Visit France - The Top 10 Towns in France
Thinking of visiting France? It is the most popular tourist destination in Europe and for very good reason. But where to go in France? That is a tough question. Here we go through our list of the top 10 towns to visit in France (and there are a lot more than 10 towns).
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Top 10 Best Things to do in Le Mans, France
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Cathedrale de Saint-Julien de Mans
Entre Cours et Jardins - Cite Plantagenet
Circuit permanent des 24 Heures du Mans
Arche de la Nature
La Nuit des Chimeres
Abbaye Royale de L'Epau
Musee des 24 Heures du Mans
Enceinte Gallo-Romaine du Mans
Carre Plantagenet
Jardin des Plantes
Amboise Chateau, Loire, France
Amboise lies on the banks of the Loire River, 17 miles (27 km) east of Tours. Amboise was once home of the French royal court., and today is a small market town.
The town of Amboise is also only about 11 miles (18 km) away from the historic Chateau de Chenonceau, situated on the Cher River near the small village of Chenonceaux. Its former name was Ambacia, from the old name of the river and marsh Amasse.
The city is famous for the Clos Lucé manor house where Leonardo da Vinci lived (and ultimately died) at the invitation of King Francis I of France, whose Chateau d'Amboise, which dominates the town, is located just 500 m (1,640 feet) away.
The narrow streets contain some good examples of timbered housing.
A 19th-century fountain by John Oswald of a turtle topped by a teddy bear figure, standing in front of the spot where the markets are held.
Clovis I (c. 466–511) and the Visigoths signed a peace treaty of alliance with the Arvernians in 503, which assisted him in his defeat of the Visigothic kingdom in the Battle of Vouille in 507.
Joan of Arc passed through in 1429 on her way to Orleans to the Battle of Patay.
The Amboise conspiracy was the conspiracy of Conde and the Huguenots in 1560 against Francis II, Catherine de' Medici, and the Guises.
The Edict of Amboise (1563) conceded the free exercise of worship to the Protestants.
-The Chateau at Amboise was home to Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots, for much of her early life, being raised there at the French court of Henry II. She arrived in France from Scotland in 1548, aged six, remained in France until 1561, when she returned to her homeland - sailing up the Firth of Forth to Edinburgh on 15 August that year.
-Leonardo da Vinci spent the last years of his life in Amboise. Some models of his inventions are still there and have not been removed. The house has lost some of its original parts, but it still stands today and has a beautiful overlook of the gardens and the town below.
-Francis I, who, having spent part of his youth at Amboise, continued to live there during the early years of his reign, made such further additions to the castle as were needed to bring it practically to a finished state.
-At the beginning of 1516 he also had a little manor-house, situated not far from the castle, put into thorough repair, ready for the arrival of Leonardo da Vinci, who, at the age of over sixty, had consented to leave his native country and place his genius as painter, engineer, and architect at the King's service. He had been in declining health for some time before. and he lived but three years after his arrival at Amboise.
- In the seventeenth century it was degraded to the level of a State prison, the most illustrious man to be enclosed within its walls being Nicolas Fouquet, that dishonest Superintendent of Finance of Louis xiv who, with his embezzled millions, built the magnificent Chateau of Vaux,
Alencon, Normandy, France
Alençon, capital of the Orne department in Lower Normandy. Full article can be seen on .
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Impressions of a summer day in Paris
Our tour on a summer day in Paris begins at the Eiffel Tower.
Besides many tourists, locals amuse themselves on the surrounding meadows. Past the Arc de Triomphe we reach the Cathedral of Notre-Dame.
Highly recommended is a visit to the Hameau de la Reine in the park of Versailles.
End of the 18th century, a village with an artificial lake was created for the Queen Marie-Antoinette here.
After a trip to the Castle of Versaille our tour ends at the Musée du quai Branly, a museum for non-European indigenous art.
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Szenen eines Sommertags in Paris, Frankreich.
Unsere Tour an einem schönen Sommertag in Paris beginnt am Eiffelturm.
Neben vielen Touristen suchen auch die Einheimischen ihr Vergnügen auf den umliegenden Wiesen.
Vorbei am Arc de Triomphe gelangen wir zur Kathedrale von Notre-Dame.
Empfehlenswert ist ein Besuch des Hameau de la Reine im Schlosspark von Versailles.
Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts wurde hier ein Dorf mit einem künstlichen See, für die Königin Marie-Antoinette geschaffen.
Nach einem Abstecher zum Schloss von Versaille endet unsere Tour am Musée du quai Branley einem Museum für außereuropäische Kunst.
