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30 of the Best Cities to Visit in France
Last Updated: June 6th 2024. France is a beautiful country, that everyone should visit at least once in their lifetime, but preferably several times. When visiting which are the best cities to visit in France? There’s of course Paris, with which we’ll start with, but there are many more best cities in France to visit. I’ve asked my fellow travel bloggers what their best cities in France are, and added my own favorites. Best Cities to Visit in France We’ve come up with a list of 30 best cities of France, some well-known but also some less well-known. All are perfect to include in road trips. Paris, Île-de-France Contributed by…
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A Guide for the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
Last Updated: June 14th 2024. Paris, the city of love, has many famous landmarks and sights to see, such as Disneyland Paris. The Arc de Triomphe is definitely on everyone’s list. It’s a beautiful building to see, but what makes it unique is the perfect view you have from the top. Here’s all you need to know about this famous Parisian landmark. History of the Arc de Triomphe Napoleon commissioned the building of the Arc in January of 1806, after his victory on December 2nd at Austerlitz. Architect Jean-François Chalgrin designed the Arc. It took two years to lay the foundations, in 1810 at the inauguration of empress Marie Louise,…
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A Self-guided Paris Macaron Walking Tour
Last Updated: May 15th 2024. Paris is a fabulous city with so many activities that you can come back again and again and do something different each time. We’ve visited Paris several times, the latest visit was in 2019. That time we undertook a Paris macaron walking tour. Next to visiting the Eiffel tower and Disneyland Paris, this was the highlight of our visit to Paris. Macarons have become extremely popular the last few years, and with good reason. Paris is the place to sample macarons. There are several guided tours to take in Paris on which you get to taste macarons. We however did a self-guided macaron tour, which…
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Fun Times at Disneyland Paris: With and Without Kids
Last Updated: May 23th 2024. We’ve been to Disneyland Paris four times: once before Yuri was born, in 1999. Back then it was still called EuroDisney. Three times with our son in 2014, 2019 and 2021. In 1999 we went in the Summer and spent one day at EuroDisney. In 2014 it was a winter visit with an almost 4 year old boy, a road trip with a toddler. In 2019 was 20 years after our first visit to Disneyland Paris, again in the Summer. Last time was in 2021, again in the Summer time. Those 3 visits were all 3 days, 2 nights. We’ve enjoyed ourselves every single time.…
