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After the death of the big Duke of Bourgogne Philippe le Bont, his son Charles raised to become the Duke of Franche Comte, and had the idea to make a union with Bourgogne!
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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After the death of the big Duke of Bourgogne Philippe le Bont, his son Charles raised to become the Duke of Franche Comte, and had the idea to make a union with Bourgogne!
Old Roads in Besancon, still well kept, with the triada: Old Road,Houses,and narrow ways! Just made this picture to share it on VT!
Noble wealthy people of Fuedalism age lived here in such big houses, they were presenting the rich socity, and later the Bourjois level!
Paws in the door, Sign of Hunting, Sign of Superstitous of Villagers, and sign of luck, and a good way to avoid and get rid of evil!This is Bourgogne!
No worries of getting bored in the way to Bourgogne, the beautiful views are nice and you will think only to enjoy them!
In the way to Bourgogne, you will enjoy the beautiful views of the Green nature, from the good rains, and the beautiful little villages thrown by here and there!
The road to the Prefecture, is full of beautiful narrow streets, and it is taken from the back street of the town hall,you will enter the building,you can seebeautiful scenery at every step!
Old Calm Roads of Dijon very beautiful, veryGothic and so uniquely European you can feel it, I adore the narrow paths leading to the ways with old beautiful houses throwen here and there!
The lovely Park is a beaten path, sure LOLbut a morning jogging, or hiking, or just sitting and having a great view by meditating the nature, is the aim of going to this lovely park!
This is what I've been talking about, look at this picture, can you feel my words now?all the 3 beautiful things gathered in one view,Narrow streetbeautiful old roadand beautiful houses
Four Seasons George V Paris Paris
5 Reviews and 556 Opinions The Four Seasons George V is truly one of the world's great hotels. I really, really love to stay...
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Q: Dear all, Does anyone knows whether it is possible to get a phone sim card in France for use during a short term/traveller stay...
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