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Self-Catering Holidays in Atlantic Aquitaine, South West France - Villas, Cottages & Apartments

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Aquitaine in the News...

Aquitaine receives a lot of coverage in the travel press these days - afterall, travel journos love to explore places that offer so much to do for visitors and yet are relatively unexplored by British tourists.

Here's just a sample of press articles.

Surfing Holiday in Biarritz - The Times September 11, 2004

"Biarritz, a surfing spa with elegance"

Once the glitziest seaside destination in France, Biarritz is now Europe’s surf capital, with a sweeping Atlantic beach, rolling waves that curve and crash on the shore, and enough Frenchness to flavour a bouillabaisse...By Annabelle Thorpe
Discovering the Lot-et-Garonne - Sunday Times August 29, 2004

"Love, lies and a rascal king"

From sweet treats to high scandal, the Lot is France in the raw... By Anthony Peregrine
The Basque Country & The Béarn - The Times November 27, 2004

"River deep, mountain high"

Celia Brayfield loved the vibrant towns and scenery of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques
Discovering Pau - Sunday Times January 2, 2005

"There’ll always be an England"...

... in southwest France? Mais bien sûr. Anthony Peregrine takes afternoon tea in Pyrénéan Pau
Europe's surfing capital - Aquitaine
Surfing in Les Landes - Guardian September 17, 2005

"The only way is up"

It's taken a couple of Geordies to revolutionise the way surfing is being taught on one of Europe's coolest beaches
The beautiful, natural peninsula of Cap Ferret House Prices in Cap Ferret - The Times, Saturday 23/04/05

"Shacks are the new chic as fishing huts net a fortune"

T
wo 'studio' fishing huts on the exclusive Cap Ferret peninsula have sold for €1.12 million euros (about £764,000).
 
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