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motorway aires: 9

motorway aires[1]
Port-Lauragais, A61—
the Midi Canal

new! Cathedrale Saint-Gatien at Tours

updated: Romanesque churches and cathedrals in south-west France

the perpendicular or English style of cathedral

the fire at the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris

cathedral giants - Amiens and Beauvais

Stone tracery in church and cathedral construction
stone in church and cathedral construction

stained glass and cathedrals in Normandy

fortified churches, mostly in Les Landes

cathedral labyrinths and mazes in France
using metal in gothic cathedral construction

Germans in France
cathedral destruction during the French revolution, subsidiary page to Germans in France

on first arriving in France - driving
France is not England
paying at the péage (toll station)

Transbordeur bridges in France and the world 2: focus on Portugalete, Chicago, Rochefort-Martrou
Gustave Eiffel’s first work: the Eiffel passerelle, Bordeaux
a fifth bridge coming to Bordeaux: pont Chaban-Delmas, a new vertical lift bridge

France’s western isles: Ile de Ré
France’s western iles: Ile d’Oleron

Ile de France, Paris: in the context of Abelard and of French cathedrals
short biography of Pierre (Peter) Abelard

Marianne - a French national symbol, with French definitive stamps

la Belle Epoque
Grand Palais, Paris

Pic du Midi - observing stars clearly, A64
Carcassonne, A61: world heritage fortified city

Futuroscope
Vulcania
Space City, Toulouse

the French umbrella & Aurillac

50 years old: Citroën DS
the Citroën 2CV: a French motoring icon

the forest as seen by Francois Mauriac, and today
Les Landes, places and playtime
roundabout art of Les Landes

Hermès scarves

bastide towns
mardi gras! carnival in Basque country
country life in France: the poultry fair

what a hair cut! m & french pop/rock

Le Tour de France: cycling tactics

port-lauragais aire

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Rugby museum, aire gardens. Note windmills behind.

regional products for sale at the aire shop

the lake at Port-Lauragais aire is connected to the Canal de Midi

canal boat trips are available from
next to the shop building

end notes

aire: in this context, an area —
aire de loisirs: recreation area;
aire de pique-nique: picnic area;
aire de repos: rest area;
aire de services: services , motorway (GB) or freeway (US) service station.

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on first arriving in France - driving	motorway aires, introduction
travelling by rail to and within France	individual aires
A75 autoroute from Clermont-Ferrand to Béziers and its aires	Les Pyrénées, A64	Poey de Lascar, A64
A89 autoroute from Bordeaux to Clermont-Ferrand and beyond - aires	Pic du Midi, A64 Hastingues, A64	Dunes, A62 Mas d’Agenais, A62
A7 - aires on the busy A7 autoroute from Lyons to Marseille	Pech Loubat, A61 Port-Lauragais, A61	Mas d’Agenais, A62 Garonne, A62
A9- aires on the motorway to Spain	Ayguesvives, A61 Renneville, A61	Catalan village, A9 Tavel, A9
A62 - aires on the autoroute of two seas	three aires on the canal du midi, A61	Lozay, A10 Poitou-Charente, A10
A65 : the autoroute de Gascogne, from Langon to Pau	Carcassonne, A61	Les Bréguières, A8
A64 and A61 - aires on the other autoroute of two seas
A83 motorway in Poitou-Charentes - aires	A63: the French Wild West, Bordeaux to the Spanish border - formerly the N10
A837 motorway in Poitou-Charentes - aires	A20 - aires on the Occitane autoroute, from Brive to Montauban
A42 and A40 motorways - aires from Lyon to Switzerland and Italy	A87 motorway and its aires in Poitou-Charentes

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