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new! Cathedrale Saint-Gatien at Tours
the perpendicular or English style of cathedral the fire at the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris Stone tracery in church and
cathedral construction stained glass and cathedrals in Normandy fortified churches, mostly in Les Landes cathedral labyrinths and mazes in France Germans in France on first arriving in France - driving
Transbordeur bridges in France and the world 2: focus on Portugalete, Chicago,
Rochefort-Martrou France’s western isles: Ile de Ré Ile de France, Paris: in the context of Abelard and of French cathedrals Marianne - a French national symbol, with French definitive stamps la Belle Epoque
Pic du Midi - observing stars clearly, A64 Futuroscope the French umbrella & Aurillac 50 years old:
Citroën DS the forest as seen by Francois Mauriac, and today bastide towns what a hair cut! m & french pop/rock
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pyrénées aire Motorway aires are designed to provide a suitable environment for relaxing, refreshing and recovering during the long, hard journeys. As well as facilities of often dubious nature, picnic tables and seats, a telephone kiosk, there are often optional extras such as a play area or a display related to some local interest or event.
With a southerly view overlooking the Pyrénées mountain range, this aire is dominated by the enormous and dramatic sculpture celebrating the largest sporting event in the world, the Tour de France cycle race. Many of the more interesting (for spectators) races occur during the mountain stages.
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Pyrénées aire, while not among the very largest,
is busy with ‘features’:
Although this aire is situated on the south (west to east) side of the A64 autoroute, it is accessible from both directions. Travellers on the north side of the motorway, going towards the Atlantic coast, take the slip road and bridge over the motorway. The Pyrénées aire is in Département 64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, but only just. This aire is only about 2 km inside the border with Département 65 - Hautes-Pyrénées. See also the Pyrénées mountain range
Here at the abelard.org France Zone, there
are illustrated web-pages describing and appreciating the greatest
show on Earth, the Tour de France. Start reading here: Le
Tour 1: the greatest show on Earth. This linked page points
to the other pages on this modern wonder of man, machine and organisation.
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