10 Best Places to Visit in France - Travel Video
For more than two decades, France has reigned as the world’s most popular tourist destination, receiving 82 million foreign tourists annual. People from all over the world are drawn to France’s sophisticated culture, dazzling landmarks, exquisite cuisine, fine wines, romantic chateaux and picturesque countryside. Here’s a look at the best places to visit in France:
Roussillon - village in The Luberon, Provence, France
View from the French village of Roussillon. This is the village with the yellow ochre cliffs and rock.
In The Luberon, Provence, France.
Taken from the top of Place Camille Mathieu.
Menton, Cacassone and Nimes Jonnyandliz's photos around Nimes, France (languedoc-roussillon)
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Entry from: Nimes, France
Entry Title: Menton, Cacassone and Nimes
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As some of you have noticed we have been rather quiet for the last couple of weeks. That would be because since we've now finished travelling, we have been able to rest and psyche ourselves up for the uber blog. For those of you who can't get enough, here are the last installments of our travels on the continent.... After the cruise ended we headed to Menton, a lovely seaside city close to the Italian and French border. Yes it was a lovely town, but our impressions of it will always be marred because of 'the hill'. Our trusty Lonely Planet book mentioned our accommodation was less than 1 km away which is nothing compared to mileage we had been clocking up so naturally we trusted one of the most popular travel guides in the world. Silly us. What it failed to say was this 1km was based on taking a staircase up the side of this hill, so of course not knowing this we took the road. The route by road must have been a good 4km long and it was straight up the hill. It was the middle of the day and the temperature was over 30 degC. We almost died. The town itself was lovely though and we stayed for three nights. It wasn't as commercial as other parts of the Riviera and we actually found a beach with some sand on it. We spend our days eating olives and drinking ridiculously cheap wine. What more could you want? Next stop was nearly on the other side of France at an inland city called Carcassone. It was a good full day of rail travel along the south coast of France and then up towards Bordeaux. Once again the only hostel in town was a good 40min walk from the railway station, but man was it a great location. Carcassone is a bustling city with a massive fortified old town to its south which was where we were heading. Just like the UK castles it was perched on a hill with massive walls surrounding it and windy cobbled streets inside. Not many locals still live in the old town and it is very tourist orientated but a great spot none the less, especially for a budget hostel. We had dinner at a ****** restaurant and witnessed the most impressive thunder/lightning/rain storm we had ever seen. (It outdid the one in Beaune.) The cobbled streets started filling up with water and the old building shook every time the booming thunder came down. Impressive stuff - thankfully we were inside eating the worst meal of the trip, really dry chicken, and almost burnt chips.. Once the rain subsided we walked the city walls by night and enjoyed the novelty of wearing trousers (it had been over 1 month since we last had). As we were leaving Carcassone, we seriously considered calling it a day and heading back to the UK early. The exhaustion of having to figure every thing out was finally wearing us down, but as that would have meant spending loads of money and travelling over night we persevered and headed to our final stop, Nimes. We didn't make a conscious decision to go to Nimes. It just happened to be where there was a cheap flight at the right time, (thanks RyanAir), but it turns out there is plenty there to keep even the most jaded traveller occupied. It ended up being one of our favourite stops. Nimes boasts the most complete Roman temple anywhere, the most well-preserved amphitheatre outside Rome, and is a short drive from the biggest aqueduct in the world. As you should have figured out by now, Nimes' claim to fame is its Roman history. The temple is great to look at from the outside, but if you're expecting an authentic temple experience inside, you'll be disappointed. (We weren't, we only went inside because it was free for people staying at our hostel - score!) Instead of seeing a load of boring statues, we were treated to the best 3-D movie we have ever seen. Granted the story line was a little naff, but the visual effects were good enough to override any narrative cheesiness. The amphitheatre was nice to walk around and we now know more than we need to about bullfighting and gladiators. Typically we were a week late to see some real ...
