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Eiffel Tower   Paris

Eiffel Tower, Paris

 1076 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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Fréjus

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It’s halfway the day and we are in Fréjus, the rain is still going on and on and on, my mood was not what you call fantastic, and to be honest, Fréjus didn’t make me feel any better. I had a slight hope that this might be the highlight of the day, hahaha, which should have been easy as it had been a bad day so far, but Fréjus wasn’t able to cheer me up. The reason for the stop in Fréjus was the Cathedral and cloister St-Léonce. The fortified cathedral and cloister date from the 12th century. The baptistery is from the 5th century, which makes it one of the oldest in France. Of course it was closed when I got here, but it would open around 3 o’clock. So instead being the stubborn tourist, we decided to take it easy and relax and go for lunch. We hoped of having a nice visit to the Cathedral, it was inside; so dry from the rain... that sounds good, doesn’t it? I thought so! The cathedral...

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La Ciotat

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It's evening in La Ciotat, the weather has calmed down. Wow, what an end of the day it has been! We thought the incident with the bicyclists (see my previous tip about the ferry to Marseille) was the bad part of the day, but oh boy, we weren't even close to ending that! It's a long story, and VT only allows me to put 2047 characters here.... sigh, too few for me to write the complete the story in this tip. So you have to look at my 'La Ciotat' page to read all about it! In short we got lost in Marseille, hit by a major thunderstorm in Cassis, drove on streets that looked more like rivers than roads, and no hotel to be found (or way too expensive!) and finally the escape to the neighbouring village of La Ciotat.So here we are, in La Ciotat. Not only the price of the hotelroom was much better, also the location. It was great to be right at the harbour in the evening, it looked so...

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The road from Cassis to La Ciotat

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It is early morning and I hear the soft ticking of the rain against the window. Sigh, not a good sign for what the rest of the day will bring. Below my window I can hear the market people talking. It’s market day, so there is a lot of activity on the street, even on this early hour of the day. It sounds cosy in a way, hearing all the French talking, laughing and shouting in the distance. The hustle and bustle of the market is clearly noticeable while I am being lazy and snooze off into dreamland again. Lying in bed I am thinking how nice it would be to stroll on the market as a beginning of the day, hmmm.... I hear the ticking of the rain again against the window and reality strikes me. Sigh, maybe not such a good idea after all. I am not such a hero where rain is concerned; I don’t really enjoy walking around in it. Maybe it’s better to skip that plan and make a run for the car through...

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The Ferry from the Camargue to Marseille

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If you follow the route through the Camargue that I took, you will have to take the ferry to cross over from the Camargue towards Marseille, as the road to Salin de Giraud is a dead end. From Arles to the south there is a canal, but there are no bridges at all. So the only way to get to the other side of the water is to drive all the way back to Arles and cross the bridge there, or do as I did, take the ferry. I was a bit worried on my way here if the ferry would go or not. It was late in the year and I was afraid the ferry wouldn’t go anymore after the summer season. But that was not the case. The ferry goes whole year round on a very regular basis. It only costs a few Euro, so it beats driving all the way back to Arles. The last bit of the drive from the Camargue to the ferry was a bit of an adventure though. There was a bicycle event going on, and of course we got stuck in the middle...

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The Camargue

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The Camargue, at the delta of the river Rhône, is one of Europe's major wetland regions. If you visit the Camargue you’ll see a very flat landscape where hardly any people live. I took a small winding road through the area that took me from Arles to Salin de Giraud (road D36b and D36c). On the side of the road I could see pastures and small and bigger lakes. In and around the lakes I saw lots of different types of birds but mainly groups of 'Greater Flamingoes'. I think in short the Camargue can be described as a paradise for birdwatcher. The landscape isn't spectacular, so don't go here for that reason, but if you love to watch birds (like me, hahaha, although I often don't know the names of the different type of birds) this is a great place to go to. I spotted quite a few birds during my trip. Here are a few that I remember seeing and know the names of: the little egret, cranes, gulls,...

