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French Regions: Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Burgundy  [ Bourgogne ], Brittany  [ Bretagne ], Central France  [ Centre ], Champagne-Ardenne, Corse, Franche-Comté, Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Normandy [Lower-Normandy and Upper-Normandy ], Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrénées, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes.

Overseas Departments / regions:  Guadeloupe and dependencies,  Martinique,  French Guiana,  Réunion and dependencies.

Overseas territorial collectivities : Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Overseas territories :  French Polynesia,  Wallis-et-Futuna,  French Austral and Antarctic Territories

Autonomous :  New Caledonia

Capital City of France: Paris 


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Campsites & Caravanning

 
Luxury mobile home holidays in France.

  -   high quality family camping holidays

    -   mobile home and camping holidays
Relax on the finest campsites with Keycamp. You can stay in a huge, fully equipped tent with 4 bedrooms or a luxury mobile home with shower and toilet.
Tents have sprung beds with thick mattresses and there is electric lighting and a full-size domestic refrigerator. Mobile homes have fitted kitchens, bath/showers and models range from a Classic Midi (sleeping up to 6) to our top-of-the-range Villa Grand Deluxe with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms/toilets.

  Eurocampings   -   ACSI International Camping Guide

Car Hire France

  Sixt   -   

Holiday Rentals / Cottages / Apartments

  Soleara   -    Cottages in France   
Alpes, Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Burgundy, Brittany, Centre, Dordogne-Limousin, Franchecomté, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loraine, Mid-Pyrenees, Normandy, Nord pas de Calais, Picardy, Poitou-Charente, Provence/Côte 'Azur.

   -   holiday park, apartment or villa
Discover France from the comfort of your own holiday park, apartment or villa. A self-catering holiday in one of Hoseasons' holiday lodges and parks brings a new meaning to the word freedom. From the moment you arrive you can revel in the limitless possibilities offered at every resort centre.
And with late availability and last minute booking facilities, you'll soon be experiencing the holiday of your dreams. Enjoy a weekend or short break in beautiful countryside, at some of Europe's finest beaches or forest surroundings.
Regions : Als, Cote'd'Azur, Cote d'Atlantique, Dordogne, Landes, Languedoc, Normandy, Pyrenees and South Brittany.

Hotels in France

  Hotels in France   -   Hotel Guide France

    -  Hotels all over France

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

Travel Companies / Tour Operators

 
Coach Holiday, Coach Trips.

 
Walking holidays in France.

 
Escorted France Train Holidays / Great value Rail Holidays in France.

 
Cruise holidays Western Mediterranean [ Corsica, Marseille, St. Rafaël, St. Tropez, Toulon, Ville Franche ].

 
France has ski holidays to suit everyone, from beginners and families to the seasoned pro, massive ski areas to small traditional villages, France has it all.
Resorts in France : Alpe d'Huez, Avoriaz, Chamonix, Courchevel, Flaine La Plagne, La Rosiere, La Tania, Les Arcs, Les Deux Alpes, Les Menuires, Meribel & Mottaret, Montgenèvre, Paradiski - Allocation On Arrival, Risoul, Serre Chevalier, Tignes, Val d'Isère, Val Thorens and  Valmorel..

   -   Historic footsteps through France
From the wide avenues of Paris and the Eiffel Tower to the poignant beaches of Normandy, you'll be free to experience France's 'joie de vivre.' Whether it's the historic Bayeux Tapestry or wine tasting at its source, soak in the French culture and discover France in style.

 

 
Golfbreaks.com is the UK's premier service for organising Golf Breaks and Golf Days, providing tailor-made golfbreaks at discounted prices and hundreds of special offers!

   -   holiday park, apartment or villa



 
Offering pre-bookable French Attractions, Experiences and Activities.

  PureAdventures   -   Self Guide Travel
France Bicycle Tours, France Walking Tours, France Getaways

  Battle Field Tours   -   Northern France
Covering WW1 and WW2 - small group fully guided tours to the World War One battlefields and Commonwealth War Grave cemeteries with special tours for Australian and Canadian visitors.

Travel Guides France / Related books / Magazines

  Dorling Kindersley   -   

Travel Guides France  [ amazon.co.uk ]

France  [ Lonely Planet ]   -   Nicola Williams 
Paperback: 1012 pages; Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 8th Revised edition edition (1 Feb 2009); ISBN-10: 1741049156; ISBN-13: 978-1741049152

Transport / How do I travel to France

  Airports of Paris [ Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport [CDG]  and  Paris Orly Airport [ORY].

