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Saint-Cirq-Lapopie: an Eagle's Nest Above the Lot Valley
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie commands the Lot from a vertiginous cliff: artisan workshops, medieval houses and silence in the heart of the Quercy.
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Regioni e cittadine europee dimenticate dal turismo di massa: borghi medievali, valli remote e capitali secondarie da scoprire lontano dalla folla.
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Cordes-sur-Ciel: the Gothic Bastide Suspended Among the Clouds of the Tarn
Cordes-sur-Ciel is a Gothic bastide that seems to float above the Tarn mists: a perfect alternative to Rocamadour, steeped in medieval craft.
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Collonges-la-Rouge: the Scarlet Village of the Corrèze
Collonges-la-Rouge is built entirely in red sandstone — a blazing borgo set against the green countryside of the Corrèze.
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Eus: France's Sunniest Village at the Foot of Mount Canigou
Eus, perched beneath the Canigou in the Eastern Pyrenees, is France's sunniest municipality: golden stone, Catalan silence and 300 days of sun a year.
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Salers, Where Lava Stone Meets the Volcanic Pastures of the Cantal
Salers is a lava-stone borgo deep in the Auvergne volcanoes: medieval towers, mountain-pasture cheese and an ancient silence.
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Pérouges, the Medieval Walled Borgo That Looks Like a Film Set, Just Outside Lyon
Pérouges is a walled medieval borgo thirty minutes from Lyon: polished cobblestones, watchtowers and the celebrated butter galette.
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Roussillon: The Ochre Village in Provence's Luberon
Roussillon blazes red and orange amid the Luberon lavender fields: ochre quarries, incandescent façades and a real alternative to Gordes.
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Lagrasse, the Abbey Among the Corbières Vineyards
Lagrasse is a medieval borgo in the Corbières with a Carolingian abbey, a humpback bridge and bold red wines waiting to be discovered.
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Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, the Hérault Gorges and the Abbey of Gellone
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert hides in the Hérault gorges: a Benedictine abbey, turquoise waters and a stage on the Way of Saint James.
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