Tour de France
Jul. 10th, 2008 02:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
redfiona99I keep thinking about how good an advertisment having the Tour come through your town is, because, as the commentators have lots of time to fill they will talk about the town (and the local region) and what it has to offer. For instance, today's goes through somewhere called Super-Besse, which I'd never heard of before, but now I want to visit it asap.
Tourism blurb - "Super-Besse is a winter ski resort situated in the Sancy range, between 1,350 and 1,850 meters altitude. It boasts 45 km of ski slopes (linked up to the 43 km of Mont-Dore resort), 240 snow blowers and a cross-country skiing course. Located at the heart of the Auvergne Volcanoes regional park, it also offers a wealth of summertime activities: sailing, windsurfing, swimming in Hermines lake, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking."
"The final of the Andros Trophy, a car racing competition on ice, is held here every winter. The Estive Festival, marking the migration of Salers cattle to their summer pastures, draws some 10,000 visitors. The medieval and Renaissance town of Besse and Saint-Anastaise, situated 7 km away, recalls a rich historical heritage. Its cobbled streets provide a welcoming and festive atmosphere the year around. The skiing museum has a collection of wooden tips from all over Europe."
Tourism blurb - "Super-Besse is a winter ski resort situated in the Sancy range, between 1,350 and 1,850 meters altitude. It boasts 45 km of ski slopes (linked up to the 43 km of Mont-Dore resort), 240 snow blowers and a cross-country skiing course. Located at the heart of the Auvergne Volcanoes regional park, it also offers a wealth of summertime activities: sailing, windsurfing, swimming in Hermines lake, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking."
"The final of the Andros Trophy, a car racing competition on ice, is held here every winter. The Estive Festival, marking the migration of Salers cattle to their summer pastures, draws some 10,000 visitors. The medieval and Renaissance town of Besse and Saint-Anastaise, situated 7 km away, recalls a rich historical heritage. Its cobbled streets provide a welcoming and festive atmosphere the year around. The skiing museum has a collection of wooden tips from all over Europe."
