January 31, 2011
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Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco in Italian) is the highest mountain in the Alps, the highest in Western Europe, and the highest in the European Union at 4,805.59 metres — a colossal dome of snow and ice straddling the border between France and Italy that has been the holy grail of mountaineering since its first ascent […]
Tags: 8th-august, chamonix-mont-blanc, climbers, european-union, european-union-countries, first-winter-olympics, first-woman, france, haute-savoie, highest-mountain-in-the-alps, highest-mountain-of-european-union, italy, italy-and-france, jacques-balmat, mont-blanc, mont-blanc-massif, mountain, mountains, nature, observatory, paccard, paradis, ski-resort, thick-layer, unfavorable-conditions, vicinity, winter-olympics
Categories: France, Nature
January 27, 2011
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Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild is one of the most beautiful gardens and palaces on the French Riviera — a pink Belle Époque fantasy perched on the narrowest point of the Cap Ferrat peninsula near Nice, surrounded by nine themed gardens and offering breathtaking 360° views of the Mediterranean on both sides. Built between 1905 and […]
Tags: 19th-century, academy-of-fine-arts, antique-furniture, aristocracy, baroness, beautiful-gardens, beautiful-palace, charlie-chaplin, entire-collection, europe, famous-people, french-academy, french-riviera, garden, gardeners, most-beautiful-gardens-in-europe, porcelain-sculptures, russian-banker, st-jean-cap-ferrat, summer-resorts, villa-ephrussi-de-rothschild, vivid-dream, winston-churchill
Categories: France, Nature
January 18, 2011
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Futuroscope (officially Planète Futuroscope) is one of Europe’s most innovative theme parks — a futuristic audiovisual wonderland on the outskirts of Poitiers, France, where cutting-edge projection technology, immersive 4D cinemas, and mind-bending visual experiences replace traditional rollercoasters. Founded in 1987 on the site of a former military base, Futuroscope has grown into France’s second most […]
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Categories: Amusement and Theme Parks, France
January 17, 2011
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Corsica – the pearl of Mediterranean Sea | France Updated: July 19, 2020 | By Claire | More Corsica is an island located in the western part of Mediterranean Sea and belongs to France. With its area of 8680 km² is the 4th largest island in Mediterranean Sea. There are more than 250 thousand inhabitants […]
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Categories: France, Nature
December 27, 2010
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Dunkerque (Dunkirk) – northern city in France Updated: July 19, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Dunkerque (or Dunkirk in English) is a city in northern France, near the border with Belgium. Administratively it is situated in Nord-Pas-de-Calais and the Nord département. Today the city has approximately 70.000 inhabitants. City of Dunkirk is situated […]
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Categories: France, Sights
November 10, 2010
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Best European skiing destinations Updated: January 4, 2020 | By Claire | 2 Replies More Have you already started to choose some good skiing destination for this winter? We had. Here are some of the possibilities that we suppose to be the best skiing destinations in Europe. France – Offers the best value for money […]
Tags: austria, beautiful-mountain, best-ski-resorts, carrying-capacity, cortina-d-ampezzo, courchevel-1850, dolomites, europe, europe-france, four-villages, france, international-atmosphere, italy, local-architecture, monte-cristallo, mountain-sceneries, mountains, national-park, olympic-winter-games, parc-national-de-la-vanoise, quality-ski, ski, ski-resort, ski-resorts-in-france, ski-slopes, ski-tows, skiing, snow, switzerland, wooden-houses
Categories: Austria, France, Italy, Wellness, Relax & Sports
November 10, 2010
by europeexplored
The Lascaux Caves in the Dordogne region of southwestern France contain one of the most extraordinary artistic achievements in human history — a gallery of over 600 Paleolithic wall paintings and 1,500 engravings dating back approximately 17,000 years, depicting horses, bison, deer, aurochs, and mysterious abstract symbols with a sophistication that fundamentally changed our understanding […]
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Categories: France, Nature
October 9, 2010
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What to see in Paris – around Eiffel Tower | France Updated: February 4, 2020 | By Claire | More If you are planning your trip to Paris, here are some good tips what you could see and visit in the center of Paris – close to Eiffell Tower. Chaillot Palace complex with its gardens […]
Tags: architectural-works, boileau-jacques, carlu, chaillot-palace, champs-de-mars, city, eiffel-tower, eiffell-tower, france, french-monuments, henri-langlois, monumental-art, musee-de-la-marine, museum, museum-of-man, neolithic-monuments, palace-complex, palais-de-chaillot, paris, park, planning-your-trip, sights, size-reproductions, top-sights, trocadero-palace, two-wings, venus-of-lespugue, world-exhibition
Categories: France, Sights
August 17, 2010
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Paris is the most visited city in the world — the luminous capital of France whose legendary monuments (the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, the Louvre), incomparable art collections, world-dominating gastronomy, and ineffable romantic atmosphere draw more than 40 million visitors annually to the banks of the Seine. The City of Light has been the global standard […]
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Categories: France, Sights
August 12, 2010
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Disneyland Paris is Europe’s most visited tourist attraction — a magical 2,230-hectare resort in Marne-la-Vallée, just 32 kilometres east of Paris, where two world-class theme parks (Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park), seven themed hotels, and the Disney Village entertainment district welcome over 15 million visitors annually. Opened in 1992 as Euro Disney, Disneyland […]
Tags: 12-april, attraction, centre-stage, classic-disney, disney-heroes, disneyland, disneyland-paris, disneyland-paris-france, disneyland-park, fairytales, france, fun, heroes-and-heroines, magical-kingdom, magical-world, most-popular-attraction, most-visited-tourist-attraction, paris, recreation-resort, theme-parks, tokyo-disney-resort, walt-disney, walt-disney-studios, walt-disney-studios-park
Categories: Amusement and Theme Parks, France
