France Attractions

Come with me to the underworld and see pink .

Advantages: Good p-l;ace to visit
Disadvantages: none

...to far away from the Grotte de Dargilan. This cave is in the Cevennes the south of France. We arrived at area of the cave there was plenty of car parking. When we got to the little visitors centre which and items such as crystals , key rings and postcards This is also a small café selling drinks and snacks to eat outside there are benches and chairs overlooking the tarn we bought our tickets the price adult E 8. 50 from 6 to 18 years E5.50 the price ...
...tip at the end) you can not walk around un accompanied. The cave is shut in the winter from late October or early November till the spring .check the site http://www.gralon.net/tourisme/a-visiter/info-grotte-de-dargilan-meyrueis-19166.htm The tour we took was about 1 km. I seem to remember it took us about 1 hour The path was quite good although you did have to watch your step on the rocks and steps. There are rails to hold for safety. The caves ...

mumsymary 01.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Grotte de Dargilan, Lozere

Canal du Midi

Advantages: architectural wonder
Disadvantages: cost many human lives to build

The Canal du Midi, is a man dug canal, situated in the south of France, and joins the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean sea, via the Canal Garonne. The water sources which allow the canal to be constantly navigable, come from the Montagne Noire, (situated in the south west of the Massif Central, near Mazamet, in the Tarn area), by three lakes, and the Saint Ferréol dam. This technical challenge, first imagined in 1539, stayed a project on paper ...
...the first portion of the Canal in 1636, under the reign of Louis XIV. The Saint Ferréol dam was built in 1667, and in 1680, the locks at Béziers, called "Les écluses de Fonseranne" were built. Pierre Paul Riquet died that year, and the very first navigation between Toulouse and Sète happened in 1681, the year following his death. ¤ø,¸¸,◊,¸¸ ,ø¤ Needless to explain the difficulty of the task for the workers who achieved this colossal construction. ...

bodsquidge 25.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Canal du Midi, Languedoc

England 1, France 0

Advantages: Important site, good museum
Disadvantages: Small scale

...and Azincourt between which the battle was fought, still exist and are probably not much bigger than they were then. The area is lost in the hinterland behind the Côte d'Opale, in a network of small villages, farms and lanes far from the usual tourist routes to and from the Channel. Even though I know where it is I always have trouble actually locating it on a map. Hesdin is the nearest big town, and it's to the north of that. "We few, we happy ...
...household was untouched by the battle - fathers, sons, husbands were killed or captured. It is said that the flower of French chivalry was cut down. There were so many dead they had to be tipped into burial pits. Near the battlefield is a monument to them, but, erected in the 19th century, it is unlikely to mark an actual burial spot. Although nicely set in a glade, it is a rather uncared for looking affair, the inscription almost totally effaced. ...

Chouchinciao 03.12.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Battle of Agincourt Site and Museum

3 days camping at Magny Cours

Advantages: Amazing atmosphere, good view
Disadvantages: Poor shower facilities, AIRHORNS

...from classic car racing to Formula 3000. There were also a few porsche races. The main attraction, Formula 1 of course, was really good. There were the 2 practice sessions on Friday, then saturaday morning practice, pre-qualifying and qualifying, then the race itself on sunday. The speed was just incredible and seemed so much faster than watching it on tv. The noise was so loud and i would recommend earplugs to those with sensitive ears, or those ...
...Schumacher drives past! The track itself is one of the best in my opinion, although this view is not shared by many people. It has long fast straights and a nice hairpin and has some good overtaking places. The grandstand we were in, called Est, is one without individual seats, but stone steps (kindov like an ampitheatre) so you had to get there quite early to get a place with a really good view ie of a large part of the track, but wherever you ...

kthdsn 09.07.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Formula 1 Circuit, Magny Cours, France

High in the Sky

Advantages: Pure air
Disadvantages: the road to get there

...freedom to be right on the top of a dominating mountain, with a 360° panoramic view over miles and miles of valleys, towns, and forest land. The Pic du Tantajo offers this sensation. From the top of this mountain, you'll see the winding river Orb and afar, the sea, which looks like a mirror reflecting the Mediterranean sunshine. At the end of autumn, dried leaves are burnt forming chimneys of smoke here and there, which rise up into the clear deep ...
...signals. The vineyards trace their neatly aligned branches, wound around their wire supports, giving green and brown striped parcels of land in the summer, and an array of colours in the autumn months. Orange, red, purple or yellow, each variety boasts its fruity tone. ¨˜"°*♥*°"˜¨¨˜"°*♥*°"˜¨¨˜"°*♥*°"˜¨¨˜"°*♥* °"˜¨¨˜"°*♥*°"˜¨ The distant misty mountains blend with the sky whilst the thick forests essences evaporate, ...

bodsquidge 26.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Pic du Tantajo, Bédarieux, France