Hotel Le Cottage, Argeles-sur-Mer

Advantages: Attractive small town
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...Montreuil sur Mer is an old walled town at the top of a steep hill and was once a important port, but is now some distance from the sea. There are excellent views over the surrounding countryside from the town walls. There are a couple of good hotels and a selection of restaurants.In both categories the Clos des Cappucins is a personal favourite (see the separate entry). Montreuil is about forty minutes drive from Calais on the autoroute. This includes an inexpensive paid section which you can bypass by driving on the coast road from Boulogne to Le Touquet.... Read review

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Advantages: friendly, good food
Disadvantages: none

...This is a superb small, family run hotel with an excellent restaurant downstairs in the centre of Montreuil sur Mer, about ten miles from the coast. The rooms are cozy and well appointed and the prices are excellent. The food is superb with a wide range of options for dinner and a good breakfast buffet. If you don't like climbing, avoid the rooms on the top floors because the stairs are steep and dark. On the other hand, if you are fit and agile, the topmost rooms give superb views over the town square and the market. The staff are friendly and helpful and don't mind English people at all which is a shame. The hotel is well positioned for other restaurants and bars in the town, close to the town walls and a good base. There is ample parking next to the hotel on the town square. If you are arriving outside of restaurant hours be sure... Read review

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Advantages: Relatively unknown to English tourists
Disadvantages: I can't think of any

...Relais Normand), past the beautiful Saint-Saens golf club which is reputed to be one of the most scenic courses in the whole of France and eventually flows into the sea near Dieppe on the Cote d'Albatre. The beautiful Foret d'Eawy (the second largest beech forest in France after that of Lyons-la-Foret) rises up from the valley and many varied routes are clearly signposted to enable both the walker and cyclist to take advantage of the scenery and possibly spot a deer or wild boar roaming freely. The coast itself was a favourite of many artists and Monet painted a series of his favourite coastal views reflecting the ever-changing light on the cliffs at Pourville sur Mer and Varengeville. The artist Georges Braque designed the stained glass window which decorates the church at Varengeville, perched high on the cliffs with a magnificent view... Read review

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