Interactive Map of France

Paris, arguably the most famous city on earth, is the capital of France and is located on the river Seine in the central north of the country. It is one of the largest cities in Europe with..

There are cities that you feel you have been to before, even before you get there. In your mind’s eye you can see the beach as the sun lights upon the water. You can feel the vibe..

Created over 2000 years ago, the Medieval City, classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, rises above the vineyards near the once impregnable citadels of the Corbières summits. These..

At the tip of the Champs-Élysées is napoleon's triumphant antique arch. Commissioned in 1806 to celebrate the victories of the great army, it was completed in 1836. Its huge proportions..

This is undoubtedly one of the most famous monuments in the world. Gustave Eiffel designed the 324-meter, 10,100-ton Eiffel Tower in1889 for the World’s Fair, where it was the star..

The biggest museum in Paris, and home of the Mona Lisa, The Raft of the Medusa, and Venus de Milo was, first and foremost, the jewel in the crown of the kings, emperors and republics of..

Immortalized in Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the cathedral is a Gothic masterpiece enhanced by delicate stone filigree work. Before you enter the nave and admire the..

With the modesty of a great writer, Stendhal wrote in is travel log: “I arrive at Fontaine de Vaucluse, beloved to those who read the sonnets by Petrarch, but so many beautiful things are..

Between Concorde and Étoile is the emblematic section of a perspective that extends from the Louvre Pyramid to La Défense. The first steps of this obligatory passage for the Bastille Day..

The Luxembourg Gardens (Jardin du Luxembourg) are in the grounds of the Luxembourg Palace, which itself is home to the French Senate. They are located on the left bank of the River Seine..

The Catacombs of Paris are a series of tunnels and disused quarries used to store the bones of the dead that were once interned in the cities overcrowded cemeteries from the eighteenth..

“This will cause a stir” President Pompidou is rumoured to have said about the contemporary cultural design centre that bears his name. In fact, when the project was completed by Renzo..

Situated on the Boulevard Haussman near the centre of Paris the Galleries Lafayette is a 10 story department store. Originally opened at the site of a small haberdashery store, the store..

South east of France and west of northern Italy lies the intriguing island of Corsica. The island has over 1000 kilometres of coastline and a very mountainous interior. Corsica has had an..