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AL FRESCO PERFORMANCE PACKAGES FROM A&K ITALY THIS SUMMER

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As we head into our long warm summer here in Italy the length and breadth of the country comes alive with al fresco music performances. Detailed below is a selection of the most renowned festivals taking place this summer... Read more...

BEST ROOM WITH A VIEW - HARRODS MAGAZINE, JULIAN ALLASON

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“Travellers now want the experience of being right there in the landscape.” The trick, though, is to enjoy somewhere spectacular, like Machu Picchu, without being crowded out. Difficult, perhaps, but not impossible. Read more...

A GORILLA THRILLER: GETTING CLOSE TO THE GREATEST OF THE APES IN INCREDIBLE UGANDA - DAILY MAIL, CHARLOTTE WILKINS

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It's not every day that I get to have lunch with a family of mountain gorillas. But then, the Gorilla Forest Camp in Bwindi, Uganda, is full of unusual visits from delightful and surprising guests. I had just finished the remains of my picnic lunch... Read more...

La Belle Epoque  

Barges , France


 La Belle Epoque can accommodate 13 passengers and cruises the idyllic waterways of the Burgundy Canal through Burgundy. With spacious air-conditioned double/twin en suite cabins and one single both elegance and passenger comfort was in mind when designing this hotel barge. The wide deck, sun-deck and spa pool offers superb vantage points to watch rural France go by. Thread through untouched farming landscape, with excursions heading out to taste Chablis and explore the hilltop village of Flavigny sur Ozerain, where the film Chocolat was filmed and the towns of Montbard and Noyers. On board La Belle Epoque your Captain leads a crew of five, comprising Master Chef, Tour guide, Housekeeper and Stewardess. 

France

Best time to be there

Sunworshippers head to the beaches from June to September. The climate is mainly temperate with the south enjoying hot summers and mild winters.

Fly to

Bordeaux, Geneva, Marseilles and Paris (British Airways), Nice and Lyon (British Airways or bmi)

Train to

Paris and Avignon (Eurostar)

Time difference

GMT +1