North East France

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Guide to The French Ardennes

Insider Guide to The French Ardennes

Rupert Parker offers his insider guide to the French Ardennes, a little-known region of France

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Anthea Gerrie travels to France to visit Les Glorieuses Festival, a celebration of poulet de Bresse, some of the finest chicken in the world.

Les Glorieuses Festival. Bourg en Bresse

“Les Glorieuses” de Bresse. It’s the taste of the finest chicken in the world whose memories of Bourg en Bresse will stay with you – Glorieuse, indeed.

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Aube's Champagne and Templars

Aube’s Champagne and Templars.

Aube, in the south of the Champagne region, the largest Cistercian monastery was founded in 1115 by an abbot, later canonised as Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Not only was he instrumental in the founding of the Knights Templars, he also brought Pinot Noir grapes from Burgundy, an essential ingredient in Champagne

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