More French airports: Avignon - Caumont Airport, Bordeaux - Merignac Airport, Lyon - Satolas Airport [LYS],  Marseille - Provence Airport [MRS], Montpellier - Frejorgues Airport, Mulhouse Airport, Nantes Atlantique Airport [NTE], Nice - Cote d'Azur Airport [NCE], Sion Airport [ ski holidays ]

 
Cheap flights / Budget flights Avignon, Bergerac, Bordeaux, Brest, Chambery, Nantes, Limoges, Nice, Paris, Perpignan.

 
Book cheap flights to France at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  Airline Tickets France / Discount Flights  
Cheap flight tickets France, price comparison possible.

  

 
Ferries to France & Ireland from Dover ( cross-channel ferry )

   -  Dover - Calais / Portsmouth to Cherbourg / Portsmouth to Le Havre
P&O Ferries is one of the most well known and trusted brands. Wherever you are travelling to, on holiday or on business, P&O Ferries offers a wide range of routes.

  
The Port of Dover is served by the UK's most competitive ferry operators: Norfolkline (Dover to Dunkerque), P&O Ferries, SeaFrance (Dover to Calais) and SpeedFerries (Dover to Boulogne). State of the art ferries, frequent departures and very low prices means that travelling from Dover has never been more appealing!

If you are travelling from the Midlands or the North then why not book a crossing from Hull with P&O Ferries, or from Newcastle or Harwich with DFDS Seaways or Stena Line.

Travellers to Western France and Spain should consider Brittany Ferries. Their modern fleet and choice of routes will take you closer to your holiday destination in style and comfort.

 
Travel by bus or coach to France : Bordeaux, Grenoble, Marseille, Paris, Strasbourg and Tours


