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      Abbaye de St Hilaire (France)
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Montmartre & Sacré Coeur   Paris

Montmartre & Sacré Coeur, Paris

 73 Reviews  After our ceremonies we were given a private tour of the Sacre Couer, Place du Tertre, and private places by Mayor Yatt. It was such a lovely and memorable morning. If anyone is interested in doing... 

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Perouges   Lyon

Perouges, Lyon

 4 Reviews  Pérouges is a typical village of the Middle Age located on top of a hill at about 35km of Lyon. A lot of efforts have been made to preserve its medieval character and all the historic buildings have... 

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Chamonix Valley   Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Chamonix Valley, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 8 Reviews  Discover the oldest tramway of the valley! The little rack-train departs from the village of Le Fayet, a few kilometers West of Chamonix, for a journey of over an hour. The panorama is alternating:... 

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In town   Cannes

In town, Cannes

 14 Reviews  We hadn't planned our trip to Nice according to the schedule of the world famous Cannes Fílm Festival, we didn't even know what time of the year it is held! Again, like with Formula 1, we seemed to be... 

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Hidden places in Lille   Lille

Hidden places in Lille, Lille

 4 Reviews  Maison Coilliot looks a little different to the average house in Lille. That is because it was designed by famous Art-Nouveau designer Hector Guimard, best known for the elaborate metro station... 

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Outside Toulouse - Excursions   Toulouse

Outside Toulouse - Excursions, Toulouse

 24 Reviews  the official France walkers assoc site is here with contact info http://www.ffrandonnee.fr/_68/contact.aspx For Toulouse area contact bottom side http://cdrp31.free.fr/rando/ Hope it helps, its a... 

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Castles   Tours

Castles, Tours

 13 Reviews  I would have to admit that it's quite a while since I studied French at high school. One of our books was called 'La Belle France' and one of the few things I can recall from it was a photo of... 

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Walking Around   Paris

Walking Around, Paris

 121 Reviews  Another of the Parisian fountains that brought water to the overcrowded courtyards and alleys of the Popincourt/Bastoche areas. Built by Molinos under King Louis-Philippe in 1846, people could draw... 

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Palais du Facteur Cheval   Lyon

Palais du Facteur Cheval, Lyon

 2 Reviews  The Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval in Hauterives in the department of Drôme in central France is my kind of palace. It was built by and for a hard working man as opposed to royalty. This palace was... 

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Outside Chamonix Valley   Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Outside Chamonix Valley, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 5 Reviews  If you travel in the Alps in the Fall, keep a look-out for signs advertising "Bataille des Reines" (Battle of the Queens). These are cow fights, where naturally agressive and territorial cows (yes,... 

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Islands   Cannes

Islands, Cannes

 5 Reviews  The "Iles de Lerins" are two islands just off the coast of Cannes and a regular boat connection goes to both Ile Sainte-Marguarite as Ile Saint-Honorat. Both island are very worth while to go to in... 

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Wazemmes Market   Lille

Wazemmes Market, Lille

 2 Reviews  Another thing to do every Sunday morning is the fantastic Wazemme market which is located off rue Leon Gambetta a major road that cuts through the centre of Lille. Make sure you get to the market by... 

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Inside Toulouse   Toulouse

Inside Toulouse, Toulouse

 16 Reviews  The Maison de l’Occitanie is a sort of cultural and activist centre that strives to protect the Occitan language and culture and to encourage their adoption and reinvigoration by the people of... 

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Museum   Tours

Museum, Tours

 2 Reviews  Aquarium of Turen is the biggest in Europe aquarium of fresh-water fishes. I visited such a big aquarium for the first time. To tell the truth I chosed an excursion to this aquarium because castles... 

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Galleries & Passages   Paris

Galleries & Passages, Paris

 35 Reviews  Just a block and a half from the Hôtel Louvre Bons Enfants, between rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs and rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, there is an elegant nineteenth-century passage called Galerie Véro-Dodat... 

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Lyon City   Lyon

Lyon City, Lyon

 7 Reviews  One of the few museums we could find, the Miniatures museum is in old lyon. For a nominal fee (we don't even remember what it was!), you can walk through various rooms that hold tiny exhibits --... 

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Outside Cannes   Cannes

Outside Cannes, Cannes

 3 Reviews  It was years before I discovered this most beautiful hidden gem just two miles north of Cannes. It takes a little effort to get there - but its worth it ten times over. Take a bus from Cannes centre... 

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Citadelle   Lille

Citadelle, Lille

 5 Reviews  Memorial tombstone for a Leon Trulin at the Citadelle park. The tombstone reads 'Here Leon Trumin, died a hero November 8, 1915 at the age of 18. (In the last letter to his mother he wrote) I forgive... 

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Festivals-Celebrations   Toulouse

Festivals-Celebrations, Toulouse

 4 Reviews  Every year the Garonne invites a stream of the world. After the Ebre, the Nile, the Mekong, the Ganges, the Arno, the Volga, Mississippi, the Rio of the Plata, in June 2003, the Garonne invites the... 

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Parks, Gardens, and Squares   Paris

Parks, Gardens, and Squares, Paris

 187 Reviews  200-300 kms is a long radius to travel and see gardens, there is a site that has them all ;its the offical committee site and have descriptions of thousands of toenjoy it, many in big towns too... 

