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What are the famous places in France?

Paris Region:

■ 4 UNESCO World Heritage sites: the castle and park of Fontainebleau, Versailles The castle and park of Versailles, the medieval city of Provins, and the scenery on both sides of the Seine in Paris.

■ 9 royal cities near Paris: Dourdan, Etampes, Fontainebleau, Marly-le-Roi, Rambouillet, Saint-Denis, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Versailles and Vincennes.

■ 24 Parisian castles and gardens: French gardens, Renaissance gardens, medieval gardens and romantic parks.

■ Villages of painters: Auvers-sur-Oise, Barbizon, Chatou….

■ Seine, Oise, Marne, Ourcq, Yonne, Loing: located in this region All waterways.

(le Vexin fran?0?4ais) and the French future Oise region (le futur Oise - Pays de France) park.

■ 3 nature reserves.

Central Region:

■ Chambord (Le ch?0?9teau de Chambord), a masterpiece of the Renaissance.

■ Chenonceau Castle (Le ch?0?9teau de Chenonceau) and its flanks form a bridge leading to the castle over the Cher.

■ Le ch?0?9teau d'Amboise: Gothic and Renaissance style

■ Blois city and castle , the favorite residence of the French kings in the 16th century.

■ Chartres and Bourges cathedrals, treasures of Gothic art style.

■ Villandry Castle (Le ch?0?9teau de Villandry) and its Renaissance-style gardens.

■ Azay-le-Rideau Castle (Le ch?0?9teau d'Azay-le-Rideau) is built on an island in the middle of Indre.

■ Cheverny Castle (Le ch?0?9teau de Cheverny), is famous for its similarity to the Ch?0?9teau de Moulinsart (le ch?0?9teau de Moulinsart) in Tintin.

■ Valensay Castle (Le ch?0?9teau de Valen?0?4ay) and its French gardens hold a series of historical themed events for a hundred days in July and August. Activity.

■ The Briare Canal Bridge is the longest bridge in the world: 663 meters long and has 7 locks.

■ The Romanesque-style Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire Cathedral (Saint-Beno?0?6t-sur-Loire).

Normandy:

■ Le Mont-Saint-Michel: a church and village built on a stone island.

■ World War II landing sites: beaches, U.S. soldier cemeteries, museums.

■ Les falaises d'Etretat is located in the Caux region.

■ Rouen Cathedral (La cathédrale de Rouen) is a model of Gothic art architecture, and the top of its church is the highest in France.

■ Lisieux Cathedral (La basilique de Lisieux).

■ Giverny: The former residence and gardens of the painter Claude Monet are located here.

■ Carpetmaking in Bayeux: a unique masterpiece in the world from the 11th century.

■ Fécamp: a historical and artistic city located on the C?te d'Albatre. The Palais de la Bénédictine is both a museum and a modern venue for the distillery.

■ Le Haras du Pin is known as the "Versailles Palace of Horses" (Versailles des chevaux) and was built during the Louis XIV period.

Picardy Region:

■ La cathédrale d'Amiens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, St. The Saint-Leu region (le quartier Saint-Leu) and its small islands (les hortillonnages).

■ Numerous castles: Chantilly, Pierrefonds, Rambures, Coucy, Compiègne….

■ Somme Bay: Known as one of the most beautiful bays in the world.

■ Parks and gardens: Marquenterre Bird Park (le parc ornithologique du Marquenterre), Valloire Botanical Park (le parc botanique de Valloires)….

■ Laon is a city of history and art, an urban highland.

■ Ourcq Valley, Marne Valley and its vineyards.

■ Gerberoy in the Bray region is known as one of the most beautiful villages in France.

■ Medieval city of Senlis.

■ Numerous cathedrals: Senlis, Soissons, Beauvais, Noyon, Laon, Notre Dame de Amiens Church (Amiens) and Saint-Quentin Cathedral (la basilique de St-Quentin).

■ Attractive parks: Parc Astérix, Sea of ??Sand….

