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.
I am planning a trip to Paris in October and would like to take a 1day trip to Epernay or Reims. I want to visit a champagne house or two and one I would definitely like to visit is the Louis Roederer house where they produce Cristal. Does anyone know where it is located? Thank you.
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I am starting to book my trip to Paris and need help figuring out where to stay. This will be my first trip to Paris and I would like to stay somewhere that is centrally located to everything, everyone tells me that you can walk everywhere in Paris but I just don’t want to get stuck out in the middle of nowhere..any help would be appreciated.
Not sure if the time of year matters but we are planning on the first week of October 2006…how is the weather around that time??
Thanks for your help
Angela
MUNICH, Germany—One more time, Zinedine Zidane stepped up to the penalty spot, 12 yards from another shot at glory for himself and France.
Dripping with sweat, Zidane converted the kick in the 33rd minute after Ricardo Carvalho was whistled for a foul on Thierry Henry, giving the French a 1-0 victory over Portugal and a berth in the World Cup final.
France, which was supposed to be soccer’s over-the-hill gang, meets Italy at Berlin in a matchup of blue—France’s Les Bleus vs the Italian Azzurri.
The French will be making just their second ever appearance in a World Cup final—the other was their famous 3-0 victory at home over Brazil in 1998. Italy, trying for its fourth title, will be in its sixth final.
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0 Read MoreThe Musee du Quai Branly – the largest museum to open in the city in decades – offers an exploration of ancient civilizations; the recently renovated Musee de l’Orangerie invites visitors on a visual stroll through Monet’s tranquil waterlily ponds; and the improved Petit Palais allows a peek at the lavish lifestyles of Parisians in centuries past.
0 Read MoreMy thirteen year old son is dating a girl whose parents are from France. Her mom seems to realize that this is only puppy love and has giver the ok. Her father, however, is violently opposed. We live too far away from them for the kids to hang out in person. Now that school is out, they just talk on the phone constantly! So…is the father just a typical "I don’t want my daughter to date until she’s 30!" type of dad or are there some different rules for French teenagers? (if they can drink wine and go to the beach topless, why not let them date???) Just thought I’d check! If anyone knows, please tell me!
Thanks!
8 Read MoreFrance unveiled a Web site (www.geoportail.fr) on Friday that allows people to access detailed satellite images of the country and said it offered more detail of its territory than Google Earth (www.earth.google.com).Google Earth, which allows Internet users to zoom in on locations around the world, caused concern when it was launched last year among governments who feared terrorists might use the service to help plot attacks.
0 Read MoreDear all im from China and wish to make amap overseas friends.i like Paris very much and hope one day i can visit there.Email&MSN:hanwardjiang@hotmail.com
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1 Read MoreSet on a sprawling, 185-acre estate northwest of Paris, the 17th-century chateau was once home to the noble French Marshal Gen. Emmanuel de Grouchy, exiled to Philadelphia after leading Napoleon’s troops to defeat in the Battle of Waterloo.
Nearly two centuries and a host of aristocratic French owners later, American real estate mogul Olivia Hsu Decker bought the property in 1999 — four years before “The Da Vinci Code” — the book — hit the shelves.
Today, “People come with the book in hand and they literally go through each paragraph,” she said, adding that some even go so far as to recite the dialogue. Those visitors, Decker said, “don’t like being reminded” of the thin line that separates fact from fiction.
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