Whole Earth Guide

Let us be your guide to the world. As we expand into new countries, we'll give you all the information that you need to know before you go and show you all the highlights of each country and region. Along the way we'll reveal places that you can stay with the service levels you thought had long since gone.

Our selection in Vaucluse

Avignon is perhaps most famous for its bridge, the Pont d'Avignon but there's a lot more than that to see in the large walled city than that.

The city was used as the base for the Pope from 1309 to 1377 and courtesy of that there's effectively a mini version of the Vatican right in the centre of ...more

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Edinburgh has been the capital city of Scotland since 1437 and is the seat of the Scottish parliament. The Old Town and New Town districts of Edinburgh were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.

Each year Edinburgh plays host to a collection of festivals which come together under the ba...more

The Da Vinci Code books and films has placed a number of sights in the Pyrenees firmly on the tourist circuit.

Of these, by far the easiest to get to is the village of Rennes le Chateau which is about 15 minutes drive from Quillan on the Carcassonne road.

Not so long ago, there was one relativ...more

The chateau of Versailles is one place that will not only live up to but positively exceed your expectations.

Everything inside was built on a truly grand scale. Where on a normal palace houses on the estate would be small affairs, the Trianons are also rather elegant and elsewhere would be magni...more

The castle of Josselin in Moribhan is one of the main attractions in Britanny.

Set within elegant gardens, the castle dating from the 11th century dominates the medieval town beside it and, surprisingly, has been owned by the Rohan family for over 400 years. Access to the English Park is limited ...more

On the banks of the Loire River, 14 miles east of Tours, lies the medieval market town of Amboise. Once home to the French royal court it is also where the great Leonardo da Vinci spent the remaining years of his life. Some of his inventions are still in Amboise today and have not been removed. His ...more

The first half of the trip from Villefranche to Latour de Carol is, as you’d expect, through the mountain passes of the Pyrenees but after that it levels out into more normal scenery and finishes the run in the very disappointing Latour train station. In years gone by this must have been a major ter...more

Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and home to numerous attractions from Parliament Buildings to the Crown Saloon.

Planning for Belfast’s City Hall began, naturally enough, in 1888 when it was awarded the status of city by Queen Victoria (hence the relatively large number of things i...more

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