North - Pas de Calais:

■ La Grand'Place d'Arras: 155 Flemish buildings

< p>■ Swimming pool, Roubaix Museum of Industry and Art (musée d'Art et d'Industrie de Roubaix): a reconstructed art swimming pool.

■ The Matisse Museum in Cateau-Cambrésis (Le musée Matisse au Cateau-Cambrésis): ranks third in France for its collection of Matisse works. .

■ La coupole d'Helfaut: A launch pad with V2.

■ The scenery between two capes: the scenery between C?te Sauvage and Manche and the North Sea.

■ Le palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille: The second largest art museum after the Louvre.

■ Mining History Center in Lewarde: Coal Mine Museum.

■ Nausicaà: National Marine Center in Boulogne-sur-Mer.

■ Le Touquet-Paris-Plage: 6 kilometers of beach, 255 hectares of pine and birch forest...

■ Churches and buildings in the city of Saint-Omer, a unique hotel in the 18th century.

Brittany Region:

■ Pointe du Raz: Located on a group of rocks to the west of Pointe du Finistère.

■ La presqu'?0?6le de Crozon: located in the center of Finistère: small port, jagged coastline, cliffs...

■ The Pink Coast (La C?te de Granit Rose) and its charming towns: Lannion, Perros-Guirec, Pule - Pleumeur-Bodou, Trébeurden, Trégastel.

■ Le golfe du Morbihan: a small inland sea formed by the closed shape of the Rhuys peninsula (presqu'?0?6le de Rhuys).

■ La C?te d'Emeraude: Saint-Malo "Pirate City", Dinard, Dinan ….

■ Church walls: Lampaul-Guimiliau in Finistère and Treguille in Les Cotes d'Armor (Tréguier) church wall.

■ Brocéliande forest: a mythical forest.

■ Les monts d'Arrée: It is the highest "peak" in Brittany located in the Parc naturel régional d'Armorique.

■ The Glénans Islands are located at the entrance of Concarneau Bay, where there is also a famous sailing school.

Loire Valley:

■ Nantes, the medieval-style pedestrian district of Bouffay, the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany (le ch?0? 9teau des ducs de Bretagne).

■ Angers is the capital of l'Anjou, with its old neighborhood of la Doutre and its 13th-century fortifications.

■ The old stone street in Mans.

■ Timber-framed houses in Laval.

■ Saumur, the capital of equestrianism.

■ Ferté-Bernard Canal.

■ Clisson, known as the "Venice of the West".

■ Fontenay-le-Comte and its "thousand-year-old" pedestrian street.

■ Le Puy du Fou, a medieval-themed park that attracts all the family.

■ Pristine beaches and surrounding scenery.

■ La Baule and its 9 km long round sandy bay.

■ Les Sables d'Olonne, the great seafaring town.

■ Fontevraud Abbey (L'abbaye de Fontevraud).

Poitou-Charentes:

■ Poitiers and Futuroscope: attractive parks: introduction to photography, giant Or hemispherical screen, 3D stereoscopic movie, simulator...

■ Angoulême and its surroundings: Balzac Castle (les ch?0?9teaux de Balzac), Bayers Castle (Bayers), Chalais Castle (Chalais), International Art of Animation Festival (le Festival international de la bande dessinée).

■ The art of fiction and the region’s more than 600 landmark monuments: the most famous pilgrimage route to Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle in the 10th century AD Good testimony.

■ L'abbaye royale de Celles-sur-Belle (L'abbaye royale de Celles-sur-Belle), l'abbaye de Saint-Martin (Ligugé) .

■ L'?0?6le de Ré: Cycling on the 87-kilometer-long cycling track.

■ Poitevin marsh is suitable for boating.

■ Food: brandy (cognac), pinot grape liqueur (pineau), goat cheese...

Champagne-Ardennes:

■Reims and its cathedral Notre-Dame, listed by UNESCO World cultural heritage.

■ Tourist routes in the Champagne region: *** There are 5 tourist routes to 5 vineyards, with a total distance of 600 kilometers.

■Troyes: the historical capital of the Champagne region.

■Langres and its 4-kilometer-long city wall.

