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Quirky accommodation
2. Quirky pampering experiences
3. Quirky activities
4. Not to be missed
... and discover our 2010 press trips catalogue!
Quirky accommodation
Have you ever slept in...
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a giant Calvados barrel in Normandy - the perfect hideaway for
two!,
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a wooden cabin perched in the treetops at Bois Lambert in Vendée -
The breakfast is even delivered from a basket, which is hauled up with a
rope to your room!
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an authentic 18th century windmill
– the “Moulin de Maitre Cornille” in Languedoc Roussillon),
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a traditional Mongolian yurt village
in Champagne Ardennes
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a lighthouse - one of 80 across Brittany
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or a Snow Cave - “La grotte à neige” at the hotel les Airelles in
Courchevel
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a horse drawn Gypsy caravan on a weekend dedicated to truffles and
wine (meet the truffle growers, visit the plantations and take part in a
truffle hunt with a dog!)
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a luxurious barge on the Canal du Midi or the 30m-long Fantasia
on the Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
Or if you are eco-friendly...stay
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in an eco-gîte in the middle of a mountain village in the Alps
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5m to 12m high in a tree cabin in the Jura
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in one of six igloos at Mon Village Igloo in La Plagne
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at the first eco-campsite in the Natural Regional Park of Landes de
Gascogne
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in eco-friendly cube shaped structures in Carre d’Etoiles in the
Loire Valley to view the stars with your own telescope
Quirky pampering experiences
If you are looking for something special...
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enjoy a cruise aboard the Brittany Miramar Crouesty, a spa-hotel shaped
as a boat,
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recharge your body and spirit in Alsace’s Bio & Spahotel La Clairière,
a fabulous all eco-friendly place in the middle of one of Alsace’s most
beautiful forests
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enjoy the climate and seawater of Corsica, the ‘Scented Island’,
packed full of spas, wellbeing and thalasso therapy centres with
professionals using Corsican cosmetics and essential oils.
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relax in the Roman-inspired baths in Le Havre’s dock area, which were
designed by world-renowned architect Jean Nouvel
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get fit in the ski and spa resort of Cauterets in the Midi Pyrenees,
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defy time at the “Mont-Blanc anti-ageing centre” in Saint
Gervais-les-Bains in Rhone Alpes.
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experience eco-friendly pure linen-based cosmetics in Chartres in the
Loire Valley
or if you’d like to try preparing your own treatments,
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visit the Sainte-Victoire laboratory in Simiane-la-Rotande where you
can enjoy a one-day introductory course in aromatherapy with
Jean-Noel Landel.
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discover herbal remedies at a 15th Century farm in the
Ardèche mountains make the most of the thermal plankton and sodic and
sulphur-rich water at Molitg-les-Bains’ famous spas
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use spa treatments using the active principles of grapes from biodynamic
cultivation at the Hotel du Bollenberg in Alsace or in Gironde with the
“Sources de Caudalie”.
Quirky activities
For adrenaline junkies...
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leave the coast and go canyoning or via ferrata on the Riviera inland
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join a Trapper weekend
in the Midi-Pyrennées with a nocturnal walk
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try a night in an igloo,
snow trekking in the Catalan Pyrennées
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go hiking on the “Mer de Glace”,
ski-joering with a horse or learning how to drive a husky team
in Rhône-Alpes.
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dive under the ice
in the southern Alps of Provence
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set off on a unique snorkelling trip to Chateau du Taureau in the Bay
of Morlaix
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tackle the 150 km walking trail created by the artist Andy
Goldsworthy in the Haute Provence Geological Reserve
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follow in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson, who traversed the
wild beauty of the Cévennes National Park on a donkey
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join the motorcycle nomads on the 275km itinerary of the vertiginous
route through the Provencal Verdon Grand Canyon.
And if you are fond of cycling...
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cycle the Garonne between Toulouse and Moissac,
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try a cycle tour of the beautiful Loire Valley,
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visit Burgundy which offers both magnificent canalside trails,
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don’t miss the protected mountain bike paths in the Morvan
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try the challenging routes across the hills and mountains of Corsica
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Cross the Jura and the Haut-Jura nature reserve
by mountain bike
Not to be missed
Always something for everyone...
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Comic books festival in
Angoulême and the brand new international Comic Strip Museum
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50th anniversary of the Jazz Festival
in Antibes-Juan les Pins
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the History of Cinema festival at the Château de Kerjean in St. Vougay,
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the departure of the legendary Route Du Rhum race on 31 October
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the opening of the new Bastia and Ajaccio Museums in Corsica
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the first ever Impressionism Festival in Normandy
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the Mondial du Vent in Leucate,
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the world surfing championships in Lacanau,
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the Mulhouse Automobile Festival for a sneak preview into the famous
Bugatti marquee.
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the 800th birthday of Reims Cathedral
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the 1100th anniversary of Cluny Abbey
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the opening of the first horticultural theme park - Terra Botanica -
in the Pays De La Loire
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get
the wedding of your dreams
in the middle of the vineyards
For the gastronomy lovers...
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don’t miss the Bordeaux Wine Festival
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stop at Christian’s shop, one of the two best chocolate makers in
France
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cook up a storm at La Grande Suardière, an organic farm in
Normandy
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try Bouillabaisse cookery classes in Marseilles and stay at the
Cite Radieuse,
Le Corbusier’s masterpiece
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enter the secret and prestigious world of Cognac for a day with a private
tour of Rémy Martin
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experience the culture and history of Gascony as it celebrates the 700th
anniversary of Armagnac.
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make your own wine
at one of the many French vineyards
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test your pallet
at the wine tasting school in Tain l’Hermitage
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get your pipette
and test tubes at a wine assembly workshop in Violès, to the North of
Avignon
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become a Knight of the Order
of the Turkey, the Endive, Cauliflower or ...Andouillette
And don’t forget to experience Paris on a special tour of
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