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Eiffel Tower   Paris

Eiffel Tower, Paris

 1075 Reviews  The Eiffel Tower (French: la Tour Eiffel) is a monument in Paris and one of the most visited attractions in France. He stands on the left bank of the Seine in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. The... 

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Vieux Nice/Old Town   Nice

Vieux Nice/Old Town, Nice

 83 Reviews  Wow! One of the best memories of Nice is the old town market called Cours Saleya. Old town, Vieille Ville, is another wow, but this is just about the market. Wake up early, walk from your hotel to the... 

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Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière   Lyon

Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière, Lyon

 43 Reviews  Looming above Lyon from its position on a hilltop on the right bank of the Saône, the Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière can be seen from numerous places in the city. So it is certainly a prominent... 

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Aiguille Du Midi   Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Aiguille Du Midi, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 33 Reviews  What? At ca. 3,800, Aiguille du Midi gets you as close to Mont Blanc as you can get without mountain climbing skills or inclinations. At ca. EUR 50 per person, the cable car is pricey, but very much... 

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The Hall of Mirrors ( La Galerie des Glaces )   Versailles

The Hall of Mirrors ( La Galerie des Glaces ), Versailles

 49 Reviews  The Hall of Mirrors is by far the most impressive of the rooms in the Versailles Palace. The principal feature of this famous hall is the seventeen mirror-clad arches that reflect the seventeen... 

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Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde   Marseille

Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde, Marseille

 42 Reviews  In 1214, the abbot of St Victor allowed a hermit, Master Peter, to construct a chapel on this hill. He quite naturally called it the Chapel de la Garde, the name of the hill on which there was a watch... 

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Beaches - Plages   Cannes

Beaches - Plages, Cannes

 25 Reviews  Yes there are public free beaches in Cannes even at the Croisette and they are as clean as the private beaches. As what concerns the crowd it all depends from the season and also of the time of the... 

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Notre-Dame Cathedral   Strasbourg

Notre-Dame Cathedral, Strasbourg

 119 Reviews  You will be attracted like a magnet to the cathedral. It's huge, and dominates the city. The little streets are quaint, full of people in the best of time and pleasant for a stroll, maybe with an ice... 

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Place du General de Gaulle / Grand Place   Lille

Place du General de Gaulle / Grand Place, Lille

 15 Reviews  You will not often see the Grand Place as empty as it was here on a Sunday morning. On other days it is the place where people meet and mingle; just walk across to get around this compact old city;... 

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St. Sernin Basilica   Toulouse

St. Sernin Basilica, Toulouse

 19 Reviews  Romanesque style and built between about 1.080 and 1.120, this Basilica is the former abbey church of the Abbey of St. Sernin or St. Saturnin. It's an important site for pilgrims on the Way of... 

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NOTREDAME CATHEDRAL   Rouen

NOTREDAME CATHEDRAL, Rouen

 78 Reviews  If you've seen Monet's paintings of the Cathedral in Rouen at the Musée d'Orsay, a visit to the cathedral will be a very special experience for you. You can revisit it at various times of the day and... 

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Cathédrale Saint Sauveur   Aix-en-Provence

Cathédrale Saint Sauveur, Aix-en-Provence

 13 Reviews  The cloister of the church of St. Sauveur is one hindred years older than the church. It is Romanesque and was built between 1180 and the early years of the 13C at the same time as the cloister at... 

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Palais des Papes   Avignon

Palais des Papes, Avignon

 58 Reviews  In the present view the Palace represents the significant construction. In its territory there is Notre Dame Cathedral on which roof there is the huge statue of maiden Maria is installed. The Popes’... 

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Cathédrale Notre Dame   Reims

Cathédrale Notre Dame, Reims

 43 Reviews  The site of the coronation of France's kings for centuries, la Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims is among the most important in French history. It is also considered a masterpiece of Gothic architecture,... 

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The Abbey   Mont Saint Michel

The Abbey, Mont Saint Michel

 25 Reviews  The Abbey Church built in the early years 0f 1000, is located right on top of the rock, 80 metres above sea level, on a platform 80metres long. Inside are Arches, Galleries and tall windows. The... 

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Old Town   Colmar

Old Town, Colmar

 55 Reviews  In the square you can pick up an easy 4-mile English tour through the Old Town. We understand that the train does not stop, so you will have to return to take photos unless you have a fast camera. We... 

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Castles   Tours

Castles, Tours

 33 Reviews  1hour south of Chinon is the beautiful castle of Rivau. You have to drive there (exit st maure) but it is worth it as the gardens are really beautiful ! I went there with my kids and they loved it,... 

