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Dinan, France

Gavin Greene — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 12:30:03 +0000

After leaving Perros-Guirec, we passed through the oyster fishing port of Saint-Brieuc, navigating through road closures, cobbled streets and a few one way signs that were almost certainly pointing in the wrong direction, before arriving at our hotel for the night, Hotel Arvor. I was going to stay the hotel room certainly wouldn’t win any prizes, but a quick search online suggests it already has.

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Perros-Guirec, France

Gavin Greene — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 11:30:45 +0000

After arriving on the early ferry into Saint-Malo, we fired up the MG and headed towards Perros-Guirec, a town that bustles with holidaying Parisians in the summer, but falls quiet in October. We stayed in a lovely little hotel high on the cliffs above the town, Le Relais du Silence Les Costans. The hotel is a serene, calm retreat from the cold coastal winds, and we were upgraded to a suite with a…

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Saint-Malo and the Vendée, France

Gavin Greene — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 12:00:10 +0000

The destination for the French road trip was my parents’ place, a small but surprisingly yellow house nestled away in the village of Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde. The plan was to meander our way down there, spend a couple of days over Easter with Mum and Dad, then head back to Saint-Malo. We arrived in France and headed south towards Combourg, a small Breton town which promised a picturesque…

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7 places you need to visit in Nantes

Gavin Greene — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 12:00:30 +0000

If you have a weekend in Nantes, what should you see? Well, here are seven things which you should try to visit if you get a chance: A huge wooden elephant marching across the island, to a giant carousel of underwater creatures. What more could you possibly need? ? Opening times and more here This museum in the Chateau tells you everything you need to know about the history of this…

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Nantes, France

Gavin Greene — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 09:30:41 +0000

We started with a whistle-stop tour of the city, showing Nicola the castle, cathedral, houses and the former LU biscuit factory, all a short walk from the historic centre of the city. The LU factory, instead of churning out Petit Beurre and BN biscuits, is now ‘Lieu Unique’, a cultural space, full of exhibitions, stages and bars. During our visit there was a literary festival, with panel sessions…

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Normandy & Brittany , France

Gavin Greene — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 17:13:31 +0000

This is how we ended up on Juno Beach in Normandy at 7am on a Saturday morning. We stood there, fresh off the cross-channel ferry and shivering a little in the morning sea air. At every village along the coast, there’s a small memorial to the soldiers who died on the beaches, as well as a few relics from the invasion itself; concrete pillboxes and machine gun posts are a regular sight as you drive…

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