Riviera Franceză are reputația unei destinații scumpe, asociate cu iahturi, hoteluri elegante, restaurante cu prețuri mari, festivaluri, cazinouri și vacanțe pentru turiști cu bugete generoase. Imaginea aceasta are o parte de adevăr, mai ales în Monaco, Cannes sau în zonele foarte căutate din Nisa, dar realitatea este mai nuanțată. Poți vedea Coasta de Azur și cu un buget atent calculat, dacă alegi bine cazarea, transportul, mesele și perioada în care mergi. Read more recommendations »

Parisul se vizitează mai bine pe zone, mai ales când ai doar 3 zile la dispoziție. Orașul are multe obiective importante, iar tentația de a le pune pe toate într-un singur traseu duce rapid la oboseală, cozi, drumuri lungi cu metroul și prea puțin timp pentru plimbări. Read more recommendations »

Daca ai norocul sa te indrepti catre acest rai al iubitorilor de mancare, probabil ca esti interesat sa afli mai multe despre bogatiile sale culinare. Unele experiente nu trebuie ratate! Read more recommendations »

In următoarea vacanță la Disney poți economisi aproximativ 3000 de lei, cu ajutorul noii promoții „Free Dining”. O promoție de care poți beneficia dacă, până pe 7 iulie, rezervi un pachet de vacanță de cinci nopți într-un hotel Walt Disney World, la anumite date din august, septembrie și decembrie, cu date limitate pentru sfârșitul lunii noiembrie. Read more recommendations »

O incursiune interesantă în Paris va începe la Opéra Garnier, clădirea impunătoare de la stația de metrou omonimă. După ce o veți fi admirat, fotografiat și, de ce nu, vizitat în interior, puteți pleca într-o plimbare spre jos către Place Vendôme, admira coloanele clădirii ce închide piața ca într-o cetate fortificată și porni spre Louvre – Tuileries. Read more recommendations »

De departe cel mai reprezentativ cartier al Parisului, care se întipărește în memoria tuturor turiștilor care îi urcă treptetele este Montmartre, situat în arondismentul al 18-lea. Read more recommendations »

Nisa reprezintă destinația ideală de vacanță, în orice moment al anului. Dată fiind poziționarea în plin bazin mediteranean, în sezonul estival, capitala Coastei de Azur oferă un climat propice băilor de soare, suportabil datorită brizei mării azurii, cu acces gratuit la plajele amenajate, de-a lungul coastei, fiind ușor de ajuns la mare pentru o baie zdravănă din orice colț al orașului. Read more recommendations »

O vacanță pe Coasta de Azur, deși aparent o destinație exclusivistă, nu mai reprezintă de ceva vreme un vis greu de atins. Cu puțină inspirație și planificare anterioară, puteți avea parte de o experiență foarte reușită, chiar și cu un buget redus, fie că aveți în vedere un city break sau un sejur extins. Read more recommendations »

Calanques National Park includes a limestone coastal sector between Marseille, Cassis, and La Ciotat, together with islands and an extensive marine area. Created in 2012, the park has a terrestrial core of 8,500 hectares and a marine core of 43,500 hectares. Its landscape consists of narrow coves, white cliffs, rocky valleys, and Mediterranean waters with blue and green tones. The best-known calanques include Sormiou, Morgiou, Sugiton, En-Vau, and Port-Pin. Vegetation withstands drought, wind, and poor soils, while marine habitats include reefs, underwater caves, and meadows of Posidonia oceanica. Read more details »

Verdon Gorge is a limestone canyon in southeastern France, shaped by the Verdon River between Castellane and Moustiers-Sainte-Marie. Its central section extends for approximately 25 kilometres, while the rock walls reach a depth of about 700 metres in some places. The water frequently has a blue-green tone associated with minerals and fine particles carried by the river. The canyon contains cliffs, narrow passages, rocky terraces, and viewpoints, while at the end of the gorge the river enters Lake Sainte-Croix. The area forms part of the Verdon Regional Natural Park. Read more details »

The Dune of Pilat is the highest sand dune in Europe and lies at the southern entrance to Arcachon Bay on France’s Atlantic coast. The formation is approximately 2.9 kilometres long, more than 600 metres wide, and has a height that varies from year to year. Wind constantly moves the sand toward the Landes de Gascogne forest, while waves and currents alter its western edge. From the upper section, the Atlantic Ocean, the Banc d’Arguin, the entrance to the bay, and the extensive forest can be seen. The formation process developed in several phases during the past approximately 4,000 years. Read more details »

