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It is impossible not to fall in love with Paris. The city's people are stylish and flirtatious, its architecture seductive, its restaurants and nightlife devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and its streets are scattered with dreams. There is no 'best time' to visit Paris; in every season the city is always alive. Summer days.... |
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Lyon is a city synonymous with the silk industry, the French Resistance and a reputation as the 'gastronomic capital of the world' and is located between the Rhone and the Saône rivers in the south west of France. Lyon is home to some of the finest restaurants and chefs in the country and forms the second largest.... |
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With an international airport and the fast train from Paris, Nice is the first experience of the renowned Côte d'Azur. The city was established by the Greeks and named for Nike, goddess of victory, but the Romans started the tourism industry here when they popularised their mineral baths on Cimiez..... |
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Bordeaux is sited on the Garonne River and is France's fifth largest city with a population of 650,000. In days of yore it started out as a Roman trading post, and passed into the hands of the English who owned it for some 300 years, imparting a British frosting on the French flair of the city and surrounds.... |
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Glamorous French Riviera resort of Cannes was for centuries a simple, sleepy fishing village whose only visitors were monks and wealthy pilgrims who came to visit the monastery on the nearby Island of St Honorat. All this changed in 1834 when Lord Henry Brougham arrived and established the city as a popular.... |
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Chamonix sits in the shadow of Mont Blanc and offers some of the most challenging skiing in Europe. Chamonix is a year-round town and is packed with a selection of shops - though most are aimed at skiers and climbers. There are plenty of supermarkets and delicatessens for self-caterers.... |
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