10 Things You Must See In France

You always find the “hexagonal” land of FranceMars beside the River Seine in Paris. Named after its
pleasing and pampering you with its lovely airs, beguilingdesigner, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower has been
nature, gorgeous beaches, mesmeric mountains,declared as one of the most recognizable structures in
magnificent monuments, gastronomic delights, and thethe world. It’s the top tourist attraction of France.
fantastic cities, like Paris, Bordeaux, Bourges, Cannes,Chartres Cathedral – the Cathedral of Our Lady of
Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Strasbourg, and Toulouse.Chartres located in Chartres. The cathedral is one of
France certainly has one of the most pleasingthe finest expressions of the French Gothic
countries in the world. It’s an idyllic vacationarchitectural style. Erected in the most surreal setting,
destination that has more number of tourist attractionsthe Cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
that any other country in the world. It really has aAmiens Cathedral – the Cathedral of Our Lady of
number of wonderful tourist attractions, but here are 10Amiens located in Amiens, the main city of Picardy, in
things that you must see while in France.the Somme River valley. The 42.30 m high magnificent
Château de Versailles – the royal Palace locatedCathedral is one of the tallest cathedrals in France.
in Versailles, in the north central France, near Paris. BuiltThe cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
by Louis XIV in the 17th century, the palace ofDisneyland Paris – a wonderful holiday and
Versailles is one of the major attractions of France,recreation resort, located in Marne-la-Vallée, a town
and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.in the eastern suburbs of Paris. The resort features 2
Louvre or Musée du Louvre – one of the oldest,theme parks, 1 entertainment district, and 7
greatest, the most celebrated and most frequentedDisney-owned hotels. It is one of the major tourist
museums in the world. Located in Paris, the museumtraps of France.
exhibits the great works of Leonardo da Vinci,Le Pont du Gard – an aqueduct built by the ancient
Jacques Louis David, Delacroix, Raphael, and manyRomans, located in Vers-Pont-du-Gard near
others.Remoulins, in the Southern France. One of the finest
Château de Fontainebleau – the royal castle ofexamples of the Roman architectural skills, the
Fontainebleau, which is one of the grandest Frenchaqueduct is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a
royal châteaux. The chateau, which brought thepopular tourist site.
Italian Mannerist style to France, has beenBourges Cathedral – a glorious cathedral located in
acknowledged as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Bourges, France. The construction of the cathedral
Le Mont-Saint-Michel – a wonderful rocky tidaldedicated to Saint Stephen began in 1195 and it was
island, located about 1 km off the French northerncompleted between 1225-1250. in 1992, the cathedral
coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River nearwas declared as the World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Avranches, in Normandy. Mont-Saint-Michel and its BayAuthor writes for Holiday Velvet, a website providing
are top tourist magnet & UNESCO World Heritagelistings for Hotels, Villas, Holiday apartments Paris, and
Site.France holiday apartments.
Eiffel Tower – an iconic tower on the Champ de