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Selestat

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Description

• Selestat

Sélestat is in the middle of Alsace. It is home to the humanist library. Nearby is the deer reserve with unusual wildlife.

Ribeauville

Description

• Ribeauvillé (German: Rappoltsweilen)

Ribeauville is one of the prettiest towns in the Alsace. It was first mentioned in 768 AD. It was the property of the Dukes of Alsace, the Counts of Equisheim, the Emperor of Germany and the Bishop of Basel. The last lords of the town were the Counts of Ribeaupierre. There are three ruined castles in the mountains above the town. You can do a fun hike and visit them all. Best of all Ribeauvillé has an annual festival of the pipers the first weekend in September.

Haguenau

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 Description

Haguenau city

Of great age the town is still surrounded by its medieval fortifications and is overlooked by a castle from the same period that is today a museum.

It was one of the few towns in the area not to be badly damaged during World War II.

There is a museum about Alsace in WWII and a torture chamber (La salle de torture) which are both excellent.

Arras

 [img_assist|nid=42514|title=|desc=|link=none|align=middle|width=424|height=283] Description Arras is an attractive town in the Nord-Pas de Calais region of France. It was much fought-over in World War 1 and is mainly visited by tourists travelling from or to the nearby ports of Calais and Boulogne. Nord-Pas de Calais is a region […]

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

Description

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat is a commune in the Alpes Maritime département of France.

Pezenas

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Pezenas is a city in Languedoc-Roussillon.

Sisteron

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Morzine

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Morzine is a city in Portes du Soleil.

Portes du Soleil is the name for a massive international ski area that straddles the French and Swiss borders, towns included in this ski are:

Aurillac

 [img_assist|nid=42515|title=|desc=|link=none|align=middle|width=400|height=300] Description Aurillac is located in the Auvergne is an extensive region of central France. A large part of the Auvergne region is covered by the volcanic Massif Central mountain range, a region of vast green open spaces, dotted with lakes, forests and extinct volcanoes, plus […]

Autun

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Autun is a small walled hill city in Burgundy, France.