WINES OF FRANCE

WINES OF FRANCE

France is undisputedly the greatest wine-producing country in the world.
If you are traveling it always pays to ask for a local wine in restaurants.Not only will you earn the proprietor's approval,but it will normally be served with great pride,and you will be told all about it.

most famous wines

most famous wines

The wines shown here are just a selection from the vast variety-over 700-to be found in France.
BEAUJOLAIS-Made from the Gamay grape.
CHABLIS--Made from the Chardonnay grape.
CHAMPAGNE-The world's most famous wine which must,by law,only come from the vineyards of the Champagne district around Reims.Vintage champagnes can cost an amazing amount of money,but non-vintage varieties can still be found at reasonable prices.
CHATEAU MOUTON-ROTHSCHILD-One of the most famous wines in the world which come from the village of Pauillac in the Medoc.
TAVEL-The best rose in France,made from the Grenache grape in vineyards in the Rhone valley.
VOLNAY-A light AC red from Burgundy that can be drunk very young.

most famous wines

most famous wines

most famous wines

most famous wines

THE FONTAINEBLEAU CASTLE

The Fontainebleau Castle

The Fontainebleau Castle

THE FONTAINEBLEAU CASTLE

The Fontainebleau Castle is one of the important castles in France, just 60 kilometers south of Paris. The first brick was layed around the 12th century, and constructions lasted till around the 19th.
The Château de Fontainebleau was the home to many, notably François, Marie Antoinette, and Napoleon.Fontainebleau is one of the most elegant castles in France, beautifully decorated and furnished with wood pannelling, gilded carvings, frescoes, tapestries and paintings.

The Fontainebleau Castle

The Fontainebleau Castle

Fontainebleau also has the only remaining furnished Throne Room in France (built for Emperor Napoleon).
Wind up you visit with a walk in the magnificent gardens. The park traces the evolution of French gardens throughout three centuries... A regal tour indeed!

The Fontainebleau Castle

The Fontainebleau Castle

France travel advice

Spend the best time in France


May is the most popular month to visit France as the weather in this month is warm, but still mild and comfortable. There are many of the events and festivals organized in this season to keep the travelers busy like the Cannes film festival which attract celebrities and common people from all over the world. The country side in France is simply gorgeous. When you are traveling through France in the month of April, the month in which the spring is making everything come alive with different vibrant colors the country will look verdant and exciting. If you are interested in hiking, horseback riding and other out door events then this is the best month to travel in France. In the spring time you can best experience the beauty of Paris.

Spend the best time in France


If you are a snow sports enthusiast then the best time to visit France is in February as this the peak season in skiing. The weather is cold but this time can also offer you some of the discounts in the airfare, and hotel package deals. There is nothing that can be more romantic then spending the Valentine’s Day in the city of love Paris. If you want to spend the most mysterious and thrilling time in France then December will be the ideal month for you as there are Christmas markets spread all over the place and also in Pyrenees and alps the ski season begins to gain speed. The month’s end will lead you to New Year’s Eve which can be best celebrated in Paris or any other cities of the beautiful France.

Spend the best time in France

France travel guide

France travel guide


The country of contrasts that offers a multitude of landscapes, France is one of the most liked tourist destinations that offer the holidays to suit all tastes as well as budgets. It is the ultimate traveler’s paradise all over the world. Surrounded by the dazzling and assorted landscapes, with a rich history, lively culture and its mouth watering food and wine, makes France the best place to visit that can satisfy all the senses. France is the country of music, art, fashion, food and cinema. The country is supported by varied climate in every region.

People like visiting France for leisure trips, business visits, adventure holidays and romantic gateways. The beauty of France is enhanced by the green countryside that is spread all across. There is a wide range of attention grabbing places that are worth a watch. The most visited and famous attractions in France are the breath taking Atlantic beaches offering an amazing scenic beauty, Paris, various castles and the Alps. For the tourists who visit France, accommodation is not a problem as there are numerous hotels that are offering various amenities to the travelers. One of the most visited cities in the world, Paris is also known as the city of lights. The amazing and loving city is a perfect honeymoon destination for the couples. France is one of the traveler’s ecstasies on the earth. Being the most popular holiday destination in Europe that is visited by a large number of people, there are options for luxury accommodations, low priced hotels and holiday villas.

France travel guide


There are varied options for the travelers who visit France for spending their vacations. It includes trip for the people who wish to go for wine tasting, boat ride on a barge tour to see France, hiking through the Alps or exploring the shops in Paris.

