I’m sure you already have your nice little program, organized carefully and well in advance, for the New Year 2012. But otherwise, if you are also lovers of France, here’s a list of 10 unusual places to spend the 31st of December, 2012 as memorable and  original you can.
It starts from Gavarnie, a small town of Hautes-Pyrenees famous for its location and for its natural beauty: a stage of granite washed down with snow and ice falls.
The Pic du Midi and its astronomical observatory soar to over 2800 meters, from there you will not see many fireworks, but several other majestic peaks covered with ice. Mont Saint Michel is really not much to say, just look at a picture to see a New Year spent admiring the fireworks over the ancient fortified town would be memorable.
The island of Groix, a small remnant of dry land that can be reached in 45 minutes by boat from Lorient, is the perfect place to get away from the routine and forget for a while the rest of the world: Take a bottle of the good wines and let the earth stop the bad thoughts. The scenery is breathtaking and the people are exquisite.
Climb the far north to the Cliffs of Ault, overlooking the Bay of the Somme:with oxygen, iodine and a great silence. And you will have the pleasure, at the foot of the cliff, to feel small-small which is ideal for the initial year.
Lets head in the south of France to return to Aigues Mortes, in the Camargue: Inside the ramparts, the Hispanic inns atmosphere, small hotels of charm and character to Gipsy King that seem to come directly from Seville. We get on with Pont Valentré Cahors to admire its medieval old town under the light of fireworks at midnight. Still cliffs, ocean and yet still in north Etretat is a magical place: the board of which is to reach the Porte d’Aval with a good bottle of champagne and two glasses.
Don’t forget to check the Tour de Bretagne in Nantes tower to conquer to enter the skyscraper overlooking the capital of the Pays de la Loire: Below, there is a city that has managed to transform everything – roads, old abandoned warehouses, squares – in a permanent show.
Finally we move from the Passage du Gois, a road that emerges from the ocean and a few hours after it’s gone. Four and a half kilometers of paved uncomfortable that cuts through the water to reach the island of Noirmoutier.
By Ina K
Photo 1: David Lydon, Photo 2: jeftic slavisa, Photo 3: Roaming the World, Photo 4: Henk & Anna, Photo 5: ClaireinParis1, Photo 6: Stonebridge65, Photo 7: fotomie2009 (very busy…) , Photo 8: Olivier.Thirion , Photo 9: Galaxy_of_Emptiness, Photo 10: emvri85
