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This is the largest remaining Romanesque church in the world. Saint-Sernin basilica located in Toulouse, France was built during the Romanesque Period between 1080 and 1120.
The Basilica of Saint Sernin is notable for its imposing architecture and important medieval sculptures and frescoes. It is worth visiting for the exterior brickwork, the two crypts, the tympanum over the main door depicting Christ’s ascension, and the 800 sculpted column heads.
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This small, elegant country chateau is more than 200 years old and stands in a quiet valley through the Pyrenees, among flower meadows, wooded hills and tree-shaded brook. In front of the house is a clear lake where the dragonflies hover and deer drink. It is also perfect for a cooling dip.
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Val d’Isere, France, is a very popular winter resort, includes around 10,000 hectares of skiable terrain. There are more than 300km of marked runs for every level of skier, tried-and-true off-piste itineraries for serious experts. All of this brings Val d’Isère holidaymakers and extreme skiers from all over the world. The lift and cable car system is ultra-modern and very efficient. Ninety-nine lifts can move more than 3,000 skiers per hour, uphill.
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The Palace of Fontainebleau is located only 50 km from the centre of Paris. A monument of French history, it is one of the largest French royal chateaux and offers visitors its art and architectural treasures, its gardens and the thousands of fascinating and precious objects that it has preserved.
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Les Crayeres is a mansion that once belonged to the princes of Polignac, cousins of the Grimaldis, the rulers of Monaco. The Polignacs were also owners of Pommery champagne, and until recently the chief winemaker at Pommery was Alain de Polignas, a direct descendant of one of Champagne’s most famous window: Jeanne-Alexandrine Pommery, who ran the company with distinction after her husband’s death.
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Lope National Park, hangs from the equator like a trophy flag, covering 1,918 square miles in the center of Gabon that are home to the highest density of large mammals ever recorded in a tropical forest, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society. It is very beautiful and eighty percent of Gabon’s forest is intact. Spotting our relatives, the gorillas is best achieved by mutual avoidance. Photo by: giles.breton
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Nestled in the heart of ARC 1950, the new extension of the French resort Les Arcs, the four star Radisson Blu Resort Arc 1950 offers opulent accommodations. The resort of Les Arcs offers 239 ski runs over 425 kilometres, and offers other activities include rambling, snowshoeing and dog sleigh rides.
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