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Travelex foreign currency

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Travelex foreign currency

0% commission and the best price foreign currency - guaranteed online

Travelex is best known for supplying foreign exchange currency at bureaux de change in airports and tourist locations. But we also offer a wide range of travel and financial products such as travel insurance and phonecards. And most of our products can be bought online at our website where you can:

  • Buy travel money
  • Send cash overseas
  • Make a foreign payment
  • Track currency rates
  • Report lost or stolen travellers cheques


 

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Discounted Car Hire from Holiday Autos

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Discounted Car Hire from Holiday Autos

If you are arriving by air, you will need a rental car. French Connections recommends Holiday Autos which offers great savings when you book on line. They also offer a best price policy right up to the rental date start. In in the unlikely event that you find a lower price elsewhere, Holiday Autos will do their best to match that price.

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Liber-t Autoroute Tolls

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Liber-t Autoroute Tolls

Sanef, the French motorway operator has now extended its Liber-t automatic toll payment service to UK motorists.

To use the service all you need to do is register online and we will send you a small electronic transponder (or tag) that you attach to your windscreen just behind the rear-view mirror. As you approach the barriers, a device by the barrier will read your transponder (or tag), securely extract your unique reference and then automatically open the barrier without you having to stop. You will receive an invoice the following month for your tolls and then around 15 days later we will automatically collect the payment in £ (GBP) from your bank account by direct debit from your UK bank account.

