Blogs from France, Europe - page 1621

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Dec 21, 1993 *City official name :Roussillon *Founded date : *Location :Provence Province *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Roussillon is a village and commune in the Luberon area of the Vaucluse department in southern France. ... read more

Dec 19, 1993 *City official name :Paris *Founded date : *Location :Lie de France Province *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Paris is the capital city of France and a French département (75). Situated on the banks of the river Seine in north-central France, it is also the capital of the Île-de-France région (also known as "Paris Region"), which encompasses Paris and its suburbs. Paris had an estimated mid-2004 population of 2,144,700. The Paris urban area, extending well beyond the city boundaries, has today an estimated population of 9.93 million. The Paris metropolitan area (including satellite towns) stood at 11.5 million in 1999 and is one of the most populated metropolitan areas in Europe. The Pari... read more

Dec 15, 1993 *City official name :Marseille *Founded date : *Location :ProvenceProvince *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Marseille is the second largest city in France and the third metropolitan area, with 1,516,340 inhabitants at the 1999 census. Located in the former province of Provence and on the Mediterranean Sea, it is France's largest commercial port. It is considered the Provençale capital, one of the Occitan capitals of Occitania and France. Marseille is also the capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région, as well as the préfecture (capital) of the Bouches-du-Rhône département. Marseille was founded in 600 BC by Greeks from Phocaea as a trading port under the name Μασσαλία (Massalia; se... read more

Europe and United Kingdom Paris - May 1993. When we planned our trip to Europe we decided it was best to use a tour company. We only had about two weeks at our disposal and felt we would see so much more of Europe by doing a bus tour. The tour company was Trafalgar tours and the tour would last for 12 days, driving through 8 countries. Early start – up before the crack of sparrow’s fart for five o' clock departure from London. We headed for Dover to board a ferry to Calais. We had breakfast on the ferry and before we knew it we touched the shores of France. After we docked at Calais we drove to Paris where we were going to spend the first two nights. I remember seeing old war bunkers ... read more