrève (pop. 2,600) would allow the rare visitor to imagine that its inhabitants have the slightest interest in Americana. But come mid-August Equiblues transforms this town in to the rodeo capital of France.

The French Ardennes, Part 2. Charleville-Mézières: Place Ducale and the Bare-Ass Casserole

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On the Place Ducale, the great square of Charleville-Mézières, the author tries the Ardennes' celebrated bare-ass casserole and encounters men and women in colorful robes and floppy hats during the Festival des Confréries.

Château de Beauregard: A Castle Road Less Taken

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Tourists in the Loire Valley generally head only for the A-list castles. But for sightseers who dislike crowds and relish the possibility of running into a congenial chateau owner, quieter slices of 16th-century splendor are a few minutes away at the Chateau de Beauregard, 3 miles southeast of Blois.

New TGV Line Speeds Up Burgundy-Alsace Train Route

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The first high-speed train route in France that is not centered around Paris opened today (Dec. 11, 2011), quickening the connection between Burgundy and...

Over There: WWI Sights of the American Meuse-Argonne Offensive

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This article, including three videos, focuses on sights relative to the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of the U.S. First Army in the fall of 1918, specifically the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne 14-18, the Romagne German Cemetery and the Montfaucon Monument.
The Daluus Gorge, Var River (c) Lisa Watson

The Riviera Backcountry: In Search of the Source of the Var River

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Lisa Watson sets out from a beach near Nice in search of the source of the Var River and discovers stunning vistas in the Riviera backcountry along the way.

Sea views from the Grand Hotel de Cabourg, Normandy

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Normandy's Flowered coast has much to offer in terms of fine hotels and recommendable restaurants. But the fit traveler also needs some exercise, the occasion for some expansive sea views.

Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert: Who’s Minding the Cloister?

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In this cross-Atlantic travel article Elizabeth Esris examines the beauty and the history of the village of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert in southwest France and then returns home to discover some of its missing elements at The Cloisters in New York.

Festivals in France, Part II: Exceptional and Unique Celebrations

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Whether celebrating street theater or strawberries, vintage bicycles or movie cars, mime or flamenco, joyful and unique festivals take place throughout France throughout the year.

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