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Languedoc-Roussillon: natural landscapes and historic cities

The French region of Languedoc-Roussillon has now merged into the new region of Occitania. The old region included the French southern coast, along the Mediterranean Sea, between the Rhone delta and the Pyrenees on the border with Spain and Andorra. ...

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Corsica: rugged mountains and wild coasts

Corsica (Corse) is, by size (8,680 km²), the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean sea. This large island is located west of the islands of the Tuscan archipelago (the island of Capraia is located just 30 km from Corsica). While ...

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Chartres: a city rich in art and a splendid Cathedral

Chartres is a town of about forty thousand inhabitants located along the Eure river in north-western France, 95 km south-west of Paris. The city is the capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in the Center-Val de la Loire region. In pre-Roman ...

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Bourges: a majestic Gothic cathedral

Bourges is a town of about seventy-five thousand inhabitants in central France, in the French region of Center-Val de la Loire. Capital of the Cher department, it is located on the Berry Canal, 220 km south of Paris. The city ...

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Loire Valley: the region of the Loire Castles

The Center – Loire Valley is a region of France located in the heart of the country, is located south of Paris, and is made up of the four historic provinces of Orléanais, Berry, Touraine and Anjou. The region is ...

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Brittany: wild coasts, megalithic monuments and castles

Brittany is the westernmost region of France, it occupies a vast peninsula stretching out towards the Atlantic ocean. In the Middle Ages it was an important independent kingdom. The current administrative region does not include the whole territory of the ...

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Nevers: Bernadette’s tomb to which Our Lady appeared

Nevers is a town in central France, in the Burgundy region, in the Nièvre department. Located almost in the center of France, at the confluence of the Nièvre with the Loire, about 260 km south of Paris. The city has ...

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Tournus: one of the most important abbeys in France

Tournus is a small town of about seven thousand inhabitants of central-eastern France. Located in the French region of Burgundy, in the Saône-et-Loire department. The city is located on the bank of the Saone river, in the center of rolling ...

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Autun: imposing Roman remains and a cathedral

Autun is a town of about twenty thousand inhabitants of central-eastern France, in the French region of Burgundy, in the department of Saône-et-Loire. Autun is located on the left bank of the Arroux river, 50 km west of Beaune, and ...

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Burgundy: the region which is the heart of France

Burgundy is a historical region of France, located in the central-eastern part of the country, between the Massif Central and the plain where the Saone (Saône) river flows. The region is the heart of France thanks to its location north ...

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Paris: a city with a unique wealth of monuments

Paris is the capital of France and the capital of the Île-de-France region. The city is crossed by the Seine, and represents the main tourist attraction of France. The city has over two million inhabitants, but its metropolitan area exceeds ...

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Itinerary in Holland and Belgium. One week trip

Travel by car. Itinerary in Holland and Belgium. August 3 Itinerary in Holland and Belgium: ITALY – LUCERNE – STRASBOURG 800 km Today our car itinerary begins that will take us to visit Holland, part of Belgium, Paris and Provence. ...

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Christmas markets: an ancient tradition

Christmas is fast approaching and with it also the traditional activities and events that accompany it. The most important and followed events that take place in the period before Christmas are the so-called Christmas Markets. Nowadays the Christmas markets have ...

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Provence-Alps-French Riviera: lavender, mountains and sea

The French region of Provence-Alps-French Riviera (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) extends in the south-eastern part of France, between the Alps, the Rhone and the Mediterranean Sea. To the east along the Alps it borders with Italy, to the north it borders with ...

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The climate of French Riviera: when to go to the Côte d’Azur

The French Riviera or Côte d’Azur is part of France‘s Mediterranean coastal region that stretches from the border with Italy to the city of Toulon. The French Riviera or Côte d’Azur is known worldwide for its mild climate, typically Mediterranean, ...

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