TRIP IN VENDÉE
PRIMA © Bertrand BODIN/ Onlyfrance.fr
→ “With its 140 kilometres of beaches, islands, hedged farmland and marshland, the Vendée combines natural heritage and tourist attraction.”
THE AUVERGNE, AN ORIGINAL TRACK
PARISIEN Magazine © Thierry GRUN/ Onlyfrance.fr
→ “Less popular than the mega-domains of the Alps and the Pyrenees, the Super-Besse and Mont-Dore resorts in the Puy-de-Dôme have something to satisfy young and old alike.”
THE CLOS LUCÉ, LEONARDO DA VINCI’S …
SECRETS D’HISTOIRE © Léonard DE SERRES/ Onlyfrance.fr
→ “A few hundred meters from the royal castle of Amboise, it is an elegant brick and tufa house. Now owned by the Saint Bris family, it was the holiday home of the young Francis I, before becoming Leonardo da Vinci’s haven of peace. Adopted by the king, he spent the last years of his life in Le Clos Lucé, his last paradise.”
THE BIG PANTIN MILLS
SECRETS D’HISTOIRE © Jean ISENMANN/ Onlyfrance.fr
→ “In the 19th century, in order to supply Paris with flour, several large industrial flour mills were established. One of the most important was the Société des moulins Abel Leblanc, located to the east of the capital along the Ourcq canal and close to the railway lines…”
REDISCOVER FRANCE IN WINTER
FIGARO Magazine © Bertrand BODIN / Onlyfrance.fr
→ “Wide open spaces, safaris, culture, gastronomy, wellness… 20 escapades to rediscover France in winter.”