France Favorite Tips by Klod5

Moulins - Allier (03) - Auvergne

Favorite thing:
Sites néolithique, chalcolithique et de la période de Hallstatt. Doit son nom aux moulins à eau situés au 10ème à Yzeure, alors seule ville importante.

Sites Neolithic, Chalcolithic and of the period of Hallstatt. Owes its name in the mills to water situated at 10th in Yzeure, then only important city.


Fondest memory: Spirituellement, Moulins dépendit jusqu'à la Révolution de l'évêque d'Autun et son centre religieux se trouvait à Yzeure. Le premier évêque fut un prêtre assermenté élu en 1791. Patrie du maréchal de Villars, du maréchal de Berwick, de Théodore de Banville.

Spiritually, Moulins depended until the Revolution of the bishop of Autun and its religious center was in Yzeure. The first bishop was a sworn priest elected in 1791. Homeland of the marshal of Villars, of the marshal of Berwick, of Theodore of Banville.

Biarritz - Pyrénées Atlantant. (64) - Aquitaine

Favorite thing: Biarritz est une station balnéaire du sud-ouest de la France, qui a connu une époque de gloire à l'époque de la Société des Bains de Mer, où elle a été fréquentée par toutes les têtes couronnées d'Europe, dont les Tsars de Russie.

Biarritz is a sea resort of the southwest of France, that knew one time of glory at the time of the Society of the Sea Baths, where she has been frequented by all heads crowned of Europe, of which the Czars of Russia.


Fondest memory: More on Biarritz ?

Peyriac-de-Mer - Aude (11) - Languedoc-Roussillon

Favorite thing: Peyriac-de-Mer, est un village au bord de l'étang salé de Bages. Deux charmants petits villages, au bord d'un étang dont l'eau est très salée : on voit le sel se déposer sur les plages, et la baignade est beaucoup plus facile qu'en mer ou en piscine.
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Peyriac-de-Mer, is anvillage of very close to the slake of Bages. Two charming small villages, very close to a pond whose water is salted very : one sees salt putting down itself on the beaches, and the bathing is a lot easier than in sea or in swimming pool.

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Béziers - Hérault (34) - Languedoc-Roussillon

Favorite thing: Béziers is situated at the heart of the largest vineyard in the world the Languedoc Roussillon and is the capitol of wine for the region. The wines of St.Chinian, Corbières, Minervois and Fitou now count as some of the finest to be found in France. Béziers is a beautiful town, its many squares with pavement cafés and restaurants, good shopping, a covered market 'Les Halles', with superb fresh fish, cheese, paté, vegetables etc. There is also a variety of outdoor markets every week. A magnificent cathedral and other historic buildings, art galleries and museums.

Fondest memory: For more, look my page on Béziers

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne - Charentes-mar. (17)

Favorite thing:
Une immense plage entre deux falaises

On mémorise très vite ce qui caractérise Saint-Georges : deux falaises qui protègent une longue plage de sable fin et un centre ville ancien très animé qui conserve le caractère de village avec ses rues commerçantes autour de l’église.

Sur la falaise de Vallières, le phare construit en 1900 en pierre de taille sur un promontoire qui protège le petit port est une silhouette familière de Saint-Georges.

Il est actuellement désaffecté, et ouvert au public pendant l’été

An immense beach between two cliffs

One memorizes what characterizes Saint-Georges very quickly : two cliffs that protect a long beach of thin sand and a center city very animate elder who preserves the character of village with its commercial streets around the church.

On the cliff of Vallieres, the light constructs in 1900 in ashlar on a promontory that protects the small harbor is a familiar silhouette of Saint-Georges.

It is closed currently, and opened to the public during the summer

Fondest memory:
Go to see my Vt page on Saint-Georges de Didonne !

Albi - Tarn (81) - Midi-Pyrénées

Favorite thing:
Albi est soeur de Toulouse, on y retrouve la brique rouge, les maisons de corondage.

Albi is sister of Toulouse, one recovers the red brick, the houses of frame work, there.

Dans les pays du centre ville, on reconnaît la langueur méridionale, et les habitants qui discutent, assis devant leur maison.

In the countries of the center city, one recognizes the southern languor, and the inhabitants who discuss, seated before their house.



Fondest memory: Il est agréable de se promener dans les rues de la vieille ville, bien mises en valeur.

It is pleasant to go for a walk in the streets of the old city, well bet in value.

See my page on Albi

Bages - Aude (11) - Languedoc-Roussillon

Favorite thing:
Au sud de Narbonne se situe l'étang de Bages, célèbre pour ses marais salants.

At the south of Narbonne the pond of Bages is located, celebrate for its salting swamps.

Le petit village de Bages qui domine l'étang sur sa colline est une pure merveille qui mérite que les touristes qui viennent séjourner dans la région doivent voir.
Peu connu, sauf par les personnes informées, ce village a conservé son charme et la saveur entière des petites communes du Roussillon, entre étang, garrigues et vignes.

The small village of Bages that dominates the pond on its hill is a pure marvel that deserves that the tourists who come to stay in the region must see.
Little known, except by the aware people, this village preserved its charm and the whole flavor of the small townships of the Roussillon, between pond, garrigues and grapevines.

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Voir aussi mes pages sur Bages, marvelous village on south of Narbonne

Collioure - Pyrénées Orientales (66) - Roussillon

Favorite thing:
Dans les Pyrénées Orientales, au bord de la Méditerranée Collioure, réputée pour son clocher, ses anchois, la peinture de Matisse et Derain qui donna naissance au Fauvisme, vous séduit par la douceur de son climat et la qualité de ses eaux limpides et de ses plages qui battent Pavillon Bleu.
Vous passerez ici de très agréables vacances au soleil, dans un environnement où l'art est à la portée de tous.

In the Pyrenees Orientales, near the Mediterranean sea, Collioure well-known for its belfry, its anchovies and for the Fauvism created by Matisse and Derain, fascinates you with the mildness of its climate and the crystal-clear water of its beaches, rewarded by the European Blue Flag. You'll spend here very nice and sunny holidays in an environnement where Art is opened to all.

Fondest memory:

See my page on Collioure

Arcachon - Landes (40) - Aquitaine

Favorite thing: Le bassin d'Arcachon est un étang qui est en contact avec la mer. Le niveau de l'eau monte et descends en fonction des marées, l'eau y est saumâtre.
C'est une endroit réputé pour le huîtres, les moules et les coquillage.
L'ensemble du bassin, entouré de nombreux villages de pêcheurs est très touristique.

The basin of Arcachon is a pond that is in contact with the sea. The level of water goes up and descend according to the tides, water is there brackish.
It is one place reputed for the oysters, the molds and the shellfish.
The set of the basin, surrounded many villages of fishers is very

Fondest memory:

See my Arcachon page on VT

The dune du Pila - Landes (40) - Aquitaine

Favorite thing:
The dune du Pila is the highest of the world.

Tourist site very frequented, there is always a lot world, especially the days where it is not fine enough to go to the beach to bathe.

Fondest memory: The natural site to been arranged, not to suffer the number too important from tourists, and also to put to the merchants of the temple to take advantage of the godsend.
Wait therefore for yourselves at a parking lot, obligatory and paying, has boutiques of memories, drinks and sandwiches, before which you will be obliged to pass to return you in top of the dune.
The ascension is not difficult, I even achieved it with people to reduced mobility, without problem.

See more informations on my Arcachon's pages