France Things to Do Tips by tini58de

Paris

Paris is the the city of love and the world capital of art and culture. The Rive Gauche is a UNESCO World Heritage site and you can find some of the most famous museums and monuments in the world like the Eiffel Tower, the Notre-Dame cathedral, the Louvre and many more.

For more information, please have a look at my Paris page.
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Strasbourg

Strasbourg is the gateway to the Alsace. It has a modern part and the old town, which combines half-timbered houses, classical mansions, winstub cafes out under the trees, cobblestone streets and the green canals of the River Ill. The most famous monument definitely is the sandstone cathedral.

In 1988 the old city center of Strasbourg was declared UNESCO World Heritage Site.

For more details, please have a look at my Strasbourg page.
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Colmar

It took years until I finally got to visit Colmar. Such a wonderful place: rather small, but with beautifully restored timber houses with multicolored roof tiles, arched bridges across the Lauch river, an impressiv Church of St. Martin, and a 13th century Dominican monastery which now houses the Unterlinden Museum. I was totally banned by Colmar and can only recommend it!

For more information, please have a look at my Colmar page.
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Directions: Southern Alsace

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Alsace

The Alsace to me means: geranium-filled villages with beautiful half-timbered houses, wines, Flammekuech, fleamarkets and storks. The Alsace is the area between the Rhine and the Voges mountains. It is a great area for biking and/or hiking tours or just a place to relax and enjoy!

You will be able to get along here with both French and German, because recent history had the Alsace be part of both countries - one at a time!

For more information and pictures, please have a look at my Alsace page.
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Address: eastern part of France

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the Loire Castles

The Loire is the longest river in France. It very well known for its castles and pleasure palaces. Striking in architecture, rich in art and wonderful furnishings, and full of history, the chateaux reflect the rich lifestyle of their inhabitants.

The castles of the Loire valley were our honeymoon destination!! It was fabulous!

For more information, please have a look at my Pays de la Loire page!
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Cote d'Azur

The Cote d'Azur in the south of France has such wonderful and magical names like Nizza/Nice or Cannes, but it also has more remote areas like Le Drammont or Fréjus.

For some more pictures of the more remote places of the Cote d'Azur, please visit my Drammont page.
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Marseille

Marseille is France's second largest city and one could think that there is not much to do in a busy port like this, but I can assure you: Marseille is worth a visit!

There are plenty of sights to see, museums to visit and landscape to adore! You could also make Marseille your base and go to Aix-en-Provence or Cassis from there - there are numerous possibilieties!

For pictures and tips, please visit my Marseille page!

Directions: Southern France

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Grasse

Grasse is also called the "Perfume City".
We went on a tour of one of those perfume manufactures - which I definitely would recommend to you, too!

Especially after having read the book "The Perfume" by Patrick Suesskind I could relate so much more to this city!

Bretagne

Bretagne/Brittany is a rough and wild country with all sorts of weather! You can find wonderful landscape here, rocky beaches, delightful villages and towns and an incredible number of prehistoric monuments. I just loved it!

I hope to build my Bretagne page, soon, so you will be able to check on more specific information there....