Links 

  French Government Tourist Office   -   official site

  Paris   -   Capital City of France

  Alsace
Lying between the Vosges Mountains to the west and the Rhine to the east, from the German to the Swiss borders, Alsace is France's smallest region.
Counties in Alsace : Bas-Rhin (67), Haut-Rhin (68)
Cities : Ferrette, Haguenau, Obernai, Sélestat, Sarre-Union, Saverne, Wissembourg
  Aquitaine   -   region southwest of France  -  capital city Bordeaux
Departments Dordogne [ 24 ], Gironde [ 33 ], Landes [ 40 ], Lot-et-Garonne [ 47 ] and Pyrénées-Atlantiques [ 64 ].
Cities : Agen, Anglet, Bayonne, Bègles, Bergerac, Biarritz, Bordeaux, Ceno, Gradignan, La Teste-de-Buch, Le Bouscat, Libourne, Lormont, Mérignac, Mont-de-Marsan, Pau, Périgueux, Pessac, Saint-Médard-en-Jalles , Talence, Villenave-d´Ornon, Villeneuve-sur-Lot.
  Auvergne   -   Region in the southern center of France in the Massif.Central
Departments in the region Auvergne : Allier [ 03 ], Cantal [ 15 ], Haute-Loire [ 43 ] and Puy-de-Dôme [ 63 ].
  Burgundy  [ Bourgogne ]
Avallon, Beaune, Besançon, Chablis, Chatillon sur Seine, Cote d'Or, Dijon, Maçon, Saone-et-Loire, Sens, Haute Saone, Jura
  Brittany  [ Bretagne ]
Brest, Carnac, Finistere, Cotes d'Armor, Cote d'Emeraude [Smaragdküste/Nordküste], Cote de Granit Rose [Nordküste], Ile-et-Vilaine, Mont-St-Michel, Morbihan, Rennes [Hauptstadt], Quimper, St.-Malo
  Champagne-Ardenne   -   in the northeast of France bordering Belgium.
Departements in Champagne-Ardenne: French Ardennes [ 08 ], Aube [ 10 ], Marne [ 51 ] and Haute-Marne [ 52 ].
  Corse [ Corsica ]
Bastia - Cap Corse - Nebbio, Plaine Orientale - Castagniccia - Casinca - Fiumorbu, Bonifacio - Alta Rocca - Porto Vecchio, Travo - Valinco - Sartenals, Ajaccio - Porto - Cote Occidentale, Corté - Niolo - Giussani, Balagne - Calvi - Galeria
  Dordogne
The Dordogne is part of the Department Aquitaine and consists of 4 'arrondissements': Bergerac, Nontron, Périgueux and Sarlat-la-Canéda.
Cities in the Dordogne: Bergerac, Cahors, Domme, Rocamadour, Sarlat-La-Canéda, Souillac
  Franche-Compté   -   Eastern France
4 Departements: Doubs, Jura, Haute-Saone und Territoire de Belfort.
Surrounded by the regions Champagne Ardenne, Bourgogne and Rhône-Alpes, and has a 230 km long boundary with Switzerland.
The Franche-Comté is a holiday paradise for watersports, walking and skiing
  Ile de France   -   Region, surrounding the capital City Paris.
Departments of Ile-de-France : Paris [ 75 ], Seine-et-Marne [ 77 ], Yvelines [78 ], Essonne [ 91 ], Hauts-de-Seine [ 92 ], Seine-Saint-Denis [ 93 ], Val-de-Marne [ 94 ], Val-d'Oise [ 95 ]
  Languedoc-Roussillon
Departments in Languedoc-Roussillon: Aude [ 11 ], Gard [ 30 ], Hérault [ 34 ], Lozère [ 48 ], en Pyrénées-Orientales [ 66 ]
  Limousin  
Region on the left side, somewhat below the center of France, west of the Massif Central.
Departments in Limousin: Corrèze [ 19 ], Creuse [ 23 ] and Haute-Vienne [ 87 ]
  Lorraine   -   Region in the north of France.
Departments in Lorraine : Meurthe-et-Moselle [ 54 ], Meuse [ 55 ], Moselle [ 57 ] and Vosges [ 88 ].
  Lower Normandy   -   Capital City = Caen
Departments in Basse-Normandy: Calvados [ 14 ], Manche [ 50 ] and Orne [ 61 ]
Avranches, Cherbourg, Deauville, Eayeux, Granville, Honfleur, Lisieux, Montagne-au-Perche, Ouistreham, Saint-Lô,  Valagnes, Vire
  Midi Pyrenees   -   Region in the southwest of France  -  Capital City = Toulouse
Departments Midi-Pyrénées : Ariège [ 09 ], Aveyron [ 12 ], Haute-Garonne [ 31 ], Gers [ 32 ], Lot [ 46 ], Hautes-Pyrénées [ 65 ], Tarn [ 81 ] and Tarn-et-Garonne [ 82 ].
  Nord-Pas-de-Calais   -   Capital City = Lille
Probably one of the jolliest regions in France, and always ready to celebrate. Parades, carnivals, fairs and fanfares – good habits endure in this land of memory, bristling with belfries.
Departments in Nord-Pas-de-Calais: Nord [ 59 ] and Pas-de-Calais [ 62 ]
Cities : Arras, Boulogne Sur Mer, Hesdin, Le Touqet, Lens, Calais, Saint Omer, Saint Pol.
  Pays de La Loire   -   Loire Atlantique
Amboise, Azay-le-Rideau, Blos, Chambord, Chenonceaux, Fontainebleau, Langeais, Orléans, Tours, Villandry
  Perigord
  Picardiy   -   Picardie
Amiens, Arras, Beauvais, Boulogne-sur-mer, Calais, Chantilly, Compiegne, Duinkerken, Laon, Lille, Noyon, St.-Omer, Senlis
  Poitou-Charentes   -   Capital City = Poitiers
Departments in Poitou-Charentes : Charente [ 16 ], Charente-Maritime [ 17 ], Deux-Sèvres [ 79 ], Vienne [ 86 ]
  Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Aix-en-Provence, Avignon, Barjois, Bouches-du-Rhone [ departement ], Camargue, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Draguignan [ de poort van de Verdon ], Haute-Provence, Les Arcs, Marseille, Mont Ventoux, Nice, Orange , Saint-Tropez, Salernes, Seillans, Toulon, Vaucluse [ departement ], Verdon [ Tal ]
  Rhône-Alpes   -   Capital City = Lyon
Region in the east of France and borders Switzerland in the North East [ Lake of Geneva ] and Italy in the east  [ Piemont and Aosta Valley ].
Departments in Rhône-Alpes : Ain (01), Ardèche (07), Drôme (26), Isère (38), Loire (42), Rhône (69), Savoie (73), Haute-Savoie (74)
Many of France's best-known ski resorts are found in Savoie, Haute-Savoie and Isère.
  Upper Normandy   -   Capital City = Rouan
Departements in Haute-Normandie: Eure [ 27 ] and Seine-Maritime [ 76 ]

