Located at the heart of France’s hexagonal territory, Auvergne is a sparsely populated land of volcanic plateaus and large valleys. Unlike the Alps to the east or the Pyrénées to the southwest, its highest peaks reach only 6,000 feet above sea level and are free of snow in summer. The local authorities? efforts to safeguard the environment have made Auvergne one of the last protected zones in Europe.
Before going to Auvergne, familiarize yourself with its history and its gastronomy.
[img_assist|nid=3902|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=250|height=249]Photos are meant to be seen, and upon returning from your vacation, you're bound to have a few pictures printed, others tossed in that good old shoebox, and all soon forgotten.
1 Read MoreMy sister and I will visit for the first time June 7 – June 10. We would
like to take a half-day tour of Paris, would like to visit Versailles, and
would like to take a night cruise on the Seine. We need some good advice on
this for first-time visitors, and we would need the information delivered
during the tour to be in English. Please advise.
I have set this site to hear from any of the Giovannetti Family from Corsica, France: Cleveland, Ohio: Florida: New York: or Puerto Rico. I know members of my family have been adopted out and my mother who knew some information is deceased. Please help.
0 Read MoreHi, my husband and I have booked the Versailles tour online, but haven't received any email confirmation yet. We have the reference number and the receipt. Do we show the receipt when the bus comes to pick us up at the hotel? Will the tour agency call us to confirm? What time exactly will the bus pick us up?
Thanks
Sylvia
1 Read More[img_assist|nid=3127|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=250|height=182]Travellers to France always ask when is the best time to visit Provence.
Frankly, Provence is charming year-round, but the best time to visit is when traffic is low and the sun is still au Rendez-Vous
0 Read MoreAs the summer season approaches it is become quite obvious that for Americans travelling to the old continent 2007 will hold the record for the most expensive airline tickets. It is probably a mixture of high prices for oil, a low dollar and the fact that companies can still fill their planes with tickets that are being sold at a premium.
Who's had experience with low-cost airlines in Europe? What did you find the best websites to book them?
It's quite clear that summer tickets need to be bought early in the year if you want to get the best prices.
1 Read More[img_assist|nid=3123|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=250|height=166]The Paris Metro is probably the quickest way around Paris. Above ground, you are never far from a station. However, if not taken seriously, the Metro can be a strange and confusing world, if it's your first time on it.
27 Read More[img_assist|nid=1467|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=250|height=166]The simple rule in foreign exchange is this: The more often you exchange currency, the more money you lose. Evertime you get money from a bank, the hotel, the ATM, or off your credit card, you will be subject to a retail rate of exchange and a fee.
6 Read More[img_assist|nid=3119|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=133|height=200]When traveling, it is important to know how to get the best exchange rate for your hard-earned dollars, or yens, or pounds. Depending on where you travel, currency exchange rates can either help you get great bargains or make your trip surprisingly expensive.
0 Read More[img_assist|nid=2913|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=180|height=275]Family background
Nicolas Sarkozy is the son of a Hungarian immigrant father, Pál Sárközy de Nagy-Bócsa, and a French mother Andrée Mallah.
Pál Sárközy was born in 1928 in Budapest into a family belonging to the lower nobility of Hungary. The family possessed lands and a small castle in the village of Alattyán, near Szolnok, 92 km east of Budapest. Pál Sárközy's father and grandfather held elective offices in the town of Szolnok. Although the Sárközy de Nagy-Bócsa family was Protestant, Pál Sárközy's mother, Katalin Tóth de Csáford, grandmother of Nicolas Sarkozy, was from a Catholic aristocratic family.
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