Kholmogory
Kholmogory , village, NW European Russia, SE of Arkhangelsk and at the mouth of the Northern Dvina River. Known since 1355, Kholmogory was a major trade center for Novgorod merchants in the 15th and 16th cent. and became a shipping and cattle raising center in the 18th cent. Its significance declined with the rise of Arkhangelsk.
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holiday hotspots: France's Dordogne River.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The People (London, England); 1/13/2008; 255 words
; GET close to nature and woodland beauty on a trip to France's Dordogne River. Le Cro Magnon is one of 40 new campsites available at www.select-site.com
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Bank on the river Dordogne for rest
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 1/4/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Drifting down the dreamy Dordogne is a delight for all visitors...be picturesque, but the Dordogne area is more than just scenic. There's the river itself, then there are...Ouysse near the heart of Dordogne country at the little village...
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THE DORDOGNE ON THE LAZY RIVER ; Leave the car at home. The best way to tour this picturesque part of France is by canoe, says Juliet Rix
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...hands and feet in the cool river as we float along. We are canoeing down the Dordogne and it is utterly beautiful...mention our composure - to the river so soon? An undercurrent...a straight line across the river. Dutifully, we stopped on...
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The Dordogne: On the lazy river
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 4/3/2007; 700+ words
; ...hands and feet in the cool river as we float along. We are canoeing down the Dordogne and it is utterly beautiful...mention our composure - to the river so soon? An undercurrent...a straight line across the river. Dutifully, we stopped on...
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Going medieval - Americans can have their own Renaissance in France's Dordogne Valley.(Travel)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 10/4/2001; ; 700+ words
; Special to the Herald The Dordogne River flows across southwest France...English troops stationed across the Dordogne River at Castelnaud Castle during the...December). Want to canoe the Dordogne? Rental kayaks and canoes are...
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Travel: Purple paradise; Iain Mayhew unlocks the secrets of the Dordogne.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 2/24/2001; 700+ words
; ...west France, and the Dordogne region in particular...attractive. The mighty Dordogne River and her sister, the...on a cliff above the river in the Perigord Noir...River What makes the Dordogne so important are the...
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LIFE IN DEEPEST FRANCE: DORDOGNE'S DESTINY?
News Wire article from: United Press International; 5/29/2001; 700+ words
; ...romantic alleyways of the Dordogne's picturesque market towns...country, to take a canoe down a river, to visit a foie-gras...fairyland that they imagine the Dordogne to be. And if it's smart, the Dordogne will do all it can to encourage...
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Travel: Dreamy days in Dordogne; The Brits' favourite bit of France more than justifies its reputation as a holiday haven. Peter Woodman explores its picturesque towns, historic caves and fantastic food.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 1/12/2002; 700+ words
; ...Drifting down the dreamy Dordogne is a delight for all...picturesque, but the Dordogne area is more than just scenic. There's the river itself, then there are...the Dordogne is just a river. But what a river and...12-night trip to the Dordogne was arranged by holiday...
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DAWDLING DREAMILY IN THE DORDOGNE; Go Zone Free yourself in France. . .(Features)
Newspaper article from: Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales); 2/24/2002; 700+ words
; ...DRIFTING down the dreamy Dordogne is a delight for all visitors...be picturesque, but the Dordogne area is more than just scenic. There's the river itself, then there are...Ouysse near the heart of Dordogne country at the little village...
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Chateaus by canoe. (canoe traveling through France's Dordogne Valley)
Magazine article from: Sunset; 4/1/1988; 700+ words
; ...for canoe touring than the Dordogne and its tributary, the Vezere...close intervals along both rivers' banks; between are broad...Vezere and four days on the Dordogne in late May and early June...helped, but most people in the Dordogne were helpful and welcoming...canoe liveries along either ...
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Dordogne
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Dordogne river, c.305 mi (490 km) long, rising...It flows southwest to join the Garonne River N of Bordeaux and to form the Gironde. The upper and middle Dordogne valley has become a popular tourist attraction...
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Bergerac
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bergerac , town (1990 pop. 27,886), Dordogne dept., SW France, in Périgord, on the Dordogne River. It is a farm-trade and processing center. It also has boiler works, foundries...
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Périgord
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...eacute;rigord , region of SW France, now included in Dordogne and parts of Lot-et-Garonne depts. Pé...plateaus, the deep and fertile valleys of the Lot and Dordogne rivers, and extensive oak forests. Périgord is...
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Garonne
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Garonne , river, 402 mi (647 km) long...swings northwest to join the Dordogne River and forms the Gironde estuary...nearly all of the smaller rivers of SW France but is navigable...oceangoing navigation. The river suffers from irregular flow...
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France
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...heart of France N of the Loire River is the province of Î...drained by the Seine and Marne rivers. The basin is surrounded by...the E of the Rhône River, which divides the Massif...drained by the Garonne and Dordogne rivers, which flow into the Bay of...
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