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Football (Soccer) Paris
20 Reviews I got tickets with my wife to see Paris St.-Germain play Bordeaux, the top two teams on the table that season. This is something I would never have missed nor will I repeat it. It is on the west side...
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Skiing Snowboarding Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
14 Reviews For some people Chamonix may be considered a "not good station" for skiing, for some others, it's fabulous. Why those conflicting opinions ? It depends about how you want your ski holidays : - if...
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Ice Skating Paris
10 Reviews My husband and I just came back from Paris where we ice skated in front of the Hotel Du Ville. This was a marvelous activity. The last day the sun was shining, the ice was good, the children were at...
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Hiking Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
10 Reviews Hikers who look for easy or medium-difficulty routes can find a good choice of paths, either starting from the valley or from the cable car stations at mid-height on the mountains, such as the Lognan...
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Rollerskating: Paris-Roller Paris
10 Reviews Every Friday, Pari-Roller (http://www.pari-roller.com/) organizes a ride around Paris from 10.00 PM till 1.00 AM. It starts at 10.00 pm at the Montparnasse train station, under the big clock and ends...
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River Rafting / Body Surfing Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
3 Reviews Chamonix Aventures is a rafting station, but not only that. In fact with them you can do also hydrospeed and canyoning. They can provide also rafting and hydrospeed trips for absolute beginners and...
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Tennis Paris
15 Reviews If you are a tennis player or fan then a visit to Roland Garros in southwest Paris is very rewarding. My reward on the day of my spring visit was seeing Mary Pierce stretch her legs and watching...
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Rock Climbing & Mountaineering Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
6 Reviews Lots of different possibilities: hire a guide for one or more days, or have a basic training first. "Getting acclimatised before starting" is also here a golden rule. All info at the "Maison de la...
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Petanque Paris
5 Reviews For me at least, pétanque seems like the quintessential French pastime, evoking images of groups of ageing men playing on shimmeringly hot days in shady small town squares. Pétanque is a form of...
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Paragliding Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
3 Reviews Special because I was terrified of heights and to run off the side of a mountain was just unthinkable, but I did it. Wow what an experience, I was really scared but 5 mins into the flight I felt a...
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Running / Marathons Paris
10 Reviews From the Jardin des Tuilleries to the Parc du Camps de Mars amidst the Eiffel Tower, Paris offers so many marvelous parks in which to run. Not to mention scenic routes along the banks of the Seine or...
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Endurance Trail Running Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
1 Review Lately I have been getting into Endurance Running. If you are interested in this sport, Chamonix has 2 great races for you. First in Spring there is the Marathon du Mont Blanc which is a mountain...
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Rugby Paris
1 Review We passed this wonderful Arena en route from the airport to our hotel,its a fantasic place to go and watch a sporting event such as France vs England in a rugby International,mind you tickets are like...
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Volleyball Paris
2 Reviews The last time I was surprised to see the transformation of the Place de L'Hotel de Ville into a sandy beach with even palmtrees. I expected the sand at the Paris Plage not far from there, but not...
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Going to the Tour de France was a great experience. You get to see some of the top atheletes in the world, you get exercise (by hiking to the top of the mountains), you meet all types of people from all over and you see the sights of the part of France you travel to. I saw the Alps & Paris stages of the 2004 Tour and got to see some of the most beautiful mountain vistas and a beautiful city.
The Greatest Football team, well in France anyway is Olympique de Marseille. If your a neutral and want to see a great game, and your in Marseille its a must to go to Stade Velodrome to see a match. Youl spend your time being entertained by the fanatical supporters called "les Marseillais". Its a great party atmosphere, better than any other football venure in France
The Cote d'Azur, also internationally known as the French Riviera, is a great location for hikes in a balmy environment. One of these is the moderate climb to the perched medieval town of Eze-Village from Eze-bord-de-Mer. Along the Chemin Nietzsche trail, elevation change is about 360 m (1,200 ft) from sea level to destination. Summer months might be too hot although the trail is partially shaded by trees and the typical fragrant Mediterranean bush vegetation. Great views along the way and interesting perched village to visit after the 60-90 minutes walk to get there. Assume about half of it for the descent.Eze-bord-de-Mer is easily accessible by train and bus service. From Nice or Montecarlo, take bus No. 100. The trail is signposted and starts some 100 m (330 ft) or less east of the bus stop.Schedule for No. 100 bus is available...