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Hospices de Beaune   Beaune

Hospices de Beaune, Beaune

 33 Reviews  The grand hall of the poor. It is for the visitors the most spectacular part of the Hôtel-Dieu with its 50 m length and 16 m in height. The furniture of medieval style one sees dates of the... 

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Walk the Streets   Yvoire

Walk the Streets, Yvoire

 6 Reviews   The last invasion of Yvoire is surely by the greenery. When stolling in the streets, you could enjoy many flowers and the famous Garden of the Fives Senses (entrance fee). Since many years Yvoire... 

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Montmartre - Sacré Coeur   Paris

Montmartre - Sacré Coeur, Paris

 717 Reviews   Basil Sacre Ceur is visible from any point of the city as it is placed at the top of the hill La Butt in area of Montmartre. It was erected in 1876 in the Romanian-Byzantian style. The ladder... 

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Beach   Nice

Beach, Nice

 73 Reviews  You must wear Jellies ! The stony beaches can hurt and be hot in the summer so wear the right thing on the beach. If you don't like the look of the person next to you then move away some were else. I... 

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Vieux Lyon - general   Lyon

Vieux Lyon - general, Lyon

 43 Reviews  A lovely old town to explore and is worth at least an afternoon of anyones time! Enjoyed our afternoon here albeit a freezing cold one and also too a ride on the funicular(later tip) up the Fourviere... 

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Mer de Glace & Montenvers   Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Mer de Glace & Montenvers, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 15 Reviews  It's quite an experience, using the mechanical means to go up and down the mountain, and to walk several meters inside the glacier (with the advantage of being the shortest of the three rides locally... 

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Basins, fountains and statues   Versailles

Basins, fountains and statues, Versailles

 79 Reviews  Are you still thinking what I mentioned earlier? Yes, the Sun King was green with ENVY at one point in his life and it was one of those things that led to the creation of Versailles... The King had... 

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Les Calanques   Marseille

Les Calanques, Marseille

 21 Reviews  Hello, I am the owner of Blue Attractions Marseille, Blue Attractions is the english version of the well known marseille's company "bleu evasion". We offer trips in the Calanques on comfortable boats,... 

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Loire Valley, Zoo, white tiger and raptor shows

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Imagine our surprise when we pulled up at a red light on the D976 in the Loire Valley and saw two adult male lions in the large truck in front of us. The truck was marked, "Danger, Do Not Approach" in French, of course. That will wake you up!If you've seen the Loire chateaus and the kids want an adventure, there is a very nice zoo near St. Aignan. If you take the D 976 to St. Aignan, you will see signs. The Zoo-Parc de Beauval is southwest of St. Aignan off the D675 or if you like country roads, the D90. It is signposted and not difficult to find.Their main claim to fame is a white tiger. Each year they have over 350 baby animals born there.. In 2011 they welcomed, among others 1 baby jaguar, 4 baby white Tigers and 2 baby camels. If you can go in late Spring, you'll see more babies and it is really fun. There is also a hotel in the gardens.I highly recommend a visit to St. Aignan while...

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Provence . . . outside the Riviera . . . fun!

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When we travel in early spring or late fall, we like the south of France where you are "almost" guaranteed warm weather. It can get pretty cold in winter except right on the shore and summers can be terribly hot so shoulder season is great. I must admit I love Provence any time of year though.So many people visit Nice and the Riviera and think they've seen southern France. There is a completely different southern France just north of the Riviera and we prefer it. You won't see the crowds and you will see lovely perched villages, country markets and very friendly French people who want you to enjoy your visit.Favorite places of ours are:Tourrettes-sur-Loup (found as Tourette-sur-Loup on Virtual Tourist)GourdonSt. Paul de VenceVence, especially the Old TownGrasse and its perfume factories and flower marketAix-en-Provence, a very sophisticated cityAvignon with the Rhone River and the Palace...

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Bordeaux

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I will never forget the strong sensation felt in 1971, when, for the first time, I went out of the Iberian dictatorships. Even the air, from Bayonne to Bordeaux seemed different. I loved the area and the landscape, but, for several reasons, I never had the chance to visit it again, except in a rushing stop in 1989, driving the kids in their first trip to Europe. It is something that I miss, and after a couple of great days in Normandy, next time in France I will try to do the same in this area.

