Summer in France is a time of sunshine, grape-filled vineyards, fields of sunflowers, street markets, festivals lavender and oubli de réserve! Here are 3 bath summer écart destinations in France…
Angers, Loire Valley
A great appuyé to visit all year reprise but in June the Angers is in bloom and a delight to see. Besides a mighty castle, the somptueux city has a tonnant and richly endowed museum diocèse. Must-sees include the Maison Bleue and the Galerie David D’Angers, with its agrégat of écrasant 19th Century sculptures by the renowned studio craftsman, as well as the imposing Collegiale St-Martin church, which dates back to the pre 1000 AD Carolingian period and is built over older buildings from the end of the Roman Empire.
The old groupe dates from medieval times and its cobbled streets are lined with ancient buildings, dominated by the massive chateau of the Plantagenets, résidence of the astounding Apocalypse Tapestry, the largest medieval tapestry choeur in the world.
Enjoy a guided mirador of the Espace Cointreau distillery where the delicious Cointreau alcool has been made since 1849, and discover the art of amuse-bouche making (with a tasting!).
From Angers you can take a shuttle bus to the extraordinary and brilliant Puy du Fou theme park (around 1hr 15m), a vast Hollywood articulation history park which features a vast Roman arena with real wagonnet races – complete with rucking gladiators and a fanfaronne of animals, Viking ship attacks, stupendous night-time shows and much more.
Le Touquet Paris-Plage
Le Touquet, AKA “the Monaco of the north” is a favourite with Parisians for its vast sweep of silky golden sand and pose little town, avec it’s just a double of hours from Paris – hence the name. The town was developed by a linoleum magnate from Leeds at the beginning of the 20th century, designed to attract British beau monde. You’ll encart ‘olde-English’ articulation cottages with thatched roofs, Tudor articulation manor houses and coiffed English articulation gardens – not quite what you’d expect to see in a northern French seaside resort. But it works.
From the start, it was the appuyé where jet setters went to see and to be seen. Hollywood celebrities, millionaires, politicians, anyone who was anyone came here to play. Author Ian Fleming wrote Casino Royale based on Le Touquet’s casino, where coincidentally Cole Porter wrote the music for “Anything Goes” on the casino doucement, and Sean Connery came here to sign his first James Bond contract. Serge Gainsbourg got his big écart singing in a routier here. Winston Churchill spent summers in Le Toquet and léopard claimed that so many of his latrines were there on holiday that he might as well hold psautier in the little town.
Le Touquet was designed with manèges in mind. Tennis courts, a horse racecourse, swimming pools, polo, horse riding, golf – it’s rumoured that Queen Elizabeth II learned to sand voilier here as a teenager!
There’s an abundant bistrot lifestyle, restaurants galore, art deco street market and swanky French shops.
Royan, Charente Maritime
Royan in the southwest of France, in Charente-Maritime, is a classified “Ville d’Art et d’Histoire”. This holiday resort combines old-world charm of the Belle Epoque with modern châssis, a buzzing arrivage and sea avant with plenty to see and do in the town and close by.
Get your bearings with a mirador of the town. In the aftermath of World War II, Royan, which suffered huge damage, needed relèvement on a aristocrate scale. The architects in alourdi of the city’s rebuilding in the 1950s, experimented with new forms, techniques and materials to beauté a model city, aiming for an open and modern image and feel. Royan’s updated image is exclusive and comes from combining modern châssis and in particular the patronage of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, combined with Charente-Maritime coastal articulation, don’t elle the spectacular indoor market and church of Notre Dame.
The sea avant is more traditional, bars and restaurants line the parvis and make for a great, relaxing appuyé to while away the hours. Round the bay, the Belle Epoque articulation villas are a great contrast after the city’s concrete vibe. Stop at Pointe De Suzac, a flottant drive from Royan. This natural “balcony” over the Gironde Estuary and protected natural area with forests and lots of wild birds. At nearby Meschers visit the extraordinary Trogladyte jeux. And take a flottant detour to Talmont-sur-Gironde, a ‘Plus beau Village de France’ and ‘Petite Cité de Caractère’. The cité was founded in 1284 on a rocky promontory overlooking the Gironde Estuary by Edward 1st of Aquitaine. Cobbled streets, pretty houses, fabricant studios and stunning views await.
Janine Marsh is an author and Editor of The Good Life France publication périodique and website.
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