France
About France
France, in Western Europe, encompasses medieval cities, alpine villages, and Mediterranean beaches. Paris, its capital, is famed for its fashion houses, classical art museums including the Louvre, and monuments like the Eiffel Tower. The country is also renowned for its wines and sophisticated cuisine. Lascaux’s ancient cave drawings, Lyon’s Roman theater, and the vast Palace of Versailles attest to its rich history. Northern highlights include the Loire Valley’s majestic chateaux Normandy’s WWII sites and iconic Mont-St-Michel; WWI Western Front battlefields and Brittany’s rugged coast. To the east are German-influenced architecture and food, and the French Alps’ ski resorts. In the south, Provence is home to lavender fields, and the Riviera glitters with glamorous towns and beaches. Bordeaux and Burgundy produce renowned wines, while Champagne gives the bubbly stuff its name. Along with cheeses such as Camembert, Brie, and Roquefort, the local fare includes Brittany's crêpes and Burgundy's coq au vin.
Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. The tower has three levels for visitors, with restaurants on the first and second levels.
Louvre
Louvre, or the Louvre Museum, is the world's largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris. The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built as the Louvre castle in the late 12th to 13th century under Philip II. Remnants of the fortress are visible in the basement of the museum. The Musée du Louvre contains more than 380,000 objects and displays 35,000 works of art in eight curatorial departments.
Notre-Dame de Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris, referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral was consecrated to the Virgin Mary and considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. Its pioneering use of the rib vault and flying buttress, its enormous and colourful rose windows, as well as the naturalism and abundance of its sculptural decoration set it apart from the earlier Romanesque style.
Arc de Triomphe
Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle. The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces.
Disneyland Paris
Disneyland Paris is an entertainment resort in Chessy. It encompasses two theme parks, many resort hotels, Disney Nature Resorts, a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex, and a golf course, in addition to several additional recreational and entertainment venues. The theme park's top five attractions in Disneyland Park are It's a Small World, Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters.
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles was the principal royal residence of France from 1682, under Louis XIV, until the start of the French Revolution in 1789, under Louis XVI. The palace is now a historical monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site, notable especially for the ceremonial Hall of Mirrors, the jewel-like Royal Opera, and the royal apartments for the more intimate royal residences, the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon located within the park the small rustic Hameau created for Marie Antoinette and the vast gardens of Versailles with fountains, canals, and geometric flower beds and groves, laid out by André le Nôtre.
Sacré-Cœur
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica and often simply Sacré-Cœur, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in Paris dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Sacré-Cœur Basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. It is a popular landmark and the second-most visited monument in Paris.
Champs-Élysées
Champs-Élysées is the world's most beautiful avenue and an iconic Paris landmark. It is known for its theatres, cafes, luxury shops, flagship stores, luxury boutiques, nightclubs. The annual Bastille Day military parade takes place on Champs-Élysées and is the finish of the Tour de France cycling race.
Le Mont-Saint-Michel
Le Mont-Saint-Michel is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy. Mont Saint-Michel and its bay are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. During high tide, the Mont Saint-Michel appears surreal, as though it were hovering above the water and in the right light, creates a mirror reflection. During low tide it allows visitors to walk around its perimeter and observe it from a different vantage point.
Place de la Concorde
Place de la Concorde is one of the major public squares in Paris. It was the site of many notable public executions, including the executions of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in the course of the French Revolution, during which the square was temporarily renamed Place de la Révolution. The two fountains in the Place de la Concorde have been the most famous of the fountains built during the time of Louis-Philippe and came to symbolize the fountains in Paris.
Paris
Paris, France's capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture and designer boutiques along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
Chamonix
Chamonix is a resort area near the junction of France, Switzerland, and Italy. At the base of Mont Blanc, the highest summit in the Alps, it is renowned for its skiing. Year-round, cable cars take visitors up to several nearby peaks with panoramic views, including Aiguille du Midi above the town, and Pointe Helbronner, across vast glacier fields on the Italian border.
French Riviera
French Riviera or Côte d'Azur is the Mediterranean coast of southeastern France. It includes famously glamorous beach resorts such as Saint-Tropez and Cannes and the independent microstate of Monaco. A health retreat in the 18th century, the area later attracted aristocrats, artists, and the 1960 jet set. Today it’s an established holiday destination, with paths connecting many coastal villages and towns.
Nice
Nice, capital of the Alpes-Maritimes department on the French Riviera, sits on the pebbly shores of the Baie des Anges. Founded by the Greeks and later a retreat for the 19th-century European elite, the city has also long attracted artists. Former resident Henri Matisse is honored with a career-spanning collection of paintings at Musée Matisse. Musée Marc Chagall features some of its namesake's major religious works.
Versailles
Versailles is a city on the southwest outskirts of Paris, known for the opulent Palace of Versailles. The palace houses the Hall of Mirrors hung with chandeliers, the gilded Grand Apartments, and the Museum of the History of France. Its ornate Royal Chapel has painted ceilings, and its vast formal gardens feature fountains and sculptures. Nearby, the Musée Lambinet houses display the history of the city.
Best Time To Visit France
The best time to visit France is during the months of April to June and from September to October.
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