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Languedoc-Roussillon, Cathar Castles aplenty

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The Riviera and Provence get a lot of press and a lot of visitors. It is beautiful and we love it, but it's a little more relaxed and wild in the southwest region called Languedoc-Roussillon. There are miles of soft sand beaches, wild wonderful mountains, perched villages and even a couple cities if you like excitement.One of our favorite stretches of beach is between Canet-Plage and St.-Cyprien-Plage. It is a long stretch of soft sand with free parking and a national park on the other side of the road. If there is any wind at all, there will be lovely waves and you will be joined by quiet, happy French families and can watch the wind surfers.Once with our oldest daughter we bought Cathar Passes and did our very best to see everything on the pass. We didn't make it but we had fun trying and learned a lot of history and saw some magnificent scenery in the process.Some of our favorite...

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Loire Valley, churches, abbeys, gardens . . .

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Gardens, churches, abbeys, parks, rivers, hiking. There is a lot to do. If you've seen the chateaus or at least the ones you want to see . . . or you have seen a few too many . . . consider the abbeys and churches. Click on the picture for ideas.Of course, the cathedral at Chartres is justifiably famous so if you are in the area, it is definitely worth a day trip. http://www.chartres-tourisme.com/pages/en/index.phpWe've had fun over the years keeping up with the restoration of Fontevraud Abbey near the convergence of the Loire and Vienne Rivers. It's a great stop near Chinon and the picturesque village of Candes-St.-Martin on the Loire.Fontevraud Abbey is no longer a French National Monument; it is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It also holds a 52-room hotel if you want to spend some time there. The hotel web site is:...

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Le Panthéon

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Commissioned by King Louis XV after he recovered from a serious illness in 1744, Le Panthéon was built for the abbey of Sainte-Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris. Designed by Jacques-Germain Soufflot, the neo-Classical building originally served as a church. During the French Revolution, it became a pantheon, where some of France's greatest men were entombed, including Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Victor Hugo.

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La Madeleine Church

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What is now La Madeleine Church was initially built as a memorial temple. It was built on the site of two previous unfinished foundations that were intended to be churches. The building was commissioned by Napoleon in 1806, and built as his Temple to the Glory of the Grand Army. Its neo-Classical design was inspired by the Maison Carrée in Nîmes, one of the best preserved Roman ruins in France. Fifty-two 66-foot (20-meter) Corinthian columns surround the outside of the building.The Arc de Triomphe was completed in 1808, also as a memorial to victorious French armies. Napoleon's planned Temple to the Glory of the Grand Army was therefore redundant, and the building remained unused. It was not until after the fall of Napoleon, and the resurgence of the Roman Catholic religion, that the building became a church. King Louis XVII decided to use the building as a church dedicated to Mary...

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COTE DES BLANC

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There is only one place in the World that you can get true Champagne from and that is directly from one of the five subdivisions of the appellation of Champagne. One of those subdivisions is the Cote des Blanc. Located along hillsides facing the morning sun and overlooking the vast Champagne Plains, mostly chardonnay grapes are grown to be bought up by the big Champagne houses in Reims and Epernay – that is if the fields are not already owned by them. While most champagnes result from blends of different grapes and vintages, information like that is rarely listed on labels. What is certain is that the power of a name is reflected in the product price.

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Les Burghers de Calais - History & a memory

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My most favourite thing and fondest memory of Calais, on my very first vist there, was seeing the bronze statue of, 'The Burghers of Calais,' by the French artist Auguste Rodin.It was a cool crisp and sunny autumn's afternoon, and it seemed that everything was bathed in an orange glow, when I first set eyes on this statue. At the time, I actually thought that it was a war memorial of sorts, but oh, how I loved this magnificent statue all covered in green moss. The men looked sad and defeated and so beautifully haunting. I shall never forget seeing such a wonderful work of art for the very first time, this will stay in my mind's eye forever.The statue, The Burghers of Calais': In 1884, the town council of Calais, commissioned Auguste Rodin to make something that would commemorate the terrible seige of 1346-7 by the English. The English had agreed to accept the town's surrender, without...

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Le Louvre

by Elodie_Caroline

Le Louvre is reputedly the biggest museum in the world to date and could make The Eiffel tower something like 5 times over, if it were laid down and end to end. It is over a quarter of a mile long and one hundred foot wide.Philippe August built the Louvre fortress on the north bank of the Seine in the year of 1200. It was then rebuilt in the 16th century for use as a royal palace and it became the residence of the then King. Le Louvre was made accessible to the public as a museum when the doors of Le Grand Gallerie opened in 1793 during the french revolution.François Mitterrand decided to devote the whole of the palace as a museaum in 1988, and got I.M.Pei to add the glass pyramid in the courtyard. So we have an old building with a modern building for that extra effect. I quite like the Pyramid too.Le Louvre starred as the major building in the film, The Da Vinci code, from the book of...

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