Posts Tagged ‘France’

The Young Wine – New Appellation in France

Great news for collectors and just lovers of French wines – a new Appellation has appeared on the map of France. And this spring, visitors to the Paris cafes and restaurants will be able to taste the wine whose label will proudly sound «Coteaux Bourguignons».

This is a long tradition to relate the taste and aroma of wine to the place where the grapes were grown and where it was produced. Actually, even within the same wine region such important natural factors as, for example, soil and climate can vary considerably.

It is significant that exactly the French introduced the world the concept of “terroir”, uniting all the conditions having an influence on the quality of grapes and, of course, the wine. Also French gave the majority of other wine terms.

Coteaux Bourguignons will replace in the French wine list of AOC (Appelation d’Origine Contrôlée) Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire. This decision has already been approved by the appropriate organization – the National Institute for origin and quality of goods (Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité).

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The amusement park dedicated to Napoleon will be opened near Paris

Napoleonland – even the name of this theme park, which will be built near Paris in coming years, says that its creators are going to take away a part of glory of the famous Disneyland.

Entertaining complex, conceived in honor of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, will locate in a very symbolic place – in the town of Montereau near Paris. Exactly here Napoleon won a symbolic victory over Russian and Austrian armies in the distant 1814.

The author of an idea of this new park is the former French Minister for Overseas Territories and a great lover of history – Yves Jego. According Mr. Jego, Napoleonland «will be perfect for a family recreation”.

Program of the new French amusement park, of course, will be composed of various “military” performances.

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Cognac – the town and the drink

We can say with confidence that the word “cognac” is known to almost every adult person on our planet, and millions of people are passionate fans of the drink of the same name, which brought fame to France and, of course, the town of Cognac. And we would like to say a few words about this town exactly in our material.

Cognac – a small town in the department of Charente on the banks of the river Charente with a population of about twenty thousand people. But local cognac manufacturers give the job more than forty thousand – from the grape pickers to coopers and tasters.

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La Rochelle – the beauty on the Atlantic coast

Paris… You came here on vacation and spent a week, watched hundreds of sights. And now just relaxing in a cafe near your rented apartment, although you have few days in reserve? In this case we recommend you not waste time and go to the wonderful French town of La Rochelle, located just five hundred kilometers from the capital.

Once La Rochelle was a small fishing village, which there were more thousands in France. However, the village has turned into a developed and quite wealthy town in the course of time. Many of us know its name from the literary works of the great writer Alexandre Dumas. What about the name of La Rochelle, it translates from French as “little rock”.

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Avignon

In our articles we have often repeated that France is not just Paris and its environs. It is very great and beautiful country, full of interesting provinces, cities, towns, villages, thousands of sights. This time we would like to tell you about one old French town, whose role in terms of influence on European history is no less than Paris. So, its name is Avignon.

Avignon is located to the south of Paris in Marseilles direction and you can get there by express train from Gare de Lyon in a little over two hours. Today it is the capital of Vaucluse department in the province of Provence.

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Back to the Middle Ages – Provins

Ladies and gentlemen, in this our new material we are continuing our series of articles about interesting places located in the environs of Paris, which you can visit during your vacation in the French capital. Today we talk about the town of Provins located a half hour drive from the city on the Seine. Today its population is only about twelve thousand inhabitants, but do not think that this is just a banal provincial French town. Provins is a cultural heritage of the global significance by UNESCO. And if you – a lover of the Middle Ages and everything connected with it, so Provins must be on the map of your French route.

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Deauville – tourist paradise of Normandy

You spent a lot of time in Paris, had been many times there, local sights lost their attractiveness for, or you just want something new… In this case we advise you to pack things into a suitcase for trip and go to the town of Deauville, located in Normandy near the famous English Channel. Especially as because, the road from Paris, believe, will not take too much time, and there is a lot to look at!

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France and romanticism

If you agree with a statement that Paris is the city of love, so France – a country of romantics and for romantics. Being frank, we should recognize that this is really so. And this means that millions of tourists from all over the world come to this country searching an unforgettable romantic experience.

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Barbizon – the striking example of French diversity

It’s totally senseless to consider that travel to France must come to visit of Paris with its famous Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower and many other well-known attractions of the capital. Believe, in France there is a huge number of interesting places that attract large numbers of people. This is especially true with the French, who mostly try to leave Paris during summer holidays, giving it for tourists from all over the world.

But where does inhabitant of the capital of France go to? Anywhere, to be frank! France – a large and interesting country with different provinces, traditions and its own unique colour.

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Music and France. Indissolubility in centuries …

In our consciousness Paris associates with a large quantity of sights, we name it the capital of world fashion (as, basically, the whole France) however it is simply impossible to present this remarkable city without music by which almost all areas of life in the country are impregnated.

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