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La Dombe   Lyon

La Dombe, Lyon

 1 Review  Take the Dombes Lakes Route Tour (by car). Dombes is about 45 minutes drive north of Lyon. The area has thousands of little ponds used for crop, cattle and fish farming. The local government... 

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Out of Lille   Lille

Out of Lille, Lille

 2 Reviews  Nord Pas de Calais & Lille do not have to claim to be the crossroads of Europe ! I personally met quite a few persons working in Lille and live in Belgium, or vice-versa. Why not take a nice drive to... 

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Views on Toulouse.   Toulouse

Views on Toulouse., Toulouse

 4 Reviews   Voici une particularité qui étonne toujours les visiteurs : Toulouse est constamment survolée par des avions qui atterrissent ou decollent de l'aéroport de Toulouse-Blagnac. Les avions passent au... 

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Cemeteries & Other Resting Places   Paris

Cemeteries & Other Resting Places, Paris

 129 Reviews   Père Lachaise cemetery is well-known for a burial place of communars. We came there in memory of fighters for social justice. The cemetries of Paris absorbed all they could. The victims, placed side... 

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Movies and Paris   Paris

Movies and Paris, Paris

 34 Reviews  On the corner of rue des Trois Freres and rue Androuet is the well known ( in Montmartre) grocers, familiarly called "La Maison Collignon", now the "Marché de la Butte". This is the site of the... 

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Look to the fountains

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There are 2 big Fountains in both sides like 2 Gaurdian angels!the distance between the 2 founatains is a beautiful large gate to enter and see the rest of the Square!

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Gold Gold

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Gold is the color of luxury, and Golden decoration means the wealthiness of the French civilization!and a great example is Nancy!all this in Place Stanislas!

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Streets

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Streets in Nancy are not different from any other French city, they are a beautiful stereotype!beautiful streets are those where you can see the old houses and the beaten path!

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And some are Beaten for People also!

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HA HA HA and some are Beaten for People also!check out this part of the city Metz, you can easily call it Ghosts town!but it is not of course!it was just not the rush hour!

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Beaten path for cars not for People

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The best street in Metz Place de la Republic!lots of people walks through, it is comertial, and there's a lot of cafe's and Bars!and people love the idea that no car access is possible!

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The Cathedral OH the Cathedral

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The way to the Cathedral from the centre is beaten for cars, only walking people can visit it, and that's good, as I can't imagine it with car jams and noise!

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Art on the streets

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Yes, the art is so usual thing in Strasbourg, that you can see it on the streets!hee hee, it is actually a modern style of collection in the same street Rue Opera,and it is for sale too!

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Bridges

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Not the dental ones LOLBridhes are a perfect beaten path also with squares, but this time for making photos of the river Rhin!

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Squares

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There are many Squares in Strasbourg, very normal in a big city like this one, and they are all lovely, different in sizes and decoration,and it is always the perfect beaten path to take a break!

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How lovely

by dr.firas

I will try to make you imagine, calm roads, beautiful weather, nice people, and very lovely streets, where ever you walk you can see a beautiful street in Colmar's old town! Supreb place!

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 1 Review and 183 Opinions  I toured Alsace by bicycle in mid-September, 2008. After the group ride was over, I stayed for 3... 

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Off The Beaten Path: Cities in France
  1. Paris Off The Beaten Path
  2. Nice Off The Beaten Path
  3. Lyon Off The Beaten Path
  4. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Off The Beaten Path
  5. Versailles Off The Beaten Path
  6. Marseille Off The Beaten Path
  7. Cannes Off The Beaten Path
  8. Lille Off The Beaten Path
  9. Strasbourg Off The Beaten Path
  10. Toulouse Off The Beaten Path
  11. Rouen Off The Beaten Path
  12. Aix-en-Provence Off The Beaten Path
  13. Avignon Off The Beaten Path
  14. Grenoble Off The Beaten Path
  15. Carcassonne Off The Beaten Path
  16. Bordeaux Off The Beaten Path
  17. Reims Off The Beaten Path
  18. Antibes Off The Beaten Path
  19. Lourdes Off The Beaten Path
  20. Marne-la-Vallée Off The Beaten Path
  21. Mont Saint Michel Off The Beaten Path
  22. Montpellier Off The Beaten Path
  23. Colmar Off The Beaten Path
  24. Arles Off The Beaten Path
  25. Dijon Off The Beaten Path
  26. Bayeux Off The Beaten Path
  27. Nantes Off The Beaten Path
  28. Annecy Off The Beaten Path
  29. Chartres Off The Beaten Path
  30. Tours Off The Beaten Path
  31. Menton Off The Beaten Path
  32. Saint-Malo Off The Beaten Path
  33. Villefranche-sur-Mer Off The Beaten Path
  34. Éze Off The Beaten Path
  35. Nîmes Off The Beaten Path
  36. Caen Off The Beaten Path
  37. Saint-Tropez Off The Beaten Path
  38. Amiens Off The Beaten Path
  39. Morzine Off The Beaten Path
  40. Beaune Off The Beaten Path
  41. Honfleur Off The Beaten Path
  42. Biarritz Off The Beaten Path
  43. Boulogne-sur-Mer Off The Beaten Path
  44. Pau Off The Beaten Path
  45. Perpignan Off The Beaten Path
  46. Angers Off The Beaten Path
  47. Nancy Off The Beaten Path
  48. La Rochelle Off The Beaten Path
  49. Rennes Off The Beaten Path
  50. Saint-Denis Off The Beaten Path

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