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Summer holidays in Champagne-Ardennes: Reasons to do it

Summer holidays in Champagne-Ardennes: Reasons to do it

Spending summer holidays in Champagne-Ardennes is a decision that requires thinking. There are many places to go in Europe during summer holidays, and Champagne-Ardennes is just one of the options. This summer 2023, we spent a week in Champagne-Ardennes in France, in addition to a week in central Germany. There are several realisations that we gained after being in Champagne-Ardennes. In this blog, I will discuss why you should (or not) spend summer holidays in Champagne-Ardennes. Why spend summer holidays…

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with the cathedral-notre dame de reims in Reims France.
Reims France one day itinerary

Reims France one day itinerary

Reims France is an important city in the French history. This city is known as the “Coronation City”, since 33 French kings were crowned in this city’s cathedral. Reims is a prehistoric city, which was conquered by the Romans during the 1st century B.C. The Christianity started to flourished in Reims when the Bishop of Reims baptized Clovis I, the first king of France that unite all the Frankish tribes and who converted to Christianity and ruled in the period…

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Charleville-Mézières France one day itinerary

Charleville-Mézières France one day itinerary

Charleville-Mézières France is a hidden gem in the region of Champagne-Ardennes. This town is not so well-known as compared to other French cities such as Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille, and Strasbourg, since it is located outside the main road and thus less travelled by tourists. However, Charleville-Mézières France is one of the places that you should visit when in Champagne-Ardennes. This medieval city is located along the river Maas (Le Meuse) and has many things to offer for both tourists and…

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Saverne France one day itinerary

Saverne France one day itinerary

Who would have thought that somewhere in the northeast of France lies a small, charming, and historically rich town of Saverne? Our visit to Saverne France was by accident. My family and I were on a camping trip in the Alsace region of France when we decided to visit nearby small towns instead of big cities. Just a few kilometers from our camp site is the town of Saverne, which is 27 miles northwest of Strasbourg. Saverne was known as…

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Lille France family friendly places

Lille France family friendly places

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Lille France is the capital of the Hauts-de France region, which is located in the Northernmost part of France. Lille is very close to the Belgian border in the North, an hour drive to the coast of North sea (De Panne, Dunkirk, and Pas de Calais) in the West, and less than 3 hours drive to Paris in its South. Despite being considered the 4th most populous city in France next to Paris, Lyon, and Marseille, Lille is a unique…

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Belgian Ardennes: Seven interesting reasons to visit

Belgian Ardennes: Seven interesting reasons to visit

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Ardennes (called Ardennen in Dutch and L’Árdenne in French) is a mountainous region mostly located in the Southern part of Belgium and Luxembourg and extends to France and Germany. My family and I love going to Belgium. In fact we visited many Belgian cities, such as Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Gent, Mechelen, in addition to the Belgian Ardennes. I have written few blogs about some of those cities. For more inspiration, check Bruges Belgium: Nine family activities during travel and Antwerp…

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