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Saint-Etienne
 [img_assist|nid=42577|title=|desc=|link=none|align=middle|width=400|height=300] Description Saint-Étienne is a city in the central eastern part of France, 60 km (40 miles) southwest of Lyon. Located in the Rhône-Alpes région, Saint-Étienne is the préfecture (capital) of the Loire département. It is situated in the Massif Central. Access By plane L’Aéroport International […]
Reims
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Reims
Reims, the home of Champagne,is the principal city of Marne Champagnes (department 51.)It is a charming city, and one that the French hold dear to their hearts. It was the home of a Gothic Cathederal where the all the French kings were crowned. 80% destroyed in World War I, the town was extensively rebuilt in the 1920's in an Art Deco style.
Reims
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Reims is a city of the Champagne-Ardenne région of northern France, standing 144 km (89 miles) east-northeast of Paris. It was founded by the Gauls and became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire.
Celebrity photographer lights up Paris museum
PARIS — He's photographed Princess Diana in diamonds, Madonna in lingerie and top model Gisele Bundchen in the buff.
But celebrated French photographer Patrick Demarchelier says none of the hundreds of pop culture icons he's immortalized in his more than 30 years behind the lens can compare with his dog, whom he calls "the perfect model."
How We Became the United States of France
Admit it, mes amis, the rugged individualism and cutthroat capitalism that made America the land of unlimited opportunity has been shrink-wrapped by a half dozen short sellers in Greenwich, Conn. and FedExed to Washington D.C. to be spoon-fed back to life by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, says Bill Saporito from Time magazine
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Hi,I rented a converted farmhouse in France last year. There was an unfenced pond in the garden and an open staircase in the property with an unprotected drop of 30' from the top onto a concrete floor. One of my children,aged 5 years, fell off the staircase, at a low level, and injured her leg. Renting such accommodation would not be permitted in the USWe are thinking of returning to France next year. Does anyone know if holiday accommodation has to meet any safety standards, do they have to be registered? How can I be sure properties are safe for children?Any thoughts would be welcome
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Specials with the Hotel de Crillon: See the Picasso Exhibit Everyone’s Talking About in Paris
There’s been quite the buzz about the upcoming Picasso exhibition at the Grand Palais Museum in Paris. Opening on October 8, 2008 and running until February 2, 2009, the prestigious exhibition will showcase an exceptional collection of works from each era of Picasso’s career– loaned from the Louvre, Orsay and Paris Picasso Museums
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