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Countries > France Welcome to France! Explore French arts & culture, cuisine, history, language, literature, monuments, museums, shopping, sightseeing, wines, etc. Dozens of topics, chapters on Paris, 21 provinces, overseas territories, former French colonies; plus feature articles, daily news, calendar of events, and more. Discounts on your favorite French books, music CDs, videos, fine art, and gourmet foods. Online hotel reservations, airline tickets, car rentals, rail passes, travel accessories.
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(Not So) Lost in Translation...And Giggles - While my husband teases me that I have brainwashed my children to be proper liberals, what he has yet to recognize is that it is a ruse for my real brainwashing activity: that they WANT to move to Paris. Immédiatement. Maintenant. Aujourd'hui .&nbs... - 2012/01/29 La Belle Époque - Step back in time to La Belle Montmartre - 2007 (by J. Boyer-Switala) Introduction Marion Cotillard's character in Midnight in Paris wants to live in La Belle Époque France as she believes it to be Paris' Golden Age. She won't get much ... - 2012/01/29 Conquest of Aquitane 1450 - But though Joan was gone, her work lasted. The Constable, Artur of Richmond, the Count of Dunois, and other brave leaders, continued to attack the English. After seventeen years' vengeance for his father's death, the Duke of Burgundy made his peace... - 2012/01/09 Paris in Film - Since I can't live in Paris at the present, one way I get my Paris "fix" is through cinema. In the odd chance that there is anyone else like me out there (that is, ridiculously obsessed with the City of Light), I thought I would post a little ... - 2012/01/08 Bonne année 2012 - - 2012/01/07 King Louis XVI of France. -
Louis XVI aged 20.
Louis Auguste was born in the Palace of Versailles in Paris on 23 August 1754. At the age of 15 he married a very young Marie Antoinette, who was just 14. He became king  in 1774.
Distinctive Louis XVI styl... - 2012/01/02
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Maps of Paris Neighborhoods
Consult our detailed street maps of the twenty Paris arrondissements (neighborhoods), including major landmarks, parks & gardens, Paris metro stops, railroad stations, and waterways.
Vegetation and Animal Life in France
Learn about how France's landscape and vegetation have evolved over the ages, and the animal life which was formerly abundant. Environmental efforts, national parks, wildlife reserves, zoos, etc.
French Art Boutique - Art of France
Choose from our vast collection of high quality art prints & posters, showcasing such French masters as Cezanne, Degas, Gauguin, Matisse, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Rodin, and many more. Custom framing.
French Cuisine
Indisputably, one of modern France's greatest treasures is its rich cuisine. The French have an ongoing love affair with food, and their reverence for time spent eating is evident in culinary....
Broadcast Media in France - Radio, TV, Cable
Links to broadcast media in Paris and all regions of France: radio and television stations, cable networks. Specialty channels, television guides, event calendars, and radio broadcast frequencies.
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