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Michael Edwards stays at Domaine de Perches in Occitainie in the South of France.

Domaine de Perches. A beautiful wine chateau in Occitainie.

Domaine de Perches, a 17th century wine chateau restored with immaculate modern taste, is the perfect base for touring beautiful Occitanie

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Les Pins at Golf D'Hardelot

Les Pins at Golf d’Hardelot. Enjoy a brilliant French Golfing Experience.

Hardelot’s two golf courses Le Pins and Les Dunes; tricky twin tracks on rolling French Pine forest that has, I suspect, attracted far more golf balls within its branches than the town has had visitors over the years.

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Le Touquet Golf Resort

Le Touquet Golf Resort. Discover 2 magnificent golf courses

Andy Mossack reviews the recent golf renovations at La Mer and La Forêt and joins up with course architect Patrice Boissonnas to hear firsthand what’s made everyone excited at Le Touquet Golf Resort.

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Anthea Gerrie reviews the Cour des Loges Hotel in Lyon. Cour des Loges exterior

Cour des Loges Hotel. Discover Lyon’s majestic medieval past.

In a gorgeously-preserved mediaeval city whose cobbled streets and ancient stones have won it World Heritage Site status,  the five-star Cour des Loges offers visitors the chance to live the lifestyle of a mediaeval nobleman for a night or three in the heart of VIeux Lyon.

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Rupert Parker climbs on two wheels as he goes biking in Burgundy. Cyclist Canal du Centre

Biking in Burgundy. Sample and ride the famous EuroVelo 6 biking trail.

The EuroVelo 6 is a long distance cycle track running 2,270 miles along some of Europe’s major rivers. Rupert Parker tries a short stretch in Burgundy.

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Rupert Parker gets the full pilgrim experience as he goes walking the Camino de Santiago Galicia Wooded Pathways

Walking the Camino de Santiago. Experience the full magnificent pilgrim journey

In recent years the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, in the North West of Spain, has become increasingly popular. It’s known in English as “The Way of St James”, as the bones of the disciple are supposedly buried in the cathedral of Santiago

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