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September 2010
Maison & Objet, Paris Sept 3-7
Festival du Cinema Américain, Deauville Sept 3-12
Braderie de Lille – enormous flea market Sept 4-5
Roanne Air Show Sept 4-5
Impressionist Festival Normandy, - Sept 30
Septembre Musical de l'Orne -Sept 26
Foire de Savoie, Chambéry Sept 11-20
Caen International Fair Sept 17-27
U2 in concert, Paris, Sept 18
Bol d'Or Magny Cours Sept 18-19
Peter Gabriel, Amneville, Sept 19
Ozzy Osbourne, Paris Bercy Sept 20
Journées du Patrimoine, countrywide Sept 18-19
International Fair Marseille Sept 24- Oct 4
Rocamadour Balloon Fiesta Sept 25-26
Elton John, Toulon, Sept 29
Sting, Paris Bercy, Sept 30
October 2010
Paris Deauville Rally Oct 1-3
Opera Aida, Stade de France Paris, Oct 2
Nuit Blanche Paris, Oct 2
Paris Motor Show Porte de Versailles Oct 2-17
Nancy Jazz Pulsations Oct 6-16
Fête des vendanges de Montmartre, Oct 6-10
British Film Festival Dinard Oct 7-10
Gastronomic Fair Aquitaine Oct 8-10
Status Quo, Annecy Oct 9 
Jean Michel Jarre, Rouen Oct 15
Ardèche Chestnut Festival
Pèlerinage des Gitans, Camargue Oct 16-17
Chablis Wine Festival Oct 23
Art Elysées, art fair Paris Oct 21-25
Red Pepper Festival Espelette Oct 23-24
Kite festival Calvi Oct 27-31
November 2010
Gastronomy Fair Dijon Oct 30-Nov 11
All Saints Day, La Toussaint Nov 1
Jazzdor Strasbourg Nov 5-19
Antiques Fair Toulouse Nov 5-7
Armistice Day Novembre Nov 11
Reims Jazz Festival Nov 11-20
Seafood Festival Calvados Nov 13-14
Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction Nov 19-21
Les Gastronomades, Angouleme Nov 26-28
December 2010
Christmas Markets Alsace
Christmas Market Strasbourg
Christmas Market Rheims
Christmas Market Lille
Christmas Market B. St. Germain Paris
Fête des Lumières Lyon Dec 8-11
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
Six Nations: France v Scotland, Paris Feb 5
Ireland v France, Dublin Feb 13
England v France, Twickenham Feb 26
March 2011
April 2011
Feria de Pascale, bullfighting, Arles April 2-5
Easter Sunday and Monday, Pâques
Paris Marathon April 11
May 2011
Labour Day, Fête du Travail May 1
Victory Day 1945,Fête de la Victoire May 8
Film Festival Cannes
Ascension May 13
Antiques Fair Dijon
Nuits des Musées
Feria de Nimes
Pentecost May 24
French Open, Roland Garros
June 2011
Strasbourg Music Festival 
Le Mans 24 Hour Race, Le Mans
Nuits de Feu, Chantilly
Fête de la Musique
Gay Pride Paris
July 2011
Music Festival Aix-en-Provence
Eurockeéennes, nr Belfort
Tour de France
International Festival Baroque Opera Beaune
Paris Fashion Week (trade)
Festival d’Avignon
Fête du Cognac, port Cognac
Bastille Day July 14 Fête Nationale
Nice Jazz Festival
Fêtes de Bayonne, bullfighting
August 2011
Relax on the beach! Le Paris Plage
Interceltique de Lorient, Brittany
Festival Classique au Vert Paris
Wine Fair Colmar Alsace
Corso Fleuri, Selestat Alsace
Normandy Horse Show St.Lo
Jazz Festival Mulhouse
Assumption Day, Assomption Aug 15
Rock en Seine, St. Cloud, Paris
Brocantes all over France
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
U2, Sting, Jean Michel Jarre, Peter Gabriel Ozzy Osbourne...
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
U2, Jean Michel Jarre, Elton John, Ozzy Osborne, Sting...
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
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
from UK
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...
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
U2, Jean Michel Jarre, Elton John, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Ozzy Osbourne...
cycling holidays
Take a Tour
- Normandy D-Day Tour
- Fontainebleau & Barbizon
- Champagne Discovery Tour
- Giverny + American Museum
- Loire Valley Castle 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
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 ''''