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

Cité Europe, Calais - France

The gateway to the Channel Tunnel, Cite Europe is an international trade center. Both the mall and coastal tourist stage is a must for all those who cross the Channel, Cité Europe offers more than 140 shops, a hypermarket, 12 cinema halls and an incomparable "City Gourmet" which brings together some twenty restaurants.

The Gaumont cinema complex offers you 12 screens, including one Big Screen 20 @ meters, it is unique in the region. There are 4200 parking spaces and 50 spaces for coaches are available for free.

Contact & Information Regional Shopping Centre Cité Europe 1001 Boulevard du Kent 62902 Coquelles Cedex
 GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.93452 Longitude: 1.80787

 Tel: 03 21 46 47 48 Fax: 03 21 85 21 10

Cite Europe decked for Christmas 

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Lille - France

Lille Christmas Market Open every day from 11:00 - 20:00 19th November - 30th December
Closed 25th December

With approximately 80 wooden chalets in the winter wonderland. All the usual european christmas market goodies plus some unusual items as well

Place du General de Gaulle host the large ferris wheel. Costing 4 Euros per adult. We had some 6 trips around. So if you think it's just a couple of circuits and that is the end of the ride. Think again.

The views across the top of the city are great and I would recommend a giving it a go.

Lulworth Castle & Lulworth House, Dorset

Lulworth Castle & Lulworth House - Dorset -  England

Lulworth Castle, in East Lulworth, Dorset, situated south of Wool, is an early 17th century mock castle. The stone building has now been renovated as a museum.
In 1610 Lulworth Castle was built as a hunting lodge by Thomas Howard, 3rd Lord Bindon, who was the son of the 2nd Duke of Norfolk. In 1641, Humphrey Weld purchased it from Howard. A chapel was built in 1786. Following the French Revolution, the surviving members of the French Royal Family were allowed to use Lulworth as one of their residences-in-exile.
The castle was gutted by fire in 1929 and was left as a roofless ruin, the family building a new residence for themselves nearby. In the 1970s, restoration work begun with the help of the English Heritage.

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If you are driving there then I would suggest using a sat nav. Then use co-ordinates 50.63613, -2.20402 rather than the post code otherwise you may possibly end up at the back of the estate.
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