The dEtour A discrete invitation and promising.
It is in France many charming small towns with character, known
or unknown, which, away from highways or major routes, invite
tourists to turn towards them. Whatever the season, it is always
sure to find accommodation and quality hospitality, heritage value
and attractive, an identity, a gastronomic tradition, a diverse
handicrafts, not to mention the atmosphere of a market or a local
festival ...
Heirs of an authentic way of life they have fairly, each in its
own way, these human-sized cities (from 2 000 to 20 000 inhabitants)
have formed a network in order to promote tourism specifically
adapted to the passage As in short-stay and impregnated discovery
and pleasure. The association "The most beautiful detours
in France", recorded at the end of 1998, together seventy
twelve localities across all regions and presented in detail in
this guide. They are marked on the ground by an original logo
and expressive: the ramp which departs from the major road and
turns into a stem of a flower blossoming in rose fireworks ...
a "detour" that bears his reward in itself!
Good travel!
Quality of reception
Cities that make up the network of The most beautiful detours in France
and appearing in this guide meet the stringent selection criteria
and are committed to a charter of quality and authenticity, to
make every effort to help enhance the entire network and support
each year a little more to be recommended to readers of this guide.
These first cities in the administrative sense of the term, thus
bringing together at least 2,000 inhabitants, but of cities that
remain on a human scale (the number of their inhabitants remain
below 20,000), able to offer Visitors to both the advantages of
a city with the minimum of equipment expected by those who stay
there, without the disadvantages of larger towns and nuisance
that can be found. This
relative calm is linked to the fact that they are, most of them,
away from the main road and often out of the areas most frequented
tourist speaking. This relative isolation which explains why they
have largely been preserved in the era of uncontrolled urbanization
and have kept their charm and authenticity. They all have a heritage
of quality that comes to the environment. There are monuments,
buildings or the original architecture typical of the region.
They can also be distinguished by the rich heritage of artistic,
economic, crafts and food that often reinforces their identity
and gives full value to their membership to découverte.Par
Plus Beaux Detours, they undertake to develop a policy development
and promotion of all these assets, the two exchanging them their
experiences and expertise to maximize the recovery actions. In
order to improve the quality of reception, such as stay, they
offer tourists a range of original events, which will satisfy
the most diverse tastes. They also guarantee that we can visit
all year round with a time of welcome from hotels, restaurants
and the tourist office.
Quality of living
Each year, at the bridge of the Ascension, has organized a Festival
of Détours helps to highlight the "tourism" and
providing the opportunity for exceptional events.
This event is part of the campaign Hi, conducted by House of France.Travail
long, but contributing greatly to the quality of reception, signage
directional and informative must be both practical and be well
integrated into the general aesthetics of the city. At its annual
conference, the association brings together working committees
which provide an opportunity to work on various topics related
to quality of stay for visitors to introduce more and more professionalism
in the tourism management of these cities. They are also assisted
by the partners of the association who do benefit from their expertise,
whether in the field of communication and promotion or in the
financing of equipment. It is also requested each of the members
to update frequently proposed stays aimed at different levels
of budget and are accompanied by programs of visits varied. They
are found on the website of the association, as in all tourist
offices.
Dual commitment to preserve the great friendliness, but also great
rigor in the selection of its members, led to limited to one hundred
and the maximum number of members, emphasizing the widespread
return possible thereof the throughout the country. Thus in 2003
one can find Les The most beautiful detours in France in 20 regions and
55 departments, ensuring the supply and diversity in the discovery.
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This
relative calm is linked to the fact that they are, most of them,
away from the main road and often out of the areas most frequented
tourist speaking. This relative isolation which explains why they
have largely been preserved in the era of uncontrolled urbanization
and have kept their charm and authenticity. They all have a heritage
of quality that comes to the environment. There are monuments,
buildings or the original architecture typical of the region.
They can also be distinguished by the rich heritage of artistic,
economic, crafts and food that often reinforces their identity
and gives full value to their membership to découverte.Par
Plus Beaux Detours, they undertake to develop a policy development
and promotion of all these assets, the two exchanging them their
experiences and expertise to maximize the recovery actions. In
order to improve the quality of reception, such as stay, they
offer tourists a range of original events, which will satisfy
the most diverse tastes. They also guarantee that we can visit
all year round with a time of welcome from hotels, restaurants
and the tourist office.
This event is part of the campaign Hi, conducted by House of France.Travail
long, but contributing greatly to the quality of reception, signage
directional and informative must be both practical and be well
integrated into the general aesthetics of the city. At its annual
conference, the association brings together working committees
which provide an opportunity to work on various topics related
to quality of stay for visitors to introduce more and more professionalism
in the tourism management of these cities. They are also assisted
by the partners of the association who do benefit from their expertise,
whether in the field of communication and promotion or in the
financing of equipment. It is also requested each of the members
to update frequently proposed stays aimed at different levels
of budget and are accompanied by programs of visits varied. They
are found on the website of the association, as in all tourist
offices.