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March 2010

Chris Rea, Olympia Paris Mar 1
The Cranberries, Zenith Lille, Mar 1
Edvard Munch Pinacotheque de Paris to July 18
Turner Exhib. Le Grand Palais, to May 24
Leonard Coen, Zenith Caen, Mar 1
Arts de Islam, Paris to March 14
Davis Cup, France v Germany Toulon, Mar 5-7
Lucien Freud, Pompidou Paris Mar 10-July 19
Faim des Dinosaures, Grand Palais Paris-May 2
Six Nations Rugby Championship
France v Italy March 14
Artparis, Nef du Grand Palais Mar 18-22
France v England March 20
Das Rheingold, Bastille Paris, Mar 25
Carnival Besancon Mar 27-28
April 2010
Feria de Pascale, bullfighting, Arles April 2-5
Easter Sunday and Monday, Pâques April 4/5
Whitney Houston, Bercy Paris April 6
Lucien Freud, Pompidou Paris Mar 10-July 19
Faim des Dinosaures, Grand Palais Paris - May 2
Edvard Munch Pinacotheque de Paris to July 18
Paris Marathon April 11
May 2010
Labour Day, Fête du Travail May 1
Alicia Keys, Marseille, May 2
Victory Day 1945,Fête de la Victoire May 8
Film Festival Cannes May 12-23
Centre Pompidou opens Metz May 12-16
Antiques Fair Dijon
May 13-24
Nuits des Musées May 15
Festival Jazz, St Germain d.Pres Paris Mar 16-30
Feria de Nimes May 19-24
French Open, Roland Garros May 23-June 6
Pentecost May 23
Brocantes all over France
June 2010

Le Mans 24 Hour Race, Le Mans June 12-13
Nuits de Feu, Chantilly June 17-19
Fête de la Musique, Paris streets June 21
Gay Pride Paris June 27
Strasbourg Music Festival
July 2010

Tour de France July 3-25
Music Festival Aix-en-Provence
International Festival Baroque Opera Beaune
Paris Fashion Week (trade)
Festival d’Avignon
Bastille Day July 14 Fête Nationale
Nice Jazz Festival
Fêtes de Bayonne, bullfighting
August 2010

Interceltique de Lorient, Brittany
Festival Classique au Vert Paris
Wine Fair Colmar Alsace
Corso Fleuri, Selestat Alsace
Normandy Horse Show St.Lo Aug 10-15
Jazz Festival Mulhouse
Assumption Day, Assomption Aug 15
Relax on the beach in Paris! Le Paris Plage
September 2010
Braderie de Lille – enormous flea market
Septembre Musical de l'Orme
Caen International Fair
Bol d'Or Magny Cours Sept 18-19
Journées du Patrimoine, countrywide
Festival du Cinema Américain, Deauville
Maison & Objet, Paris Sept 3-7
October 2010

Tapis Rouge Lyon Antique Fair
Paris Motor Show Porte de Versailles Oct 2-17
Marseille International Fair
Paris-Deauville Rally
Nancy Jazz Pulsations
British Film Festival Dinard
International Fair Montpelier
Ardèche Chestnut Festival
Pèlerinage des Gitans, Camargue
Chablis Wine Festival
Red Pepper Festival Espelette
November 2010

All Saints Day, La Toussaint Nov 1
Seafood Festival Calvados
Gastronomy Fair Dijon
Jazzdor Strasbourg
Antiques Fair Toulouse
Armistice Day Novembre Nov 11
Reims Jazz Festival
Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction
December 2010
Christmas Markets Alsace
Christmas Market Strasbourg

Christmas Market Rheims
Christmas Market Lille
Christmas Market B. St. Germain Paris
Fête des Lumières Lyon
Fête St. Nicolas Nancy
Christmas Market Pl. St-Sulpice Paris
Christmas Day (Noël) Dec 25
January 2011

New Year’s Day, Jour de l’An Jan 1
Flamenco Festival Nîmes
Monte-Carlo rally
Maison & Objet, Paris
Paris Fashion Week
February 2011
Nice Carnival
Strasbourg Carnival
PARIS
MUST-SEE...
Look over the Paris skyline from the most iconic building in the world. At 22.00 each night, the Eiffel Tower becomes a mass of twinkling lights for about 10 minutes. Catch it if you can.
New in town? Take a Paris Orientation Tour + Lunch Cruise on the River Seine and soak up the atmosphere
good pictorial guidebook
TICKETS
Buy tickets for Concerts in France
Arctic Monkeys,Air, Chris Rea, The Cranberries, Leonard Cohen, Jean Michel Jarre tour, Depeche Mode...

