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Forum: France

Dec 29th 2017, 7:15 pm

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How is Deauville for a young family?

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Posted By Novocastrian

Re: How is Deauville for a young family?

It's all to do with familiarity and personal preferences, innit? Whoever said upthread, "get a camping car and do the research" was right. That was either you or Chatterstatic, I think the latter.

Forum: France

Dec 29th 2017, 4:28 pm

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How is Deauville for a young family?

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Posted By Novocastrian

Re: How is Deauville for a young family?

Oh, I'd forgotten that you used to live around there. Excellent input!

You must know Port-en-Bessin... I'm thinking that might be the place, with a job/business in Bayeux.

Property prices in...

Forum: France

Dec 25th 2017, 11:34 am

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How is Deauville for a young family?

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Posted By Novocastrian

Re: How is Deauville for a young family?

I was thinking about your project plan and remembered an area we visited with the aforementioned cousin last spring. Have a look sat this site Caen Presqu'île | Site de la société publique locale...

Forum: France

Dec 24th 2017, 9:18 pm

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How is Deauville for a young family?

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Posted By Novocastrian

Re: How is Deauville for a young family?

I have a cousin (by marriage) who lives half the year in Caen and the other half on a boat in Antibes (don't ask).. He would alone make such a cinema viable.

Forum: France

Dec 24th 2017, 5:31 pm

Replies: 25

How is Deauville for a young family?

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Posted By Novocastrian

Re: How is Deauville for a young family?

There are cinemas such you describe in Caen, where the population base is sufficient to support such an enterprise. There are also smaller communities along the Orne leading to the coast which offer...

Forum: France

Dec 24th 2017, 4:37 pm

Replies: 25

How is Deauville for a young family?

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Posted By Novocastrian

Re: How is Deauville for a young family?

Yes, the beach at Donville-les-Bains is very nice (if a bit rocky in parts) but once you've enjoyed La Plage d"Or, known these days as Omaha Beach, all else is second class. :nod:

Forum: France

Dec 24th 2017, 3:57 pm

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How is Deauville for a young family?

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Posted By Novocastrian

Re: How is Deauville for a young family?

I agree about Granville. We got to know it better in the last year because a relative was in rehab at a clinic there after a serious car accident.

It's a very interesting town.

Forum: France

Dec 24th 2017, 11:05 am

Replies: 25

How is Deauville for a young family?

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Posted By Novocastrian

Re: How is Deauville for a young family?

You should put on your list of places to get to know. It's a beautiful, active fishing port with several very good restaurants, great views and a lively buzz about it for most of the year. It's never...

Forum: France

Dec 24th 2017, 9:27 am

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How is Deauville for a young family?

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Posted By Novocastrian

Re: How is Deauville for a young family?

That might be me? i agree with ET, Deauville is nice to visit but I'd hesitate to live there. It's deluged by well off Parisians in the summer and compared to nearby towns, very expensive.
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