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French Bank Holidays and What Actually Closes in Rural Towns
Every May, a few travellers arrive in a small French town on a Thursday afternoon, find the boulangerie shuttered, the tabac...
At 12:15 on a weekday in a small French town, the chalkboard outside the cafe on the square will read something like "Menu du jour 16,50: entree, plat, dessert". By 13:30 half of it is crossed out.
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Every May, a few travellers arrive in a small French town on a Thursday afternoon, find the boulangerie shuttered, the tabac...
France Regions
From the summit of the Puy de Dôme you can count more than 80 extinct volcanoes lined up across the horizon, green cones and...
Road Trips
Paris to Beaune on the A6 takes about three hours and costs roughly 30 euros in tolls one way.
Regional Food
Drive any back road in the Aveyron or the Gers in late afternoon and you will pass hand painted boards that say vente directe ,...
Inns and Stays
You arrive at a stone inn above the Lot valley at six in the evening, and the woman at the desk asks a question that catches...
Travel Tips
The cheese stall at a Saturday market in the Lot had a hand lettered sign that read "Carte à partir de 15 euros".
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