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1 josh@whitenmarketing.co.uk Josh 71645 Whiten 1 2011-10-18 00:00:00.0 18452 2011-10-18 17:43:24.747 2099-01-01 00:00:00.0 156755 2 SERVICE [empty string] [empty string] <p><strong>0% commission and the best price foreign currency - guaranteed online</strong></p> <p><strong>Travelex </strong>is best known for supplying foreign exchange currency at bureaux de change in airports and tourist locations. But we also offer a wide range of travel and financial products such as travel insurance and phonecards. And most of our products can be bought online at our <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2879080-10527346">website </a>where you can:</p> <ul> <li>Buy travel money</li> <li>Send cash overseas</li> <li>Make a foreign payment</li> <li>Track currency rates</li> <li>Report lost or stolen travellers cheques</li> </ul> <p><br />  </p> 2011-10-18 17:48:03.27 2011-10-18 17:48:03.27 [empty string] 89226 198990 1 1 http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2879080-10527346 620 631 Published <p><strong>0% commission and the best price foreign currency - guaranteed online</strong></p> <p><strong>Travelex </strong>is best known for supplying foreign exchange currency at bureaux de change in airports and tourist locations. But we also offer Travelex foreign currency 5 198990 Services/affiliates 9920cd6c-5f8c-4245-94be-db0154a2dda5 0 0 0 josh@whitenmarketing.co.uk Josh Whiten josh@whitenmarketing.co.uk
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PAGEMETADESCRIPTION Take a holiday to France – Find French Holidays, Villas in France, Cottages in France and Gites in France at French Connections. Choose from thousands of Self Catering Rental Accommodation Properties across South of France, Brittany, Normandy and Provence. Find property in France to buy and French real estate listings
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QRYPROXIMITYOVERRIDE
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2 YES false 146555 Limoges airport is served by Ryanair (from several locations in the UK, including Stansted, Liverpool, and East Midlands), by Flybe (from Southampton, and in Summer season from Newcastle and Manchester), and by Air France (from Paris and Lyons) 45.8628 1.1794 AIRPORT 136.718 0 Limoges Airport
3 YES false 154007 Brive Airport is ideally located in the heart of Dordogne. The airport is easily accessible on a major East-West and North-South motorway axis and close to Limoges and Bergerac 45.0358065525 1.49070739746 AIRPORT 152.137 [empty string] Brive Souillac Airport - Dordogne
4 YES false 146556 [empty string] 45.7264 5.0908 AIRPORT 168.646 [empty string] Lyon Airport - Rhone
5 YES false 146569 Rodez is a small but efficient airport served by Ryanair with flights from London Stansted airport. Flights are daily in July & August and on varying days throughout the rest of the year. Car hire. 44.4079 2.4827 AIRPORT 175.375 [empty string] Rodez Airport
6 YES false 146553 With the advent of cheap flights, Grenoble airport has seen much growth and development over the last two years and remains a good winter choice for UK flyers. 45.3629 5.3294 AIRPORT 197.057 0 Grenoble Airport
7 YES false 148933 Angoulême’s Brie-Champniers airport welcomes low cost airline Ryanair from 1st April 2008 with flights from London Stansted. 45.729167 0.221389 AIRPORT 212.254 0 Angouleme Airport
8 YES false 146567 There are flights from Stansted and Birmingham. Hire cars are available at the airport (suggest book a car). 46.5877 0.3067 AIRPORT 214.7 0 Poitiers Airport
9 YES false 146546 Bergerac is situated east of Bordeaux and is the most convenient airport for those travelling to the Dordogne. The airport is located 6km from Bergerac. 44.8253 0.5186 AIRPORT 226.946 0 Bergerac Airport
10 YES false 146551 A stones throw from Chambéry itself, this small airport is an excellent choice for UK flyers looking for a winter ski deal. 45.6385723948 5.87959527969 AIRPORT 230.765 [empty string] Chambery Airport - Savoie
11 YES false 146574 Tours has flights direct from Stansted and Dublin. It is a modern airport, which is convenient for motorway access. 47.4322 0.7276 AIRPORT 236.123 0 Tours Airport
getClosestCITY
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1 YES false 127259 Maubourguet is a small town in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. Here you will find all you require in the way of grocery shopping. The town also has Doctor, Dentist, Pharmacy, Tobacconist etc. Market day is Tuesday. 45.9623079052 2.94098854065 CITY 1.37224 [empty string] Manzat (Puy-de-Dôme)
2 YES false 127249 [empty string] 45.93333 3.016667 CITY 6.21818 [empty string] Loubeyrat (Puy-de-Dôme)
3 YES false 127355 [empty string] 45.96666 2.85 CITY 7.20754 [empty string] Queuille (Puy-de-Dôme)
4 YES false 127383 [empty string] 46.000000001 3.000000001 CITY 7.24753 [empty string] St Angel (Puy-de-Dôme)
5 YES false 127544 [empty string] 46.000000001 3.000000001 CITY 7.24753 [empty string] Vitrac (Puy-de-Dôme)
6 YES false 127566 [empty string] 46.000000001 3.000000001 CITY 7.24753 [empty string] Paugnat (Puy-de-Dôme)
7 YES false 127131 [empty string] 46.000000001 3.000000001 CITY 7.24753 [empty string] Charbonnieres Les Varenne (Puy-de-Dôme)
8 YES false 127132 [empty string] 46.000000001 3.000000001 CITY 7.24753 [empty string] Charbonnieres Les Vieille (Puy-de-Dôme)
9 YES false 127351 [empty string] 45.88333 2.916667 CITY 7.63849 [empty string] Pulverieres (Puy-de-Dôme)
10 YES false 127417 [empty string] 45.93333 2.833333 CITY 8.4631 [empty string] St Georges De Mons (Puy-de-Dôme)
11 YES false 127347 [empty string] 46.03333 2.95 CITY 9.30844 [empty string] Pouzol (Puy-de-Dôme)
12 YES false 127453 [empty string] 46.03333 2.95 CITY 9.30844 [empty string] St Pardoux (Puy-de-Dôme)
13 YES false 127077 [empty string] 46.03333 2.95 CITY 9.30844 [empty string] Blot L Eglise (Puy-de-Dôme)
14 YES false 127124 [empty string] 45.88333 2.866667 CITY 9.34535 [empty string] Chapdes Beaufort (Puy-de-Dôme)
15 YES false 127140 [empty string] 46.03333 2.9 CITY 9.77851 [empty string] Chateauneuf Les Bains (Puy-de-Dôme)
getClosestPLACEOFINTEREST
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1 YES false 146795 The Vulcania theme park is the world's first tourist attraction devoted to volcanoes, situated in the mountainous region of Auvergne. 45.8132 2.9509 PLACEOFINTEREST 15.2519 63685 Vulcania Theme Park
2 YES false 146794 The Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Clermont-Ferrand is a French national monument and a Gothic cathedral located in the town of Clermont-Ferrand. It is built entirely in black lava stone, which makes it noticable from afar. This cathedral was constructed circa 1837 and was planned by Father Maranda. 45.7833333 3.0833333 PLACEOFINTEREST 21.6256 0 Notre-Dame Cathédrale, Clermont-Ferrand