The Canal du Midi is a historic navigable waterway created in the seventeenth century to connect Toulouse with the Mediterranean Sea. Designed by Pierre-Paul Riquet during the reign of Louis XIV, the canal opened to navigation in 1681. Its main course extends for approximately 240 kilometres and includes locks, bridges, aqueducts, tunnels, and reservoirs. Water was supplied through a system built between the Montagne Noire and the summit level at Naurouze. Together with its associated sections, the UNESCO property forms a network of approximately 360 kilometres and 328 hydraulic structures. The Canal du Midi was added to the World Heritage List in 1996. Read more details »

The Roman Theatre of Orange is one of the best-preserved theatres from Roman antiquity. It was built in the early first century AD in the town of Arausio and could accommodate approximately 9,000 spectators. The monument retains its semicircular cavea, stage area, and a remarkable stage wall measuring 103 metres in length and about 37 metres in height. In antiquity, it hosted dramatic performances, dances, and musical productions. After serving various military and residential functions, the theatre was restored during the nineteenth century and recovered its cultural role. The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1981. Read more details »

Fontenay Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery founded in 1118 by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in an isolated valley of northern Burgundy. The complex preserves a large part of its medieval monastic buildings, including the church, cloister, monks’ dormitory, chapter house, scriptorium, and forge. Its Romanesque architecture has simple forms, balanced proportions, and very little decoration, in accordance with Cistercian principles. The buildings intended for prayer, work, and communal life illustrate the organisation of a largely self-sufficient twelfth-century abbey. Fontenay was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1981. Read more details »

The Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Vézelay is a former abbey church built on a hill in Burgundy and one of the important monuments of French Romanesque architecture. The Benedictine abbey became a pilgrimage centre after relics attributed to Mary Magdalene were venerated here. The building preserves a Romanesque nave, a large narthex, sculpted capitals, and a central portal whose tympanum depicts the mission of the apostles. Vézelay is also connected with the history of the Crusades through the sermon delivered by Bernard of Clairvaux in 1146. The basilica and the hill on which it stands were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. Read more details »

Strasbourg Cathedral is one of the most important Gothic monuments in France. Its construction developed through several stages between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries on the site of earlier religious buildings. The pink sandstone façade is decorated with sculpted portals, a large rose window, and a single tower ending in a 142-metre spire. The interior preserves medieval stained glass, a carved pulpit, the Pillar of Angels, and a renowned astronomical clock. The cathedral stands on the Grande-Île, the historic centre of Strasbourg, added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988. Read more details »

Amiens Cathedral is one of the largest and best-preserved buildings of French High Gothic architecture. Construction of the present cathedral began in 1220 after a fire had destroyed the previous church, and the main structure was completed in less than fifty years. The building is 145 metres long, while the nave vaults reach approximately 42 metres. The western façade is decorated with an extensive ensemble of medieval sculpture, while the interior preserves a labyrinth, bronze funerary monuments, carved choir stalls, and religious relics. Amiens Cathedral was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1981. Read more details »

Chartres Cathedral is one of the best-preserved monuments of French Gothic architecture. The present building was constructed mainly after the fire of 1194, incorporating several elements from the earlier Romanesque church. The two towers of the western façade have different forms because they belong to separate periods. The interior is known for its medieval stained-glass ensemble, produced largely between 1210 and 1250, the labyrinth set into the nave floor, and a relic traditionally associated with the Virgin Mary. The portals are decorated with hundreds of sculptures depicting biblical figures and episodes. The cathedral was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. Read more details »

Pont du Gard is a Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD across the Gardon River in southern France. The monument formed part of the nearly 50-kilometre aqueduct that carried water from springs near Uzès to Nîmes. The structure has three tiers of arches and reaches a height of 49 metres, making it the tallest surviving Roman aqueduct bridge. Its limestone blocks were largely assembled without mortar through highly precise construction. After its hydraulic function ended, the lower levels were used to cross the valley. Pont du Gard was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985. Read more details »