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Photos from this trip:
1. Aquaduct 1
2. Aquaduct 2
3. Aquaduct 3
4. Cacasonne 1
5. Cacasonne 2
6. Cacasonne 3
7. Cacasonne 4
8. Liz posing
9. Menton
10. Nimes Ampitheatre 1
11. Nimes Ampitheatre 2
12. Nimes Gardens
13. Nimes Temple
14. Oldies playing petanque
15. The lolly shop
16. When it rains it pours
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French Property For Sale in France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Aude 11
French Property For Sale in Languedoc-Roussillon, Aude 11, France - FULL DESCRIPTION BELOW
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This French property has the following features
+ REF#2724977
+Languedoc-Roussillon
+Aude 11
+575000 EUR
+House
+swimming pool
Large, lively village close to the Canal du Midi with all amenities including restaurant, bakery, 2 small supermarkets, pharmacy, school etc, at 10 minutes from Narbonne and motorway, 25 minutes from beaches and 45 minutes from airports at Carcasonne, Beziers and Perpignan.
Grand maison de Maitre located in the heart of the village, currently run as a chambres d'hotes offering 375 m2 of habitable space over 2 floors comprising 5 en-suite bedrooms and an indoor heated swimming pool, with garage and workshop of 96 m2 and an attic offering further 260 m2 usable space. The house has been renovated using only quality materials and has combined modernity and with a respect for original features.
Ground = Entrance through beautiful ornate original door onto open-plan hall and salon with marble fireplace and original tiled floor + interior swimming pool room; this area has a total floor plan of 99 m2 (swimming pool is heated and includes a counter current swim system) + dining room (with marble fireplace and original tiled floor) and fully fitted kitchen (with upper and lower units, central island, oven, hob, fridge/freezer) of 57 m2 together with light well + garage/studio of 92 m2 with a mezzanine of 18 m2.
1st = Majestic stone staircase with ornate iron balustrade leading to corridor/hallway 17 m2 + bedroom of 29 m2 with shower room (shower, wash hand basin, WC) + bedroom of 29.7 m2 with shower room (shower, wash hand basin and WC) + bedroom of 30 m2 with shower room (shower, wash hand basin and WC) + bedroom of 20.5 m2 with shower room (shower, wash hand basin and WC) + office of 17.6 m2 + bedroom of 52 m2 with magnificent marble fireplace and bathroom of 3.5 m2 (bath, wash hand basin and WC).
2nd = Attic of 260 m2 in very good condition with some rooms and windows already in place and possibility to open up further old windows.
Exterior = Garden of 86 m2 which is private, shaded and a haven of peace.
General = Oil-fired central heating plus 3 working marble fireplaces + house currently run as a 4 star Clvacances Chambres et table d'hotes + annual land tax of 2700 Euros + verbal permission given by the mayor to create a south-west facing roof terrace in the attic (written permission must be obtained prior to works commencing).
Price = 588.000 Euros (Huge maison de Maitre in excellent condition with internal heated swimming pool)
Ochre Mines of Rousillon, Provence, France
Astounding unnatural beauty.
Very Quick View of Roussillon and Gordes, France
I think this clip may have been truncated, and I apologize. We were offline for a couple of weeks and I was trying to keep vacation clips short and on-target for memory purposes.
Roussillon is in the Lubéron region of Provence, a Southern region of France in the Vaucluse département. Montventoux is a bald mountaintop nearby and its limestone cap appears to be snowy even in Summer. Its name is Celtic in origin (!) and refers to the wind here, which is the mistral. It can be very strong and destructive. I've experienced worse winds in my day, but this one ... well, let's just say the novelty wears off after about 15 seconds!
The many cliffs and gorges here have a red clay important in the production of ochre for pigments. Unfortunately, as synthetic pigments fell into favor, business declined here. Also, excellent almonds come from here but the market was kind of crushed in the '60s by the California USA dried fruit and almond producers. Locals wisely switched their marketing strategy to wines -- this region produces some really fine ones!
