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NEW OPENINGS
- Auvergne: Dinosaurs-a-plenty: Paléopolis invites visitors on a journey through 4 billion years of evolution across 700 m2.
- Brittany: ‘Petit tour de la Manche’: part of the pan European project cycle west linking cycle routes in southwest England with northwest France.
- Burgundy: The ‘Cluny-Vision’ app: This location-based tour of the monastic town of Cluny allows to discover the richness of its architecture and specific points of interest.
- Midi-Pyrenées: Nailloux Fashion village is the first outlet village of Southern France.
- Nord pas de Calais: With a maximum capacity of 50,283 seats, the ‘Grand Stade Lille métropole’ will host top national and international sporting fixtures and events.
- Savoie Mont Blanc: 369 apartments in Avoriaz have been refurbished and redesigned, with contemporary and mountain décor.
- Riviera: http://www.ceparou06.fr is a website for making better use of the French Riviera public transport systems and for optimising journeys.
- Clos Luce: A new workshop around nature and botanics in "Leonardo 's Garden" to discover Leonardo da Vinci's conception of Nature.
- Club French Heritage & Culture: From spring 2012, in the Popes’ Palace in Avignon , a multimedia presentation of the Popes’ way of life with 2D and 3D animations and PDA audioguide - unique in Europe.
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Nature
- Auvergne: Visit Le Puy de Dôme, the highest point of la chaîne des Puys at 1,465 metres, which is listed as a Grand Site de France®, and soon to be a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Accommodation
- Brittany: The Manoir Dalmore is a brand new hotel in Névez set in a spectacular manor house dating to 1926. Think contemporary design, sea views and luxurious bathrooms...
- Burgundy: Building on the success of the elegant one Michelin-starred establishment,
Le Pré aux Clercs now offers a unique place to stay in the beautiful town of Dijon. - Marseilles: Mamashelter, the second hotel designed by Stark will open in March 2012 on the bustling Cours Julien, a 10-minute walk from the Old Port. Original rooms, a terrace, a mood, a concept!
- Midi-Pyrénées: The Grand Hôtel Garonne (5*) and spa will open at Spring 2012 in one of the most ancient and beautiful part of Toulouse, in 16th-century building.
- Savoie Mont Blanc: In Megève, ‘La Ferme de mon Père’ has been completely renovated by the new owner and is now called Le Chalet. 12 bedrooms and suites, a chalet, all very sophisticated!
- Riviera: Right next to the Palais des Festivals and the Croisette, the ‘Five Hotel & Spa’ features 45 rooms, including 15 suites, The Sea Sens restaurant with Michelin starred chef, the Spa Cinq Mondes...
Cultural
- Club Patrimoine et Cultures: Le Louvre Lens ouvrira ses portes le 4 décembre 2012.
- Languedoc Roussillon: The famous Montpellier’s Comédie Opera House is due to reopen in May 2012 after 18 months of renovation and modernisation.
- Nantes 2012: Memorial to the abolition of slavery in March 2012 with 2000 commemorative plaques noting ships leaving Nantes on slave trade expeditions and the HAB Gallery
- Nord pas de Calais: The town of Ors has honoured the British WWI poet Wilfred Owen by rebuilding the forester's house in which he took refuge hours before he was killed in 1918.
- Normandy: Opening of a new interactive permanent exhibition at the Cité de la Mer maritime museum (Spring 2012), commemorating the centenary of the voyage of the Titanic.
Restaurants
- Rhône-Alpes: Côté Marché is a newly opened restaurant, headed by the Michelin starred Chef Alexandre Ongaro.
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Accommodation
- Brittany: For some quality family time, the 4* Spa Marin du Val André, in the chic resort of Pléneuf, is perfect with its family suite and tailor-made treatments.
- Ile de Ré: A P’tit Dej-hotel is to be opened in Sainte-Marie-de-Ré. This is a brand of quality, economic hotels, made up of independent hotels of 1 and 2 stars.
- Riviera: HôTEL LE GREEN – La Colmiane Bold move in the mountain pastures! "Le Green" is an eco-lodge, a quiet, attractive spot in natural, peaceful surroundings conducive to rest, relaxation, peace, serenity...but it is also a restaurant where the gourmet flavours come from fresh produce mixed with the harvests of local producers...
- Savoie Mont Blanc: A new Club Med Village is opening in December in Valmorel. The upmarket club will have 418 bedrooms, 24 suites and 70 chalets-apartments -
- Riviera: ‘Le Green’ eco-lodge, soon to be opened in La Colmiane, is perfect for relaxation in natural and peaceful surroundings.
Cultural
- Auvergne: Children can learn how to milk a cow, gather freshly laid eggs, or climb up on a horse’s back for an unforgettable ride in various farms.
- Burgundy: The MuséoParc of Alésia is a new learning centre whose aim will be to teach visitors the history of the battle in 52 BC between Cesar, and Vercingetorix. Many animations such as 3D reconstructions will be on offer for families.
