Travel GuideDijon is the historic capital of Burgundy, the city was founded by the Romans with the name of Divio, and was located along the road that connected Lyon to Paris and Mainz. The city together with the duchy of Burgundy reached its maximum splendor between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, becoming one of the major […]
Orléans is a beautiful historic city in France, capital of the Center region, located along the course of the Loire river. The Loire Valley area where Orléans is located is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city has many valuable buildings, among them, the Gothic cathedral (cathédrale Sainte-Croix d’Orléans), the Renaissance town hall and […]
Menton is the first French town that is coming from Italy along the Ligurian coast. The city founded in the thirteenth century became part of the Principality of Monaco in the fourteenth century and remained linked to it until 1848, when it voluntarily gave itself to the Kingdom of Sardinia, in 1861 it was ceded […]
Situated between Arles and Avignon, along the left bank of the Rhone, the town of Tarascon has a beautiful historic center with a medieval castle (Château de Tarascon) and ancient streets among which the rue des Halles stands out with its arcades, among the most interesting, in addition to the castle, the collegiate church of […]
Martigues, the Venice of Provence (Venise Provençale), is located on an island at the mouth of the Rhone, between the Berre pond (Etang de Berre) and the Charon canal (chenal de Caronte), not far from Marseille and Aix-en- Provence. The town is very beautiful with its canals and colorful houses and definitely deserves a visit. Martigues is […]
Aubagne, a small town in Provence between Marseille and Toulon, famous for being the headquarters of the Foreign Legion, is also considered the capital of the Santon de Provence, the very colorful clay figurines, typical of Provence, which are used in the Nativity scenes. During the Christmas holidays, Aubagne will be animated by fairs, nativity scene […]
Arles, the ancient Arelate of the Romans, was founded by them in the 1st century BC. Thanks to its position on important communication routes, the city developed to become, in the late empire, the capital of the prefecture of the Gaul praetorium. Arles was of some importance in the Middle Ages and then in the […]
Narbonne, a city of very ancient origins, was founded by the Romans, who called it Colonia Narbo Martius. Under the Roman Empire it soon became the capital of Gallia Narbonensis. Also in the Middle Ages the city was important, first as a Visigothic provincial capital, then it was part of the Emirate of Cordoba and […]
Albi, an ancient city founded by the Romans, is today an important commercial center located along the Tarn River. Albi is also the birthplace of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a famous impressionist painter. In its historic center stands the majestic cathedral of Sainte-Cécile, built at the end of the 13th century and which is one of […]
A small historic town in Artois, a historic region in northern France, Béthune is located southwest of Lille and not far from the other historic city in the region, Arras. Béthune is a city rich in architectural and historical heritage. The center of this town – which has just over 25,000 inhabitants – is very beautiful […]
Historic city of French Flanders located a few tens of kilometers from the border with Belgium. Douai in the Middle Ages became an important center of trade and production of fabrics, was first part of the county of Flanders and then of Burgundy. In 1477 it became part of the possessions of the Habsburgs, a […]
Located in southern Alsace, near the borders with Germany and Switzerland, and a few kilometers from Basel, Mulhouse is, by importance, the second largest city in Alsace, after Strasbourg. The city is home to two important museums, one dedicated to cars and the other dedicated to trains: the “Musée national de l’automobile” and the “Musée […]
Selestat is a small town in Alsace, located between Strasbourg and Colmar, on the left bank of the Ill river. Rich in historic buildings from different eras, including two important churches, the Gothic church of Saint-Georges, and the Romanesque church of Ste-Fois. The Selestat Christmas Market attracts many tourists during the Advent period. Selestat has […]
The town of Thann, located at the foot of the Vosges mountains, a few tens of km west of Mulhouse, in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace, despite the destruction suffered during the two world wars, still maintains several prestigious buildings and a beautiful Old Town. Among the most important buildings are the beautiful Gothic-style Collégiale […]
Riquewihr is a small Alsace village located just 15 km north of Colmar and 10 km from Kaysersberg, it is renowned for its beauty as a medieval village with an interesting artistic and architectural heritage with old half-timbered houses. During the Christmas season, this Alsatian town offers its traditional Christmas market in a magical setting, […]