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OF BORDEAUX
The planet’s most magical city is a jumble of peaceful streets, each with their history and treasure to discover.
IS THERE ANYTHING MORE ROMANTIC THAN LOSING YOURSELF IN SANTORINI?
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Latour-Marliac, my water lily supplier in Temple-sur-Lot
In and around Bordeaux, I treat myself to a number of beautiful walks that simultaneously combine pure pleasure and the utilitarian. My strolls in Temple-sur-Lot are part of this. I always return thrilled, and equipped with a smal…
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Cordouan, lighthouse of kings
While the Cordouan lighthouse was built for the primary purpose of keeping guard over the mouth of the Gironde estuary, it has far exceeded this utilitarian function. Its architecture proves irresistible to visitors to this unique…
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Abbadia: a dream château in the French Basque Country
There are certain buildings that are like something out of a dream. The Château d’Abbadia is one of them. From the moment I first saw it, my imagination ran wild. Set back on the clifftops overlooking the ocean, the building takes…