This is a Mediterranean climate and is usually sunny, warm and dry. Samuel Beckett lived in Roussillon for quite awhile and his house is still there. Gordes, shown briefly on this clip in the distance about 10 km away, is a very posh ancient village with five star features, and we rented a house there for a week, slightly late in the season, enjoying the great weather but paying a lot less. My spouse liked Roussillon so much, he came back here two more times this day! Since it's not far from Gordes, he wanted to do some hiking and had seen a special postcard of Lacoste, domain of the family of Le Marquis de Sade, he wanted to buy for his collection. I said, have at it, honey! I cooked and lounged by our private pool. It was glorious, but now I am back in Paris, nursing a cold and working. Ugh.
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Oh, I am warning you -- Roussillon contains many wonderful shops. You can take a container to the bakery and fill it up with fresh local olive oil, and buy rare fruit confit, a wonderful cookie made of pistachios and pine nuts, almonds dredged in nougat and chocolate ... honey ... you have been warned! You can also buy wonderful ceramics and stone items made with the local ochre. This is a prime tourist spot. There is a gorgeous cemetery, clean public toilets, and an incredible, open sky. And yes, a lot of places you could fall and break your neck!! :)
Ibis Marseille Timone, Marseille, Provence Alpes Cote dAzur - France (FR)
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Ibis Marseille Timone, Marseille, Provence Alpes Cote dAzur - France (FR)
- Hotel ; ;year built - 1991 ;additional property description - ; 10 minutes from the dome, chanot park and the cycling ; stadium, the ibis timone hotel is ideally located near ; an exit of the a50 motorway. the centre of marseille is ; accessible by metro, just 50 m away. the hotel has a ; restaurant, 3 meeting rooms for yourseminars, wifi ; connection, a terrace and a bar open 24-24. 89 ; air-conditioned rooms are available for booking . the ; hotel has private covered parking. ; ; ;nbr of non-smoking rooms - 29 ;nbr of rooms for physically-challenged guests - 1 ; ;roh - ; max occupancy - 2 ; max nbr of rollaways - 1 ; room description - ; room for 1 to 2 persons - ; room amenities - ; air conditioning / am/fm alarm clock / bath tub / ; cable/satellite tv / connecting room / direct dial ; telephone / hairdryer / handicapped room/facilities / ; no smoking room / radio / safe ; technology - ; dataport ; On-site facilities - ; ; general facilities - ; conference room dataport ; meeting room restaurant ; ; parking facilities - ; garage parking ; ;meeting and convention facilities - ; ;total nbr of meeting rooms - 3 ;total meeting room capacity - 140 ;capacity of largest meeting room - 81 ;measurement of largest meeting room - 70 sq meters ;capacity of smallest meeting room - 24 ;measurement of smallest meeting room - 27 sq meters ;
Hotel Features
General
Pet Friendly, Disabled Access, Air Conditioned, Non-Smoking Rooms, Cable / Satellite TV, Hair Dryer, TV, Disabled Accessible Rooms, Shower
Activities
Cycling
Services
Elevator / Lift, Safe-Deposit Box, Wake-up Service, Meeting Rooms, Desk, Direct dial phone
Internet
High-speed Internet is available at this hotel. Wireless internet on site.
Parking
Parking is available.
Check-in
From 12:00 PM
Check-out
Prior to 12:00 PM
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Desert Lodge, Palm Springs, California - United States (US)
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Desert Lodge, Palm Springs, California - United States (US)
The Desert Lodge Hotel is located in Palm Springs (CA) making it one of the best hotels to stay at while in town. All hotels guestrooms have all the conveniences expected in a hotel in its class to suit guests utmost comforts. The hotel provides a warm and welcoming service of international standard. To make your reservation at the Desert Lodge Hotel via our secure online booking form, please submit your visit dates.
Hotel Features
General
Air Conditioned, Cable / Satellite TV, TV, Spa/Jetted Tub, Vending Machines
Activities
Swimming pool, Golf Course, Pool Outdoor
Services
Safe-Deposit Box
Parking
The hotel has free parking.
Check-in
From 2:00 PM
Check-out
Prior to 12:00 PM
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