You may have seen it on TV or in a French movie and did not understand the rules or you may actually have never heard of it. La pétanque is often considered as a "sport" of South of France, though it is played in the whole country. It is a sport played in 2 teams of 3-4-5 people (not a definite number when you play with your friends, and I dont know what is the professional definite number of players). Each person has 2 balls. One person throws the "cochonnet", a smaller wood or plastic ball. Then, the goal is to be the nearest of the "cochonnet" by throwing your other balls. Easy rules. La pétanque is mainly played by middle age and older people. It is a "convivial" game, where people enjoy being together. There are very few professional players.
The Tour de France is a grueling test of human endurance, a 3-week 2,175-mile (3,500km)race stretched over 21 stages, 9 of them in the mountains... But in somes way the modern Tour is easier than past races... In the early 20th century, competitors pedaled the dirt roads of France thru the night on fixed-gear bikes, evading human blockages, route-jamming cars and nails placed on the road by fans of other riders... Between stages, teams feasted on banquets and champagne; before climbs, they fortified with cigarettes...The race was the brainchild of Henri Desgrange, a Parisian magazine editor who launched it in 1903 with 60 riders in a bid to to boost circulation... It worked: Tour coverage helped Desgrange's magazine boom, and the race soon became more popular than he could have dreamed... With fans lining the roads to see riders up close, by the 1920s the Tour included more than 100...
The French leg of the Ironman craziness takes place yearly in Nice during the second half of June.Thousands of athletes from around the world take part to the massacre race that requires 3.8 Km swim, 180 Km cycling and a full 42.195 Km marathon. All of these, of course, in a row. These guys don't seem to be human, and I have a hard time thinking of how they can train and attend these competitions around the world. Whatever their results, I can't do anything but bow to these extraordinary men and women who bring their bodies to the limit and beyond!
Well, everyone knows that France held the world cup, and won it here, in La Stade du France, in 1998. Wow, what a night! I would have loved to have been in Paris that night! Le Champs-Elysées packed with fans screaming for, 'Les Bleus'.. The hairs were just standing on the back of my neck watching Paris on TV that night, it was so magical! I was glued to the TV everytime France played at this world cup and it was the icing on the cake when they won. I jumped up and down shouting with glee! My old man called me a, 'Froggy b*tch,' it must be because England played crap I reckon. I thought that Christophe DuGarry was the best player there, I think he's really cute and I'll never forget his sweet little smirk after his nose got broken for the second time in that world cup, what a great player he is! Balls ... footballs of course! lol
The Tour de France is a famous cycle race held annually in France every summer. I've followed the race ever since Stephen Roche became the first Irish winner back in 1987. In recent years the race has been dominated by the American cyclist Lance Armstrong and it has also become quite controversial following the suspension of Floyd Landis, the 2006 winner, on drugs charges. The Tour is one of cycling's most gruelling events and much of the race takes place in the mountains.
France hosted the world cup in '98 and I was lucky enough to be working there at the time. The atmosphere was incredible, especially the night when France beat Brazil 3-0 in the final. All through the month there was lots going on and I've so many fond memories of that summer including a Scottish bagpipe concert in our pub, England losing to Argentina on penalties and the night of the final when France took the cup and I had to work until 5am!
North of Avignon, the Ardeche river has carved a canyon on its way to the larger Rhone river.It's a perfect stretch of river where beginners can try a canoe or kayak adventure on their own. I did it three times and it was fun. Along the left bank there are several campsites and locations for vessel rentals. Road D290 takes to Vallon Pont d'Arc where an interesting tall natural bridge hangs over the waters. Here are many rental locations but another chance is to stop downstream in St. Martin d'Ardeche. If you rent here you can avoid the drive and let the organization take you aboard vans up to the starting point. Two-seater canoes and single kayaks are equipped with plastic barrels meant to be watertight. It is highly recommended to place your stuff inside plastic bags prior to put it into the barrels. Total paddling distance is 36 km (23 mi) and most people do it in two days to enjoy a...
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...
Palais de la Mediterranee Nice
3 Reviews and 674 Opinions The hotel was amazing, right on the beach. It was very clean and the rooms were of excellent...
Hotel Gutenberg Strasbourg
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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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...
A: get it at any mobile phone provider Bouygues, SFR or Orange. I use Orange. very easy http://agence.orange.fr/search?query=paris&st_like%5BSERVICES%5D%5B%5D=%25 have...
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