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		<title>59 Nord, Nord Pas-de-Calais</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Flanders and the Belgian border just a few kilometres away from the vibrant city of Lille and adjacent Tourcoing and Roubaix. Traditionally heavily industrialised, the region now flourishes from its position midway between Paris, London and Brussels.
See our customised Google Map of the Pas-de-Calais
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		<title>62 Pas-de-Calais, Nord Pas-de-Calais</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Probably the département most visited by Brits, because it is home to 3 of the main cross-channel ferry ports and the Eurostar and Eurostar Channel Tunnel terminals, Too many of us just hurtle through without stopping to enjoy the treasures of the area.
See our customised Google Map of the Pas-de-Calais
Official Tourist Office website at www.uk.pas-de-calais.com/
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		<title>17 Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes</title>
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Home to Cognac and Pineau des Charentes. (together with the neighbouring departement of Charente) the departement includes numerous attractions including  the ports and resorts of La Rochelle and Royan, roman Saintes, Rochefort, and the offshore islands of Île d&#8217;Aix, Île de Ré and Île d&#8217;Oléron. 
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		<title>60 Oise, Picardie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A département of Picardie, named after the river Oise, there are 3 major towns &#8211; Beauvais (the prefecture), Senlis and Compiegne &#8211; straddling the main routes north out of Paris towards Belgium.
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Oise official Tourist Office site

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		<title>15 Cantal, Auvergne</title>
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The département of Cantal is an area which is not exactly &#8220;just off the autoroute&#8221;. Consequently it remains quiet and unspoilt. The main towns are Aurillac and St Flour.
    Life in Cantal is played out against a stunning landscape of immense power and beauty. Home to natural riches as varied as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>42 Loire, Rhone-Alpes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Confusingly the Loire département is not where you think it might be &#8211; in the better known part of the valley with its Chateaux. It is near the source of France&#8217;s longest river in the Massif Central, and is rather by-passed by the major north-south autoroutes.
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		<title>75 Paris, Ile de France</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Paris is a term which applies to a region, a départment and a city. The region is properly known as Paris &#8211; Ile de France, whilst the city and département are one and the same thing.
The city dominates the whole country &#8211; until recently all the major train and autoroutes started and finished in Paris.

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		<title>14 Calvados</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Calvados is a département of Normandie centred on the city of Caen. About 10 miles north is the ferry port of Caen-Ouistreham at the mouth of the Orne river with regular crossings to Portsmouth with Brittany Ferries.
Normandy is famed for its milk and dairy produce &#8211; cream, butter and cheeses &#8211; and for its apple-based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>72 Sarthe, Pays de la Loire</title>
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In the northern Loire, bordering on Normandy, the Sarthe département is named after the river Sarthe &#8211; capital town being Le Mans, worth visiting for more than just its famous 24-hour motor race every June.
For our customised, searchable map  &#8211; CLICK HERE
Sarthe Official Tourist Office

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		<title>Franche-Comté</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A region of Eastern France comprising the départements of Jura, Doubs, Haut-Saone and the Territoire de Belfort.
see our customised Google Map of the region
Official Tourist Web site for the Franche Comté region
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		<title>34 Herault, Languedoc</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Herault departement is at the heart of the Languedoc stretching from north of Montpellier down to beyond Beziers and inland &#8211; it includes wine regions such as Coteaux du Languedoc, Pic St Loup, Picpoul de Pinet, St Chinian and Faugeres.
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		<title>86 Vienne, Poitou-Charentes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vienne is a département in the Poitou-Charentes region with its capital at Poitiers. Other main towns include Châtellerault and Montmorillon. Lying south of the Loire Valley wine regions include the outlying parts of Saumur and the vineyards of the Vins du Haut Poitou.
 See our customised Google Map of Vienne &#8211; click here
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		<title>49 Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maine-et-Loire is a département in the Loire Valley with its capital at Angers and includes some of the major Loire Valley vineyards such as Anjou, Anjou-Villages, Coteaux du Layon and Saumur.
For our customised map of the Maine-et-Loire département CLICK HERE
 Official Anjou Tourisme Web site
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		<title>61 Orne. Normandie</title>
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Orne is a departement in Normandie, with its main towns being Alencon, Argenton and Mortagne-surPerche. Home to Camembert and its famous cheese.
See the Orne Official Tourisme site.
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		<title>12 Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Aveyron département in the Upper Lot Valley is in the north of the Midi-Pyrenees region of France, its main towns being Rodez, Millau and Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
With budget airlines now flying into Rodez, and the newly completed A75 autoroute connecting north and central France with Pezenas and Beziers on the Mediterranean coast (via the wonderful Millau [...]]]></description>
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		<title>01 Ain, Rhone-Alpes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the east of France and to the east of Burgundy adjacent to Switzerland, the Ain is probably a little overlooked by most visitors.
With Bourg-en-Bresse as its principal town it is a region of gentle hills and river valleys &#8211; which is one of the hidden parts of France.
The departement includes Bugey and the wines [...]]]></description>
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		<title>76 Seine-Maritime, Normandy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Departement with Rouen as its capital and includes Dieppe and Le Havre.
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For more info see Seine-Maritime Tourist Office
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		<title>33 Gironde, Aquitaine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The departement of the Gironde defines Bordeaux wines, and its capital is the historic city of Bordeaux on the Garonne river, which merges with the River Dordogne north of the city to form the Gironde estuary seaward to the north.
 href=&#8221;http://www.bordeaux-tourisme.com&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;>Bordeaux Tourist Office
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		<title>11 Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Aude is also known as &#8220;Cathar Country&#8221; and straddles north and south of the main A62 autoroute which runs from the Mediterranean at Narbonne through to Carcassonne and on to the Atlantic. It is home to the wine appellations of Corbieres, Minervois and Fitou. Its main towns are Narbonne, Beziers and Carcassonne.
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		<title>46 Lot, Midi Pyrenees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Lot is home to Cahors and its wines, the rich tannic Malbec red wine. The Lot valley meanders its way from east to west across the departement. and offers a variety of landscapes from deep river valleys, high moorland, expansive oak forests.
Recommended book: Lot: Travels Through a Limestone Landscape in SouthWest Franceby Helen Martin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>81 Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The land of Gaillac wines, the striking edifice of Albi Cathedral (and a Toulouse Lautrec museum) and the medieval village of Cordes-sur-Ciel (in the sky). Lautrec holds an annual Garlic festival.

