Activities in France

Nippy and Gnasher in the sidecar

Motorbike Tours in Brittany

Looking for a holiday with your motorbike that you'll never forget? Roger Nicholls' French bike tours of Brittany may be just what you've been looking for.

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View of Mont St Michel island and abbey

All in a Bay’s Walk: Guided Trails around Mont St Michel

Impressive from any angle, Mont St Michel is even more uplifting when seen from the seabed, as Gillian Thornton describes. If you wind your way up to the hilltop Abbey…

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The funicular train has been taking tourists to the top of La Rhune for some 90 years

Cycling in Biarritz, France

In the second instalment of his guides to cycling in France, Alan Grant shares some insights into his favourite cycle routes around Biarritz and the Pyrenees into Spain.

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Biarritz beach Aquitaine

Festivities, Food & Fun in French Basque Country

Gillian Thornton headed to Aquitaine to revel in the many summer delights of colourful French Basque Country. Bayonne is my kind of place. Picturesque stone arcades, vibrant cafe culture, busy…

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