The Colmar Collegiate is the most imposing in all of Colmar and often carries the name “Cathedral”. However, this is more or less a misrepresentation, since the city has ... Read more!
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The Colmar Collegiate is the most imposing in all of Colmar and often carries the name “Cathedral”. However, this is more or less a misrepresentation, since the city has ... Read more!
Attracting around 4 million visitors yearly, Strasbourg Cathedral is the second most-visited cathedral in France after Notre Dame de Paris and well before those of Metz, Reims and Chartres. ... Read more!
Much like Périgord, Alsace is one of France’s regions with the most medieval castles. More than 500 are counted here, mainly distributed from north to south, at the ... Read more!
Although little known and off the beaten tracks, Bourges Cathedral is worth a visit. The Cathedral Saint-Etienne of Bourges was built in record time between 1195 and the late 13th ... Read more!
Located 80 kilometres southwest of Paris, Chartres Cathedral is arguably the most representative, complete and best-preserved of all Gothic cathedrals in France. Indeed, the cathedral builders have constructed ... Read more!
Sublime countryside, panoramic views extending to the distant Alps and riding on the hills, the Route des Crêtes in the Vosges is following the example of the Route ... Read more!
Located 15 kilometres to the west of Tours, Villandry is a Renaissance estate and castle best known for its beautiful formal gardens made up of endless geometric parterres ... Read more!
Built on a rocky spur overlooking a horseshoe-shaped bend of the charming Portefeuille valley, Saint-Benoît-du-Sault is wonderfully surrounded by a verdant landscape. The charming and medieval locality of ... Read more!
Welcome to Annecy! Only a few cities in France can boast of being situated between a gorgeous lake and snow-capped mountains. Did you know the historic town is ... Read more!
Pralognan-la-Vanoise is a small winter and summer resort situated at the heart of the Vanoise massif. Pralo (for those in the know) is a mountain paradise at the ... Read more!
The Vanoise National Park in Savoie was the first to be created in France in 1963. It boasts exceptional fauna and flora (more than 1,000 different species are ... Read more!
The city of Rouen, sprawled along the River Seine, is still the major trading centre between Paris and the sea. This privileged location made the rich and busy city ... Read more!
Rouen’s most prestigious monument is undeniably the lofty and imposing cathedral. It is one of the most exquisite pieces of pure Flamboyant work existing. It is also the ... Read more!
The historic city centre of Rouen is a “must-see”. It would be a shame to pass through without a stroll through its fascinating heritage: gothic churches and mansions, restored ... Read more!
Rouen is the historic capital of the ancient Duchy of Normandy and remains the chief city of the new region of Normandy (Normandie). In the Middle-Ages, Rouen was ... Read more!
I love the sequence in the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” where the character of Kostas “Gus” Portokalos (the Baba – the dad) is making the case ... Read more!
The beautiful abbey-church of the Holy Trinity in Vendôme is a marvellous example of Flamboyant Gothic architecture in France. The domain of the former abbey includes the church, ... Read more!
Vendôme is the capital of the Vendômois, a rural region of green and hilly landscapes. The little town is steeped in art and history just 43 minutes from ... Read more!
Another Renaissance masterpiece in the Loire Valley, Chaumont Castle, with its pale stone and sloping slate roofs, dominates the Loire River and the village of Chaumont-sur-Loire, just a ... Read more!
Prestigious, majestic, colossal, extravagant… are these adjectives enough to fully describe the splendour of Chambord? The largest chateau of the Loire Valley is indeed full of surprises for ... Read more!
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