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largest West European nation

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France
FlagInfo:wikipedia | flickr
Capital:Paris
Currency:euro (EUR)
Languages:French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
Population:60,424,213
Area:547,030
Ski
Chamonix, Morzine, Val d`Isere, Meribel, Megeve, Courchevel, Tignes, Trois Vallees, Val Thorens, Les Arcs…

Resorts are open from mid-December to the end of April.
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City
Lille
A blend of France and Belgium in Northern France.
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Golf
Morfontaine (Senlis)
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Dive
For further information see the British Sub Aqua Club site
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Dive
Corsica
For further information see the British Sub Aqua Club site
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Beaches (Sun Sea Sand)
St. Tropez, La Baules, La Sauzair
Beaches in the south (Mediterranean) to pose and to tan, in Brittany for family holidays, and the Atlantic west coast for space, peace and actvities.
See our weather data for the best time to go!
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Surf
For further information visit GlobalSurfers
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Heritage
Major heritage sites include:
  • Chartres Cathedral
  • Decorated Grottoes of the Vézère Valley
  • Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
  • Palace and Park of Versailles
  • Vézelay, Church and Hill
  • Amiens Cathedral
  • Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
  • Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
  • Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles
  • Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
  • Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
  • Cape Girolata, Cape Porto, Scandola Nature Reserve and the Piana Calanches in Corsica
  • Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
  • Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d`Alliance in Nancy
  • Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
  • Strasbourg – Grande île
  • Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine
  • Bourges Cathedral
  • Historic Centre of Avignon
  • Canal du Midi
  • Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
  • Pyrénées - Mont Perdu *
  • Historic Site of Lyons
  • Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
  • Belfries of Belgium and France *
  • Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
  • The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
  • Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
  • Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
See the UNESCO website for more details
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City
Paris
On the River Seine, a world centre of media, arts, fashion and business. With some of world`s best known attractions - the Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre (to name a few) it`ll wear you out before you`ve finished.
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Home Sweet Home
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polbar posted a photo:

Home Sweet Home


Home Sweet Home
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polbar posted a photo:

Home Sweet Home


La Varenne Saint-hilaire, 3 déc. 08
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Marilyan posted a photo:

La Varenne Saint-hilaire, 3 déc. 08

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Lourdes
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Lourdes


ForĂȘt
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (~ Phil Moore)

~ Phil Moore posted a photo:

ForĂȘt

Au viaduc des Fauvettes, Vallée de l'Yvette.
France, Octobre 2008.



Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (strelitzia ---)

strelitzia --- posted a photo:

A nice day to all


La Varenne Saint-hilaire, 3 déc. 08
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La Varenne Saint-hilaire, 3 déc. 08

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Finger
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Finger

© Hervé Kerneïs - Tous droits réservés

On black


Face cachée
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Tywak posted a photo:

Face cachée

View On White

Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © 2008 Tywak . All rights reserved.

Cette création par Tywak est mise à disposition selon les termes de la license Creative Commons Paternité-Pas d'Utilisation Commerciale-Pas de Modification 2.0 France.


Crunch crunch
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (~ Phil Moore)

~ Phil Moore posted a photo:

Crunch crunch

Au viaduc des Fauvettes, Vallée de l'Yvette.
France, Octobre 2008.


Birinus of Dorchester
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (S*A*I*N*T*S VIII)

S*A*I*N*T*S VIII posted a photo:

Birinus of Dorchester

600-649; born in France, died in the United Kingdom; 1st bishop of Dorchester (United Kingdom)

feast 03 December


L’arme du crime
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (Yoan Bernabeu)

Yoan Bernabeu posted a photo:

L’arme du crime

Sortie photo avec marco3k

On rĂ©siste Ă  l’invasion des armĂ©es, on ne rĂ©siste pas Ă  l’invasion des idĂ©es.
Victor Hugo

© 2008 - Tous droits réservés - www.yoanbernabeu.net


Fais gaffe, t'as une cigogne sur la tĂȘte!!
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (kiwiiiiiii)

kiwiiiiiii posted a photo:

Fais gaffe, t'as une cigogne sur la tĂȘte!!

Fait divers à Strasbourg: la cigogne égarée a enfin été retrouvée; elle couvait un voyageur dans le tram.



Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (~ Phil Moore)

~ Phil Moore posted a photo:

Au viaduc des Fauvettes, Vallée de l'Yvette.
France, Octobre 2008.



Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (~ Phil Moore)

~ Phil Moore posted a photo:

Au viaduc des Fauvettes, Vallée de l'Yvette.
France, Octobre 2008.


TrĂšfles au fond
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (~ Phil Moore)

~ Phil Moore posted a photo:

TrĂšfles au fond

Au viaduc des Fauvettes, Vallée de l'Yvette.
France, Octobre 2008.


TunnelVision
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (~ Phil Moore)

~ Phil Moore posted a photo:

TunnelVision

Au viaduc des Fauvettes, Vallée de l'Yvette.
France, Octobre 2008.


Un petit peu de neige...
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (AleX.rb)

AleX.rb posted a photo:

Un petit peu de neige...

Neve

Fluttuano nell’aria
Particelle cosmiche
Candidi cristalli
Minuscole stelle,
Le culla il vento
Le adagia piano

In esse mi vedo danzare,
Non Ăš vortice
È dondolio, ninna nanna,
Ricordi di bimba

Ora si scioglie,
Come i ricordi
Dileguati nella quotidiana realtĂ .


Giusy Maugeri


2004-07-EOS-0287
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (Pierre Hebert)

Interior in a church in Bretagne, France
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (Pingu1963)

Pingu1963 posted a photo:

Interior in a church in Bretagne, France


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Travel Gems
France gems
good gemCycling - Tour de France
When? ~ July
Contributed by ~ bochgoch
good gemThe Eiffel Tower; the great symbol of Paris
When? ~ July
Contributed by ~ bochgoch