A couple of days in Le Havre
Getting there You can take a train from St Lazare in Paris to Le Havre on the coast in just […]
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PARIS & ENVIRONS
Paris and nearby places
A day trip to Fécamp
We drove down the A13 from Paris and spent a few hours in Fécamp on a cold sunny day in
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Is Paris past its prime?
Has the sun gone down on the City of Light? Is it overrated? I’ve been living in Paris these
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Roman Paris
The Romans settled in Lutetia (Lutèce in French, modern-day Paris) around 52 BC during the Gallic Wars led by Caesar.
A trip to Rouen
We visited the Normandy city of Rouen a cold winter weekend by car from Paris, straight down the autoroute A13.
A trip to Provins
Provins is a medieval town designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It lies about 90km to the southeast of
Auvers sur Oise – the crows of Van Gogh
A few miles northwest of Paris lies the charming town of Auvers sur Oise. The Oise is a river which
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