Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Holidays in Indre-Et-Loire, Loire Valley, France

Indre-et-Loire is a department in the Loire Valley region, named after the two rivers that flow through it. The region is not only dominated by its waterways and countryside, but is also home to several chateaux and the beautiful historic town of Tours.

Tours

Tours is the capital of the Indre-et-Loire department and is known as "The Garden of France". There are several parks and gardens in the town, many alongside the River Loire that runs through the centre. There are also botanical gardens in the town that can be visited for free all year. The cathedral in the town is famous for its flamboyant Gothic style; it was built just as the Renaissance was starting and artists were beginning to embrace the more showy aspects of architecture and design.

There are many private chapels within the cathedral, some of which are home to fine works of art, and the impressive organ is one of the cathedral's great treasures. Some areas of Tours were destroyed during the Second World War, but much of the historic town has fortunately survived. Cycling fans may like to visit the region in October, when the classic Paris-Tours cycling race is held annually.

Castles

There are many castles in the Indre-et-Loire region, which are fully open to the public. These include the Chateau de Chenonceau, built on a series of arches across the river and home to extensive gardens as well as the medieval fortress in the town of Chinon.

The Chateau de Villandry had fallen into ruin at the end of the 19th century, but luckily this beautiful country house has been restored to its former opulent glory, including the gorgeous laid-out gardens featuring flowers, vegetables, fountains and mazes. It is one of the most visited castles in France.

Rivers

If you enjoy getting outdoors, then there are plenty of activities you can enjoy in Indre-et-Loire. You can kayak down either the Indre or Loire rivers or just enjoy a walk on one of the many pathways that cross the region. The Loire a Velo scheme allows you to hire bicycles in one town along the famous river and drop them off at another.

You can even stay overnight in Tours to enjoy the sights and keep your bikes with you before moving on the next day. Best of all, the Loire a Velo team will organise to transport your luggage to your next destination so you can your ride without a backpack to slow you down.

Friday, October 15, 2010

French Travel - A Guide to Camping Holidays in France

They love people often break away from his home and spent several days camping in the open air, enjoying nature. If this is true, what do you think of camping holiday to France, is a great idea, right? The camp is certainly the work of fun and adventure. It 's really taste the regional cuisine, architecture, dialects, customs and holidays. It is popular in summer, is mainly used with the months of July and August, but already the idea ofactive off-season camping should not be overlooked.

France is a wonderfully perfect camping holiday offers a wide range of climates and landscapes, as the warmer regions of the Mediterranean sun, cooler regions of Normandy and Brittany, the wooded valleys of the Dordogne, the volcanic highlands of the Massif Central, the hills of lavender in Provence, and the snowy peaks of the Alps, however, they are not allowed to camp anywhere in the woods, butonly in locations approved.

However, France has a lot of campsites for recreational vehicles. Here you will find over 2000 campsites in different regions of France including Alsace (41), Aquitaine (276), Auvergne (95), Basse-Normandie (70) Bourgogne (85), Britain (151), center (86), Champagne - Ardennes (46), Corsica (53), Franche-Comte (50), Haute-Normandie (31), Ile-de-France (32), Languedoc-Roussillon (242), Limousin (51), Lorena (54)Midi-Pyrenees (215), Nord-Pas-de-Calais (22), Pays de la Loire (155), Picardie (33), Poitou-Charentes (94), Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur (191) and Rhone- Alpes (251). If you plan your camping holiday in France, here are some popular campsites for you.

On the eastern border of France, on the west bank of the Upper Rhine, next to Germany and Switzerland, the Alsace area popular for camping. It 's the very rich area ofnatural beauty. Cité de l'Automobile - National Motor Museum - Collection Schlumpf, Cité du Train are two of the main attractions of the region. You can buy (28) on Web sites 41camping Bas-Rhin (13) and Haut-Rhin in Alsace. There is also camping sites Doubs (10), Haute-Saône (9), law (30) Territoire de Belfort (1) in the Franche-Comte in eastern France. Lorraine is another eastern French camping destination, offers about 54 campingWebsites on the Meurthe-et-Moselle (5), Maas (4), Moselle (11) and Vosges (34).

