Blog Masonry Fullwidth
Cherbourg
Description
Cherbourg is in Basse-Normandie.
Access
Car
Cherbourg is easily assessable from Normandy and the rest of France, it is around 6 hours from Paris and around 10 to 11 from Bordeax
Train
Cherbourg can be reached from Paris St Lazare on a direct train, otherwise there are services to Brittany and to (sometimes) the South West of France.
Epernay
[img_assist|nid=42541|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=285|height=421]
Description
Epernay (Épernay) is a small town in north-east France known for its Champagne production. A number of the most famous brands are produced and cellared in the miles of tunnels which exist beneath the town. Notable brands include Moet et Chandon.
Epernay is surrounded by a number of smaller villages including Oiry and Magenta among others.
Access
Laon
Description
Laon is a city in the Aisne département of Picardie, in northern France.
Activities and Sightseeing
The fine early Gothic cathedral. It is one of the finest in France, with openwork towers and a four-storey nave elevation. The interior is extremely light and spacious. The west towers feature an octagonal top storey with square turrets at the angles on top of the square bottom storey. They are decorated with the figures of sixteen oxen, said to commemorate a miraculous ox that appeared to pull a cartload of stone to the hilltop site.
Annemasse
[img_assist|nid=42511|title=|desc=|link=none|align=middle|width=400|height=300]
Description
Annemasse is a city in the Haute-Savoie region of France, located directly across the border from Geneva, Switzerland. Many of its inhabitants work in Geneva and travel home every day. It is a useful place to stay for those who find Geneva's hotel prices too much for their pocket.
Access
Orange
 [img_assist|nid=42564|title=|desc=|link=none|align=middle|width=403|height=298]
Description
Orange is a small town in southern France famous for its well-preserved Roman theater and its music festival.
Access
Orange is located near the junction of the A7 and A9 autoroutes. It is situated in the Rhone valley about 100km north west of Marseille, 30km north of Avignon and 200km south of Lyon.
Nogent-sur-Marne
Description
Nogent-sur-Marne is a town in Val-de-Marne. The river Marne goes trough the town and is a tributary of the Seine.
Access
You can access the town of Nogent using RER A Train. The ride takes approximately 15 minutes from the center of Paris (Les Halles Station).
Saumur
[img_assist|nid=42580|title=|desc=|link=none|align=middle|width=424|height=283]
Description
Saumur is a small historical town in the French region of Pays de la Loire, site of a dramatically situated château and the heart of its own world-renowned wine district. Population 30,000.
Access