Before I start planning our trip to Perigord tell me what are differences between......
Mar 2nd, 2003, 09:17 AM
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Before I start planning our trip to Perigord tell me what are differences between......
Domaine<BR>Hostellerie<BR>Hotel <BR>Chateau<BR>Auberge<BR>Manor<BR><BR>And also in regard to driving in France<BR>Routes:<BR>A, D, N and E<BR><BR>Thanks for helping out<BR>
Mar 3rd, 2003, 03:08 AM
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A domaine is a country estate.<BR>An hostellerie is a posh inn.<BR>A hotel is hotel.<BR>A chateau is a castle<BR>An auberge is an inn.<BR>A manoir is a manor house<BR><BR>I'm not sure what an A road is. A D road is a departmental road, an N road is a national road and an E road is a motorway, often with tolls.<BR>
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An auberge is an inn; an "auberge jeunesse" or "auberge juvenile" is a youth hostel...<BR><BR>As other posters mentioned, the A/E highways are toll roads: very well-kept but very expensive. In France, the N roads are more like the equivalent of smaller interstates in the US. D roads are the smallest; most scenic and slow...