In the north-eastern France, near the border with Belgium, the Champagne-Ardenne is your camping destination, if you want to enjoy camping and vineyards in the region known for champagne. The region offers fantastic about 46 camps in the Ardennes (16) Aube (7) Haute-Marne (12) and Marne (11). Right on the English Channel at the point closest to the English coast, is the Nord-Pas de Calais CampingTarget in northern France, north of the French capital Paris. Adjacent to Belgium in the north, Nord-Pas-de-Calais has 22 campsites, including 10 in the North and 12 in the Strait of Dover. You can also view a selection of his campsites in Aisne (12), Oise (3), and Somme (18), Picardie, which is located just north of the French capital, Paris and Ile de France in northern France.

Haute-Normandie is another fantastic destination in the campNorth of France. Rouen, Dieppe and Le Havre are the most important cities in the region. Between the capital Paris and the channel, offers Haute-Normandie, please about 31 campsites, of which 8 in 23 Eure and Seine-Maritime. Basse-Normandie region west of the Seine, and part of Perche, in northern France, offers you 70 beautiful campsites, including 28 campsites in Calvados, 34 of Manche, Orne and 8. Bayeux, Caen,Deauville Falaise Honfleur Lisieux and are important cities in the region.

ILE-DE-FRANCE is the region of the French capital, Paris. The region is also known for its natural beauty known, ends in the form of parks, forests and rivers. It offers campsites in Essonne (7), Paris (2), Seine-et-Marne (18), Val-d'Oise (1), and Yvelines (4). You can find two campsites in Paris - Paris-Est Campsite and Camping Du Tremblay Le Bois de Boulogne.

Centre-Val de LoireJust as the center of the region which includes the famous Loire Valley. The region is known for its beautiful historical city known for its vineyards and agricultural products and for its many beautiful castles (castles). Center has 85 campsites in beautiful Cher (6), Eure-et-Loir (14), Indre (12), Indre-et-Loire (24), Loir-et-Cher (19) Loiret (11).

In the north-west of France, one of six Celtic nations, offers over 150 campsites in BRETAGNEFinistère (40), Finistère (61), Ille-et-Vilaine (18) and Morbihan (32). The main cities are Brest, in Brittany, Lorient, Quimper, Rennes, Saint-Brieuc, Saint-Malo, Vannes and Vitre. Pays de la Loire, a vast region in northwest France, Paris in large part to the west and southwest of the French capital, has about 155 in Loire-Atlantique (20), Maine-et-Loire (20), Mayenne ( 6), Sarthe (23) and Vendée (86).

Poitou-Charentes, inWestern France, the region is known for the island of Oleron Park, Oradour-sur-glans and Futuroscope, a science and technology theme. It 's your destination campground with about 94 campsites in beautiful Charente (6), Charente-Maritime (64), Deux-Sèvres (6) and Vienna (18).

Aquitaine is a large region in southwest France with a long coastline along the Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Biscay), and a mountainous border with Spain along the Pyrenees. L 'Region is known for its beaches, dunes and pine forests known. Here you will find more than 276 campsites in the Dordogne (90), Gironde (75), Landes (59), Lot-et-Garonne (15) and Pyrénées-Atlantiques (37). Adjacent Aquitaine LIMOUSIN about 51 campsites in Correze (24), Creuse (9) and Haute-Vienne (18).

Auvergne, central France is home to two regional parks - the park Livradois Forez Park and the volcanoes of Auvergne, more than 500 Romanesqueto visit churches, more than 50 castles along the "Route des Châteaux d'Auvergne" and 10 stations. It has 95 campsites in Allier (17), Cantal (20), Haute-Loire (18), and the Puy-de-Dôme (40). Right next to the central region of eastern France, in the region BOURGOGNE has about 85 campsites in Côte-d'Or (20) Nièvre (20), Saône-et-Loire (31), and Yonne (14).

You can find more than 240 campsites in Aude (24), Gard (45), Hérault (88)Lozère (25) and Pyrénées-Orientales (60) in Languedoc-Roussillon, a vast region in the south of France with a long Mediterranean coastline. Midi-Pyrenees in southern France, about 215 in Ariège (28), Aveyron (47), Gers (18), Haute-Garonne (12), Hautes-Pyrénées (45), Lot (31), Tarn (19 ) and Tarn-et-Garonne (15). In the south of France, Alpes-Côte d'Azur-Provence and some 191 campsitesAlpes-de-Haute-Provence (31), Alpes-Maritimes (19), Bouches-du-Rhône (23), Hautes-Alpes (42), Var (48) and Vaucluse (28). On the eastern edge of town, south, Rhone-Alpes 251 campsites in Ain (21), Ardèche (46) Drôme (42), Haute-Savoie (55), Isère (39), Loire (14), Rhône (9) and Savoy (25).

