8 Cathedrals in France to Enjoy Besides Notre-Dame de Paris
Cathedrals in France - I've got 8 suggestions for what to see after you've seen Notre-Dame de Paris or in case you can't see the grand cathedral in Paris. When we all heard that Notre-Dame de Paris was on fire, we assumed the worst. And, of course, we were heart-broken that there was a possibility of losing such a magnificent ...
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Notre-Dame d’Amiens – Exploring the Exterior Details
Notre-Dame d'Amiens is a magnificent cathedral. It is the largest cathedral in France and although definitely 13th century Gothic in style, a place of worship has rested on this site since the fifth century. When you consider the timeline of wars that took place in France since the present-day Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens ...
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Amiens Cathedral – Exploring the Wonders of the Interior
Amiens’ cathedral, Notre Dame, soared above the horizon as I walked toward her along Port d’Amont. I’m not sure why this surprised me as she is considered the largest church in France. In fact, Amiens’ cathedral exceeds in size Notre Dame of Paris. The Roman style cathedral which stood here before the Notre Dame of ...
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Sainte-Etienne Cathedral in Meaux France
Sainte-Etienne Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Etienne de Meaux) was one of my two primary reasons for choosing Meaux as a day-trip destination from Paris. My interest in medieval architecture began when I wrote a research paper on the cathedral in Chartres for a French history class. With each church that I visit, I always ...
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Meaux – 10 Reasons to Choose Meaux for a Paris Day-Trip
Read my story in French » Meaux Brie - you went to Meaux? What/Where is that? What made you choose Meaux for a Paris day-trip? Those are just a few of the question directed to me when I told people my plans to take a day-trip from Paris to Meaux. Why go just for Meaux brie was another question ? Why not? But I have ...
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Saint-Germain-des-Prés: My Little Corner of Paris
Read my story in French » Saint-Germain-des-Prés was my little corner of Paris for this spring visit. I've always wanted to see Paris in April! To my delight, I found a place through AirBnb and its location was just perfect. I loved being near the hidden Square Roger-Stéphane. Just follow rue Récamier off of rue de ...
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Family Skiing in France for the Easter Holidays
Family Skiing in France is brought to you by Alps2Alps. I'm delighted to welcome them again for another informative guest post on skiing: If you’re planning on taking your family on a skiing adventure this Easter, it’s a good idea to start planning early. Ski resorts book well in advance with family skiing in France ...
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