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Deauville American Film Festival August 31 to September 8, 2013 23 Aug 2013 | 03:16 pm
Each year the chic resort of Deauville puts on its American Film Festival. Started in 1975, it's become a major event with top films and top stars attending from the U.S.A., France and the rest of Eur...
Bargains Galore at the Braderie de Lille, August 31 to September 1 2013 18 Aug 2013 | 02:08 pm
The Braderie de Lille, Lille's great annual flea market, is enormous. For 34 hours you have the chance to wander the streets visiting some of the 10,000 vendors who set up over 100 km (62 miles) of st...
Evening Walks at Chenonceau Château 15 Aug 2013 | 12:58 pm
Chenonceau Château, located near Tours in the western Loire Valley, is delightful to visit, both during the day and until August 31st, at night also. Open from 9.30pm to 10.30pm, you wander through th...
Puy du Fou Theme Park 6 Aug 2013 | 09:05 pm
The Puy du Fou is one of the most exciting theme parks you'll find anywhere. In the west of France, it's worth the trip and you can spend the day there, enjoy the evening show, then overnight in a cas...
The Palace of the Popes Light Show in Avignon 2 Aug 2013 | 08:31 pm
The French are masters at son-et-lumiere and this year Bruno Seillier, one of the most creative of the sound and light masters, has created a superb show at the Palace of the Popes in Avignon. Les Lu...
Events in Haut-de-Cagnes on the Cote d'Azur 30 Jul 2013 | 07:52 pm
Cagnes-sur-Mer is a lively town, with its feet dipped into the Mediterranean and its upper part, Haut-de-Cagnes, reaching for the stars. Ideally situated along the coast between St Tropez and Nice, it...
Musique Cordiale Festival, August 6-17th in Provence 27 Jul 2013 | 06:02 pm
Every year the medieval hilltop villages of the Var in Provence echo to a wonderful, rather different music festival. This year's Musique Cordiale takes place from August 6th to 17th mainly in delight...
European Waterways Offer on a Canal du Midi Barge Trip 24 Jul 2013 | 01:23 pm
European Waterways run some lovely barge trips in France and it's not too late to book for August. They have late availability and a great offer on the 8-passenger Enchanté barge on the Canal du Midi....
The Tour de France Winners 2013 22 Jul 2013 | 12:46 pm
Chris Froome of Sky Procycling team, who, barring accidents, was clearly going to be the winner of the 2013 Tour de France from the very early stages, stepped onto the podium to receive the winner's s...
Tour de France Friday July 19 19 Jul 2013 | 04:51 pm
Sitting watching the Tour de France when it's a high 30 degrees C was an odd experience. Today the whole circus was battling through the mountains and through the weather. It looked dreadful with heav...
