Mirepoix - France

This is a town steeped im history. A town while not built around a town square as such or a bastide like a lot of historic French towns,it does follow the same principles. The other difference being the central houses are arranged lengthways so that each may a frontage onto the square.

Before the existance of the buildings on each side of the corn exchangethis was a vast space covered with covered arcades. 

There are a number of plaques located around the town to help you with it's facts

The cathedral of St Maurice whose foundation stone was laid in 1298 was not completed as it seen today until the 19th centuary. The one span knave of 22 metres is believed one of the biggest in Europe.

Objat, Corrèze, Limousin - France

The town has a Sunday market from. 09:30 - 12:30 for which the main road through the town is closed. However there are plenty of places to park. Around the town hall and if you come in on the road with big wine bottle outside, there is parking on the right. The market itself has all the usual fresh fruit,veg,cheese and flowers. Along with clothes gifts and food stuffs. Make sure you go to the indoor area as well. 

Around the back of the town is a square and a lake. A nice place where you can have a picnic There a few cafes/bars to pop in for a drink.

Brive-la-Gaillard, Corrèze, Limousin - France

Brive-la-Gaillard, Corrèze, Limousin

This is a walled town with many examples of medieval architecture, such as the Collégiale Saint Martin (built in 1180), the Chapelle Saint-Libéral (XIV and XVc) and the fourteenth century Quartier des Doctrinaires.  Brive-la-Gaillard is a market town, and in addition to the large weekly market, it hosts a flower market (place Latrelle), an annual onion market during the summer and truffle markets in winter.  One of the towns key events is a large book fair held in autumn.  Key museums in the town are the Labenche Museum of Arts and History, sited in a Renaissance building, Maison Edmond Michelet (a WWII museum), and the Denoix Distillery, a nineteenth century distillery famed for the local walnut liqueur.  The town has an 18 hole golf course, and not far away at Lissac is the Lac du Causse, a 100 hectare leisure lake with all kinds of water sports available.

DFDS Eastern dock Dover

DFDS Seaways Eastern dock Dover

All ready for the mass exodus to Dunkirk -
France