Tag Archives: France
The Palace of Versailles — a modest hunting lodge
Versailles Quick Facts * In 1624, Louis XIII, the king of France, began the building of a hunting lodge in the small village of Versailles * There are 18,000 square meters of history in the Palace of Versailles * Versailles is half an hour by rail from the Gare St Lazarre station in Paris The …
The second most-visited sight in France Mont Saint Michel
Mont Saint Michel (often written Mont St Michel, with other variations) is a small UNESCO World Heritage site located on an island just off the coast of the northern French region of Normandy. The island is best known as the site of the spectacular and well-preserved Norman Benedictine Abbey of St Michel at the peak …
Loire Valley–Gardon of France
The Loire Valley is often referred to as “the Garden of France” and the Cradle of the French Language. (The city of Tours is reputed to speak the purest French.) Listed (at least in part) amongst the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in late 2000, the Loire Valley is also noteworthy for the quality of its …
Pink City Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in southwestern France, near the Pyrenees, in the Midi-Pyrenees region, half way between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Toulouse has become a center of aviation and spaceflight in the past 20 years. More than 35,000 of the city’s 400,000 citizen’s work in the civil aviation or space industries; Airbus / EADS …
Historical Center— Strasbourg
Strasbourg (German: Straßburg, Alsatian: Strossburi,) is the capital of the Alsace region of France and is most widely known for hosting a number of important European institutions. It is also famous for its beautiful historical centre – the Grande Île – which was the first city centre to be classified entirely as a World Heritage …
Vibrant Lyon in France
Lyon, also written Lyons in English, is the third largest city in France and centre of the second largest metropolitan area in the country. It is the capital of the Rhone-Alps region and the Rhône department. Lyon is known as a gastronomic and historical city with a vibrant cultural scene. Founded by the Romans, with …
France Profile
France, the full name is the French Republic, which is located in Western Europe. The domestic product, ranks fifth in the world. Its capital, Paris is the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of French, and has the world most famous Louvre Museum and Notre Dame. Champs Elysees, known as the world’s most beautiful streets, …
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