history in FranceShow all entries with tags: history |
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Oradour-sur-Glane
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Oradour sur Glane, a small village in France’s Haute-Vienne department, was the site of a brutal massacre on June 10th 1944 when SS troops rounded up and killed everyone they found including... Tags for this Travel Tip: massacre murder martyr ss nazi ruined village unusual history |
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Romantic Castle of Chenonceau
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The Chenonceau Castle is one of the most beautiful and inspiring castles I ever visited. Located in the River Loire’s valley area, its history has to do with several notorious women – hence its... Tags for this Travel Tip: beauty architecture history gardens |
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3. Travel Tip:
Blois - so charming
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Blois is one of those little charming cities where life feels good to be lived. Entering the city from the Loire River’s XVIII century stone bridge, the horizon’s silhouette is filled with the... Tags for this Travel Tip: loire gothic history relaxed |
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4. Travel Tip:
Blois' impressive Royal Castle
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The Royal Castle of Blois is another of the jewels built along the valley of the Loire River, in central France. In the inner patio the wing of King François I is perhaps most famous for its... Tags for this Travel Tip: architecture history decor |
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Justice in Paris since the medieval times
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The palace of justice is often a building many hurry past on their way to the more famous Notre Dame. The Palace of Justice is in many ways more interesting since it contains and has experienced... Tags for this Travel Tip: history |
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Champs-Élysées, Paris' main street
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Every major city in the world seems to have a street famous for it's shopping and it's beauty. In New York, it's Fifth Avenue. In Paris, it's the Champs-Élysées. It has the largest Louis... Tags for this Travel Tip: shopping paris history avenue |
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Place de la Concorde
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Paris' largest square is the Place de la Concorde. It can be found between the Tuileries and the Champs-Elysées. Over a thousand people were executed by guillotine in the square during the... Tags for this Travel Tip: paris history egypt obelisk fountain eiffeltower |
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Basilique de Sacre Coeur or the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
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The Basilica of the Sacred Heart is at the top of Montmartre, the highest point in Paris, so it seems to sit at the top of the city. It's a beautiful white-domed structure. It will always remain... Tags for this Travel Tip: basilica church paris history architecture view |
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Montmartre
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Montmartre is a highest point in Paris in the 18th arrondissement. The name means Mountain of the Martyr after the martyrdom of Saint Denis, the patron saint of France. It's famous for the hill... Tags for this Travel Tip: montmartre art painting history paris |
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Where Corsica Meets Scotland: Hiking Belle Isle
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The Breton island of Belle Isle is not easy to reach. From Paris, I had to take a train, a bus, and then finally a ferry. Judging by the many French yachters who frequent the island, getting... Tags for this Travel Tip: hiking brittany sailing history |
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