Lucy Williams, owner of a small-scale florist in the village of Siorac, recommends a food truck with a name as brilliant as its wares, community gardening events and a Dordogne wine region few people have heard of.

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Our very own Nicky de Bouille, living languidly on the Loire for almost two decades now, gives tips on the best antiques market, the barrel oyster bar for a browsing break and which châteaux to visit from among the area’s collection of more than 300.

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Jon Bryant has written for The Guardian, The Times and a host of other travel press. Find out what drew him to Nice and why he still loves the area as much as when he moved there almost a decade and a half ago.

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Artist and writer Annaliza Davis gets endless inspiration from the landscape and culture of Brittany. Follow her to the lastest restaurants, her favourite spots along the coast and atmospheric settings for al fresco meals and music.

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Imogen Whitaker almost moved back to the UK, before a particular ruin called to her and she began lengthy renovations on what’s become a B&B. She invites you to spend your days sipping famous champagnes, wandering the woods and exploring quiet old towns.

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Laurent Graell was born and raised in Languedoc. He has travelled but always returned, drawn by the blend of gentleness and wildness, the diversity of the landscape and the strength of the traditional culture.

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Claude came south from his Strasbourg home to live in the peace and natural beauty of Provence. Follow him to musical abbeys, ice towers and a village famous for ceramics, overlooking a vast canyon.

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Vincent Martin returned to Beaune to run the family B&B, following in the footsteps of three generations of his family as he guides people to the best vineyards, viewpoints and food that the region has to offer.

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Peter Clark has lived in Paris on and off for 30 years. He takes us around the city he describes as a collection of characterful, colourful villages, with local tips, insight and sound advice on starting every day with a fresh Parisian croissant.

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Romain Laulhe takes a break from running his surf school in Anglet to guide us to forest walks, sunset drinks, mountain trains and laid-back beach bars across the Basque Country.

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Chef and restauranteur Nicky Hilyer draws on her years in Normandy to take us canoeing on the Vire, eating at clifftop crêperies and night markets, sampling cider and birdwatching on the Cotentin marshes.

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