Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is a region in southern France, located along the Mediterranean Sea, between the mouth of the Rhone and the border with Italy. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, which has the city of Marseille as its capital, borders Italy to the east, the French region of Languedoc-Roussillon to the west and the Rhône-Alpes, the Principality of Monaco […]
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The climate of Corsica is a typically Mediterranean climate. However, this climate varies according to altitude: along the coasts it is mild and humid in winter and hot and dry in summer. While in the rugged mountains of the interior, temperatures drop with increasing altitude. The climate becomes alpine in the highest peaks of the […]
The climate of Brittany is purely oceanic. The influence of sea currents and winds from the ocean moderate the daily and seasonal variations in temperatures. The Breton climate is characterized by frequent and well distributed rains throughout the year, but also by a marked variability. In fact, the weather can change suddenly, and often rain […]
Located just two hours drive from Paris, the Loire Valley is the most historic region in France. This area of the country has a cultural landscape of great beauty containing cities and towns rich in history (Blois, Chinon, Orléans, Saumur, and Tours), and above all great architectural monuments such as its famous castles (châteaux). As […]
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Alpe d’Huez: where skiing and cycling meet
Alpe d’Huez is an important alpine resort, a famous ski resort, and one of the best known climbs in the French Alps of the Tour de France. This alpine resort is located at 1,860 meters above sea level in Isère just 60 km from the city of Grenoble. The Alpe d’Huez is part of the […]
<—- Go back to the itinerary in Paris. Read the itinerary in Provence. August 14 Itinerary in Provence: PARIS – VIENNE – AVIGNON 730 km We leave Paris at 8 am after having rested our car for four long days and head to Avignon. The temperature is rising, we are around 28°C. Around 12 am […]
<—- Go back to the itinerary in Holland and Belgium. Read the itinerary in Paris. August 10 Itinerary in Paris: BRUSSELS – PARIS 300 km Today we moved to Paris, but before our priority was the search for a gas station that had distilled water for the battery, since the levels were very low. After […]
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Lyon: ancient capital of Roman Gaul
Lyon is an important city in France, located at the confluence of the Saone with the Rhone, between the Massif Central and the Alps. Capital of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, it is the second largest urban area of the country by population after Paris. In fact, the city has 470,000 inhabitants who, with the urban agglomeration, […]
Grenoble is an important city in the French Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The city is located in a vast plain crossed by the Isère river and not far from the Alpine chain. The point where the city is located is where the Drac river flows into the Isère river. The city center is located just over 200 […]
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Chambery: the historical capital of Savoy
Chambery is a city of sixty thousand inhabitants of Savoie, in the French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The city is located in a valley at the confluence of the Leysse and Albanne rivers, about 270 meters high. Chambery is surrounded on the east side by the Bauges mountain range, to the south by Mount Granier, to […]
Cannes is a famous seaside resort on the French Riviera which is located 36 km from Nice, 55 km from Monaco and 60 km from the Italian border. The city has about 79,000 inhabitants that become 300,000 with the urban area. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Siagne floodplain, and along the […]
To the north of the famous beaches of the French Riviera is one of France’s natural wonders, the Grand Canyon of Verdon. The Canyon is located inland, far from the coast, between the villages of Castellane and Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, about 90 km from Grasse and St. Raphael, 110 km from Cannes. The canyon ends at the […]
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Annecy: called the Venice of the Alps
Annecy, which has about fifty thousand inhabitants, is a beautiful town in Alpine France, in the Haute-Savoie department, not far from the borders with Switzerland and Italy. The city is located about 450 meters above sea level, along the northern shore of the lake of the same name (28 sq km), which is of glacial […]
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The Ardeche Gorges: a spectacular canyon
In the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, between Orange and Montelimar, a few kilometers from Pont Saint Esprit, there is one of the natural wonders of France, the Ardeche Gorges (Gorges de l’Ardeche). Ardeche is a river that flows impetuously in an uncontaminated natural landscape, in the midst of deep gorges that it has dug over the millennia. […]
The town of Vienne is located along the Rhone river about 30 km south of Lyon. This city was founded by the Romans and is today an important archaeological center and is in fact classified as a city of art and history (Ville d’Art et d’Histoire). Vienne was founded as a Celtic village on the […]