Les Baux-de-Provence / La Rioja: for lovers of the good life / Are you Wwoof-ing mad? / The unknown Cyclades

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Les Baux-de-Provence - A User's Guide (video)  The village of Les Baux is almost entirely sculpted out of limestone rock, a feature that gives it all of its charm. With 2 million visitors every year, simply rushing into this sanctuary of stone without a modicum of preparation is not a good idea. So here are a few words of advice. Watch the video  Most viewed destinations  Andalusia Brittany Balearic Islands Paris Michelin tourist routes  Germany: Mecklenburg's Lakes By car, 169 km, 1 day Andalusia: The Golden Andalusian Triangle By car, 420kms, 6 days Advertorial La Rioja: for lovers of the good life Discover this land of wine and you will enjoy tasting sessions, activities among vineyards, culture, the Camino de Santiago... What a great way to spend the holidays! Greece: unknown Cyclades The Mule Tracks of Amorgos Tinos, the home of Aeolus The unusual side of the Tinos Island At the Far East of the Cyclades group of islands, Amorgos offers its ancient cobbled tracks to beginners and hardened hikers alike. With some luck you can still come across the famous mules after which they are named. Situated to the North of the Cyclades, the island of Tinos has managed to avoid the kind of mass tourism which is rife in neighbouring Mykonos. Just four kilometers west of the port of Tinos, there lies a small, strange, seaside cave that holiday spenders and even most of the locals are unaware about. A contribution of Les Éditions Jonglez News Italy: Manufacturing the Riva in Sarnico Tuscany: The Palio in Sienna   Mexico: Tourism vs marine life in Baja California Destinations The Botanical Gardens of Foncaude (Tarn Gorges, France) In a high, hidden valley of the Corbières scrubland, the botanical garden of Foncaude has a collection of several thousand cacti and agaves in a sublime, wild and grandiose setting. Are you Wwoof-ing mad? Do you know how to wwoof? It's very simple: you participate in the work of an organic farm in exchange for lodgings and a room, anywhere in the world. Reopening of the Jardin des Plantes greenhouses (Paris) After six years of work, the doors of the historical greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes (Botanical Gardens) are reopening. From a dry desert to a hot and humid jungle, four huge caskets of glass and metal put biodiversity and its history in the spotlight. This summer beaches The Cíes Islands, a Marine paradise on the Galician coast Cap Ferret, a Taste of Something Different The Island of Sylt (Germany) Together with the archipelagos of Ons, Sálvora and Cortegada, the Cíes Islands make up the Atlantic islands National Park situated offshore from Vigo to the extreme end of the Galician Rías Baixas. Cap Ferret has beaches with 25km of fine sands stretching out between the ocean and the immense Dune du Pilat. Here you can ride bikes in the pine forests, bathe in the sea, sample oysters outdoors and visit fishermen's villages. Ever heard of Northern Friesland? This historical region that stretches from the North of Holland to the South of Denmark is an unusual place that has given birth to intense poetry with its red lighthouses against a backdrop of blue skies, white sand dunes swept by western winds. Where is this place?   Walking along Samaria Gorge is one of the most beautiful hikes you can do in the Mediterranean. After a day of walking you can take a dive into the clear turquoise sea. But where is this gorge? > Right here!

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