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July 14 : celebrated throughout France with a mixture of solemn military parades and easygoing dancing and fireworks, the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 has been commemorated for more than a century. Click the picture to see my guide in photos of the military parade in Paris. |
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Bayeux : this beautifuly city (also my hometown) has preserved its old historic centre with its mediaeval structure. Luckily its outstanding architectural heritage emerged unscathed from the Allied bombing raids of 1944 over Normandy. Click the picture to see my guide in photos of Bayeux. |
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Biarritz : one of the principal resorts on the Côte Basque, and probably the most famous part of the Pays Basque, Biarritz came to fame in the mid 19th Century, when Empress Eugénie built a Palace on the beach at Biarritz. Click the picture to see my guide in photos of Biarritz. |
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Étretat : of all the towns along the Alabaster Coast (Côte d’Albâtre) in Normandy, Étretat shines brightest with its famous chalk cliffs and needle loved as a subject by the Impressionists. Click the picture to see my guide in photos of Étretat. |
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Isola 2000 : with its Mediterranean sunshine and exceptional snow cover, the resort of Isola 2000 built in the early seventies in the French Alps has become a paradise for the winter sports crowd: skiing, snow-boarding and free ride! Click the picture to see my guide in photos of Isola 2000. |
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Lannion : nestled in the peaceful Léguer valley between the Côte de Granit Rose and the Côte des Bruyères, Lannion as the capital of the Trégor area is the ideal destination to radiate and savour the pleasures of Brittany. Click the picture to see my guide in photos of Lannion. |
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Marseille : centered around its 26-century-old port, Marseille is a Provencal city with a dynamic downtown, big parks and a medieval-village-style neighborhood. This second largest city in France is full of sites and artifacts of Antiquity. Click the picture to see my guide in photos of Marseille. |
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Paris : without any doubt, Paris is the most seductive city on the planet, with beauty, art and romance in spade. Paris fascinates, astonishes, provokes, overwhelms, and ultimately gets under your skin. Click the picture to see my guide in photos of Paris. |
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Saint Paul de Vence : built on its rocky outcrop and surrounded by its ramparts, Saint Paul de Vence is certainly one of the most beautiful villages in Provence and for that reason is host to many artists. Click the picture to see my guide in photos of Saint Paul. |
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Versailles : official residence of the Court of France in 1682, Versailles symbolized the power of the absolute monarch and remains a magnificent example of French classical architecture. Click the picture to see my guide in photos of Versailles. |
France Pictures : with so much to offer and over 77 million visitors in 2003, France is world's number one tourist destination (and has been for the past twelve years). Contrasting landscapes, traditions galore, 40000 monuments including 10000 châteaux, abbeys and manor houses, 6000 museums, 1000 festivals... in France it is diversity that holds sway and the great wealth of its heritage provides remarkable evidence of this. Choose in the gallery below a place to see the photos and pictures I took in France. You can use these photos as a guide to France and see some pictures of : Bayeux, Biarritz, Étretat, Isola 2000, Lannion, Marseille, Paris, Saint Paul de Vence and Versailles. All photos taken with a Fuji Finepix MX-1700Z and Minolta Dimage F100 (for more information on the material I have been using, follow the link «Lenses» below). At the bottom of the page you can also find a world map showing where France is. Finally at the top of the page you can find a link to the conditions for using the photos and pictures for free on benoa.net and a link to my photo blog. Bon Voyage!
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