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Places to see in ( Bayeux - France )
Places to see in ( Bayeux - France )
Bayeux is a town on the Aure river in the Normandy region of northwestern France, 10 kilometers from the Channel coast. Its medieval center contains cobbled streets, half-timbered houses and the towering, Norman-Gothic Cathédrale Notre-Dame. The famed 68-meter Tapisserie de Bayeux, an 11th-century tapestry depicting the 1066 Norman invasion of England, is on display in an 18th-century seminary.
Bayeux is located 7 kilometres (4 miles) from the coast of the English Channel and 30 km (19 mi) north-west of Caen. The city, with elevations varying from 32 to 67 metres (105 to 220 feet) above sea level – with an average of 46 metres (151 feet) – is bisected by the River Aure. Bayeux is located at the crossroads of RN 13 and the train route Paris-Caen-Cherbourg. The city is the capital of the Bessin, which extends north-west of Calvados.
The town of Bayeux is a popular destination in Normandy, near the coast and north-west of Caen and is also listed as one of less than 100 important protected Historic Towns in France. There are several reasons that people visit Bayeux including the famous tapestry; the town and cathedral; and the proximity of the Normandy Landing beaches.
France This Way comment: of course, Bayeux is best known for the tapestry, but even if you don't plan to see the tapestry the rest of the town, especially the old town around the cathedral and along the river is well worth exploring. The Bayeux tapestry is without doubt the most famous tapestry in the world, and an unmissable site when you are in this part of Normandy. The tapestry relates the story of the conquest of England and King Harold by the Norman, William the Conqueror, in the Battle of Hastings, including the preparations for the battle and the battle itself.
Although the origins of the tapestry are slightly unclear, it appears probable it was either commissioned by the half-brother of William the Conqueror or his wife. The tapestry was also probably completed around 1077, and it seems likely it was made in England, although even that is not certain. Despite its probable English origins the tapestry is, of course, a French National Treasure. An extraordinary feat, the tapestry is about 80 metres long and 50 centimetres high and is a fascinating document that provides a great deal of valuable information about life at that time. The tapestry can be seen, not surprisingly, in the town of Bayeux in the Centre Guillaume le Conquerant, itself a 17th century seminary building.
Bayeux itself is an attractive town with a reasonably well-preserved medieval centre, centred around a renowned cathedral. The Cathedrale Notre Dame dates in part from 1077, although most of what we see today is in gothic style and was built in the 13th to 15th centuries. The tapestry was originally displayed here in the cathedral before being moved to its current location in the Centre Guillaume le Conquerant. Note that the stained glass windows in the cathedral, like the tapestry, tell the story of William the Conqueror.
The medieval streets around the cathedral also have lots of medieval houses, some half-timbered, and many other historic houses of interest. These grand townhouses were built over a long period, from the 14th century to the 18th century, so include a wide range of different styles. The Grand hôtel d'Argouges at 4 Rue Saint-Malo is among the most interesting: built in the 15th century it incorporates numerous carved statues in the upper parts of the facade. The house on the corner of 1, rue des Cuisiniers, is another very impressive half-timbered medieval house.
Across the road from here is the Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy (Musée Mémorial de la Bataille de Normandie). This museum recounts the action seen in Normandy from the 7 June to the 29 August 1944. The Museum Baron Gérard in Bayeux is also interesting, with collections that tell the history of the town, including the important lace and porcelain industries, as well as exhibiting a good number of works of art. Nearby, Bayeux also houses the largest British war cemetery in Normandy.
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Portrait of Marie Leszczynska, Queen of France
Marie Leszczyńska was a queen consort of France. She was a daughter of King Stanisław Leszczyński of Poland (later Duke of Lorraine) and Catherine Opalińska. She married King Louis XV of France and was the grandmother of Louis XVI, Louis XVIII, and Charles X. In France, she was referred to as Marie Leczinska. She was the longest-serving queen consort of France.
Queen Marie never managed to acquire political influence. She made an attempt to involve herself in politics at the very beginning of their marriage when she, in 1726, asked Louis to appoint the unpopular Prince of Condé as a Cabinet minister, despite her father's warnings. King Louis took her attempt to become involve in politics very badly, and after 1726 she was completely separated from affairs of state and any political influence on Louis. In 1733, she declared her support to her father in his demand on the Polish throne. Queen Marie, as well as her mother, maintained a political correspondence with Margareta Gyllenstierna, the spouse of Arvid Horn, with whom she had made the acquaintance during her stay in Sweden.
