Sports and Nature

Thanks to its geographical position between the Mediterranean and Northern Europe, the natural landscape of France is more varied than you’ll find anywhere in Europe. From the Pyrenees to the Alps, from Mount Ventoux to the Loire Valley, from the the Canal du Midi to the Canal de Bretagne, from garden walks to country strolls, you’ll find numerous opportunities for sporting and other outdoor activities: biking, hiking, skiing, tennis, golf, barging, sailing, waterskiing, horseback riding and more, with many natural discoveries along the way.

Lavender in Provence, Sault - Albion Plateau (c) BS

Sault, Sénanque and the Successful Search for Lavender in Provence

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Images of stunning views of purple-blue fields of lavender in bloom have become so engrained in the traveler’s imagination of the perfect Provence vacation that the most common question I get from those planning to visit the region is “When is the lavender in bloom?”

Cycling in the Southwest: The Gorges of the Tarn and the Jonte

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Walter J. Moore sets out on an 18-day self-guided cycling tour along the Gorges of the Tarn and the Jonte in southwestern France.
Surf Biarritz

Biarritz: The Surfing Lesson

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In which the author visits Biarritz, meets a French surfing legend, learns the history of surfing in France, zips up a wet suit, takes a surfing lesson and eventually glides along with the 3-year-olds. Includes photos.
Joe Wilkins shooting at the BTC de Gonesse

The Borrowed Gun: Sports Shooting in France

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Please don’t think that I’m looking to enter the fray of the hot-button topic of gun control in the United States when I tell...

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