Pyramide - Cour Napoleon, A.P. 34, 36 quai du Louvre, 75001 Paris Phone 33 (0)1 40 20 50 50 Information: 33 (0)1 40 20 51 51 Groups: 33 1 40 20 57 60 Palais Royal-Musee du Louvre / 21, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 76, 95 Open: Museum: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. - Pyramid: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. - Museum late night opening: Monday (Richelieu Wing) and Wednesday: until 9.45 p.m. Closed: Tuesday, certain bank holidays. Hotel "Stayability" Index (Five is the highest rating possible) The Louvre Today (Skip to Louvre History) Over seven million people visited the Louvre in 2005, surely one the most attended attractions worldwide. Covering an area of some 40 hectares right in the heart of Paris, the Louvre offers almost 60,000 square...
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Discover Franche-Comte, a beautiful but perhaps little known part of France. Far away from the main highways, picturesque roads will entice you with a countryside full of wild, fascinating, ever-changing scenery. More than half of the region is covered with forests and innumerable rivers and waterfalls. Eighty tranquil lakes offer undisturbed peace to calm the mind pressurized by the hustle and bustle of city life. Situated along the German and Swiss borders, between Alsace and Burgundy, Franche-Comte is accessible by international highways, making travel easy and comfortable. From Besançon, capital of Franche-Comte, to Montbeliard, Belfort and Luxeuil-les-Bains, you will come across many pretty towns of historic interest with attractive shopping centers. (image: The Belfort Lion) Do not forget to try the...
Ascending to the throne in 1515, Francois I immediately set out to reconquer the Italian province of Milan. The province was lost to the Italians by his predecessor Louis XII. The ambitious young King found military success easily in northern Italy. Upon his return to France he began to build the Chateau of Chambord. Oddly enough, it was the Renaissance architecture in Italy that most influenced the design of Chambord. The chateau still resembles a medieval stronghold (a central keep flanked by four large towers, two wings, a curtain wall enclosing it all), but, many Italian ideas are incorporated into Chambord's design such as loggias, an ornate terrace, pilasters and horizontal moldings decorating the facades. King Francois I was just...
By Laura Glendinning If you are determined to see the second most visited site in France, the monastery at Mont St. Michel, you might as well include the Brittany coast, too. That was our logic as we set off via rental car from Charles De Gaulle, me fresh off a coach flight from Los Angeles, husband John with a head start on his jet lag having arrived about 36 hours before. We were in a jaunty 5 speed diesel Renault rental, shockingly roomy inside, and with that awesome heating capability you absolutely need in Northern Europe, even in March. Maybe especially in March. As the guy whose sleep was mostly caught up, John was the driver. Should the navigator have been...
