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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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You cannot go wrong. The best seats always available. Front row for every event minus the UEFA Super Cup. A great football team steeped in history is a must for any sports fan. After travelling around Europe, it will shock you that no game sells out and 5 minutes before kickoff tickets are available at the ticket booth for front row.
Try renting a house-boat in France. Living on a house-boat is great! And in France you don't need any kind of driving-license and you will see a lot of interesting spots. If you like it a bit sporty: The "Canal du Midi" offers you a lot of possibilities. And with more than 40 locks (hand-moved, you are expected to help) on a way, that you travel within 1 week, you sure will be occupied. Don't forget to bring bikes and you will also be able to see more than the water-street, you are travelling on. Most of the boat-rentals also offer bikes, this should be no problem then. The small old villages around are very nice. Attention: the canal is surrounded by small mountains. This means a lot of work when you are biking. And the boats mostly are not big enough to bring your new and very modern sports-bike. So you will depend on the force of your own muscles. If you do this trip somewhen out of...
It was a lovely Sunday, Benjamin told me after a good lunch, heavy one with good meat, somone, and wine that we should go do sport! I told him I adore pool, and he said:don't you know we have the biggest pool hall in Tours in all France, and I goes: Wow!What are we waiting for, lets go,I play good, but I lost the party, as Benjamin is a real Professional in pool, the main thing we had fun, and for keeping the memory, we took that funny picture as if we were both aiming to shot in the same time LOL
The most famous cycling event in the world and maybe France biggest sport event, the Tour de France. 5 times winners:Jacques Anquetil (FRA) 1957, 1961, 62, 63, 64Eddy Merckx (BEL) 1969, 1970, 71, 72, 74Bernard Hinault (FRA) 1978, 79, 1981, 82, 85Miguel Indurain (ESP) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95Lance Armstrong (USA) 1999, 2000, 01, 02, 03
In the gorges of the Ardeche you have the possibilty to kayak or canoe a 21 km trip. Its long when you havent done it a lot but its worth it. The views are stunning, its always hot, the water luke warm.On the way there are some barrages that are exciting to do. Beware not fall out of the canoe, haha. At the end you will be returned to yr starting point. Swimsuit, sun tan lotion, t shirt, shoes for in the water and your lunch!
Cycling the French Alps is a must do if you love biking. Be sure to have an array of gears on your bike including a small chainring for climbing and also a good granny gear! You will also need good breaks as sometimes you will go down for 50 km at a time!!! French people are really in love with cyclists (thanks to the Tour de France) so don't be surprised if they ask you if you are in the Tour the France this year!!! My chaining is 52-42-26 in the front and 11-32 in the back. With that I can challenge myself with most hills even with 65 pounds of gear on the bike. Make sure you bring a good pair of gloves and warm clothes for the descent.
You must go to The French Alps to go skiing. They have the largest skiing resort in the world. it's call the 3 Valleys. You don't have to buy ski equipment, only real thick socks. You can rent everything there (skis, shoes..)
I still don't understand it! No one could translate it into English well enough for me to understand (my French sucks!). The best translation I got was 'bull swimming pool'. Go figure.Anybody know what it means and how it works - please email me at VT... bull swimming poolsouth of France...;)
Skied the Valle Blanche in Chamonix If you're going to ride both trams up to the Aguille, make sure to bring your ropes, shovels, beacons, etc...and ski with a guide. We didn't and that was stupid!
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...
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