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French Island Hopping

Matthieu Salvaing

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In the waters off France, explore four tranquil islands where the coastlines are rugged, the villages are charming, and the subtle pleasures of daily life still matter.

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7 Hotels 6 Restaurants 2 Activities

Destinations: Ile de Re · Ile-de-Bendor · Belle Ile en Mer · Ile d'Ouessant

Themes: Beaches + Islands · Food + Drink · Hotels + Resorts

Inspired by: Exploring Hidden French Islands — by Christopher Petkanas, Published May. 2008

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Hotels (7)

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    Ti Jan Ar C'hafe

    Ile d'Ouessant | Europe | France | Brittany | Brittany & Normandy

    It's the only hotel worth anything, though hotel is a big word for what is really just an eight-room guesthouse. More
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    Les Petites Villas

    Ile-de-Bendor | Europe | France | Nice, Marseilles & The Côte d'Azur | Bandol

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    Le Delos

    Ile-de-Bendor | Europe | France | Nice, Marseilles & The Côte d'Azur | Bandol

    The compound consists of eight adorable maisonettes with private gardens that Le Delos manages, but brands separately; a second, defunct hotel that... More
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    La Citadelle Vauban

    Belle Ile en Mer | Europe | France | Brittany | Brittany & Normandy

    The Citadelle, poised on a cliff edge 130 feet above the Atlantic, is now a surprising hotel, the mâchicoulis serving as terraces lead off many of ... More
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    Château Bordénéo

    Belle Ile en Mer | Europe | France | Brittany | Brittany & Normandy

    An inland maison d'hôtes of good intentions and some allure. More
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    Hotel de Toiras

    Ile de Re | Europe | France | Southwest France

    Built as part of a St.-Martin-de-Ré shipyard in the 16th century, the Toiras is the kind of property that gives Relais & Châteaux a good name. It h... More
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    Le Corps de Garde / La Maison du Port

    Ile de Re | Europe | France | Southwest France

    These two hotels are interconnecting parts of the same maison d'hôtes. Both sit directly on the port in St.-Martin-de-Ré along with the Hotel de To... More
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    Ty Korn

    Ile d'Ouessant | Europe | France | Brittany | Brittany & Normandy

    Ty Korn serves the mother of all seafood platters. More
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    Ti a Dreuz

    Ile d'Ouessant | Europe | France | Brittany | Brittany & Normandy

    The buckwheat crepes at Ti A Dreuz attain a rare level of delicacy and refinement. More
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    Mary's Jo Couture

    Ile d'Ouessant | Europe | France | Brittany | Brittany & Normandy

    For $18 a head, Mary Jo will prepare a ragout, simmered untouched for four hours in clods, and deliver it to your hotel or the beach for a picnic s... More
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    Madame Orlac'h's

    Ile d'Ouessant | Europe | France | Brittany | Brittany & Normandy

    At Madame Orlac'h's nameless salon de thé you can have a cream tea as good as any in Wiltshire while listening to Schubert and reading ancient copi... More
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    L'Avant Port

    Ile de Re | Europe | France | Southwest France

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    Au Bord d'un Zinc

    Ile de Re | Europe | France | Southwest France

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Activities (2)

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    La Belle-Îloise

    Belle Ile en Mer | Europe | France | Brittany | Brittany & Normandy

    Among today's tourists, the most popular souvenir is a half-dozen cans of prized millimisée sardines (they're dated, like wine) from this La Belle-... More
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    Exposition Universelle des Vins et Spiriteux

    Ile-de-Bendor | Europe | France | Nice, Marseilles & The Côte d'Azur | Bandol

    An extraordinary museum Ricard founded as a "permanent encyclopedia" of wine and spirits. The collection includes 700 related books, 5,000 labels, ... More
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