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                <title>Do the two-day paddle down the Ardeche river passing under Pont d'Arc</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Fly to Nimes from Stansted. Hire a car and stay at Atelier des Granges. This is officially a backpackers place, but has double rooms and is a great place for a family. It is also like staying in an art gallery. <br><br>One of the best places I have stayed, ever. Very friendly and helped us with the locals and food and great views of the village church on the cliff opposite. <br><br>One of the best action adventure trips and at a really low cost you will not regret it. Book it now and do it just before the season opens.]]></description>
                
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                <title>La Bastide de Boisset, Uzes</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Fabulous and reasonably priced B&amp;B (about £40 a room in June) in a small village (excellent restaurant and church, but that's it). Very pretty garden and pool. <br><br>The B&amp;B is separate from the owner's house and has own lounge(s), spa, and use of a kitchen, which helps cut costs if you're on a budget. <br><br>Easy to get to Avignon, Pont du Gard etc.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Jardins Secrets</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I have just spent two glorious nights at the Jardins Secrets. I have visited Nîmes on a number of occasions and this has to be the best hotel in the city.<br><br>Entrance is through a discreet gate, which you are given a code for, into a well-tended beautiful garden. There is a small pool, which is surrounded by candle-lit lanterns in the evening. The weather wasn’t great on our visit but this would be a fantastic place to have a drink in the summer.<br><br>The building itself is equally beautiful. On the ground floor there are a series of rooms. You can choose to have breakfast in any of the rooms, which are lavishly furnished. There are beautiful bowls of roses and candelabra everywhere adding to the romantic ambience. This used to be the main family house of the owners so there are nice personal touches everywhere.<br><br>The bedroom we had, of which there are only four, was incredible, very stylish with an amazing en-suite bathroom. Attention to detail in this place is incredible. We arrived back from shopping to find chocolate cake and fresh strawberries waiting for us and they even provided us with English newspapers at breakfast.<br><br>Annabelle, her husband and Stephanie couldn’t have been more welcoming and helpful without being over-bearing.<br><br>Breakfast is extra and is typically French. They don’t have a restaurant as such but you can have either fruits-de-mere or a cheese plate, both with wine and desert. We opted for the cheese plate on the last night and were presented with a fantastic assortment of cheeses and a great bottle of wine.<br><br>I could go on. I would highly recommend this place to anyone who wants to be in the middle of the city but wants the feeling of a romantic country hideaway.]]></description>
                
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