Lille’s Stade Pierre-Mauroy, like so many of the stadia hosting games at these European Championships, is an architectural delight but it earns the appreciation of drivers on the adjacent motorway far more often than the city’s denizens thanks to its location miles out from the ‘centre ville’, writes Brendan O’Brien

There’s more to Bordeaux than just wine. Pól Ó Conghaile admires the stunning architecture, its many pedestrianised streets and its relaxing cafés and restaurants.