A GUIDE TO FRANCE AND VISITING FRANCE
This VISITORS' GUIDE to France travel is developed by a dedicated travel writer and photographer, a Francofile with 50 years of travelling in France behind him, and with the aim of helping you to plan and enjoy your visits to this remarkable country.
There is so much to enjoy in France; take your time; come back.
Planning a visit to France |
Explore the regions, visit the cities, towns and villages enjoy the most beautiful villages, and learn how to get there, how to get around, where to stay, and where to eat. Check out the country's natural beauty, the wonderful beaches, its magnificent coastline, as well as the high mountains of the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Auvergne. Taste your way through regional and local dishes, and quaff the wines and spirits for which the country is rightly renowned.
Culture, festivals and frivolities ![]() |
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Mont St-Michel was the starting point for the 2016 Tour de France
Population (Mainland France)
66,632,870
Area
551,695 km² (Metropolitan France)
Neighbours
Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy,
Monaco, Spain and Andorra.
French inventions
Taxis, hot air balloon, internal
combustion engine, inflatable tyres, sewing machine, bikini, cafetière,
braille, camera phone, hairdryer, parachute
French world records
World's most expensive bottle of French wine
(1811 Château d'Yquem sold for £75,000 ($117,000))
In 2015, a painting of two Tahitian girls by the French artist Gauguin was sold for nearly $300m (£197m), making it the most expensive work of art ever sold.
Assassination attempts survived
General de
Gaulle is said to have survived no fewer than 31 assassination attempts
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Please be aware: following the attacks in Paris, and to ensure the safety of visitors, many museums and attractions are applying preventive measures taken by the government to public administrations. The museums are open under normal conditions, but luggage is not permitted regardless of size.
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