The French region of Rhône Alpes comprises a large area of south-eastern France which extends from the Alps – on the border with Switzerland and Italy – to the Rhône and Saône valley. The main center is the city of Lyon which is also the capital of the region. The region is made up of […]
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The town of Tournus is located in a flat area along the banks of the Saone river (Saône) and has a type of continental-temperate climate. In practice, the Tournus climate is influenced by both Atlantic and continental influences. Rain as in much of Burgundy is well distributed throughout the year. But in detail, the rain […]
The climate of the Loire Valley is an oceanic-continental climate, therefore rather cool and with average minimum winter temperatures close to zero. Winter and autumn are the rainiest seasons, but the rain is practically well distributed in every month of the year, even spring can be quite cold and sometimes rainy, summer is hot, but […]
The city of Bourges is located in the center of France and because of its location, Bourges has a mixed climate that is subject to both continental influences and influences from the Atlantic ocean. These climatic characteristics make the city’s climate quite cold in winter and relatively mild in summer. The climate of Bourges is […]
Chartres is located in the transition climate zone between the oceanic and continental climates. This makes the city’s climate relatively cool, not too hot in the summer and cold in the winter. The variations between the seasonal temperatures are not very marked. The average minimum temperatures vary between 0 ° C in winter and 12 […]
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The climate of Nimes: when to go to Nimes
The city of Nimes is located in the southern section of the Rhone valley in southern France, its climate is Mediterranean, characterized by hot and relatively dry summers, rainy but mild autumns, dry and relatively cold winters, while spring it is mild but relatively rainy. In winter to mitigate the mild climate is the breath […]
Carcassonne is located in the south of France not far from the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean sea. This ancient medieval city benefits from a transitional Mediterranean climate with mild temperatures throughout the year, but with frequent and sometimes strong winds. Summers are dry and hot, while spring is not very rainy. According to the typical […]
The abbey of Mont Saint-Michel is located along the Normandy coast, overlooking the Atlantic ocean. The climate of the area where the Mont Saint-Michel abbey stands is oceanic, mitigated by the influence of the sea, but particularly variable. Summer never presents too hot temperatures, spring and autumn are mild even if rather rainy. The average […]
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The climate of Arles: when to go to Arles
The city of Arles benefits from a Mediterranean climate favored by a long hot and dry summer period with mild temperatures throughout the year. In winter, however, temperatures can sometimes drop even several degrees below zero. This is caused by the cold air that is channeled from the north of France along the Rhone valley. […]
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The climate of Autun: when to go to Autun
The city of Autun is located in the Burgundy region in the central eastern part of France, about 300 meters above sea level. Its geographical position means that the climate of Autun is mainly continental, but also partly moderated by ocean influences. The city has rather cool winters, the temperature during the winter often reaches […]
Avignon is located in France along the Rhone valley on a rocky outcrop overlooking a bend in the river. Wonderful city of art. In the 14th century it was the residence of the popes who enriched it with splendid palaces. The city of Avignon is delightful with its majestic Palace of the Popes, its defensive […]
Arles (about 55,000 inhabitants), a city in Provence, the capital of the region and the largest municipality in metropolitan France. The city located along the banks of the Rhone, is located 37 km from Avignon and 31 km from Nimes, on the river delta. The city is the capital of the Camargue region. HISTORY Arles, […]
Once home to the kings of France, the Louvre Museum now houses one of the richest museums in the world. On the site of the current museum, a fortress was built between 1190 and 1202, at the behest of Philip Augustus. The structure was enlarged by Charles V (1337-1380), who built a library there and […]
The famous and beautiful Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral of Paris is located in the eastern part of the Île de la Cité, in the center of the city. The cathedral was built, at the behest of Bishop Maurice de Sully, in place of the old Romanesque cathedral of St. Etienne. The works that began in 1163 […]
FLIGHTS TO PARIS The city of Paris has air flights arriving at the city’s three airports: Paris-Charles de Gaulle GDG, Paris Orly and Paris Beauvais Tillé. PARIS AIRPORTS PARIS-CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT Paris Charles de Gaulle airport is the most important French airport and the second European airport by number of passengers (72,000,000 in 2018) […]