The Abbey of Saint-Remi

Abbey of Saint-Remi

Saint-Florent

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Description

Saint-Florent (Corsican: San Fiurenzu) is a small town on the French island of Corsica.

Access

The town has no airport – the nearest is in Bastia, about 45 minutes' drive. There is no train station. You can arrive by boat as the town has a marina. There is a large free car park on the road towards the cathedral.

Porto-Vecchio

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Porto-Vecchio is a city on the French island of Corsica.

Access

There are busses from other major Corsican towns, and ferries from other locations. If driving to town in the summer months, it is best to arrive very early, before 10 (or even 9 in August) to ensure parking near the town center. On cloudy or rainy days in August traffic jams may stretch 2 hours long getting into or through town.

Transportation

Calvi

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Description

Calvi is a city on the French island of Corsica and the biggest tourist centre of the island proper.

Because of the Corsica's strategic location, Calvi has a rich and chequered history. The earliest found remains of settlers in Calvi date back to the Neolithic period, in one of its many caves.

Bonifacio

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Description

Bonifacio is a city on the French island of Corsica

Perigueux

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Perigueux is located in the region of the Aquitaine

Aquitaine (also known as "Guyenne" or "Guienne") is an extensive region of south-west France with a long coastline along the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) and a mountainous border with Spain along the Pyrenees Mountains. The French part of Basque Country lies at the south-west end of Aquitaine.

Lorient

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Description

Lorient is a town in Morbihan, on the south coast of Brittany.

Selestat

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Description

• Selestat

Sélestat is in the middle of Alsace. It is home to the humanist library. Nearby is the deer reserve with unusual wildlife.

Ribeauville

Description

• Ribeauvillé (German: Rappoltsweilen)

Ribeauville is one of the prettiest towns in the Alsace. It was first mentioned in 768 AD. It was the property of the Dukes of Alsace, the Counts of Equisheim, the Emperor of Germany and the Bishop of Basel. The last lords of the town were the Counts of Ribeaupierre. There are three ruined castles in the mountains above the town. You can do a fun hike and visit them all. Best of all Ribeauvillé has an annual festival of the pipers the first weekend in September.

Haguenau

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 Description

Haguenau city

Of great age the town is still surrounded by its medieval fortifications and is overlooked by a castle from the same period that is today a museum.

It was one of the few towns in the area not to be badly damaged during World War II.

There is a museum about Alsace in WWII and a torture chamber (La salle de torture) which are both excellent.