Corsica, an island in the Mediterranean region of France, in south-eastern France and western Italy,To the north of the island of Sardinia, has about 53 campsites fantastic.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Camping Holidays in France

France is Europe's most popular tourist destination and Camping offers a wide selection of camping holidays.

There are absolutely thousands of campsites across France, in fact, more than 11,000!

All offer a variety of services and facilities and you will see that these fields are in a similar way, the hotel, the more stars a site has, the better valued, though more expensive.

In addition to camping sites, you can alsoFind places to camp as a step in the same company, but many of them do not have a wide range of services available, but please note that only in approved places that are able to field and not in places like the woods.

In addition to touring cars web sites where you can make your own tent, caravan, motorhome or mobile pitch, there are many camping vacation, offering tents, cabins, mobile homes already on site with all the comforts.

E 'in this campsiteSite, you normally find facilities, swimming pools, shops, clubs, bars, entertainment, play areas include, etc.

They are ideal for a family vacation camping camping and some also offer other activities such as tennis, fishing, bowling, bicycle rentals and even a games room with billiards, snooker, etc. And it can do everything for a perfect self-accommodation with very little effort .

For touring with your caravan or mobile home, you will find that there are many fieldsWeb sites that welcome tourists and not just their points of electricity, but also points of waste disposal and some do it for people with disabilities and just be.

France can be contacted in freedom and flexibility, whether you vacation, choose your stay in one place for a period or even if you want to hop from campsite to campsite, we can offer everything from excitement and fun for the holidays on the coast, through the site of the locks arein a hilly landscape.

Thus, for a self-catering holiday where they have no restrictions, France is the best choice for memorable and affordable vacation for the whole family.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

The 5 Best Hotels You Should Consider Staying in Paris During France Holidays

     People in France celebrate public holidays thirteen times yearly. As well as these, there are still 5 sets of occasions to be enjoyed by French schools, with at least two of these being two-week periods each.
     A holiday is always an occasion to go away from daily tedious activity either in work or school. It is always great idea to choose France as destination for vacation. There are many activities you can enjoy during any of French holidays in Paris.
If you plan to stay and enjoy your first ever vacation in France, below are the 5 best hotels you should consider:
Fouquet's Barrière:
     The hotel offers roomy and deluxe rooms which are undoubtedly its pride. Each guest shall feel important for their feature. The hotel provides the services which are considered the best among all hotel in Paris. There is also well known and same name restaurant stands at the side of the hotel. The address of the hotel is 46 avenue George V 75008 Paris.
Bourgogne & Montana:
     This hotel is one of the oldest in France, built about 1790. It has six floors and rooms with small to midsize. It is located near from the Seine and stands across the Palais Bourbon. It is near from some of the well-known landmarks in Paris too, such as the Place de la Concorde, the Orsay Museum, and the Jardin des Tuileries. The address is 3 rue de Bourgogne, Paris, 75007.
Hôtel le Bristol:
     This hotel is located near from the Palais d'Elysée of which French President's residence. In terms of glamour and style, This hotel has third grade among luxurious hotels in Paris. This hotel is well-known for its opulent rooms and for its 18th century Parisian facade and It is built in 1924. The address is 112, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008 Paris.
Apollon Montparnasse:
     In the beginning, the hotel functions as apartments, it is built in 1930s. Same with most other hotels in France, it provides the rooms with midsize and really sanitary. The hotel also offers rational rates. Located in an ideal location in Montparnasse, the hotel stands neighboring to some really good restaurants, bakeries, several shops, and grocery stores and the metro. This hotel is located at 91, Rue de l'Ouest / street corner Pernety / 75014 Paris.
Golden Tulip Opéra de Noailles:
     The hotel provides rooms which give all the comforts that guest surely try to find in accommodation. a number of the rooms even contain their own patios and terraces. There are two restaurants near to hotel that is the most famous in Paris - Chez Drouant. Faubourg Saint Honoré and Le Grand Véfour, popular for its line of designer shops and department stores, is very close to the hotel. The adress is 9 rue de la Michodière, Paris, 75002.