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Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: a region with a strong tourist vocation

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, ...

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The climate of Corsica: when to go to Corsica

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, ...

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The climate of Brittany: when to go in Brittany

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 ...

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Castles of the Loire: the castles of the aristocracy and kings

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, ...

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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 ...

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Itinerary in Provence: 4 days in Provence

<—- 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 ...

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Itinerary in Paris: a 4 day trip to Paris

<—- 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 ...

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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 ...

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Grenoble: the ancient capital of the Dauphiné

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 ...

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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 ...

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Cannes: a renowned tourist center of the French Riviera

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 ...

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Verdon Canyon: the Grand Canyon of Provence

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Vienne: the remains of an ancient Roman city

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 ...

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