France: Good Views / Viewpoint
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Eiffel Tower & Moulin Rouge
Hit the heights of the City of Light! Paris puts on a dazzling evening show in three sensational acts full of romance, passion and spectacular entertainment. Prelude: you won’t get time to head ... Continue Reading »
Monaco Tours from Cannes
Cannes. Monaco. Two names that conjure up images of the glamorous life. And the road that links them? The French Riviera’s famous Grand Corniche, one of the world’s most spectacular drives with views ... Continue Reading »
Chamonix and Mont Blanc
France is full of top ski resorts and one of these is Chamonix. You can’t go wrong heading to a valley under Western Europe’s highest and most famous mountain, Mont Blanc. I am not a skier, I am ... Continue Reading »
Cycling the Loire Valley
If it sounds somehow ridiculous that one river valley can house around one thousand chateaux you need to remember that the Loire River is very long; this is the longest river in France ... Continue Reading »
Tour Montparnasse 56 Observatory
Tour Montparnasse 56 Observatory gives the most spectacular view of the city of lights, offering a restaurant and a terrace on the top floor complete with a helipad for those special visits. The ... Continue Reading »
3 Beautiful Roads to Drive
Beloved of both tourists in their hire-cars and boy-racers in their Ferraris and Maseratis, the Cote d’Azur’s Corniches are some of the most spectacular roads in the world. There are three roads ... Continue Reading »
Best View in Paris - Notre Dame
We visit Paris every year and I have found the best place in Paris for the view. Climb Notre Dame’s towers! It is my favorite view of Paris because you can see the city, parks, the river Seine, ... Continue Reading »
Charming Eze Village
On the coast between Nice and Monaco on the French Riviera is one of the loveliest places I have ever been: the tiny village of Eze. Situated on the cliff side of that magnificent road The Grand ... Continue Reading »
French Riviera Alpine Trainspotters Alert!
Celebrating 100 years in operation and still on the rails, the heroic Train des Pignes passes through 25 tunnels, over 16 viaducts and 15 metallic bridges in the mountainous areas of the ... Continue Reading »
New Year’s Eve in Paris
Paris is one of the world’s top 5 favourite places in which to welcome in the new year. Not really surprising – it’s gorgeous, it’s romantic, and it has wonderful champagne. This is a city of ... Continue Reading »
Normandy Day Trips
The D-Day landings at Normandy on June 6, 1944 were the beginning of the end of World War II much due to the heroic action by Allied troops including US and British forces, to begin ... Continue Reading »
Paris from high above
Paris is about beauty. Not just its art, or its fashion, or even its inhabitants, but the design of the city itself: the buildings and street layout. It’s also a very dense city with narrow streets, ... Continue Reading »
Paris Notre Dame
The Notre Dame is an example of great French Gothic art. Check out the detail on the facade which displays stories from the Bible and from Christian history. The view from the top of the Notre Dame ... Continue Reading »
The 7 Best Castles of the French Riviera
The French Riviera wasn’t always the relaxing destination it is now–once a hotbed of tension and rivalries, the coast was guarded by fortresses from the Middle Ages. From medieval castles to ... Continue Reading »
TIps for the Luxembourg Gardens
The Luxembourg Gardens are one of the world’s great places. They’re beautiful and iconic of Paris, they’re full of history and contain plenty to do and see. Built along with the Palais du ... Continue Reading »
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