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Île-de-France

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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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Rhône-Alpes

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Languedoc-Roussillon

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Basse-Normandie

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Bretagne

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Aquitaine

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Centre

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Midi-Pyrénées

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Alsace

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/France/Alsace/TravelGuide-Alsace.html

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

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Haute-Normandie

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Bourgogne

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Pays de la Loire

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Picardie

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Champagne-Ardenne

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/France/Champagne_Ardenne/TravelGuide-Champagne_Ardenne.html

Lorraine

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Poitou-Charentes

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  Culture, Landscape, History, Cusine, People 


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  Non french speakers often encounter difficulties outside of big cities. 


In a nutshell

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  I'm in love with France, hope i'll get a chance to visit it again! So many things to see! 

 

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Paris  

Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower, Paris

 1077 Reviews  Tour d'Eiffel was constructed for the purpose of World's fair in 1889. It seems as a light openwork construction from 15000 welded metal details. Its height is 320 m. You can watch my 5 min 16 sec... 

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Four Seasons George V Paris

 7 Reviews and 535 Opinions  Four Seasons has maintained the splendour of a grand French institution, but warmed the ambience... 

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Nice  

Vieux Nice/Old Town

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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Palais de la Mediterranee

 3 Reviews and 658 Opinions  The hotel was amazing, right on the beach. It was very clean and the rooms were of excellent... 

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Lyon  

Trains & TGV

Trains & TGV, Lyon

 14 Reviews  The German and French railways have announced that starting March 23, 2012 there will be a direct high-speed train connection (only once a day at first, but still) from Frankfurt am Main via Mannheim,... 

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Chamonix-Mont-Blanc  

Aiguille Du Midi

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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Cannes  

Beaches - Plages

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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Strasbourg  

Notre-Dame Cathedral

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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Hotel Gutenberg

 1 Review and 175 Opinions  I toured Alsace by bicycle in mid-September, 2008. After the group ride was over, I stayed for 3... 

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Versailles  

The Hall of Mirrors ( La Galerie des Glaces )

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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Marseille  

Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde

Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde, Marseille

 42 Reviews  The Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde is the most prominent structure of the entire Old Port area because it sits on a 530 foot spur of land. A chapel existed here before the church from 1214. The present church... 

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Lille  

Train to Lille

Train to Lille, Lille

 23 Reviews  I just had a glimps of the Lille Eurostar station on my way to London; the stop is called LILLE EUROPE. Well, in Belgium half of the population still rever to Rijsel in stead of Lille. On my way back... 

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Rouen  

NOTREDAME CATHEDRAL

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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Avignon  

Palais des Papes

Palais des Papes, Avignon

 58 Reviews  This rather fine pair of ornate Gothic spires sit atop the main gate to Palais des Papes and are remarkable because they really don't look anything like the rest of the complex, and yet seem to fit in... 

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Colmar  

Old Town

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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The Place

A trip to Paris is just the start of a France holiday. A large and diverse country, France offers so many vacation options. If you like art, you’ll find the most amazing exhibits at Le Louvre. If it's the grape you're after, then take a Bordeaux wine tour. If architecture is your thing, don't stop at the Eiffel Tower or Versailles but check out the Gothic, Renaissance and Romanesque treasures throughout the country. Barge down the Loire, smell the lavender in Provence, or stroll along the beaches of Normandy. A France vacation takes all the things we like and turns them into things we really love.

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Q:  Hi, we arrive to geneva march 2. Can someone pls recommend a nice ski resort in france? Something cozy for a honeymoon... Thanks... 

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A: Hi, Chamonix is about the closest, but not exactly cosy. Somewhere like Les Gets is probably better but is just over an hour away. Or there is Thollon on a balcony... 

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