[img_assist|nid=1418|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=250|height=166]Finding the right hotel for your stay can be a time-consuming and frustrating task. France.com can help you save hours on your trip preparation if you follow these easy steps:
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Some but not all businesses in the 'Provinces' (outside of Paris) close for lunch. In the larger cities of the south some businesses and shops are open continuously, i.e. they are not closed during lunchtime.
The Hospes Lancaster, an institution in Paris since it opened in 1925. Having recently changed hands, the hotel celebrates Paris and the people who come to enjoy it for a romantic week-end.
[img_assist|nid=1688|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=100]We're happy to report that the hotel Brighton, a long time favorite of France.com, has been awared a 4th star by France's ministry of tourism.
Read MoreControversy sparked by an 8.5-million-euro severance payment for a former EADS chief executive deepened, with French Finance Minister Thierry Breton alleged to have intervened to arrange the payment.
Read MoreRight-wing candidate Philippe de Villiers headed to the south western city of Toulouse to appeal to undecided voters who, according to polls, still comprise 40% of France’s electorate.
Read MoreIn the last few days before the first round, centrist candidate François Bayrou is being seriously courted by the socialist camp, while Nicolas Sarkozy’s party is eyeing the far right. (Report: N. Charbit)
Read MoreNew photographs of what caused a tanker to sink and cause an environmental disaster have emerged at trial. (Report: France 2/G. Somerville)
Read MorePostman Olivier Besancenot is standing for the Revolutionary Communists. At the age of 33, he’s hoping his anti-capitalist message will get across to disillusioned young people.
Read More[img_assist|nid=1477|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=69|height=107] If you plan to plug in anything you bring with you, it won't fit in the holes unless you bring an adaptor (and these are surprisingly hard to find over there), and it just might get burned out if you don't convert the electrical current.
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