Queen Marie represented the king many times in ceremonial rituals at the court of Versailles during his many absences.
Louis provided her with a large apartment in the palace where she could live more informally with her circle of friends. Among her most noted guests as the de Luynes couple. She was given an allowance of 96,000 livres for pleasure, charity and gambling, which was not considered to be very large. She enjoyed a game called cavagnole, and was often in debt because of the reluctance of her husband and father to pay her losses.
Marie was a devout Roman Catholic. Her major contribution to life at Versailles was the weekly event of Polish choral concerts. She was also a great lover of music and painting and the protector of many artists. She met the castrato Farinelli in 1737, and, in 1764, the young Mozart, whom she found very charming. During his visit to Versailles, she acted as an interpreter for her husband and family who did not understand German. She also started a correspondence with Voltaire, for whom she secured a pension.
During an era when France was a very powerful nation, often in conflict with Austria, the Austrian ambassador to France, Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau (who later helped secure the marriage of the Dauphin and Marie Antoinette), was said to have been romantically involved with the queen, but this seems highly unlikely and was disregarded as court gossip. Marie was known for her good manners, grace, and piety.
Her daughter-in-law, the dauphine, died at the age of 20 after giving birth to a daughter Marie Thérèse. The queen, very fond and loving of her only son, encouraged him to take as his second wife the Duchess Marie-Josèphe of Saxony, daughter of her father's rival, Frederick Augustus Wettin of Saxony, King August III of Poland. Initially, this connection caused some friction between the queen and her new daughter-in-law. However, the friction was soon overcome, reportedly because the young German princess was an admirer of the Queen's father. In honour of him, several of the queen's grandsons received the name Stanislas at their christening.
Marie Leszczynsaka was truly a people's queen. Her death on 24 June 1768 at the age of 65 was a huge blow to the French monarchy. She was buried at the Basilica of St Denis and her heart deposed at the Church of Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours in Nancy (Lorraine).
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Des châteaux en Écosse
Archive de l'émission Des Racines et Des Ailes : Rêves de pierre diffusée le 07/10/2015.
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Ils ont bâti des légendes, et donné aux clans, les châteaux qui ont fait leur force : dans les Highlands, les hautes terres sauvages d’Ecosse, ils sont comme des bannières, qui défient quiconque contesterait le pouvoir de leur clan.
Et dans ces paysages préservés, ils sont comme des livres d’Histoire. Inveraray raconte ainsi la domination du clan Campbell, allié historique de la couronne anglaise. Pour autant, le duc met un point d’honneur à honorer sur ses terres la tradition écossaise des Highlands Games, où le lancer de tronc d’arbres et la cornemuse rythment la compétition.
Aujourd'hui encore, les clans écossais sont très présents dans le patrimoine. Leurs rivalités ont construit des places fortes, et sur les îles, leurs châteaux sont comme des figures de proue, ou des défis.
L’île de Skye est riche de ses paysages encore sauvages, terres du clan MacLeod. Rencontre avec une Française qui a épousé le chef du clan, et découvert l’imposante « maison de famille » en arrivant au château de Dunvegan.
Sur l’île de Mull, le château de Duart est lui aussi toujours habité. Par le chef du clan McLean.
Mull est elle-même un sanctuaire, une cathédrale, comme le dit Guy Grieve, qui vit et travaille sur l’île. C’est cette nature qu’il faut protéger comme la plus précieuse des antiquités. Et Guy Grieve s’y emploie.
Hériter d’un château n’est pas toujours une sinécure. Le vicomte de Glasgow a presque abandonné son métier d’architecte pour se consacrer à la maison de sa famille, où il vit toujours : le château de Kelburn. Et il a même relancé le succès de son domaine grâce à une idée improbable : offrir les murs du château à des graffeurs.
D’autres familles ne peuvent assumer la charge d’un tel patrimoine. A Braemar, la commune a pris le relais ; les habitants sont d’ailleurs encore très fiers de montrer le château qui a lancé une des révoltes écossaises contre la couronne anglaise.
Et à Taymouth, l’immense demeure qui a accueilli la Reine Victoria lors de son voyage de noce est en passe de devenir un hôtel de grand luxe, après la restauration minutieuse de ses pièces d’apparat. De quoi offrir à ses hôtes leur propre place dans l’Histoire…
un reportage d'Isabelle Thomas, Guy Sabin, Matthieu Hauville et Alain Barnault
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Musee de Tesse - Tesse Museum in Rennes, France
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