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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.

 


Police clear France's biggest squat
August 17, 2006  By France.com 

PARIS (Reuters) – Police cleared hundreds of people from France’s biggest squat, a former student hall of residence near Paris, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.

The Communist Party, which said 1,000 people were occupying the building, denounced the move as part of what it called French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy’s “determination” to arrest immigrants on a large scale.

“This expulsion on a large scale marks a further step in the violence and irresponsibility,” it said in a statement.

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France demands strong mandate if it is to lead UN peacekeeping force
August 17, 2006  By France.com 

The UN was struggling last night to put together its peacekeeping mission for Lebanon, as France haggled over the mandate and rules of engagement of the force it has offered to lead.

Senior officials were meeting last night in New York to try to finalise the remit of the mission and identify military demands.

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A cycle of tragedy
August 16, 2006  By France.com 

David Witt, 57, was a former cyclist who introduced Landis to road racing – and to his wife Amber. He was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head and alone in his car at a parking garage in San Diego on Tuesday.

The death was yesterday ruled as suicide. What led Witt to taking his life is still unknown.

Witt and Landis, 30, were close friends. They roomed together when Landis moved from his Mennonite family home in Pennsylvania to California in 1998. They were also best men at each other’s wedding. Witt, who was in France with his wife to watch Landis win the Tour in July, had been upset by the American’s positive test for testosterone.

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Not lost in translation
August 12, 2006  By France.com 

After all, it may be that Jean-Luc Godard is not Korean. Lucky Koreans : if he had been, they would enjoy and understand him less.

This is the doom of French-speaking viewers, as they listen to Godard dialogues : because the words sound familiar, they think they can make sense of the sentences ; they fail and the more they fail, the more frustrated they grow.

In Korea and the whole non-French-speaking world, spectators run no such risk : as they listen to Godard, they hear the foreign language it is.

They do not try to grasp the words ; to their ears, this is music and how Godard should be appreciated.

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USA was working with France on the Lebanon problem
August 9, 2006  By France.com 

It is nice to see the USA working with French authorities on a UN Resolution, even though France has backed out of that.

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Looking for a French girl
August 1, 2006  By France.com 

I am looking for an old girlfriend from France. Her name is Marie ? Claire Furio. She stayed in Limours, 34 Rue Moliere and she must be now 35-36 years old. I met her in Boppard Germany, where we learned German in the Goethe Institut. We used to write to each other for quite a period and now I would like to find her again. If anyone knows anything about her please send me a message. I am Thanos from Greece.

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Where to go in France . . . but not Paris
July 24, 2006  By France.com 

Everyone goes to Paris. It’s a great first trip. It’s a beautiful city and I love it, but we love the rest of the country too.

Outside of Paris, where is your favorite place to visit in France?

. . . and why? Any particular time of year your favorite time there?

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Where do you shop for French things?
July 24, 2006  By France.com 

Every time we get home from France, I want to buy something I saw there. My two favorite web sites for buying French "stuff" are:
http://www.fragonard.com/ (soaps, perfumes, household gifts)
http://www.frenchselections.com/ (foods, gifts, books, chocolates)

Where do you do your French shopping online?

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Floyd Landis wins the Tour de France
July 23, 2006  By France.com 

Landis was a key part of Armstrong’s US Postal (now Discovery Channel) team for three years before moving to Phonak.

“I’m proud and happy for Floyd,” said Armstrong, who watched the finish on TV from his hotel near the Champs-Elysées.

“He proved he was the strongest, when everybody wrote him off. I’m very proud that an American has won again.”

Armstrong joined his Discovery Channel team, of  which he is a part-owner, at the beginning of last week before the Alpine stages.

Their highest finisher in his absence was Portuguese José Azevedo, 19th in the overall classification, 38 minutes adrift of Landis.

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New tour of Marie-antoinette's estate at Versailles
July 14, 2006  By France.com 

Versailles is selling separate tickets to the Marie-Antoinette estate for $11.30 in addition to the general entrance fee of $10.

One highlight of the new Versailles ticket is entrance to a small but luxurious theater that the drama-loving queen had built. It has been open to visitors only sporadically.

Another feature is the English Garden, newly restored after the storms that devastated Versailles and much of Europe in December 1999. The Petit Trianon, a mini-chateau that Louis XVI offered Marie-Antoinette as a wedding present, is also part of the tour for the next few months, before the building closes in November for a renovation expected to last about two years.

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