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Should you take the time to visit Carcassonne? And if so, when is the best time to visit this medieval city? When I first…

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While Marseille has the second largest population in France (after Paris), there is another city that is actually considered to be the “second French…

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If you want to visit the most beautiful places in France, where do you start? Where are they exactly?  You can start by looking…

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A hot air balloon ride is often on peoples’ bucket lists when they travel to France. I took a flight in the Loire Valley…

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It’s one thing to go to a museum and look at a famous work of art and be impressed. It’s another thing to see…

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I finally visited the Arts et Métiers Museum in Paris and I am so glad I did. I found the displays to be fascinating…

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Check out this prison on an island in the Mediterranean Sea not far from Marseille’s old port. It is reminiscent of the federal penitentiary…

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Many amphitheatres were built during Roman times, around 1 AD. An amphitheatre is an open-air venue for sports, performances, and entertainment. They were oval,…

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For years I had heard about the French flocking to Ile de Ré as it is an ideal seaside resort with excellent beaches and…

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