France

Dijon 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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...