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Article: TRAVEL Find splendid isolation in the heart of France; The least populated and most unspoiled province of France - Limousin - is a treasure trove for the visitor, discovered Neil Connor.
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
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- August 19, 2000
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For a country steeped in so much history, France has based much of its tourist drive on its modern amenities such as Euro Disney and the bright lights of Paris.
But for the more discerning traveller, hidden in the forested region between Bordeaux and St Etienne lies an almost untouched paradise which needs no 21st-century modifications to make it pleasing to the tourist's eye.
Limousin suffers from the same kind of ignorance from outsiders that our own widely respected but seldom visited locality has endured for years.
Although the Midlands is ...