Travel to France

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Alsace Alsace Alsace Alsace Alsace

Aquitaine Aquitaine Aquitaine Aquitaine Aquitaine

Auvergne Auvergne Auvergne Auvergne Auvergne

Basse-Normandie Basse-N. Basse-N. Basse-N. Basse-N.

Bourgogne Bourgogne Bourgogne Bourgogne Bourgogne

Bretagne Bretagne Bretagne Bretagne Bretagne

Centre Centre Centre Centre Centre

Champagne-Ardenne Champagne-A. Champagne-A. Champagne-A. Champagne-A.

Corse Corse Corse Corse Corse

Franche-Comte Franche-Comte Franche-Comte Franche-Comte Franche-Comte

Haute-Normandie Haute Haute Haute Haute

Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Ile-de-France

Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc Languedoc Languedoc Languedoc

Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin

Lorraine Lorraine Lorraine Lorraine Lorraine

Midi-Pyrenees Midi-Pyrenees Midi-Pyrenees Midi-Pyrenees Midi-Pyrenees

Nord-Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas-de-C. Nord-Pas-de-C. Nord-Pas-de-C.

Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire

Picardie Picardie Picardie Picardie Picardie

Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur PACA PACA PACA PACA

Rhone-Alpes Rhone-Alpes Rhone-Alpes Rhone-Alpes Rhone-Alpes

Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to France

Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Eastern European Time)
Electricity: 220V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
Currency: Euro (Euro)
Country Dialing Code: 33

Must See - Properties on UNESCO World Heritage List

Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay (Lower Normandy)
Palace and Park of Versailles (Ile-de-France)
Vézelay, Church and Hill (Burgundy)
Decorated Grottoes of the Vézère Valley (Aquitaine)
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau (Ile-de-France)
Amiens Cathedral (Picardie)
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange (Côte d'Azur)
Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles (Côte d'Azur)
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay (Burgundy)
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (Franche-Comté)
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy (Lorraine)
Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (Poitou)
Cape Girolata, Cape Porto, Scandola Nature Reserve and the Piana Calanches in Corsica
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) (Languedoc-Roussillon)
Strasbourg - Grande île
Paris, Banks of the Seine (Ile de France)
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims (Champagne-Ardenne)
Bourges Cathedral (Centre)
Historic Centre of Avignon (Alpes-Côte-d’Azur)
Canal du Midi (Midi-Pyrénées)
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne (Languedoc-Roussillon)
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (Midi-Pyrénées)
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Historic Site of Lyons (Rhône-Alpes)
Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion (Aquitaine)
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs (Ile de France)

Location:

Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain

French Regions:

France consists of 22 regions:

Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne (Burgundy), Bretagne (Brittany), Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Corse, Franche-Comte, Haute-Normandie, Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Rhone-Alpes

Learn French in France

French Basic Words

Hello,Good morning - Bonjour
Good bye - Au revoir
Yes - Oui
No - Non
OK - D’accord
Excuse me - Excusez-moi
How are you? - Comment allez-vous?
Very well, thanks - Très bien, merci
Please - S’il vous plait
Thank you - Merci
You are welcome - de rien
How much is it ? - Combien ça coûte ?
Where are the toilets? - Où sont les toilettes?

Some French Dishes

France does not have one national dish because of the different products and specialties of each region.

Normandy

Canard à la Rouennaise - (duck stuffed with its liver and cooked in red wine)
Camembert - cheese exclusively produced in Normandy for about 200 years

Brittany

Crêpes - Pancakes with sweet and savoury fillings

Champagne

Flamiche (leeks cooked with cream and eggs in a pastry crust

Alsace and Lorraine

Baeckeoffe -stew of marinated meat and vegetables .
Choucroute - sauerkraut garnished with potatoes and served with hot sausages, bacon or pork.
Tarte flambée - thin layer of pastry topped with cream, onion and bacon and cooked in a wood-fired oven.
Quiche lorraine - eggs and cream with cheese, vegetables, seafood or ham.

Burgundy

Burgundy red and white wines.

Boeuf Bouguignon beef stew marinated with Burgundy red wine.

Coq au vin - chicken in red wine

Escargots à la Bourgignonne - stuffed with garlic butter.

Frog's legs - sautéed in butter with fine herbs.

Languedoc-Roussillon

Cassoulet - stew made of sausage and white beans
Garbure - thick stew made with vegetables, herbs, spices and preserved meats.

Provence

Boeuf en daub - beef stewed with red wine, onions, garlic, vegetables and herbs
Bouillabaisse - fish soup brimming with lobster, crab, mussels or clams, served
Rouille - a spicy mayonnaise made with olive oil, garlic, chilli and fish broth - and warm bread.
Ratatouille - vegetable stew made out of tomatoes, peppers, zucchinis, onions and olive oil
Salade Niçoise - lettuce, tomatoes, green beans, tuna, eggs, black olives and anchovies.

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