France
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Travel, Vacations, Tours and Tourism information for France. Our topics inlcude Restaurants, Overviews, Attractions, Common events, Recreation, Tipical weather, Activities and more.

France is a canvas painted with a blend of the old and new, the serene and glamorous. Aromatic wines, legendary cuisine, grand palaces and sweeping vistas are all a part of the enchanting design. Timeless Paris has an ongoing courtship with the future. Monuments rise out of bustling streets where chic boutiques launch the hottest new trends. Museums overflowing with masterpieces share plaza with artists waiting to be discovered at their make-shift stands.

Countryside villages hide treasures of their own. Marseille, which dates back to Grecian times, is the oldest city in France. Lyon offers cuisine as exquisite as the alpine vistas. Chartres Cathedral is one of the most spectacular in Europe.

On the coast, fashionable Cannes has wild shores and ancient quarters to explore. Visit Nice for a more urban kind of chic and Monte Carlo for world famous casino action.

France is full of colorful diversity. From the intensely proud people to the places that reveal the secrets of the past, there is much to be discovered here.

Destinations in France

Lyon, France

Lyon enchanted Julius Caesar himself, who made it the capital of Gaul when the city was still known as Lugdunum, the "Hill of the Crow." By the 16th century, thanks to a legendary silk trade that is still the leader in Europe, Lyon had become the richest city in France. Flush with unprecedented wealth, the elite of this Renaissance boomtown poured their profits into ornate townhouses, decorative public spaces, and grand town buildings that remain impressively preserved. Vieux Lyon - one of the most extensive "Old Towns" in Europe, full of winding cobblestone streets dominated by a grand cathedral - was recently designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, joining Prague and Venice.

Nice, France and Monte Carlo, Monaco

Few areas in the world offer the distinctive elegance, historical impact, and whimsical opulence of the French Côte d'Azur. In Nice, Baroque and Belle Époque architecture stands beneath a Mediterranean sun in the region that inspired artists like Matisse and Chagall, Nietzsche and Tolstoi, to name but a few. Quaint buildings stand on narrow streets lined with art, food and flower vendors, and the charming alliance of French and Italian culture is an affair of singular appeal for the discerning traveler.

Paris, France

Paris is like a canvas that an artist has been painting for 2,000 years, blending the old with the new, the serene with the glamorous. Grand palaces, heroic and tragic figures, creative geniuses, and even legendary cuisine all have their place in the masterpiece that is this city. Artists like Mozart, Monet, and Hemingway have flocked to it for centuries seeking inspiration. The on-going courtship between past, present, and future creates vistas of ancient monuments rising up next to chic boutiques launching the haute new trends. Museums overflowing with treasures share plazas with unknown artists, exhibiting their creations on makeshift stands.

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