Vacation in Provence in springtime

January 16, 2010 by France vacations · Leave a Comment
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With an average of 300 days of sunshine a year, you are almost guaranteed some sunshine when holidaying in Provence.

Combine that with a visit in the spring time and you’ll also find that a vacation rental out of the peak season is far more reasonable than you might have thought!

In spring, the beaches on the French Riviera are almost empty, the sun is still warm and the welcome is friendly. Read more

Popular castles and chateaux to visit in the Loire Valley

The Loire Valley in France is a splendid area awarded world heritage status because of its amazing chateaux. The kings and queens of France, seduced by the mild climate and the game-filled forests constructed their these incredible Loire Valley castles. They surrounded themselves with the greatest architects and artiests of this era. Read more

Chamonix Mont Blanc vacations

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Nestling in the shadow of Mont Blanc – Europe’s highest mountain at 4807m -Chamonix lives and breathes mountain history. Chamonix has long been hailed as a mecca for climbing and mountaineering with bearded mountain men in de rigour battered alpine gear seen striding around town and regaling unfortunate listeners with tales of leaping crevasses, dodging  rock falls and climbing peaks.

There’s Mont Blanc to be summated, the north face of Les Drus to be tackled  and Les Grands Jorasses to inspire.  Indeed, Chamonix first came to prominence as a summer tourist destination in the 19th century and the first cable car opened  at Le Brevant  for summer walkers. Read more

Popular museums in Paris

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Choosing museums to visit in Paris is not an easy task. Perhaps you want to go online to find day passes, which these passes will take you to and from many of Paris’s museums. Paris has scores of museums. At the museums, you have science, arts, learning centers, military, and so on. To choose museums we can consider a few details. Do you intend to take the children to Paris with you? Read more

Cannes vacations

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Located on the Riviera in southern France, the city of Cannes is famous all over the world, not only for its film festival but also for the Cannes Lions Festival, which is regarded as the world’s most prestigious festival of advertising. This glitzy, upmarket city has a population of approximately of 70,000 people and its principal source of income is tourism. Read more