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TRAVELLER
Biarritz
Fly From
London (LGW), Lyon, Paris (CDG)
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi costs
about €20;
Bus
The STAB runs hourly from
7.30am–7.30pm.Tickets: €1.50.
Shop
Pariès
Biarritz is famous for its chocolate
shops.One of the best is Pariès, at 1 Place
Bellevue,where you can choose frombonbons
and speciality nougats.
Steve Bilsborough
Bordeaux
Fly From
Basel-Mulhouse, Bristol, Geneva,
Lisbon, Liverpool, London (LGW, LTN), Lyon,
Madrid, Milan (MXP), Nice
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi costs about
€35;
Bus
The Line 1 bus goes to Place des
Quinconces every 20minutes.Tickets: €1.40
Eat
Le Comestible
(3 Rue Porte de la Monnaie,
tel: 05 56 92 69 43) Hidden down a quiet
side street, this little restaurant doubles as a
deli, displaying cassoulet, foie gras and wine.
Caroline Matthews
Brest
Fly From
Lyon, Paris (CDG)
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi costs around
€20;
Bus
Buses stop at Saint Luc and the city
centre.Tickets: €4.60.
Drink
Ze Bar
(465 RueJurien-de-la-Graviere)
Service at the barmeans lowprices for drinks
and snacks.A laid-back place for an evening drink
and livemusic.
Samantha David
Corsica
(Ajaccio)
Fly From
Basel-Mulhouse, Geneva, London
(LGW), Lyon, Paris (CDG)
From the Airport
Taxi
The journey to the
centre costs about €25;
Bus
Route
No.8 goes to the centre in about 20minutes,
daily from5.55am–11.15pm.Tickets: €4.50.
Drink
Le Forum
(2 Quai Napoléon, tel: 04 9521
1023)This is an ideal terrace to chill out in front
of Ajaccio’s port.Watch the crowd passing by
while drinking a cocktail and enjoying some
local tapas.
SophieWilliams
Corsica
(Bastia)
Fly From
Geneva, London (LGW), Lyon,
Manchester, Paris (CDG)
From theAirport
Taxi
A local taxi costs €50;
Bus
Catch the bus to the Préfecture.Tickets: €9.
Go
Murato
One of Corsica’s most picturesque
churches is inMurato, a 30-minute drive from
Bastia. SanMichele was built around 1140 with
intriguingmen, women and animals carved
around the edifice.
Stacy Jouve
La Rochelle
Fly From
Bristol, London (LGW)
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi costs around
€25;
Bus
Buses leave every 15minutes from
7am–7pm.Tickets: €1.30.
Eat
Restaurant Les Flots
(1 Rue de la Chaine,
tel: 05 4641 3251) A stylish fusion of classic
French cuisine with NewWorld influences such
as John Dory with langoustine consommé and
wok-fried fennel.
Samantha David
Lille
Fly From
Nice,Toulouse
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi costs €20;
Bus
The Navette bus goes to the city centre.
Tickets: €7 single.
Drink
Maison du Moulin D’Or
(31 Place du
Théâtre) Acafé in the centre with a cosy 19th-
century decor, this is a good place to have a
coffee or an early evening beer.
Nick Haslam
Marseille
Fly From
Bristol, London (LGW)
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi to the centre
costs around €50;
Bus
A shuttle bus (Navette)
to Gare St Charles train station, leaves every 20
minutes.Tickets: €8.50 adult.
Eat
Toinou
(3 Cours Saint Louis, 1st, tel: 08
1145 4545) At Marseille’s renowned seafood
restaurant, enjoy platters of succulent oysters,
clams and prawns, or the traditional moules-
frites.
Claire McAlpine
Montpellier
Fly From
London (LGW, LTN)
From the Airport
Taxi
The journey to the
centre of town costs about €20;
Bus
Take the
shuttle bus to Place de l’Europe.Tickets: €1.50
single; €2.40, including the tram.
Shop
Yara Store
sells designer shoes for
men, women and children from€29 (5 Rue
du Faubourg du Courreau, tel: 04 6756 2364).
Samantha David
Nantes
Fly From
Basel-Mulhouse, Geneva, London
(LGW), Lyon, Nice,Toulouse
From the Airport
Taxi
A journey to town costs
€30;
Bus
The TanAir shuttle bus runs to Nantes
town centre.Tickets: €7.
Shop
Trouble Obsessionnel Culinaire
sells
every kind of kitchen gadget a cook could
desire, plus a few novelties you never saw before
(5 Place du Pilori).
Samantha David
France
France
Dialling Code
+33
Currency
¤
Time Zone
GMT+1
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