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Re: France

[(Anonymous)]

You can take a look at "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" - it lists the most beautiful villages in the country. Here's a map: http://www.les-plus-beaux-villages-de-france.org/fr/carte-des-plus-beaux-villages-de-france

Now it depends where you think she'd like to go the most. The south-west : very green, can be very hot depending on where you are, the sea-side is either new buildings built from scratch or older, more authentic towns (you can find more of that in Brittany, actually). It can hugely vary, from green and rural to the very opinionated Basque country and the more posh areas around Bordeaux (beautiful city by the way). In Dordogne (Sarlat and Bergerac in particular) and Bordeaux, you'll find people who speak fluent English because lots of UKers moved around those parts.

South-east: completely different. Way hotter in the summer, but you'll find many rustic villages and beautiful beaches. Corsica, miles off the coast, is absolutely beautiful and very preserved (Corsican people are *very* particular about that.)

North-West: Brittany, mainly. The coast is very rocky but there are many villages, often beautiful, made of granite. Very celtic. If you go there, you might want to turn up around the beginning of August for the Interceltic Parade in Lorient. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jyYH7gaKUo). Mont-Saint-Michel is also a must-see.

The Loire Valley has a series of Renaissance castles like Chambord.

I don't really know the North, former mining land. The East is full of precious houses with timber framing.

Re: France

[(Anonymous)]

Oops! Forgot that she preferred the South.

Okay so:

South-West:
Bordeaux - big city with numerous old buildings, recently listed on the UNESCO world heritage. Very nice, but very big, however you might want to go there during your trip.
There's a really famous and nice market in Brive-la-Gaillarde, which is admittedly a bit far from Bordeaux (300 km) but chances are that there are markets *everywhere*. The biggest ones are on saturdays, smaller ones are on tuesdays and thursdays. Look out for "marchés des producteurs de pays" in particular.

If you go a bit more down south, you'll enter the Basque country. Closer to the mountains. On the others side of the Pyrénées, it's the Catalan country - with cities like Collioure (http://www.collioure.com/en/). In Bayonne, there's a 3-day party every year in August (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fêtes_de_Bayonne).
In Nîmes, there are corridas every year.

South-East, now: similarly, it can vary widely from bigger cities (Marseilles) to smaller villages. You can go quickly from sea-side urban areas to very rural, if not mountainous lands (the Alps are close). Aubagne, Cassis, Menton, Gordes, Moustiers Sainte-Marie...etc. The food is much more fish-oriented.

And of course, Corsica. An island a few miles away from the continent, with both small mountains and beaches.

I hope you'll enjoy your stay if you do come here! If you want, I can drop you my email in your inbox.

Re: France

[anonymouslyyours]

! Thank you. This is SO helpful. I don't know if circumstances will permit me accompanying her ( I hope so!) If I go I will definitely share pics here!

I'd love to have your e-mail. :D