Mystery and legend swirl around Rennes-le-Chateau, a medieval village in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southwestern France. Visitors come by the thousands, curious to see the home of ancient family codes, a secret society, hidden treasure, and religious conspiracies. I go for the incredible views of the landscape and, yes, the intrigue of it all.
Don’t have time to make it to Paris this year? That’s OK, you can begin to satisfy your wanderlust by renting one of the most enjoyable films to come out of France in the past five years. Not only is “Paris, je t’aime” highly entertaining, it also takes the viewer on a tour of eighteen […]
Mont St Michel Mont-Saint-Michel is a pyramidal tidal island in the French province of Normandy that is topped by a cathedral. Jutting up from the waves and entrenched in the sand, it is easily recognized with just one glance. Indeed, the western world has nominated it unofficially as the emblem of romantic France. Billions of […]
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Mont Dore Mont-Dore is an Auvergne mountain resort town in France famous for its thermal spas. Nestled in the lush, steep valley where the Dordogne River is sourced, Mont-Dore has transformed itself in status since WWII. Today, it not only offers thermal cure centers, but also a highly attractive skiing community in the winter. So, […]
The Ardèche Gorge, the largest natural canyon in Europe, angles through southern France, northwest of Avignon. Its craggy limestone cliffs rise as high as 1,000 feet. The Ardèche River begins in the massif central, cuts through the gorge and crosses the plateau to flow into the Rhone.
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, 19 fГ©vr. 09 Port-en-Bessin-Huppain is a town referred to by locals as the “Port”.[1] It consists of the communes of Port-en-Bessin and Huppain.[2] Hustling and bustling characterizes Port-en-Bessin when the town’s fishing fleet sets sail or returns from its voyages. It is, in fact, the largest fishing harbor in Lower Normandy.[3] References: Gaudez, René, […]
La mer au Treport,Normandie-France Le Tréport is a French seaside resort town that[1] lies on the Bresle Estuary on the English Channel. It is considered a working-class town and is entranced by a long walkway for pedestrians and a cable car road that runs from the observation platform of Les Terrasses to the town.[2] Le […]
Ivry-la-Bataille or Ivry is a village located along the Eure river of French Normandy. The landscape of Ivry is picturesque; the river of Eure meanders slowly through a beautiful wide valley with hillsides dominated by vines. As peaceful as Ivry appears, it has suffered much turbulence and violence in its past. This village is remembered […]
Cabourg is a luxury resort-town in the Floral Coast of French Normandy. The town is known as the most intellectual of the resort towns in Normandy. This reputation comes from its cultivation of the memories of the 20th century French novelist, Marcel Proust. He was one of the town’s earliest visitors and described Cabourg in […]