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Arles

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Arles is a city filled with history, but strangely enough a city that didn’t get my enthusiasm. To me it was a city packed to full of cars. Arghhh, it was impossible to take a descent picture of anything as there would be at least a dozen cars parked in front of the building. There were cars parked everywhere in the streets, even surrounding the famous monuments. The other disappointing thing was that the ‘Eglise St-Trophine’ was closed, I really was looking forward in going here. Arles is a Roman city, with all kinds of Roman remains. In the picture you can see ‘Les Arènes’, one of the largest, best-preserved Roman monuments in Provence. This amphitheatre is still in use nowadays, sadly enough for bullfights. It’s possible to visit the amphitheatre when there are no fights as well. I didn’t go inside as the entrance fee was a steep. But the view from the top tier over Arles is supposed...

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Pont du Gard

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The Pont du Gard is one of the most amazing remains of the Romans to be found in south of France. I had been in this part of the Provence before, but I missed going to the Pont du Gard the first time. But this time that wouldn't happen to me again! It has been on the top of my wish list for ages, and it was great to finally be able to go here.This bridge and aqueduct was built around 19 BC and is part of the aqueduct that transported water from the wells close to Uzès to the Romans in Nîmes. Seeing this site is amazing, not only because of its huge size, but also to think what technical engineering was needed to build a construction like this. The Pont du Gard is 48 metres high and 275 metres long, which makes it the tallest of all Roman aqueducts. If you look closely at the picture you can see a few little dots on the middle part of the bridge, these are people walking on the bridge....

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Avignon

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“Sur le pont d’Avignon, L'on y danse, l'on y danse...“ Hahaha, who doesn’t know this song about Avignon and its bridge. While driving towards Avignon the song was playing in my head the whole time, repeating it endlessly, hahaha, it drove me crazy! ;-). When I arrived in Avignon I didn’t dance on the bridge itself though, but I did take a picture of it, and you can see that one on my Avignon page. Avignon is not only famous for its bridge but also for the Palais des Papes. The Palais des Papes looks like a huge, fortress like palace. The size really amazed me; it’s almost impossible to get the whole complex on one photo, it’s so big. Seven French popes ruled here from 1309 to 1377 and that is the reason why this miniature Vatican was build.The picture above was taken on the Place de l’Horloge, which is not far from the Palais de Papes. I sat for hours on one of the many terraces enjoying...

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Ansouis

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Ansouis is a little village with a renaissance castle ‘Chateau d’Ansouis’, located east of Avignon. I came to Ansouis especially to visit the castle as I read in my guidebook that it has a nice interior. It was only a short detour for me to go here, so enough reason for me to go and take a look in Ansouis. Sigh…. the bad news was that the castle was closed when I got here. There are guided tours for the castle, but not around 12:00, of course the time I was here! If I remember right the first guided tour was around 15:00, but I didn’t want to wait that long. So instead I had a nice stroll in Ansouis. I didn’t regret going here though! Ansouis is a lovely village with lots of picturesque spots like you can see in the picture. There is also the 'Muséee extraordinaire de Georges Mazoyer, hahaha, of course also closed at this time of day. But I could look over the fence to have a quick look...

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Cadenet

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Cadenet is a small town (approx. 3500 inhabitants) in the Durance valley, east of Avignon, not that far from Pertuis. In the picture you can see the statue called 'Le Tambour d'Arcole' (the drummer boy) in which you can see on the main square in Cadenet. I have a feeling this is the main attraction of the town, although there are some other things you can see here. Cadenet has 11th-century castle ruins and a 14th century church with a fine square bell tower. I only spent a short time in Cadenet, taking a short walk around the town and of course take a picture of the statue. Cadenet is a nice little town, great to have a short stroll, but it is nothing really spectacular. What is nice is the legend that is attached to the statue of the drummer boy. The story goes that in 1796 a drummer boy crossed the river while beating his drums fierce fully. The boy drummed so convincingly that the...

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