Gallery in France
Avignon, France
Avignon, a city in southeastern France’s Provence region, is set on the Rhône River. From 1309 to 1377, it was the seat of the Catholic popes. It remained under papal rule until becoming part of France in 1791. This legacy can be seen in the massive Palais des Papes (Popes' Palace) in the city center, which is surrounded by medieval stone ramparts.
Biarritz, France
Biarritz, an elegant seaside town on southwestern France’s Basque coast, has been a popular resort since European royalty began visiting in the 1800s. It’s also a major surfing destination, with long sandy beaches and surf schools. A symbol of Biarritz, the Rocher de la Vierge is a rocky outcrop topped with a statue of the Virgin Mary. Reached via footbridge, it offers sweeping views of the Bay of Biscay.
Toulon, France
Toulon is a port city on southern France’s Mediterranean coast, lined with sandy beaches and shingle coves. It’s a significant naval base and the harbor is home to submarines and warships, as well as fishing boats and ferries. The grand Musée National de la Marine in the Port of Toulon exhibits maritime artifacts.
Gien, France
Gien is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Gien is on the river Loire, 80 km from Orléans. Gien station has rail connections to Montargis, Nevers and Paris. The town was bought for the royal domain by Philip II of France. The town is twinned with Malmesbury in England.
Lorient, France
Lorient, maritime town, Morbihan département, Brittany région, western France. It lies southeast of Quimper and west-southwest of Paris and is situated on the right bank of the Scorff River at its confluence with the Blavet on the Bay of Biscay.
La Folie Douce, Val Thorens, France
"FOLIE DOUCE // VAL-THORENS Vous accueille tous les jours jusqu'au 23 Avril à 2600 mètres d'altitude dans un cadre magique entouré de montages."
Bordeaux, France
Bordeaux, hub of the famed wine-growing region, is a port city on the Garonne River in southwestern France. It’s known for its Gothic Cathédrale Saint-André, 18th- to 19th-century mansions and notable art museums such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux
Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
The Circuit Paul Ricard is a French motorsport race track built in 1969 at Le Castellet, Var, near Marseille, with finance from pastis magnate Paul Ricard. Ricard wanted to experience the challenge of building a racetrack. The circuit has hosted the FIA Formula One French Grand Prix intermittently from 1971 to 2022.
Montélimar, France
Montélimar is a town in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is the second-largest town in the department after Valence. In 2018, the commune had a population of 39,415; its urban area had a population of 57,372.
Nice, France
Nice, capital of the Alpes-Maritimes department on the French Riviera, sits on the pebbly shores of the Baie des Anges. Founded by the Greeks and later a retreat for 19th-century European elite, the city has also long attracted artists. Former resident Henri Matisse is honored with a career-spanning collection of paintings at Musée Matisse. Musée Marc Chagall features some of its namesake's major religious works.
Lac Blanc, Chamonix, France
Set in the heart of the Aiguilles Rouges, this beautiful lake (which is often snow covered) offers an extraordinary vantage point over the Chamonix Aiguilles, Les Drus and the Verte. Lac Blanc is a high altitude mountain lake, surrounded by rocks and accessed by a number of different hiking trails.
L'Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile, Paris, France
L'arc de triomphe de l'Étoile, souvent appelé simplement l'Arc de Triomphe, est un monument de type tétrapyle situé à Paris, en un point haut à la jonction des territoires des 8e, 16e et 17e arrondissements, notamment au sommet de l'avenue des Champs-Élysées et de l'avenue de la Grande-Armée, lesquelles constituent un grand axe est-ouest parisien partant de la pyramide du Louvre, passant par l'obélisque de La Concorde, l'Arc de Triomphe lui-même et se terminant au loin par l'arche de la Défense. Sa construction, décidée par l'empereur Napoléon Ier, débute en 1806 et s'achève en 1836 sous le règne de Louis-Philippe.