  French overseas regions:  Guadeloupe and dependencies,  Martinique,  French Guiana,  Réunion and dependencies

  Institut Géographique Nationale [IGN]   -   best maps
  Meteo.fr   -   French weather station
  Paris Match   -   French magazine
  Tour de France
  TV5   -   French TV station

Snow Holidays in France

Albertville, Bourg-St-Maurice/Les Arcs, Chamonix, Chambery [ situated just 90mins away from one of Europe's best ski resorts; Les Trois Vallees (Val Thorens, Meribel and Les Menuires ], Grenoble  [ capital of the French Alps with easy access to all major ski resorts including Les Deux Alpes, Serre Chevalier and Alpe D'Huez ], Lyon [ ideally located with short transfer times to Tignes, La Plagne and the Olympic resort of Val D'Isere ]. See Snow holidays France.

Cuisine   -   French Cooking

  La Semaine du Goût   -   Tasting Week
During this gastronomic event, top chefs and cooks, farmers, writers and restaurateurs unite to bring good taste - and the rich French gastronomic tradition - to the French public all over the country.
Guy Savoy: Simple French Recipes for the Home Cook   -   by Guy Savoy, Patricia Wells
Guy Savoy is one of the top chefs in Paris. At his modern haute cuisine restaurant, Guy Savoy, which was awarded a third coveted Michelin star in 2002, and at his Parisian bistros, Au Butte Chaillot, Les Bookinistes, and L'Atelier de Maitre Alberthe, Savoy prepares dishes that are flavorful and inventive, but still informed by the traditions and techniques of classic French cuisine. In this cookbook, Savoy presents the best of his personal repertoire of updated classic recipes from his childhood - the tasty dishes this great chef loves to cook at home. Many of the eighty dishes are easy and quick to prepare, such as Green Bean Salad with Creme Fraiche, Mussel Soup, and Strawberry Clafoutis. There are also a handful of special occasion recipes perfect for casual entertaining, including Celery Remoulade with Smoked Duck, Roasted Lamb with Vegetables, and Cheese Souffle. All of the recipes are heavily illustrated with color photos, which detail both the cooking techniques and the delicious finished product.
Hardcover 192 pages (April 2004); Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
  French Food and Cook   -   authentic French cuisine
Menus and recipes,  Tips and Tools,  Table setting, Practice your French [ recipes in French ]
  Meilleur du Chef  [ french & english ]
Hors-d'Œuvres,  Starters,  Fish,  Meat,  Vegetables,  Desserts,  Other dishes,  Bases,  Sauces,  Extras,  Diet Dishes
  Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, Louisette  Bertholle and Simone Beck
684 pages; Black and White Sketches, no Photography 
Alfred A. Knopf, New York 2001

History  -  French History

In ancient times France was part of the Celtic territory known as Gaul or Gallia. Its present name is derived from the Latin Francia, meaning "country of the Franks," a Germanic people who conquered the area during the 5th century, at the time of the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It became a separate country in the 9th century ......

  French history timeline

  Monum   -   French National Center of Monuments
France's 200 outstanding monuments only a click away....

Music, Art & Culture, Events in France

   -   Discounted subscription
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  Discover France   -   French Music
The earliest French influence on Western music is found in the plainsong of the Christian Church. It is believed that Gregorian chant as it is known today is an 8th- or 9th-century Gallican interpretation of Roman chant, but it is difficult to distinguish the Gallican ornamentation from its Roman basis. It has been suggested that the basic idea of the trope (an interpolation in a preexistent chant) is Gallican and that the surviving body of medieval tropes and sequences had a French influence ........ 
  Chanter   -   French Music Database
Artists, Concerts, Charts, Shopping, MP3/MIDI Files, Radio, Lyrics & Music, Forum, and more
  Paroles.net   -   Lyrics  -  words to French songs ♫ Chanson Francophone
ABC de la Chanson Francophone. Plus de 20.000 textes en français.
  Viafrance   -   all events in France
Furthermore regional information and interesting links within the French regions.


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