France travel guide

France- Backpacked

France- Backpacked


France is one of the most liked tourist destinations and an ideal place for spending some leisure time in Europe. Backpacking holiday is an amazing way of discovering the rich culture that France has to offer to the tourists. Packed with innate beauty along with the numerous sights that is worth seeing, monuments, museums and wine yards, France has something to offer to every traveler. The backpacking vacation can be a week long or it can also stretch to a month.

To visit France backpacked, spring is considered as the best time for the travelers to take a break. You can also purchase a train pass that makes exploring France easier. There are train passes available for varied amount of days; it can be a two days to eight days of unlimited and unrestricted travel to the various destinations within France. Though France has a lot to offer, you can start your backpacked vacation with the city of lights, Paris that has some of the eminent monuments that include Louvre that is the home to Mona Lisa. Taking a ride up the Eiffel tower, you can have an unhindered and clear view of the city.

France- Backpacked


Traveling to the Loire valley is also a great option for the wine lovers. They can have the samples of some of the finest wines that are available in the region. Bordeaux is an addition to the wine regions in France where the wine lover scan visit and know some facts about wine. There are also beaches where you can sunbathe and relax.

It is always suggested that you must not carry excess of luggage except for the necessities such as the bed sheets.

France- Backpacked

France holidays

France holidays


It doesn’t matter how you want to enjoy the France holidays but the country has something for everyone. If the adventure of visiting new and different places seems exiting to you or you just want to laze around exploring different things or you are the lover of skiing on the snow caped mountains then you will definitely enjoy your holidays in France. France is marked with the most beautiful city of Paris. There is so much to find in Paris that your holidays will start from there and even come to an end but still your desire to find out more will stay.

It marks the history as the most romantic city of the world. Many of the striking sites that you will visit during the tour will be Eiffel tower, Notre dame, the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe and the Sacre Coeur. You can take the foretaste of the culture of France by visiting the museums. A trip around the metro area can give you an opportunity to shop in the most unique shops of France.

France holidays


France holidays will include the trip to Rhome-Alpes. Known as the skier’s heaven French Alps can offer you more excitement than you could even think about. You can enjoy the experience of skiing in Val d’Isère. Also you can visit the 6 natural parks, 28 nature reserves and take the pleasure of the lake side scenery. All the wine lovers have an opportunity of enjoyment with the taste of wine. The trip along the Beaujolais route will make you explore some of the best French wines that are grown in the magnificent vineyards of that area.

France holidays

Paris- the city of lights

Paris- the city of lights


In Paris, the city of lights each year comes approximately thirty million people, or even primarily, France has long been the country that visits most people.

Paris- the city of lights


Sights in the city is almost too much - churches, museums, palaces, bridges, galleries, parks ... Paris has it all. And although if you never went to a Paris, you know the photos from the films. The camera has a love of Paris and it is not shooting only by the French directors. American in Paris, Last Tango in Paris, Surrounded ratio, French Kiss, Moulin Rouge, The Da Vinci Code and Ratatouille is only a few film titles, which story is going (well) in Paris.

Paris- the city of lights

Champagne - natural sparkling wine

Champagne - natural sparkling wine


Champagne
Champagne is a protected name of a natural sparkling wine, which is produced in the French province of Champagne to the wine under a special procedure, called méthode champenoise.
There is no holiday, no dancing, and no special occasion you can not imagine without the champagne. Opening a bottle of champagne is a celebration in itself, but is often forgotten that champagne is a wine produced in northern France.
Many factors can affect the taste of champagne, so it may be easy, full, fruit or flower, fresh and ripe-tasting, simple or complex.
Some champagne are served as an aperitif, but some of them to the main dishes (especially the white meat) or a dessert. Champagne is suitable for all occasions, the right-one should be chosen.

Champagne - natural sparkling wine

Wine Quality

Wine Quality


In France, the wine combine many features of the region (like the cheese): structure and composition of the soil, location and slope of the land, the number of sunny days, precipitation, cold, heat and wind. On wine quality is affected not only the work in the vineyard, but it is extremely important to the cellar. The wine speaks of the man who cultivates it. Wine outlines its character, its cultural and historical heritage, its philosophy and its ethics.
Some of the most famous wine regions of France are: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Côtes du Rhône and Provence.

