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Throughout your navigation, discover the Western France by taking the side roads ... Discover nooks off the beaten track, sometimes forgotten, but always full of charm and incredible authenticity.

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Saint-Nazaire

Fishing in the city!
placeSaint-Nazaire - Loire-Atlantique
labelAmazing... isn't it?
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Licence: points or chickens?
placeChailland - Mayenne
labelAnimals
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Le Musée de la Fève

Oh, I've got the bean! Archaeology, 1900s stores, broad beans and Christmas cribs...
placeBlain – Loire-Atlantique
labelMuseums & Collections
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Le « Théatro’fournil »

Farmer, baker, author, actor!
placeSaint-Viaud - Loire-Atlantique
labelPeople from here
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« Loire-Atlantique insolite »

Loire-Atlantique in 125 discoveries!
placeLoire-Atlantique unusual
labelAnimals
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To discover

Sur la Loire, en face du château…
placeSaumur - Maine-et-Loire
label Huts, houses, igloos, cottages and co  
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Cathédrale Saint-Étienne - horloge astronomique

One second every 150 years!
placeBourges – Cher
label Tourism, sports and cultural activities Remarkable buildings Religious, mystical & pagan cults  
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Le Château du Courbat

Such a beautiful city hall...
placeLe Pechereau - Indre
label Major sites Remarkable buildings Gardens, discovery and leisure activities Castles & Monuments  
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Le Château de Montpoupon

The Venery Museum at the Château de Montpoupon
placeCéré-la-Ronde – Indre-et-Loire
label Tourism, sports and cultural activities Gardens, discovery and leisure activities Museums & Collections Castles & Monuments  
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Le Menoux : l'église

Extraordinary frescoes in an ordinary church
placeLe Menoux - Indre
label Tourism, sports and cultural activities Major sites People from here Religious, mystical & pagan cults cities and villages  
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Bertrand du Guesclin and the castle of Montmuran
placeLes Iffs - Ille et Vilaine
label Castles & Monuments  
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Unusual, forgotten, bizarre, mysterious, original,
curious, picturesque, unknown, wonderful ...

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