Anjou is the Historical Name for Maine et Loire
Anjou is the historical name for the Maine et Loire department of Pays-de-la-Loire Region of France. Today’s name comes from the two rivers, Maine and Loire, that are located in this department. There are three arrondissements in the department, each with a major city by the same name: Angers , Saumur, Cholet. The ...
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Saint-Gengoux-le-National
Saint-Gengoux-le-National in the Burgundy Region of France feels like home to our family, even though we have only been there for three visits ! The village has a wonderful medieval center with a church that dates to the 12th century. There is evidence that the village itself dates to the Merovingian time ...
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Château de Fougères Delights the Imagination
Château de Fougères dates back to the year 1000 and was the cornerstone of Brittany's border defenses during the Middle Ages. Only a simple tower surrounded most likely by a wooden fence, the first Château was destroyed in 1166 by Henry II Plantagenet. Baron Raoul II (we will see his name again on one of the towers) ...
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Brittany’s Magic will call to you time and time again
Brittany, much like Normandy, is predominantly a rural department. The vast coastal face provides you with a variety of experiences from the fortified resort town of Saint Malo to the magic of the Neolithic stones found at Carnac. Inland, there are a myriad of villages some of which will make you feel as if time has ...
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Paris Bread Festival
Bread Festival - Fête du pain Don’t miss the Fête du pain or Bread Festival! This food festival begins on the Monday preceding May 16, the day of Saint-Honoré the patron saint of bakers, and ends the following Sunday. This local event is not your standard local tourism destination. However, as a bread connoisseur I ...
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Alsace Lorraine France delights the eye with Half-timbered houses of Storybook Charm
The Alsace Lorraine is now the newly created Grand-Est Region which merged three regions, the Alsace, the Champagne-Ardenne and the Lorraine. Formerly, the Alsace was often referred to as the Alsace- Lorraine even though it was just the Alsace. The former Alsace Region of France, sandwiched between the former Lorraine ...
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Paris Candy
Le Bonbon au Palais is my favorite Paris candy shop. If I have only the time to visit Paris, I know that here I can find all of my favorite candies from all over France. [caption id="attachment_156" align="aligncenter" width="429"] Le Bonbon Paris Candy Shop[/caption] Georges, the owner of this Paris candy shop, has ...
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