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A street in Saint-Emilion

The Town of Saint-Émilion

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Marais Poitevin in Winter

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Saint Radegonde church in Talmont-sur-gironde

Talmont-sur-Gironde

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La Couarde-sur-Mer

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Rochefort

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Marais Poitevin

Marais Poitevin

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Harbour on île de Ré

Ile de Ré

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Atlantic coast in Biarritz

The Pyrénées

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Loire coast

The Loire coast

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Sunset on Île de Noirmoutier

Île de Noirmoutier

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