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Loire – the land of magnificent castles…

Loire – the land of magnificent castles …Without exaggeration one of the most valuable pearls of France is the valley of the river Loire. This French region attracts ten thousand travelers from many countries of the world every year.

As the basic sights of Loire are numerous castles it is abundantly clear that staying here cannot be limited to one or two days. According to tourist guidebooks there are forty two ancient Château (so Frenchmen name castles) on river banks, however separate sources testify that there are about three hundreds of them.

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Notre Dame de Paris – the pearl of Paris!

Notre Dame de ParisAmong numerous well-known statements about Paris, scattered worldwide, it is possible to allocate ingenious Chopin words that in short but absolutely precisely characterize this remarkable city: «Paris is everything you want! »

The capital of France is always ready to please any traveler with the magnificent curve small streets, monumental constructions, grandiose parkways, magnificent restaurants, extravagant little shops, cozy cafes, well-known theatres and concert halls, and at the same time to surprise with the beggars and the homeless, the fallen actors and musicians. All this diversity also makes what we call in a word… Paris! As they say, «to see Paris and to die…»

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