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Tavel
Tavel Just as Champagne is the king of France’s sparkling wines, Tavel is the birthplace of French rosés; located just northwest of Avignon alongside the River Rhône, the village has been producing dry rosé wines for centuries. At their best when drunk chilled and accompanying food, the wines of T
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Nice Corniches
Nice Corniches There are three Corniche roads of the Cote dAzur, each with spectacular views.The Grande CornicheForged by the Romans and shored up by Napoleon, the Grande Corniche is the highest of the roads along the coast, and also the most dangerous. But not only is it the least safe driving-wi
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High Koenigsbourg Castle (Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg)
High Koenigsbourg Castle (Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg) Towering a half-mile (757 meters) over the Alsace Plain, the striking pink sandstone towers of High Koenigsbourg Castle (Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg) are an unmissable sight, and the fairytale fortress is among the most popular attractions o
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Villefranche Cruise Port
Villefranche Cruise Port Intro to Villefranche-Sur-MerVillefranche-sur-Mer sparkles on the French Riviera with the Alps in the background and nearby the famous resorts of Nice and Cannes. The deepest natural harbor in the Mediterranean, the port was used by Greeks and Romans in their travels and s
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Utah Beach
Utah Beach Omaha Beach, with its Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, receives the most visitors looking to learn more about WWII history and pay their respects. But what many dont know is that Utah Beach, the westernmost landing point of the D-Day battle, has its own fantastic museum. If your
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Pomerol
Pomerol Pomerol is an undersized, wine-oriented village located about 45 minutes east of Bordeaux. But its relatively small size–just 2,000 acres–definitely isn’t an obstacle to quality; indeed, Pomerol has become one of the region’s most respected Appellations dOrigine Contrôlée (AOC) over the se
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Juno Beach Center
Juno Beach Center As even those with a passing knowledge of WWII knows, there were several countries involved in the events of D-Day along the coast of Normandy. And as such, the WWII battle sites, memorials, and cemeteries honor each of the Allies efforts, struggles, and successes in their own wa
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Shakespeare and Company Bookstore
Shakespeare and Company Bookstore Paris’ most famous independent bookstore, dating back to 1919, Shakespeare and Company Bookstore is renowned as the one-time haunt of literary icons like Ezra Pound, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce and Ford Madox Ford.The legendary Shakespeare and Company store was
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Pointe du Hoc
Pointe du Hoc Being the highest point between Omaha and Utah Beaches, the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc was an important location in the Atlantic Wall strategy of defense against the Allies. So on D-Day, it was an equally important target to overtake so that the liberation of France could proceed.In wha
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Musée de lOrangerie
Musée de lOrangerie Like most museums in Europe, the Musée de lOrangerie in Paris wasnt always an art space. As its name would imply, its original purpose in the 19th century was to house the orange trees away from winter weather. Later, it was used for just about everything from soldiers quarters
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Obelisk of Luxor
Obelisk of Luxor A 75-foot monumental pillar fashioned from pink granite, the Obelisk of Luxor looms over Place de la Concorde, Paris’ largest and most famous square, flanked by the idyllic Jardin des Tuileries. Erected in 1836, the monument was gifted to King Charles X by the Viceroy of Egypt, on
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Mémorial de la Shoah (Shoah Memorial)
Mémorial de la Shoah (Shoah Memorial) Opened in 2005, the Shoah Memorial, or Memorial de la Shoah, is a museum located in the Marais, Paris’ 4th arrondissement, dedicated to the 76,000 French Jews deported from France to Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Honoring their memory through a
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British War Cemetery
British War Cemetery The peaceful Bayeux War Cemetery is the largest of the 18 Commonwealth military cemeteries in Normandy. It contains 4,868 graves of soldiers from the UK and 10 other countries (including Germany, in contrast to the American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer). Many of the soldiers
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Laduree Paris
Laduree Paris The Ladurée pastry shops are a Parisian institution – and now a worldwide brand – considered to sell the tastiest multi-colored, multi-flavored macaroons in the city. The story began in 1862, when Louis Ernest Ladurée opened a small bakery on rue Royale in the center of the city, jus
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Rhone Valley Region
Rhone Valley Region The lands on either side of the Rhone River in western Provence have some of the most fertile terroir in France, giving rise to the prestige of the Rhone Valley Region of over 1,000 vineyards. If youre visiting France and want to explore a wine region that also has plenty of hi
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American Military Cemetery
American Military Cemetery The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial may very well be the most visited American military cemetery in the world after Arlington, and with good reason: It is an emotional experience that stays with visitors long after theyve returned home from their travels, even if
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Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery The Père Lachaise Cemetery (Cimetière du Père Lachaise) was founded in 1804 and today contains more than 70,000 ornate tombs in a verdant, open-air sculpture garden. Take the time to wander and really explore for all the beauty and history contained in the aging and faded he
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Le Chateau (Castle Hill)
Le Chateau (Castle Hill) Le Chateau, the shaded hill and park at the eastern end of Quai des États-Unis, is named after a 12th-century château that was razed by Louis XIV in a fit of pique in 1706 and never rebuilt. There are some ruins but not really a chateau to speak of. In the one remaining t
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Film Festival Palace (Palais des Festivals)
Film Festival Palace (Palais des Festivals) The Film Festival Palace, or Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, was built in 1982 and houses year-round events in Cannes, most notably, the Cannes Film Festival. The prestigious film festival attracts movie stars and the media from around the world. T
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Fort Douaumont
Fort Douaumont Built in the late 19th-century in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War, the hilltop Fort Douaumont was Verdun’s largest and highest fortress, looming 388-meters above the notorious Verdun battlefield. The heavily armed fortress was designed to be the most strategically important
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