The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of France’s great royal residences, used by sovereigns from the twelfth to the nineteenth century. Francis I transformed the former medieval castle into a Renaissance palace decorated by French and Italian artists. The complex has approximately 1,500 rooms, several courtyards, galleries, chapels, ceremonial apartments, and extensive gardens. Its best-known spaces include the Gallery of Francis I, the Ballroom, the apartments of Napoleon I, and the horseshoe-shaped staircase. The Palace and Park of Fontainebleau were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1981. Read more details »

Château de Chenonceau is a Renaissance residence built across the River Cher in the Loire Valley. Its main building was constructed between 1513 and 1517 by Thomas Bohier and Catherine Briçonnet on the site of a medieval fortress. Diane de Poitiers added the bridge over the river, while Catherine de’ Medici built the two-storey gallery above it that defines the present appearance. The interior preserves historic apartments, furniture, tapestries, and paintings by European masters. The estate includes gardens created for Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de’ Medici, together with agricultural buildings from different periods. The château is also known as the “Ladies’ Castle” because of the women who influenced its construction and administration. Read more details »

Château de Chambord is one of the best-known Renaissance buildings in France. King Francis I began its construction in 1519 on a wooded estate in the Loire Valley used for hunting. Its architecture combines the plan of a medieval French castle with elements inspired by the Italian Renaissance. At the centre of the building stands the celebrated double-helix staircase, formed by two ramps winding one above the other. The roof is marked by towers, dormer windows, and numerous sculpted chimneys. The Chambord estate forms part of the Loire Valley cultural landscape included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Read more details »

Mont-Saint-Michel is a rocky island in the Bay of Saint-Malo, known for its medieval abbey, fortified village, and tides with a very large range. The first religious buildings appeared here in the eighth century, while the Benedictine monastery developed from the tenth century onward. Romanesque and Gothic structures were adapted to the limited surface of the rock and arranged on several levels. The bay contains broad sandbanks, channels, and salt meadows whose appearance changes with the tides. Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. Read more details »

Carrouges Castle was in town with the same name in Orne region and is an old fortress built in typical medieval architectural style, appearance or keeping it far in spite of numerous works of restoration and consolidation. Read more details »

Castle was in town Regneville Regneville sur Mer Manche region on the edge of the Seine estuary format. Read more details »

Gratot Castle was in town with the same name in Manche region and is an old medieval fortress that keeps so far. Read more details »

Castle St. Malo was in town with the same name and is a fortified medieval town built in 1424. Read more details »

The fort is in PLOUGONVELIN Bertheaume, Finistere area and is on a rocky island connected to land by a bridge. Read more details »

Suscinio Castle is near the town Sarzeau Morbihan area and is a medieval fortress built around the thirteenth century. Read more details »

The beaches of Normandy are still referred to on maps and road signs code-named in 1944. In the region there are several large military cemeteries Read more details »

The French Brittany, at Carnac and the recent settlement of Montneuf found, combinations of hundreds of menhirs are arranged in parallel rows, oriented east-west axis mystical. Stone is used in a magic structure, obviously built in the context of a cosmic religion. Read more details »

In 1431 in Rouen, where the British controlled Normandy, Joan of Arc, the peasant girl who became the savior of France, is burned at the stake for heresy at the Place du Vieux-Marche in Rouen Read more details »

Monastery of Mont Saint Michel rises to a height of 165 meters in the heart of a huge bay, a granite rock that measures one kilometer from end to end. Monastery and the castle also unique in form, it is in the Gulf of Saint Malo (northwestern France) in the English Channel, the boundary between Brittany and Normandy. Read more details »

Somehow equivalent Westminster Abbey in England, the Cathedral of Reims was the church where many French kings were crowned. Read more details »

The Musée des Augustins de Toulouse is a fine arts museum in Toulouse, France which conserves a collection of sculpture and paintings from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century. Read more details »

The Palais Rohan, built between 1771 - 1774, now serves as the town hall and as a Museum of Fine Arts. Originally, it was a palace built for the Archbishop of Bordeaux. Read more details »

The Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice) is a glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the Alps. At 7 kilometres long and 200 metres deep, it is the longest glacier in France. Read more details »

Orangerie Park Orangerie is located in the neighborhood, near the European institutions. Orangerie Park was arranged through the eighteenth century. Read more details »