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Domaine de Labarthe &#8211; Gaillac wines
Manoir des Raynaudes &#8211; boutique B&#038;B and apartments
Tarn Tourist Information Office
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		<title>32 Gers, Midi-Pyrenees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The heart of Gascony = wine (Cotes de Gascogne, Cotes de St Mont, Madiran, Pacherenc du Vic Bilh, Floc de Gascogne and Armagnac + duck and goose = foie gras!
Les Chenes Verts de Gascogne - B&#038;B
Domaine Berthoumieu - Madiran and Pacherenc du Vic Bilh winemaker
Producteurs Plaimont &#8211; cooperative wine cellar for Cotes de Gascogne, Cotes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30 Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Gard is a departement of Languedoc-Roussillon region with its capital at Nimes.
The area includes parts of the Cotes du Rhone wine region to the east, Vins de Pays d&#8217;Oc to the south and west, and the Costières de Nimes vineyards around Nimes.
It has significant Roman sites at Nimes and the Pont du Gard
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		<title>47 Lot et Garonne, Aquitaine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Lot et Garonne departement lies to the east of Bordeaux and south of the Dordogne, with its principal towns being Agen, Duras Villeneneuve-sur-Lot and Marmande.
It is home to the wines of Buzet, Cotes de Brulhois, Cotes de Duras and Cotes du Marmandais.
Lot-et-Garonne Tourist Information Office
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		<title>24 Dordogne, Aquitaine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the south of the Perigord area with the Dordogne river running through it, the département of Dordogne has its capital at Bergerac.
Home to the vineyards of Bergerac and its sub-appellations (e.g. Pecharmant, Saussignac, Montravel, Monbazillac) the département is adjacent to Bordeaux to the west and Duras to the south-west.
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		<title>Paris Carnaval Route</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To celebrate Carnaval the Parisian way, join in the fun on the processional route from Porte de Bagnolet to the Hotel de Ville on 3 February 2008 &#8211; CLICK HERE for details

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		<title>BatoBus River bus route in Paris</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One way of getting around some of the main sights of Paris is on the hop-on hop-off ferry that runs a circular route from the Eiffel Tower to St Germain-des-Pres to Musee d&#8217;Orsay, Notre Dame, Jardin des Plantes, Hotel de Ville, Louvre and Champs Elysees.
See more on alternative wats of getting around Paris at www.frenchduck.com

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		<title>Vire-sur-Lot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vire-sur-Lot is the home of a number of top rate Cahors wineries to the west of the town of Cahors on the River Lotsee map
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		<title>Domaine du Fontenay, Côtes Roannaises</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An Englishman and his wife set up a vineyard in the little-known Côtes Roannaises appellation in the Upper Loire Valley, and now have a great success and a B&#038;B/Gite (see www.frenchduck.com)
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		<title>Vic Fezensac, 32 Gers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In deepest Gascony, Vic Fezensac in the Gers hosts a number of cultural events throughout the summer, including the Feria de Pentecote, and Tempo Latino.
Whilst in the region you could also visit the Kitchener&#8217;s vineyard at Domaine de Lauroux
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