■Sedan and its most magnificent fortified castle in Europe: covering an area of ??35,000 square meters, with 7 levels.

■Le lac du Der-Chantecoq: Covering an area of ??4,800 hectares, it is the largest artificial lake in Europe.

■Hautvillers: A typical small town in the north of Ebernay. Dom Pérignon once served as the food storage director of the monastery.

■The Grand Garden (Le ch?0?9teau du Grand Jardin) in Joinville.

■Clairvaux Abbey (Abbaye de Clairvaux), built by Saint Bernard in 1115 AD, was the holy place of Christianity in the Middle Ages.

Burgundy Region:

■Dijon: Museum of Fine Arts (musée des Beaux-Arts), churches and old town.

■Beaune: les Hospices, museums and wine cellars.

■Vézelay (listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site): Basilique Sainte-Madeleine, villages and towns.

■Fontenay (listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site): 12th-century Cistercian abbey (abbaye cistercienne)

■On the Loire La Charité-sur-Loire (listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site): Roman-era church, bridge across the Loire, village du livre.

■Auxerre: church, Saint-Germain abbey, museum, old town,

tour de l' Horloge).

■Nevers: Church, Palais Ducal, Saint-Etienne Church (église Saint-Etienne).

■Autun: church, Rolin museum, numerous gallo-romain ruins (walls, gates, theatres).

■Cluny: Cistercian monastery (abbaye cistercienne), museum, old town.

■Sens: Church, synod palace, museum.

Lorraine:

■Epinal, Metz, Nancy and Verdun: Lorraine Cities in the Lorraine region and their historical, cultural, architectural and artistic heritage.

■Diverse art industries: crystal production, pottery production, Epinal paintings, string instrument production...

■Has 3 regional natural parks: Lorraine ( Lorraine, Vosges du Nord, Ballons des Vosges, 4,700 kilometers of gentle waterways extending towards Saint-Louis-Arzviller, take a boat ride along the river It can be reached by getting off.

■Comfortable attractions in Lorraine: Verdun and the Maginot Line cross the Lorraine here.

■Hot spring resorts: Vittel, Contrexéville, Amnéville, Plombières and Bains-les -Bains).

■Stanislas, heritage of the Dukes of Lorraine: Visitors will be deeply moved by Nancy and its surrounding landscape: the Chateau de Arouet (ch?0 ?9teau d'Haroué), Fullerville (Fléville) castle...

■Many churches located in Lorraine, especially the Metz church.

■More than 100 gardens: among them Berchigranges, Haut Chitelet...

■Many leisure parks such as: Sainte-Croix Wildlife Park (le parc animalier de Sainte-Croix).

Franche-Comté Region:

■Medieval Castle in Joux: With a history of nearly a thousand years, this castle has transformed from a traffic fortress into a defensive fortress. land.

■Claude-Nicolas Ledoux’s Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site ): Its industrial villages and towns are like an island in the pastoral countryside.

■The waterfall in Doubs (national scenic spot): a majestic waterfall with a height of 27 meters.

■The Vauban Fortress in Besan?on (Besan?0?4on): will re-show you the architecture and history of the Vauban era.

■Belfort's Vauban Castle (ch?0?9teau Vauban) and Bartholdi's Stone Lion (Lion de Bartholdi). Huge stone lions stand on the stone walls overlooking the city.

■Le plateau des 1000

étangs.

■La reculée de Baume-Les-Messieurs (La reculée de Baume-Les-Messieurs) and le village de Ch?0?9teau-Chalon: the cradle of rice wine.

■Arbois: Famous for its grapes and fine wines.

■Ornans, the birthplace of Courbet, and la vallée de la Loue.

■La chapelle de Ronchamp, built in 1955 by Corbusier, is famous for its simple lines.

Alsace Region:

■Strasbourg (Strasbourg): Church, le quartier de la Petite France (le quartier de la Petite France).

■Above-Koenigsbourg Castle (Le ch?0?9teau du Haut-Koenigsbourg).

■Wine tour (La route des vins).

