Hidden Europe
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.
Jul 5, 2026Francia
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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.
Jul 5, 2026
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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.
Jul 5, 2026
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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.
Jul 5, 2026
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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.
Jul 5, 2026
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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.
Jul 5, 2026
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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.
Jul 5, 2026
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Conques: the Romanesque Jewel on the Way to Santiago That Time Has Kept Safe
Conques guards a perfect Romanesque abbey and the treasure of Sainte-Foy among the hills of the Aveyron, far from the tourist crowds.
Jul 5, 2026
Wild nature
The GR20 of Corsica: Europe's Toughest Trek, One Hour from Italy
180 km and 13,000 metres of ascent along Corsica's mountain spine: the GR20 is legendary, but the southern half is within reach of any fit walker.
Jul 5, 2026