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.
Hi All,
My wife and I are planning a trip for February and we are very interested in visiting Southern France and the Riviera. What we would like to know is what is the weather typically like during that month? Are we better of going in March or April? We’re leaving seattle to get out of the rain so we don’t want to travel to somewhere where it is miserable as well.
25 Read MoreHello everybody!
I’m a 24 y/o male , live in Lyon , in France.
I love to travel , I was in Tokyo on May it was really a wonderfull experience. I search people from everywhere in the world especialy in Asia. I will go back to Tokyo next year.
I search also American people for email exchange , I have don’t speak in English since long time and I start to forgot a lot of stuff 
That’s why I want to speak (or write ^_^) in English!
If you want we can write us and I can tell you some French ^^
You will see , this is not a very difficult language!
A bientôt!
my email: maikeru_sempai81@yahoo.fr
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Thanks for being such gracious hosts!
1 Read MoreTom Bonnen claimed the glamour leg on the streets of Paris, while Robbie McEwen took the green points jersey.
But the day belonged to Armstrong, who bettered the five Tour wins of cycling greats Eddy Merckx, Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain.
Andreas Kloden clinched second place on the podium, ahead of Italian Ivan Basso and German compatriot Jan Ullrich.
Armstrong’s victory was never in doubt on what was a largely processional last stage.
0 Read MoreSalut! I live in Boston and am coming to Paris in September to visit UNESCO…would like to meet/talk to anyone working there…I am an artist/photographer and can speak some french and love being in france…I have taught photo in Aix-en-Provence, Paris and Versailles. Hope to hear from future friends in Paris…plz write to me at ra_desilva@yahoo.com…….Merci….Amities..>Regis
0 Read MoreLance Armstrong capped his most dominant Tour de France with another crushing win in the final time trial Saturday, all but guaranteeing he will march into history as the first six-time winner of the 101-year-old race.
Pedalling furiously toward a victory that he didn’t even need to secure his sixth crown, Armstrong overpowered his rivals yet again, quickly building a gaping lead which he carried past cheering crowds to the finish line in Besancon.
The Texan, riding a high-tech aerodynamic bike, with the bright yellow leader’s jersey on his shoulders, was one minute and one second faster that second-placed Jan Ullrich, the 1997 champion and five-time runner-up.
0 Read MorePARIS, July 23 (AFP) – The French singer and actor Serge Reggiani died overnight of a heart atack at the age of 82, his agent said Friday.
Born in Italy in 1922, Reggiani came to France with his parents at the age of eight, and after acting school was discovered by Jean Cocteau who gave him a role in his wartime theatrical production of “Les parents terribles.”
He moved into film with Marcel Carne’s 1946 “Les portes de la nuit,” and won his laurels with his interpretation of a hoodlum in love with Simone Signoret in Jacques Becker’s “Casque d’Or.” Over the next half century he appeared in some 80 films.
In 1965 he started a second career as a singer, with the help of Signoret and her husband Yves Montand.
0 Read MoreI find it dispicable that French fans would spit on Lance Armstrong because their favorite is losing to him. The favorite so far does not have what it takes, and the fans are acting very childish. I think anyone caught spitting should be arrested for assault, as the human mouth is the dirtiest part of the body (germ wise) and who knows what they could expose Lance Armstrong or anyone else to (for that matter). There are several deadly viruses that can be transmitted through human saliva, especially if there is any open sore in the spitter’s mouth. The fans should be polite and not nasty and CRUDE. They may not cheer for him, but they certainly do not need to spit on him. Also for anyone’s information, I am of French descent.
37 Read Morehai i am franklin,
i would like to learn about the villages and small towns in france
how can i get the map site and how i know about it is there any any
website for know about it please help me
Distel, best known for a string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, started out in music as a professional jazz guitarist at the age of 16.
He went on to become a household name across the world during a career which peaked with his cover version of Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head.
He died on Thursday in Rayol-Canadel in the region of Var, the AFP news agency reported.
Distel scored his first hit with Scoubidou in 1958 and went on to record more than 200 songs.
He worked alongside some of the music greats including Dizzy Gillespie, Tony Bennett and Quincy Jones.
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