BAYONNE stands back some 6km from the Atlantic, a position that until recently protected it from any real exploitation by tourism. It bestrides the confluence of the River Adour, which rises to the east in the region of the Pic du Midi de Bigorre,...
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There can be no doubt about the status of BAMBERG as one of the most beautiful small cities in Europe. Brought to prominence by the saintly eleventh-century Emperor Heinrich II, who wanted to turn it into a German metropolis to rival Rome, it...
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Until fifteen years ago, ALANYA was a sleepy coastal town with no more than a handful of flyblown hotels. Now it's one of the Mediterranean coast's major resorts, a booming place that has fortunately managed to hold on to much of its character...
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