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Descending to the west, just across Normandy, its groves, its landing beaches, its seaside towns like Deauville, Honfleur and Barfleur, famous ports of Le Havre and Cherbourg, dazzling natural landscapes like Etretat and its world famous Mont-Saint-Michel to understand the attraction of this area on many tourists despite its reputation as a region where it rains all the time.
Equally attractive, Brittany is rich in natural nuggets; his ribs sometimes fringed beaches, sometimes rocky and torn that encapsulate the multiple nature of this region between land and sea.
Rennes, Brest, St Malo, Vannes or Concarneau contained in each of them a piece of Britain. Nor quite the same or quite different these cities have in common pride in their regional identity.
On the Atlantic coast, once Nantes last modern is Aquitaine opens to tourists. Bordeaux is one of the choke points for all foreign visitors wines of the same name often quite baffling. United surfers, the coast of Biarritz Lacanau spreads its long sandy beaches to the Spanish border.
The Tour de France, its landscapes and its flavors can be followed by Toulouse much for the beauty and temperament of the city famous for its culinary specialty, cassoulet. A dish whose consistency should greatly help to ensure the way to the Mediterranean coast. Perpignan, Marseille and Notre Dame de la Garde, the Montpellier city fountains percent, Nice, Cannes and Antibes are synonymous with holidays names, sun, cinema festival, jazz and holiday resort for artists worldwide.
With the Papal Palace, the bridge and its Summer Festival, Avignon is an almost obligatory step in the Tour de France and in our journey northward. Lift that can not not go through the ancient capital of Gaul, the Mecca of French culinary heritage, Lyon before stopping for a while in another wine region to the global reputation of Burgundy.
Although monuments, landscapes, arts and culture punctuate this course and could be the common thread, it is still a region where the vine is an important part that ends this nice trip to France. Famous for its wine route, Alsace is also for its magnificent city of Strasbourg with its Christmas market, the neighborhood of Petite France, the European capital that houses the main institutions of the European Community.
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France can boast of being the top tourist destination in the world. The reputation of the charm and the art of French living are second to none. Through the diversity of its landscapes, the rich historical, cultural and artistic heritage, France is increasing its faces across a mosaic of regions. Among the must also include leading Paris, the Mediterranean coast, the Palace of Versailles, the castles of the Loire, the wine route in Burgundy? The star holidays in France is of course Paris, which causes an avalanche of superlatives and clichés. The City of Light is of great dramatic attire: Notre-Dame, the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, the Sacred Heart in Montmartre, the luxury department stores? But Paris is also known to be more intimate who bother to get out of the major tourist areas. In northern France, the sun is certainly not always the rendezvous, but the cultural, natural, human and architectural enough to warm the heart. The seaside towns of Deauville and Honfleur Normandy as have a reputation that exceeds the borders of France. And what about the Mont-Saint-Michel, which has a magnet for tourists from around the world. Brittany is rich in natural nuggets, ribs sometimes fringed beaches, sometimes rocky and torn that encapsulate the multiple nature of this region between land and sea. Loire Valley is home to many of the most famous castles of the French Renaissance the best known, Chambord, was built to the designs of Leonardo da Vinci. The Bordeaux region is one of the choke points for all foreign visitors, its rich terroir wine is an asset that does not recognize borders. Surfers paradise, the coast of Biarritz Lacanau spreads its long sandy beaches to the Spanish border. The Mediterranean coast is probably the most-attended world riviera, summer can come to holiday in France coasting Stars in Saint-Tropez and Cannes, or more calmly in a small resort town in the Var. With the Papal Palace, the bridge and its Summer Festival, Avignon is an almost obligatory step in this Tour de France. Lyon, the former capital of the Gauls shines through the quality of its culinary heritage that we discover in the typical small caps hills of the city. Other wine region world-famous Burgundy terroirs, abbeys and castles. Famous for its wine route, Alsace is also for its magnificent city of Strasbourg with its Christmas market, the neighborhood of the little France. But France is also his campaign and the many villages that compose it. Among the most famous include Locronan in Brittany, Vezelay in Burgundy and Alsace Eguisheim that will welcome you for a holiday in comfort. France does not end with its metropolitan area, its departments and territories overseas are also known for their tourist attraction, the beauty of their landscape and the diversity of cultures found there. You can visit France in any season, the climate is generally temperate, but can vary from one region to another. In winter, the ski resorts of the Pyrenees and Alps will open their doors for vacation. That while the summer resorts of all French coasts are filled with tourists from all over. Spring is the ideal season to visit the towns and villages that bloom with the arrival of spring. Fall is also a propitious season, but the days get shorter and the weather turns cold, even on the French Riviera. It is very easy to get around in France. Road and rail networks are excellent. In major cities of France, public transport, either buses, trams or metro will allow you to easily move you.
TRADITIONS
French culture has always been synonymous with refinement and elegance, combining art and cuisine. The French story is long and complex, carries with it a rich, varied and ancient tradition that recreates the link with the past, through regional nuances. The mosaic of French regions reflects local cultural richness strongly established and well promoted by its inhabitants. Regional languages, long endangered, are again in the spotlight thanks to the work of associations for the protection of regional languages. It is not uncommon for the board and out of the cities show the French name and that of the local dialect (this is particularly true in Brittany, Alsace and the French Basque Country). Most French traditions are inspired by the Christian religion, as enjoy a galette at Epiphany afford gifts on Christmas and make pancakes for Candlemas. Some traditions have by against a secular origin like playing pranks on April 1 or dressing up to Mardi Gras. Note that in France, much more than in the rest of the world it is customary to make a kiss to greet even if we know very little.
KITCHEN
The French food and wine heritage is deeply involved in the reputation of the country, through its many great restaurants and chefs. French cuisine was codified in the twentieth century by Auguste Escoffier to become the modern standard for haute cuisine. No question of a stay in France where one does not initiate themselves to tableware, different regions all have their specialties! It would be impossible to give an exhaustive account of the French cuisine. Sauerkraut, cassoulet, and Savoyard fondue, crepes, Auvergne stew or bouillabaisse ink, as many typical dishes of French regions which form a small range of gastronomy. France is of course famous for its cheese which is said that there are over 500 different. Each of them has a taste, shape, texture typical outcome of the wide variety of manufacturing techniques. Another jewel of French gastronomy that needs no introduction, wine. The way the French culture has invested in the development of its wines has even earned him an international reputation as being "wine country." Wine is produced on almost the entire French territory. Some regions are particularly renowned for their wine heritage as Burgundy, Bordeaux, Alsace and to a lesser extent the Loire Valley. In 2010, Unesco experts felt that the "gastronomic meal of the French" with its rites and its presentation, fulfilled the conditions to join the "List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity."
REMEMBRANCE AND CRAFTS
What to bring to a holiday in France? Obviously, some specialties seem obvious result of: cheese, wine, foie gras, spirits (cognac or armagnac) or champagne. Some other folk specialties can be fun gifts for your loved ones as a beret or sneakers. In fact every regional specialty in France can be a wonderful memory. However, for shopaholics, Paris is one of the world capitals of shopping: luxury shops, workshops ready-to-wear, chain stores, small unique shops, everything is at your fingertips. Whether in small shops trade fair of the eleventh arrondissement, showcases luxury of Avenue Montaigne, or the big international chains in the Rue de Rivoli and Les Halles, the amateur mode will have no trouble use your credit card!