Capture the romance of the city at night with Paris Night Tours
Musée du Louvre
www.louvre.fr
Centre Pompidou www.centrepompidou.fr
Visiting the capital?
Save money with a Paris Pass
Musée d’Orsay
www.musee-orsay.fr
French Open Tennis
Buy tickets for French Open
Championship, Roland Garros
Getting Around Paris
Disneyland® Paris
Stay in the Heart of Paris
Look out on the Eiffel Tower from Adagio Aparthotel*** or choose the well-placed Hotel Nicolo**
Keppler Art Hotel**** in the Champs Elysées
Hotel Madison in the Latin Quarter***
Book ahead on Eurostar to the Gare de Nord for all the best deals
special places to stay in Paris
Do Something Different
a wine tasting with the experts, see the Paris attractions at night in a fun 2CV…

PARIS TAXIS
Taxis can be quite difficult to hail in Paris so the best idea is to call and book. G7 offer an English speaking service,
00 33 (0)1 41 27 66 99
Disneyland® Paris
A Treat for all the Family - meet you favourite characters, join in the thrills and adventures on an action-packed one-day trip or short break
TICKETS
Buy tickets for Concerts in France
Depeche Mode, Arctic Monkeys, Chris Rea, The Cranberries, Jean Michel Jarre, Leonard Coen, Air…
Football
Football tickets - All big matches in Europe
Self-catering Apartments in '''' Paris with PV-Holidays ''''
Weekly Guides
For event listings read 'Pariscope' and 'Officiel des Spectacles', available on Wednesdays throughout the city...
Musée Rodin
www.musee-rodin.fr
Cité des Sciences www.citesciences.fr
SHORT BREAKS
Well illustrated Paris guide:Paris (DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide)
Stress Buster
If you are travelling by car, a GPS is invaluable. Tried and tested, the Garmin Nuvi 255WT Satellite Navigation System - Full EU Mapping, Widescreen, Built-in Traffic, saves time, stress and money.
ALL OVER FRANCE
Map of the French Regions
From Alsace to Bordeaux, Provence to Normandy....
each has a flavour of its own
NEW! Small is beautiful - see our overview of the Alsace region
ESSENTIALS
Hotels Region by Region
Alsace Hotels, Aquitaine Hotels, Auvergne Hotels, Burgundy Hotels, Brittany Hotels, Champagne-Ardenne Hotels, Franche-Comté Hotels, Languedoc-Roussillon Hotels,
Limousin Hotels, Loire Valley–Centre Hotels, Lorraine Hotels, Nord Pas-de-Calais Hotels, Normandy Hotels, Paris Hotels, Paris Airport Hotels,
Western Loire Hotels, Picardy Hotels, Poitou-Charentes Hotels,Provence, Riviera, Côte-d'Azur Hotels, Rhône-Alpes Hotels
Campsites in France 2010
Where to Head...
Ski and Snowboard
PV Holidays are offering a third off your ski-ing holiday
''''Major ski price falls - All dates, All resorts with Pierre & Vacances Group''''

France offers some of the best skiing in Europe
in the French Alps from November to April. Ski apartments to rent in Chamoix, Alp d’Huez, Val d’Isère
'''' Ski holidays in France with PV-Holidays ''''
Get to know the vibrant city of Lyon - the old town is a UNESCO heritage site. Stay at La Résidence*** or Villa Florentine****
TICKETS
Buy tickets for Concerts in France
Jean Michel Jarre tour:
Bordeaux, Nantes, Marseille, Nice, Toulouse, Lyon, Paris...
cycling holidays
Take a Tour
Think About Summer Days
Capture the balmy lavender scented air of Provence...

Sip a cocktail in the marina at Cap Breton in Aquitaine, above.
Explore France on foot - self-guided inn-to-inn routes with Sherpa Expeditions
Discover the picture postcard Route du Vin d’Alsace...

Laze on the fantastic beaches in Aquitaine
Take the family to
'''' Holiday Villages in France with PV-Holidays ''''
Camp under the stars below Mont Blanc - Cool Camping: France (Cool Camping)
Action Breaks

Choose an 8 day cycling holiday in Bordeaux, Burgundy, the Dordogne, the Loire Valley or Provence with Sherpa Expeditions
Join the grape pickers or just tour and taste in early September during the wine harvest in Burgundy or Bordeaux, Languedoc or Champagne
Don't Leave Home Without...
Trusted guide books:
Seasonal Cheer
Get in the Christmas spirit in the Alsace market, do some shopping and sample the mulled wine