Wine Quality

French Soups

French Soups


Each traditional menu starts with soup. Soup is for a meal what is wonderful saloon for the house. Until the mid-20th century, the soup was for the farmers and the only hot main dish. Prepare it so that the boiler (pot) put a lot of vegetables and other ingredients, which are then several hours long to cook at gently heat. Since the meat and fat can afford only few of them, the piece of bread with the soup spill over.
The French word souper, which means dinner, is the basis for the word soup for western countries: Supp (German), soup (in English).
Some of the most famous French soups are: onion soup (soup à l 'oignon), bean soup (potee dauphinoise), Pumpkin cream soup (soup de courge à la crème) and avignon soup of sweet anise (potage au fenouil a l’Avignon ).

French Soups


French Soups

France-Historical impact

France-Historical impact

Far in 1533, the Catherine di Medici gone on way to France to marry the French king Henrik II. In addition to personal items she took with her culinary assistants, waiters and more of the main cooks.
Catherine was the truth suspicious of the French gastronomic culture house, because it was at the beginning of the 16th century truly catastrophic. Extremely popular were exotic, expensive foods, while the fresh local food less valuable. Aggressive way of preparing food and use a wide variety of spices are destroying the nutritional value and taste of food. With the arrival of the French throne, Catherine has all changed. Catherine, which itself was a major “gurman”, eventually managed to eliminate the shortcomings of the French approach to cuisine, to the simultaneous serving of sweet and sour, savory and salty.
Heavy cups switched elegant glasses of Venetian glass; Catherine has introduced the use of glazed vessels and fork, which the French was not aware of previously.
Have become extremely popular even pasta dishes (especially macaroni), then vegetables such as asparagus and artichokes, and spices (basil, marjoram and sage).


France-Historical impact


France-Historical impact

France - Interesting Facts

France - Interesting Facts

France wine regions
Some of the most famous wine regions of France are: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Côtes du Rhône and Provence.
Geographical location
France is a country in which manufactured more than 370 different types of cheeses. It seems that each type of cheese talk about the region in which they are produced.
France has an area of 547,026 km2, which is the size in third place in Europe (Russia and Ukraine), while the number of inhabitants in the fourth position with around 54 million. France adjacent to the 7 countries, but its coastline surrounding the Atlantic Ocean, North Sea and Mediterranean Sea.
The French economy is large, diverse and sophisticated, so France is the leading European manufacturer of automobiles, electrical equipment, tools and chemicals, while its major agricultural products are corn, wine and cheese.


France - Interesting Facts

Facts About France- Paris

Facts About France- Paris

In his heart, Paris not hiding only most expensive boutiques, restaurants and perfumery. Nor is it Paris just Eiffel Tower or jumping from the museum to museum. Although very many things are really worth to see, and although in line for quick look at the Mona Lisa you can spend long hours. Paris is also the film in numerous cinemas or finding interesting books in which one of bookstores.
Paris simply must visit. It appears Eiffel Tower or Champs Elysee in the figures and in the movies, it is quite something else than to experience them in reality. You do not have to be in the Louvre Museum or Rodin Museum, nor is it necessary to see the Holy Chapel and Notre dame cathedral that could be experienced Paris. You can simply seat upriver Sena or walking at parks, visiting the market better or simply walking on the street to street. Paris is always an interesting and dynamic.
A do not forget that in Paris you get anything more than a sigh at the visible and experienced. Paris is an expert on the depletion of your wallet, so on walking around the city, always go with a full wallet.


Facts About France- Paris


Facts About France- Paris

Paris - Accommodation in Paris

Paris - Accommodation in Paris

Accommodation in Paris
The city is already for a century famous as the most romantic in the world. It can not disappoint you. It does not matter whether you spend only weekend in Paris or take a two-week holidays for endless walking near Sena, Paris will be dazzled you in his shelter you and you will be happy to return.
Around 1500 Paris hotels are divided into four categories. Four-star hotel fulfill all desires, those one with three-stars have at least the phone and lift. In the two-star hotels, you can choose between a bathroom with shower or bathtub. From hotels with one star, however, should not expect anything more than just four walls.


Paris - Accommodation in Paris

Paris synonymous with the Cosmos

Paris synonymous with the Cosmos

Paris, world metropolis, indicating a place of love, city of light, city of culture, a city of high fashion, thousands of city lights, city of excellent cuisine, the city of Mona Lisa ... Visit and experience the river shoreline requested, Eiffel stop, Mona Lisa ... Bienvenue!
Paris is the perfect, Paris is the ceiling of humanity ... Anyone who sees Paris, thinks he sees the foundation of the whole history, between was the heavens and the stars. Paris is synonymous with the Cosmos ... has no borders. Paris not only creates the laws, creates fashion. Paris may be stupid, if he wants, and sometimes it’s even allow the luxury of this ... It is more than great, it is no limited. Why? Because hi can afford all that.

