Discovery Walks
Leaving the towns, there are 343,000 hectares of forests! Through the forests of Chantilly, Compiègne, Retz, Saint-Gobain, Halatte, Crécy or Ermenonville, with a walkers' map, the official hiking trails are obvious, leading to royal boundary markers, a mysterious cross, menhir or a spinning stone are just some of the legends that please children. During these walks, here you see a wash house or there, as at Pierrefonds, a majestic chateau straight out of Perrault’s tales. You also learn that there is more to Thiérache than just Maroilles cheese over a botany trail accompanied by specialists who will introduce the flora of the hedgerow and edible plants of the fields and ditches. The Pink cliffs of Ault, the hill top by Laon, forest trails by Mont Sainte Hélène, chalk banks, towpaths or coastal paths all alternate with open country that changes with the season.
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| 29/09/2011 Freedom of the city of London for ABTOF Member |
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| 07/12/2011 Winning article - Online |
The winning article from the online category of the French Travel Article of the Year awards, written by Sharron Livingston
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| 07/12/2011 Winning article - Magazines |
Winner of the magazine category of the French Travel Article of the Year awards, written by Eve Kerswill
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| 24/08/2011 Le Weekend 20 & 21 August 2011 |
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| 02/11/2010 Collection of Snippets from ABTOF members 1st Nov |
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Toulouse Violet Festival
February 2010
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Toulouse
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Any gardeners reading will know that February is flowering season for violets, which also happen to be the emblematic flower of Toulouse. |
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Wine Harvest Festival
October (Annual)
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Banyuls-sur-Mer
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In the friendly fishing village of Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the shores of the Mediterranean, the annual wine harvest is celebrated with a grand barbecue on the beach.
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Salon des Antiquaires
November
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Toulouse
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This annual event, sees 300 French and international antique dealers descend upon the Parc des Expositions in Toulouse for one of the top antiques fairs in France. |
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Jazz in Marciac
July - August (Annual)
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Marciac
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Marciac is the Gascon capital of jazz and will put a swing in your step right through the year, although never more so than for two weeks in summer when almost every building in the town turns into a restaurant or bar, many with live jazz until the wee hours.
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Le Printemps du Rire
March - April
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Toulouse - Haute - Garonne
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| Venue across Toulouse will host the annual Printemps du Rire comedy festival. It showcases the best in stand-up, comic drama and musical interpretation. |
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