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ISSN 2754-6799 To Subscribe to THE GOOD LIFE FRANCE MAGAZINE CLICK HERE SUBSCRIBE CONTENTS The Good Life France Magazine No. 34 Summer2023 ISSN 2754-6799 The magazine is free to read, download and share Contributors 5 ON THE COVER 8 Five romantic gems of France Historic castles and picturesque villages near Paris… Gillian Thornton is an award-winning travel writer and member of the British Guild of Travel Writers, specialising in French destinations and lifestyle. Her favourite place? ‘Usually where I have just been!’ The Good Life France ISSUE Nọ 34 Romantic & Medieval wonders of France Historic castles & pickled in the past villages Vallée de la Gastronomie 620km foodie route from north to south Mont Saint- Michel Celebrates 1000 years of history Car-free & captivating PROVENCE! Normandy’s Cheese & Cider Country Delicious recipes Bringing you a taste of France… Ally Mitchell is a blogger and freelance writer, specialising in food and recipes. Ally left the UK to live in Toulouse in 2021 and now writes about her new life in France on her food blog NigellaEatsEverything Magazine FREE 120 pages of inspirational features and gorgeous photos Jeremy Flint is an award-winning photographer (Association of Photographers Discovery Award Winner, National Geographic Traveller Grand Prize Winner, five-times finalist Travel Photographer of the Year) and writer specialising in travel, landscape and location photography. Sue Aran is a writer, photographer, and tour guide living in the Gers department of southwest France. She is the owner of French Country Adventures, which provides personally-guided, small-group, slow travel tours into Gascony, the Pays Basque, Provence and beyond. The Good Life France Magazine Aaron James is travelling around the south of France whilst on a Year Abroad from Oxford University, exploring and writing as he goes. Front Cover: Menton, French Riviera by Marianne Furnes: Instagram Editor-in-chief: Janine Marsh Editorial assistant: Trudy Watkins Press enquiries: editor (at) the Good Life France.com Advertising: sales (at) the Good Life France.com Digital support: websitesthatwork.com Layout design: Philippa French littlefrogdesign.co.uk ISSN 2754-6799 Issue 34 Summer2023, released June 2023 16 72 16 Car-free & captivating Provence Picture-perfect Provence by public transport. 22 The Vallée de la Gastronomie Janine Marsh takes a 620km gastronomic odyssey of France. 46 Cheese & Cider country in Normandy Gillian Thornton samples and sips her way through the Norman countryside. 72 Mont-Saint-Michel 1000 years of history at the famous Abbey at the top of an island. DISCOVER 34 French Basque Country Gillian Thornton soaks up the vivid colours and vibrant culture of this sunny corner of France. 4 | The Good Life France The Good Life France | 5