- Languedoc Roussillon: The iconic French designer Christian Lacroix is designing the new line 4… two new tram coaches to visit Montpellier by tram in style!
- Midi-Pyrenées: In June 2012, the Contemporary Circus Festival CIRCA will team with the Centre of Innovation and Research on Circus, dedicated to circus creation.
- Poitou-Charentes: Children will love ‘The Little Prince’, latest Futuroscope attraction. Poetic and entertaining, it is also 4D adventure with 3D images, water effects, gusts of air and vibrations in the theatre.
- Club French Heritage & Culture: From March 2012, the famous ‘Pont d’Avignon’ will be rebuilt...in 3D! The time has come to know how life was during the middle ages.
- Nantes 2012: After the Elephant moving around the Nantes island, it is time to discover the Underworld Merry Go Around and all its inhabitants. It will be 3 times the size of the Elephant.
- Marseilles: The Mémorial de la Marseillaise allows visitors to learn more about the history of this world-famous national anthem.
Sports
- Nord Pas de Calais: From June 2012, the 2nd phase of works will start on the "The "Parc des Rives de l'Aa", a multi-purpose Olympic Regatta.
- Rhone-Alpes: The Lac des Sapins is a 40 ha man-made lake to open in the summer 2012 in the centre of 115 ha of parkland. Swimming sailing, fishing, horse riding... a whole range of family activities to enjoy.
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Accommodation
- Languedoc Roussillon: The Crowne Plaza is ideally located in the heart of Montpellier, a few steps from Place de la Comedie, and from the train station.
- Rhône-Alpes: Château de Balazuc in Ardèche is a medieval castle converted into guesthouses in the heart of Balazuc, one of the ‘most beautiful villages’ in France.
- Marseilles: ‘L’Atelier des chefs’ in March 2012 will offer cooking classes by chefs in a friendly atmosphere on the Old Port.
- Vendée: La Vallée de la Roche, how a water mill became a 5*B&B on the edges of The Sèvre Nantaise river crossing the vendean bocage to Tiffauges...
Cultural
- Auvergne: The Ceramics Museum houses a collection of items found on the town’s archaeological site and offers great insights into the history of ceramics.
- Burgundy: Old Car's Tour gives visitors the opportunity to take the wheel of a vintage car for a unique trip anywhere in the region.
- Limousin: Located in an 18th century Episcopal palace, the Limoges Fine Arts Museum has remarkable collections: goldsmithing and enamel pieces, Egyptian and Gallo-Roman archaeology, medieval and modern sculptures, paintings by Renoir, Guillaumin, Valadon…
- Midi - Pyrenées: After more than 10 years of refurbishment, the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum of Albi will reopen its doors in April 2012.
- Nord Pas de Calais: The town of Ors has honoured the British WWI poet Wilfred Owen by rebuilding the forester's house in which he took refuge hours before he was killed in 1918.
- Riviera: The newly opened Jean Cocteau Severin Wunderman Collection Museum is the world's first and most important public resource for the work of Jean Cocteau.
- Clos Luce: Leonardo da Vinci's bedroom and Marguerite de Navarre's bedroom recently restored.
- Nantes 2012: Memorial to the abolition of slavery in March 2012 with 2000 commemorative plaques noting ships leaving Nantes on slave trade expeditions.
Sports
- Normandy: The ‘Green wing’ is a unique concept in France which offers golfers to hit the driving range or even play 6 holes for a 1hr session. The course is ecological with synthetic greens.
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Cultural
- Auvergne: Having lain dormant for a century, this beautiful NAME Moulins residence has finally opened its doors to the public. It is an example of 19th-century 'bourgeois' living.
- Burgundy: The Burgundy OenoPass allows visitors to taste the best of Burgundy, its wines, its gastronomy, its culture on the 'Route des Grands Vins de Bourgogne'.
- Dordogne Valley: 'La Voie de Rocamadour' on the Chemin de Compostelle is a new official pilgrimage route to Rocamadour from the north.
- Languedoc Roussillon: The restaurant 'La Maison du Terroir' is located in Maury, between sea and mountains and offers exceptional settings, close to Cathar castles and to the Galamus gorges.
- Midi-Pyrenées: The new Airbus Heritage guided tour is dedicated to the aeronautical heritage of three of Toulouse's most emblematic planes: the Caravelle, the Concorde, the A300B.
- Rhône-Alpes: The New Stendhal Museum in Grenoble will open its doors in September 2012 and will be dedicated to one of the most famous French writers, born in Grenoble.
- Nantes 2012: Memorial to the abolition of slavery in March 2012 with 2000 commemorative plaques noting ships leaving Nantes on slave trade expeditions, La Fabrique, HAB art gallery & the Radisson Blu Hotel in dec 2012.
- Marseilles: Silo is a former grain silo built in 1930. Today, the building is a place for concerts and events with an auditorium of 2000 seats and is located in the heart of the new district Euroméditerranée.