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Dreaming of a Tour de France windfall
It will become a "ville-etape" for the first time on 16 July, when the 211km 12th stage to Vittel begins there.
St Helens shops add European flair
Four foreign exchange students have been adding a touch of continental flair to St Helens.
Now, electronic nose that sniffs out wine's origin
London, June 28 : Researchers in France have found a way to identify wine so accurately they can pinpoint where the drink was made and in which barrel it was fermented.
Encoding of human action in Broca's area
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'Superleague Formula By Sonangol' All Set For Blast Off In France
The final countdown has begun: there are now just days before the spectacular 2009 a Superleague Formula by Sonangola TM race series kicks off this weekend at Magny-Cours in France.
The Secret Life of the Seine , by Mort Rosenblum Mort Rosenblum, "journalist, author, educator, and eater," invites readers on a tour of the Seine, from its source "on a limestone hill in a forest glade...thirty miles northwest of Dijon" to its mouth at Le Havre.
Ullens Center for Contemporary Art Presents Exhibition by Major Artist Yan Pei-Ming
Paysage international, 1996, wall painting, 300 x 2000 cm, Le Consortium, Dijon.
Not to jump into the territory that our prestigious guests Josh and Dylan cover so well at Atlas Obscura , but a friend just pointed me to Sacred Destinations' guide to "The Dead On Display." It's a fine survey of mummy museums, long-dead saints and their body parts, and, er, Jeremy Bentham and Lenin.
Ici Londres ... Free French radio honoured
Every evening at 8 o'clock, while the Blitz was raining down on London and the Nazis were claiming Paris as their own, Franck Bauer took his position behind the microphone at the BBC.
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Go Burgundy to Stay in the Black in Today's French Property Market
In the famous wine villages that line Burgundy's Cote d'Or, the property market is as sturdy as the vines that grip the soil.
Burgundy Culinary Travel: The Ultimate Wine Lover's Trip
If you're into muscular Merlot and Cabernet, then Southwest France's flat, sandy Bordelais - the region surrounding the city of Bordeaux - is your ticket.
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Troyes Metropolitan Area Media Center (MAT) selects Infor's Suite of Automation Products
Press Release: Infor [June 15, 2009] Troyes Metropolitan Area Media Center selects Infor's Suite of Automation Products Summary Infor announced today that the Troyes Metropolitan Area Media Center has selected Infor's suite of automation products.
In this favorite summer dish from the south of France, wea ve punched up the flavor a by grilling a salmon fillet instead of tuna.
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Marseilles Acquires Stake in Rhone Valley Hub
The Port of Authority of Marseilles-Fos, France, acquired a 10 percent stake in the Pagny Terminal, an inland multimodal hub at the northern end of the Rhone-Saone corridor between Chalon and Dijon, France.
Sweet taste of a very high life
Frenchman Jean-Marc Nolant raises a toast in the world's highest hotel bar. He has good reason to celebrate.
Wake up and smell the cedar 08.00: Wake up in the heart of the old city at the Hostellerie le Cdre , 10-12, boulevard Marechal Foch, before wandering down for breakfast on the terrace.
Tough Times for Small Luxury Goods Makers
Christian Lacroix became the first big-name designer to fall victim to the global economic slump when his Paris fashion house confirmed on May 28 that it had filed for bankruptcy .
Oak barrels leave geographical signature in wine
CONNOISSEURS can now amaze their fellow wine lovers by deducing the very forest that nurtured the wood that built the barrel in which a particular vintage was aged.
Salvador Dali Sculptures on Exhibition at The Chateau de Pommard
Bourgogne, France - The Chateau de Pommard in Bourgogne, France, welcomes twenty eight selected pieces amongst them sculptures and engravings by Salvador Dali, for show in the chateau grounds.
Something to Declare: Roaming free; France by sea; southern Africa
Bargain of the week: Roaming free The cost of telephony has tumbled over the past few years.