taste the world.
The approximately 60 million cubic meters of sand were declared a nature reserve in 1978 due to their great ecological interest. With over one million tourists annually, it is – after Mont-Saint-Michel – the natural monument with the second most visitors in France. Continue reading “Dune of Pilat: Europe’s Tallest Sand Dune”
Known primarily for the Bordeaux wine, the university town, which has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2007, has a lot more to offer: being the political, economic and intellectual center of the French Southwest, we’re not only enchanted by the old town and the Roman amphitheater, but above all by the beautiful promenade along the Garonne. Continue reading “Bordeaux: More than just Wine”
Even though the name of the dictionary publisher is derived not from this French community, but from the Latin word for “bridge”, we initially thought back to our school time when reading the name of this place for the first time. Continue reading “Pons: Not only a Dictionary ;)”
“The little rock”, as La Rochelle is translated, is actually quite small with 75,000 inhabitants, but captivates with a beautiful old town including a harbor. Symbol of the city are the three towers Tour de la Lanterne, Tour de la Chaine and Tour Saint-Nicolas. Continue reading “La Rochelle: The City with the three Towers”
Yes, there are elephants even in Nantes. Or at least one. Keep on reading. Continue reading “Nantes: Small Town, Great Elephant”
In the capital of French Brittany, about 63,000 people or nearly a third of the almost 215,000 inhabitants, are registered in one of the numerous academies. The low average age is noticeable: The city shows itself young and hip with many shopping centers, a beautiful old town, relaxing parks and a lot of educational facilities, including the Université Rennes 1 (Natural Sciences) and Université Rennes 2 (Humanities). Continue reading “Rennes: Young Student City”
A rock protruding from the sea not far off the coast. On it and seemingly merged with it an almost as large abbey. The most visited natural monument of France and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Annually visited by about 3.5 million people. And now also by us. Continue reading “Le Mont-Saint-Michel: Mysterious Place”
Exhausted from the sightseeing in the fast run in Paris we drove on to Versailles. There was a city waiting for us which is completely up to pomp: absolutely straight streets, free squares, glaring buildings, huge parks and, of course, the Château de Versailles. Continue reading “Versailles: Pomp and Swank”
Paris. A city with a lot of tourists. A whole lot of tourists. And even more inhabitants. Over 2.2 million in a city area of only 105 square kilometers and thus the fifth largest city of the European Union and the densest (about 21,000 inhabitants per square kilometer) populated in Europe. With more than 12.4 million people in the metropolitan area, also the second largest in the EU. What we think of the city of love on the Seine, you will learn here. Continue reading “Paris: City of Food”
After visiting Maastricht and Brussels, we decided to make a short detour to the north of Belgium before going on to the next megacity. And we can say: The trip to the European Capital of Culture of 2002 was totally worth it. Continue reading “Bruges: Venice of the North”