■Colmar: Known as "Little Venice", Unterlinden Museum (le musée Unterlinden).

■Mulhouse: les musées techniques: cars, trains, electrical appliances, various printing presses...

■From Alsace to the Alsace Natural Museum (L'écomusée d'Alsace à Ungersheim): the museum is filled with the fresh air unique to nature, making it People are happy and forget to return.

■Le mont Sainte-Odile: a place of pilgrimage. At the highest point of 763 meters above sea level, you can overlook the beautiful Alsace plain (plaine d'Alsace).

■Two regional natural parks: Parc naturel régional des ballons des Vosges and Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park.

■Maginot Line: A defense system built on the northeastern border of France.

■Le jardin des 2 rives: a beautiful garden spanning the Rhine, covering an area of ??60 hectares.

■Christmas markets: Strasbourg, Colmar, Mulhouse and Kaysersberg….

Auvergne Region:

■ Vulcania: Europe's largest volcano theme park, a journey to the center of the earth. Le Puy-de-D?me (Le Puy-de-D?me) is the symbol of Auvergne, with an altitude of 1,465 meters.

■ Le Puy-Mary: The largest volcano in Europe, it is currently being listed as a national park for protection.

■ Le Pal: Attractive park, wildlife park

■ The Chateau de Mlaure (Mount-Dore), more than 20 kilometers away from Mont-Dore Le ch?0?9teau fort de Murol) is located in the mountains and forests.

■ The statue Notre-Dame-de-France and the rocher Corneille in Puy-en-Velay.

■ Museum in Cooutellerie, Thiers.

■ Toinette's "Stage Museum" in Murat-le-Quaire and Charbonnières-les -The small castle of Veygoux in Varennes.

■ Val Castle (Le ch?0?9teau de Val):

A fortification built in the 15th century, towering majestically on Lake Bor (lac de Bort) rocky island.

■ L'abbaye de la Cha?0?6se-Dieu and the Classical Music Festival every August.

Rhone-Alpes:

■ Lyon: The regional capital, has been listed as a World Heritage Site by Unesco.

■ Chamonix: le Mont Blanc, the world center of mountaineering and Mount Blanc.

■ Annecy: lakes, old town, canals and historical sites: castle, le palais de l'Isle....

■ Ardèche gorges (gorges de l'Ardèche) and arch bridges (le pont d'Arc).

■ Large winter ski resorts: l'Alpe d'Huez, Les Deux-Alpes, Chamonix, Courchevel ), La Plagne, Val d'Isère, Megève, Tignes….

■ Large lakes in the Alps:

Le lac Léman, le lac du Bourget, and le lac d'Annecy.

■ Grenoble - the center of the Alps.

■ Beaujolais region (Le pays beaujolais) and its 12 fine wines.

■ The medieval town of Pérouges is located on the banks of the Rh?ne and Ain rivers.

■ La Dombes: Home of Villars-les-Dombes and the bird park (le parc des oiseaux) in the Thousand Lakes region.

■ The Rh?ne Valley region (La vallée du Rh?0?0ne) and its vineyards.

Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur Region:

■ Le massif de l'Esterel, Saint-Tropez , Ramatuelle, the Golden Islands (les ?0?6les d'Or): Port-Crau, Porquerolles and the Levant Islands (?0?6les du Levant).

■ Les calanques de Cassis.

■ Le Lubéron: Gordes, Bonnieux….

■ Albiers (Les Alpilles): Baux-de-Provence (les Baux-de-Provence) and Saint-Rémi-de-Provence (Saint-Rémi-de-Provence).

■ Verdun Gorge (Les gorges du Verdon).

■ Moustier-Sainte-Marie, Serre-Ponson Lake (le lac de Serre-Pon?0?4on).

■ Tour of the Grand Alps (La route des grandes Alpes).

■ Brian?on, the Meije massif and the Ecrins National Park, covered with white forests: Val —Vars-Risoul.

■ Historical and cultural cities: Avignon la cité des Papes, le mont Ventoux, Arles, Aix-Provence -en-Provence).