For a restful break in stunning countryside, we can highly recommend Les Anes de Vassivière, just outside Peyrat-le-Château in the department of Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region.

There's a website (see below) with a superb selection of moer than 5,000 other farms throughout France, offering a variety of services.

400 of these farms have camping of one sort or another.

Les Anes de Vassivière,
Champseau
87470 Peyrat-le-Château.
www.bienvenue-a-la-ferme.com

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Immaculate self-catering French farmhouse and gites set in beautiful countryside in Deux Sevres region.

We had a couple of great family holidays here.

Great pool and facilities.

Near Poitiers / La Rochelle airports, so easy to get to.

100% recommended, we will go back again!

Approx 7km outside Chef Boutonne. Nearest airport is Poitiers.

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In the UK we turn our old churches into bars and clubs, in Bordeaux the church St Simeon has become Utopia, an arty cinema.

I wouldn't normally go to the cinema when I'm abroad, but Utopia would have to be an exception. It has a good cafe and five screens showing good films from all over - France, the UK, the US, Bosnia, Algeria, Hungary, Italy, Egypt, Iran, Tunisia, Japan, Finland, Mongolia, Spain, Romania, and China were all represented by films within a couple of months when I last checked. The architecture of many of the salles just adds to the atmosphere and convinces you that you are somewhere special. Films are normally subtitled.

www.cinemas-utopia.org/bordeaux/bordeaux.php
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The Grand Theatre hosts the National Opera of Bordeaux, with a season of opera, ballet and classical music running largely from September to June. The building itself is beautiful and ornate.

Concerts en balade are held on the first Sunday of every month and have a uniform seat price of 5 euros. They usually take place in the morning or early afternoon and cover music from Mozart to Messaien and Holst to Haydn. You can reserve online.

www.opera-bordeaux.com
Place de la Comédie

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This warship was built in 1959 and after a successful career became a 10,000-ton museum in 1993. A two-hour tour gives almost unlimited access to this stately cruiser, allowing visitors to see the admiral's quarters, the infirmary, engine-rooms, kitchens, and much more. Educational entertainment for the entire family.

Cours de la Martinique; tel: 05 56 44 96 11


This War Ship was built in 1959 and after a successful career became a 10,000-ton museum in 1993. A two-hour tour gives almost unlimited access to this stately cruiser, allowing visitors to see the Admiral's quarters, the infirmary, engine-rooms, kitchens, and much more. Educational entertainment for the entire family.

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