| Page Views: 7,985 Last Visit to France: September, 2005 I Visit Here Frequently | France - a place for many adventures by 807Wheaton - last update: Mar 24, 2009 |
Castles, Rivers, Vineyards and Wonderful Cities | The fairytale Palace of Chenonceau in the Loire |
France is the biggest country in Western Europe and is also the only country to have coastline on the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterrean Sea.
France is the largest producer of cereals and oils, sunflowers subsidized by the EU. Their agriculture also consists of olive trees, rape seed, (canola oil) and maze for animal fodder. Of course you will see a lot of cattle on the countryside which accounts for the wide and varied varity of cheese from France. There are flowers in the south of France, strawberries in the Dordogne, mushrooms in the Loire and Champagne wines east of Paris. France is a delightful treat for all the senses. |
| Homes in La Rogue-Gageac over looking the Dordogne |
|  | Discover the Perigord This wonderful area of France is not as large a tourist area as the more well known spots. The countryside here more in the center of France is absolutely gorgeous. We discovered there are many, many castles in this area, some located on the Dordogne River. We traveled via Bergerac to see the castle of Beynac, the fortress of Castelnaud and Josephine Baker's Chateau of Les Milandes. |
| Grapes ripe for harvest in St. Emilion |
| | The vineyards This picture was taken in St. Emilion, near Bordeaux, famous for its red wines. Being there in September meant that we could see the grape harvest taking place. Quite impressive. |
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| Pros: | "A country of dazzling landscapes and civilizations!" | | Cons: | "France is so big, it is hard to take it in." | | In A Nutshell: | "This is: joie de vivre!" |
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Pawtuxet Wed Sep 9, 2009 13:34 UTC
Looks like a pretty comprehensive trip. I would love the little wooden train and the wild ponies. | icunme Tue Jul 14, 2009 09:59 UTC
Thoroughly enjoyed touring France on your pages. Same cars in Monte Carlo as when we were there - props perhaps? | mvtouring Tue Jul 14, 2009 09:37 UTC
I loved doing armchair travel through this page. Was such a great trip ;-) | vinc_bilb Tue Mar 24, 2009 09:12 UTC
Amazing pages you've! Bravo! I'm a little suprized to see that you know my home country very well ... may be better than me. I like the Perigord too.. BTW "This is: joie de vivre!" (and not "de vie") |
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