Those who've been in Paris, at least for a few days, city was certainly fascinated you by its architecture. Those who've been in Paris a long time (2, 3 weeks, more), you find that has superficial tour of the city may be delayed in months.


Paris synonymous with the Cosmos


Paris synonymous with the Cosmos

French Language-Some Facts

French Language-Some Facts

French Language
Some facts about the French language
French language (la langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages. French is the official language in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Speeches by 300 million people worldwide as their first or second language.
The French language is the official and administrative language in many communities and organizations, such as the European Union, International Olympic Committee, the United Nations and the Universal Postal Union.


French Language-Some Facts

Chambord-the Jewel of the Castles

Chambord-the Jewel of the Castles

Chambord, the jewel of the valley river Loire
The rise after da Vinci's spiral staircase

Valley of the river Loire, to his romantic nature to thank a wide range of delicious castles. Among them are a special place Chambord.
Chateau of Chambord is one the most beautiful Renaissance architecture in the entire valley, but it also boasts the very surface, and is the largest of the castles in the rural valley of the river Loire. The town was intended withdrawal of the French kings from Paris life. In particular, it is a resort of Louis XIV., in the premises of the castle has its own drama also wrote Moliere.
Initially, in this place stood a small castle, which gave in Boulogne's wood, where the nobles wanted to hunting, put bloic count. Today castle gave in 1519 to build a passionate hunter Francis I, but the work was completed in 1547. France is at the invitation of the king during the visit to the construction of the Renaissance uomo universale Leonardo da Vinci. The building volume 400 rooms, 365 fireplaces...
This moment "hot" da Vinci
In addition to roof terrace, where it is possible to walk between the crowd of towers, most attention among the visitors attract famous Leonardo's double staircase. It is located at the intersection, which consists of four large halls. Two spiral staircases wrapped around eachother from the ground to the top of the castle, stairway openings, however, allowing the opposite of the rolling stairs and halls, of which the visitor climbs. For an additional charge the pillars and decorative capitals, which are surrounded by early renaissance plastic.
After the death of Francis I. year 1574, about 50 years castle no one used. During the French Revolution has threatened the destruction, in 1793 have brought from their rooms most of the furniture. The old glory of castle restored renovation work, which started in 1947, which lasted 30 years.


Chambord-the Jewel of the Castles

Corsica Old-Fashioned Island

Corsica Old-Fashioned Island

Corsica (In Corsic Corsica, France Corse) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, west of Apennine peninsula. Administrative Corsica is part of France and is divided into two departments, Corse-du-Sud with headquarters in Ajaccio, and Haute-Corse established in Bastia.
What we most now know about Corsica? After that it was Napoleon Bonaparte born in Ajaccio? After the terrorist attacks of various groups who are fighting for autonomy? After taking any of it is already known, Corsica offers much more: from the beautiful landscapes, good wines, unusual cheeses, a superb all the way to the extremely high prices and a limited number of hotels and tourist beds. In total, the 450 hotels are on the island, which have the around 130,000 beds. There is also a large number of auto camps for the modern nomads.
Balzac described Corsica as a French island, which is bathed in the Italian sun, although it has a unique, totally unique character. This beautiful, wild island in the Mediterranean Sea is like a large outdoor playground, which throughout the day offers you a wide selection of activities, at the evening offer the French cuisine, wine and music, which reflects the character of the Mediterranean.


Corsica Old-Fashioned Island

Corsica is under French only 200 years, but it has maintained a number, only its own features: gastronomy, music and culture. Corsica has integrity and is a little old-fashioned. Island, on which Napoleon Bonaparte was born, have not a lack of goodness and of national pride.



Corsica Old-Fashioned Island

Facts about France-French Salad

Today Facts about France presents recipe for French salad.
Category: Salads
Quantities for 4 people


French salad

Ingredients
Potatoes 300g
Carrots 100g
Peas - fresh 150g
Pickled cucumbers 150g
Egg - 2 pieces of chicken
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Sol
Pepper

Preparation
Wash the potatoes and carrots, peeled and cut into small cubes.
In one pot boil potatoes, carrots in the second, and in the third peas. Water should be in all three pots salted.
Vegetables drain and shake in a plastic container.
Add diced sliced gherkins.
Eggs boiled to the hard, white cut in cubes and add to vegetables.
Mix egg yolks with the mayonnaise and mustard. If you wish you can add a little liquid from the gherkins. Add pepper and salt and mix with vegetables.
If it is necessary, acidify the salad with vinegar.


French salad