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Written History began in France with the invation of the territory by the Romans, between 118 and 50 BC. Starting then, the territory which is today called France was part of the roman empire, and the Gauls, who lived there before Roman invasions, became accultured "Gallo-romans".
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DISCOVER FRANCE: Attractions & Culture| PARIS AND ILE DE FRANCE ATTRACTIONS AND CULTURE |
Discover PARIS: Attractions & CultureFor the World's Fair of 1889 which commemorated the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, the Eiffel Tower was built, the best-known landmark in Paris and tallest structure until 1930. The large scale display of electricity at the world's fairs of 1889 and 1900, which was a world first, earned Paris the nickname City of Lights ... |
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ATTRACTIONS OF PARIS:
Arc de Triomphe,
Champs Elysees,
Eiffel Tower,
Les Invalides,
Louvre Museum, Montmartre, Moulin Rouge, Notre Dame, Place de la Concorde, Pont Neuf, Versailles, |
| NORTH EASTERN FRANCE ATTRACTIONS AND CULTURE |
Discover ALSACEAlsace has a semi-continental climate with cold and dry winters and hot summers. There is little precipitation because the Vosges protect it from the west. The city of Colmar has a sunny microclimate; it is the second driest city in France, with an annual precipitation of just 550 mm, making it ideal for vin d'Alsace ... |
| ALSACE: Colmar, Mulhouse, Riquewihr, Strasbourg, ... see all Discover Alsace |
Discover CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNEVisitors often go to Champagne because of its history and its world-famous wine. However, their itineraries diverge when they discover the region's cultural heritage and its cuisine: some visit Troyes and its ancient houses, others visit Langres and its walls, and still others visit Epernay, Reims ... |
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CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE:
Epernay,
Langres,
Reims,
Sedan,
Troyes,
... see all Discover Champagne-Ardenne |
Discover LORRAINEMost of Lorraine has a clear French identity. For this reason, Bismarck only annexed about a third of today's Lorraine to the German Empire following the Franco-Prussian War. The disputed third, known as Moselle, had a culture not easily classifiable as either French or German ... |
| LORRAINE: Contrexeville, Epinal, Metz, Nancy, Pont-a-Mousson, Thionville, Verdun-sur-Meuse, ... see all Discover Lorraine |
Discover NORD-PAS DE CALAISInhabited since prehistoric times, the Nord-Pas de Calais region has always been a strategic region in Europe. Over the centuries, it was conquered in turn by the Celtic Belgae, the Romans, the Germanic Franks, England and Great Britain, the Spanish and Austrian Netherlands, and the United Provinces of Holland ... |
| NORD-PAS DE CALAIS: Arras, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais, Coquelles, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, Lille, Montreuil-sur-Mer, Saint-Omer, ... see all Discover Nord-Pas de Calais |
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Discover PROVENCE ALPES COTE D'AZURProvence Alpes Cote d'Azur encompasses six departments in south-eastern France, bounded to the east by the Italian border, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea and the principality of Monaco, to the north by Rhone-Alpes, and to the west by Languedoc-Roussillon and the Rhone river ... |
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PROVENCE ALPES COTE D'AZUR:
Aix-en-Provence,
Arles,
Avignon,
Cannes,
Marseille,
Nice,
... see all Provence Alpes Cote d'azur |
Discover LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLONThe Languedoc-Roussillon region is dominated by 740,300 acres of vineyards. The Mediterranean climate and plentiful land with soil ranging from rocky sand to thick clay was very suitable for the production of wine, and it is estimated that one in ten bottles of the world's wine was produced in this region during the 20th century ... |
| LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON: Maison Carree, Nimes, Perpignan, ... see all Languedoc Roussillon |
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Discover AQUITAINEIn Roman times, the province of Gallia Aquitania originally comprised the region of Gaul between the Pyrenees Mountains and the Garonne River, but Augustus Caesar added to it the land between the Garonne and the Loire River. At this stage the province covered an area about one third of the size of modern France ... |
| AQUITAINE: Biarritz, Bordeaux, Pau, ... see all Discover Aquitaine |
Discover the MIDI-PYRENEESMidi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity. It is one of the regions of France created artificially in the late 20th century to serve as an hinterland and zone of influence for its capital, Toulouse, one of a handful of so-called balancing metropolises (métropoles d'équilibre) ... |
| MIDI-PYRENEES: Lourdes, Rocamadour, Rodez, Toulouse, ... see all Discover the Midi-Pyrenees |
| WESTERN FRANCE ATTRACTIONS AND CULTURE |
Discover BRETAGNEThere are several airports in Bretagne serving destinations in France and England. TGV train services link the region with cities such as Paris, Lyon, Marseilles, and Lille in other regions of France. In addition there are ferry services that take passengers, vehicles and freight to Ireland, England and the Channel Islands ... |
| BRETAGNE: Brest, Carnac Stones, Rennes, Saint Malo, Vannes, ... see all Discover Bretagne |
Discover CENTREThere are several airports in Bretagne serving destinations in France and England. TGV train services link the region with cities such as Paris, Lyon, Marseilles, and Lille in other regions of France. In addition there are ferry services that take passengers, vehicles and freight to Ireland, England and the Channel Islands ... |
| CENTRE: Amboise, Chateau d'Amboise, Chateau de Blois, Chateau de Chambord, Chateau de Saumur, Chateau de Villandry, ... see all Discover Centre |
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France Travel GuidesSun-bathed Provencal lavender fields, snow-topped Alpine peaks and vibrant Parisian cafes - France offers something for everyone. Home to magnificent art museums, romance, breathtaking scenery and some of the world's most revered food, France is one of Europe's most visited countries ... |
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