Decanter travel guide: Loire Valley, France
Fancy a Sleeping Beauty château with your crottin? Fiona Sims picks some of the food and wine highlights of the Central and Upper Loire.
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Wine Travel – France
See Decanter’s travel guides to top wine regions in France, including Champagne, Provence and the Loire Valley, with expert advice on where to stay, eat and visit on your holiday.
Plus check out our city guides for the best bars and restaurants to visit in Bordeaux or Lyon and the top restaurants in Alsace…
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Beaujolais Decanter travel guide: Beaujolais, France
Verdant hills, elegant châteaux and ever more serious wines make this stunning region well worth a detour from neighbouring Burgundy, says Sue Style. Read the full guide to Beaujolais, including the best wineries to visit, plus top places to stay, eat, shop and relax. As published in the Decanter July 2011 issue.
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travel, Champagne Decanter travel guide: Champagne, France
Apart from the famous wines, this region is rich with world heritage sites, history and art...
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Provence Decanter travel guide: Provence, France
Read the full travel guide to Provence, including the best wineries to visit, plus top places to stay, eat, shop and relax...
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southern-rhone Decanter travel guide to Southern Rhone
Had enough of the UK winter? Mary Dowey suggests a visit to the dramatically rugged landscapes of the southern Rhône, beautiful at any time of year
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Les Papilles Paris Winter wine weekend: Paris
Everyone talks about Paris in the spring but the winter can be just as romantic. With a crisp nip in the air and the Champs Elysées lit up like the road to a fairytale castle it’s an enchanting place to be - and a brilliant hunting ground for the kind of French wines that seldom leave the country.
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Cheval Blanc Bespoke wine holidays in Bordeaux
Getting your foot in the door of the world’s most exclusive wine estates generally depends on who you know. So how better to see Château Pétrus or Domaine de la Vougeraie than by joining a merchant on a bespoke tour or buying trip? John Abbot samples a new style of wine holiday
