Central France

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Central France, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Andy Mossack spends three days in Lyon. Amazing the things you can get up to in three days.

Three days in Lyon. Discover glorious Roman history and incredible gastronomy.

The greatness of Lyon’s past is amply matched by its contemporary cultural dynamism and diversity. Sited at the meeting point of two great rivers, was always a guarantee of prominence, and today Lyon is France’s second city. Here is my travel guide to three days in Lyon

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Terry Marsh offers up his personal travel guide to exploring Angers.

Travel Guide to Exploring Angers. Discover beauty and an impressive heritage by the Loire.

There is a buzzing exhilaration about exploring Angers, a bright modernity underpinned by a unique and fascinating heritage. This lively city of noteworthy architecture, rainbow-coloured trams and more than 150,000 souls is highly regarded as urban friendly

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Our test family The Bakers review Eurocamp Les Ecureuiles camping accommodation.

Eurocamp Les Ecureuiles. Luxury mobile homes in the Loire.

After a reading a staggering statistic which showed the number of camping holiday nights booked in 2013 in Europe totalled over 360 million, with nearly half of those taken in static mobile homes, I admit I felt my view of outdoor leisure living needed a rethink. It was time to test out these impressive statistics, and after getting a family of four teamed up with Eurocamp, a provider of camping and mobile home holidays for over 34 years we tested out a week at Eurocamp Les Ecureuiles in Vendee.

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L'Orangerie du Chateau L’Orangerie du Chateau

Magnificent L’Orangerie du Chateau Restaurant. Loire Valley

Lucy Daltroff heads for the Loire Valley as she dines at L’Orangerie du Chateau Restaurant.

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Loire Valley

The Loire Valley. Wine and castles

  Lucy Daltroff heads to the Loire Valley in search of wines and castles

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