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France Information
France is a country located
in Western Europe. Clockwise from
the north, France borders Belgium
and Luxembourg to the northeast, Germany
and Switzerland to the east, Italy
to the south-east and Spain to the
south-west, across the Pyrenees mountain
range (the small country of Andorra
lies in between the two countries).
The Mediterranean Sea lies to the
south of France, with the Principality
of Monaco forming a small enclave.
To the west, France has a long Atlantic
Ocean coastline, while to the north
lies the English Channel, across which
lies the last of France's neighbours,
England (part of the United Kingdom).
France is the world's most popular
tourist destination (78 million in
2006) boasting dozens of major tourist
attractions, like Paris, C?te d'Azur
(the French Riviera), The Atlantic
beaches, The winter sport resorts
of the Alps, The Castles of Loire
Valley, Brittany: Mont Saint Michel.
The country is renowned for its gastronomy
(particularly wines and cheeses),
history, culture and fashion. France
will be hosting the Rugby World Cup
2007 in October and November.
Cities
France has numerous cities and towns
of interest to travelers. Below is
a list of nine of the most notable:
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Paris -- the "City
of Light", the capital of France
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Bordeaux - city
of wine, capital of South-West
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Bourges -- a middle
aged city, capital of central France.
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Cannes -- host of
the annual Cannes Film Festival
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Lyon - France's
second city, with a history from
Roman times to the Resistance, restaurants
(Beaujolais and delicatessen)
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Marseille - big
harbor, heart of Provence
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Nice - a major resort
on the French Riviera
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Strasbourg -- a
historic city on the Ill Rhine and
home to, among other institutions,
the Council of Europe, the European
Court of Human Rights, the European
Ombudsman, the European Parliament
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Toulouse -- "La
Ville Rose," a very nice and
lively city in the south of France
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