3 YES false 146793 Notre-Dame du Port is a romanesque church built during the 11th century and 12th century (the bell tower was rebuilt during the 19th century). It was nominated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998. 45.781576 3.08926 PLACEOFINTEREST 22.0315 0 Notre-Dame du Port Basilica in Clermont-Ferrand
4 YES false 146796 Musee d'Art Roger Quilliot museum is in an award-winning building erected in 1992. This is the cultural showcase of the Auvergne. When it was created, multiple works of art were transfered from other museums throughout the Auvergne, and then reassembled into a format that displays European art and culture in chronological order. Visitors make their way in a circular pattern through rooms devoted to French, Italian, and Flemish works, progressing from the 7th to the 20th century. 45.794685 3.116319 PLACEOFINTEREST 22.0383 0 Musee d'Art Roger Quilliot
5 YES false 146797 The collection in Musée d'Archéologie Bargoin consists of objects excavated from Auvergnat sites founded by the Gallo-Romans and their predecessors: pottery shards, bronzes, woodcarvings, and an array of works noteworthy for anyone interested in France's prehistoric and pre-Roman origins. There's also an unusual collection of antique Oriental carpets. Each is artfully lit and suspended from walls and ceilings, and together they represent the evolution of the carpet as a prayer aid and a decorative work of art. Don't expect anything French in this place - it completely omits the carpets produced in nearby Aubusson. 45.776398 3.086364 PLACEOFINTEREST 22.4098 0 Musée d'Archéologie Bargoin
6 YES false 146790 The Musee de Vichy has a varied collection including works by famous artists and artifacts representing daily life in ancient Vichy. The museums collection also includes glassware, paintings, ceramic and artifacts from Vichy dating back to the Second Empire. 46.12 3.42 PLACEOFINTEREST 41.6427 0 Museum of Vichy (Musee de Vichy)
7 YES false 146792 Housed in a listed Historic Monument (built by Badger in 1865 and extended by Lecoeur in 1900), Palais des Congrès-Opéra offers a surprising variety of different settings and is a unique tour through the styles of the Second Empire, the Belle Epoque and Modernism. In this building, the parliament of the French Third Republic decided to grant full powers to Marshal Philippe Pétain, thereby terminating the republican regime and inaugurating Vichy France (July 10, 1940). 46.122883 3.419902 PLACEOFINTEREST 41.782 0 Palais des Congrès-Opéra
8 YES false 146791 The Hippodrome (Horse racing track) is one of France's finest and most prestigious racecourses, just across the river on the Bellerive bank. Horse racing takes place between May and September. The Hippodrome organizes more than 40 trotting and flat racing meetings each year, the majority with the PMU (State betting system). La Grande Semaine de Galop (a week long flat racing festival) in July reunites the best horses and jockeys in France. Due to its exceptional lighting it is the only horse racing track in Europe to offer evening flat race meetings. 46.125263 3.418143 PLACEOFINTEREST 41.7837 0 The Hippodrome Horse racing track (Hippodrome de Vichy)
9 YES false 146789 Vichy is known for its healing spas, which attract visitors from around the world and the Thermal Centre of the Domes is no exception. From short preventative stays to longer healing stays this spa combines traditional therapy with new-age techniques to provide cures for even the most obscure ailments. The centre was renovated in 1991 and can accommodate up to 3,500 visitors a year. 46.1273 3.4182 PLACEOFINTEREST 41.8934 0 Centre Thermal des Domes
10 YES false 155679 A beautiful village located within the Cantal department of Auvergne. 45.8211434008 3.52661132812 PLACEOFINTEREST 47.6652 [empty string] Salers
11 YES false 146785 The Louviere museum, built in 1926 by Francois-Joseph Troubat, was modeled after the Trianon of Versailles. The museum showcases art from a variety of genres and styles dating from the 17th Century to the present. The collection includes furniture, paintings and tapestries. 46.3423 2.6174 PLACEOFINTEREST 50.2608 0 Chateau de La Louviere Museum
12 YES false 146788 The Museum of Popular Music located in the Castle of the Dukes of Bourbons and is comprised of over 800 instruments dating back from the 17th Century to the present. Some of the more interesting pieces include a family of bagpipes, copper instruments and an ancient lute. Visitors can explore the origins and importance of musical life in the Auvergne. 46.34 2.6 PLACEOFINTEREST 50.7194 0 Museum of Popular Music (Musee des Musiques Populaires)
13 YES false 146774 L'Espace Nature du Val d'Allier is an interpretative centre dedicated to the natural heritage of the River Allier. The area is of international importance, with no fewer than 100 breeding bird species, including Stone Curlews and Kingfishers among others. The new centre, opened in September 2000, is designed to be a focal point for those wishing to know more about the natural riches of the river, with a strong educational slant, but also acting as a source of information for tourists visiting the surrounding Auvergne region. The centre itself occupies the recently restored and converted water pumping station of the town of Moulins, and contains dioramas illustrating the wildlife and human activities of the river valley, a jardin d'oiseaux with video cameras bringing bird activity right into the building, and l'espace enchanté, where visitors can listen to and learn the songs of the various birds to be found along the Allier. 46.55 3.33 PLACEOFINTEREST 73.2284 0 Espace Nature du Val d'Allier
14 YES false 146773 The Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Moulins is a national monument of France located in the town of Moulins, Allier. The cathedral is two buildings built four centuries apart. The collegiate church was constructed in the Flamboyant style at the end of the 15th century, was made a cathedral in 1822, and a neo-Gothic nave, designed by the architects Lassus and Millet, was added at the end of the 19th century. The Treasury contains the famous triptych of the Maître de Moulins, commissioned about 1500 by the Duke de Bourbon. 46.5668 3.3313 PLACEOFINTEREST 74.9764 0 Moulins Cathedral
15 YES false 147009 Parc D'Arbre en Arbre is an outward bound activity adventure centre- with fantastic tree-top assault courses for children and adults alike, on the edge of the stunning Lake Vassiviere. 45.7520735815 1.93367958069 PLACEOFINTEREST 81.0775 0 Parc D'Arbre En Arbre
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