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A review of Ligugé Abbey and Futuroscope theme park near Poitiers, France, on Christmas Day 2010
Posted on 18 January 2011 by Des R T Sandys

From the beatific to the bouncy, Des samples the delights of Christmas Day around Poitiers in South-West France.

How wonderfully eccentric. In France, the land of the holy lunchtime, where eating lengthily and well is a sacred duty, where commerce grinds to a halt for several hours a day to indulge the privileges of pleasure, here they shut up shop at lunchtime not to eat, but to pray. For today is Christmas Day. Continue reading →

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