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These are the 30 most characterful places to stay in France
Thirty years ago, after working as a tour guide in France and inspired by the wonderful people I’d met on my travels around the beautiful and beguiling country, I wrote a book bringing together the “special places” I had uncovered. It was a bit of a shot …