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Discover FRANCE
France is a country
of sharp contrasts and proud, often defiant, heritage. Much of France's originality
springs from the fact that in its 220,000 square miles of territory are
to be found all the major natural regions of the continent, each with
its own personality. Both its diversity of landscapes and a tumultuous
history of political rule have sculpted the customs, languages, and attitudes
of its people. No fewer than 25 different languages and dialects can still
be heard within its borders ( two Judeo-French languages became extinct
as recently as 1977 ). Regional celebrations, folklore and traditional
garb can be traced to a history of settlement and invasion - sometimes
subtle, often violent - by Druids, Celts, Normans, Huns, Greeks, Romans,
and numerous other civilizations. Evidence of human population within
ancient Gaul can be traced back nearly 30,000 years!
So you want to get
a taste of France, drink in its beauty, and sample its famous joie de
vivre? Often regarded as the world's most civilized nation, France has
for centuries exerted a powerful influence on travelers. Today, as ever,
it is a most alluring and delightful country to visit - as over 77 million
foreign tourists a year will attest! Whatever your inclination, from a
study of her arts and architecture to a gustation of her vintage wines,
you're likely to find your stay in France an intoxicating and forever
enriching experience.
Paris, the
capital of France, is located in northern France on both banks of the
Seine River, a city of world importance and the business, historic, intellectual,
diplomatic, religious, educational, artistic, and tourist center of France,
Paris owes its prosperity in large part to its favorable position on the
Seine, which has been a major commercial artery since the Roman period.
Dominating the skyline
of Paris, one of the most famous landmarks in the world, the Eiffel Tower,
was built for the Paris Exposition ( World's Fair ) of 1889, amidst vociferous
protests from the literati.
Why in Cannes - Provence & French Riviera ?
Provence is a historic
province in southeastern France along the Mediterranean Sea. AIX-EN-PROVENCE
was its capital. The area is now divided into the départements of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence,
Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hautes-Alpes, Var, and Vaucluse. Wheat,
wine grapes, olives, and rice are grown there, and sheep are raised.
Bordered on the west
by the Rhône river, which forms a natural frontier with neighboring Languedoc,
Provence stetches about 150 miles (240km) to the Italian border in the
east. From Serre-Poncon in the north of Alpes-de-Haute Provence to the
islands south of Hyères, the southernmost islets off the Var mainland,
is a distance of 100 miles (160km).
Provence offers a landscape of many distinct characters and contrasts.
There are lush river valleys, though Provence is usually associated with
less fertile vegetation. Alluvial plains follow along the sides of major
rivers, especially the Rhône. The Camargue offers a dramatic landscape
where the distinction between land and sea is often blurred, and some
of its wildlife resembles that of an African environment. The meeting
of water and land in parts of Provence has carved caves beneath the surface
of the limestone rock, the larger and more accessible of these being among
the best show caves in Europe. The rivers have also cut deeply into the
limestone to form gorges, none more famous than the breathtaking Verdon
Gorge in Haute Provence. West of the Gorge are a complicated range of
mountains, where the Pyrennean and Alpine folds meet. Here is Mont Ventoux,
the highest peak in Provence (6,260ft, 1,909m). Further to the south appear
the buckled ridges of Montagne Ste Victoire, one of painter Paul Cézanne's
favorite perspectives. To the east and north of the Verdon are other mountain
ranges, such as the beautiful Maures and Estel, as well as the mountain
wall of the pre-Alps that separate this area from true Alpine France.
Provence's coastal scenery offers nearly as many contrasts as inland.
Stretching eastwards from Marseille are the Calanques, beautiful bays
with sculpted limestone cliffs. Further east are the well-sheltered harbors
near Toulon, and the Presqu'ile de Giens (presqu'ile means nearly island),
where pink flamingoes occasionally may be viewed against the backdrop
of the French Navy. The mountains meet the sea at the Maures Coast, and
after the wide bays around Antibes begins the Riviera coast. There, with
roads running along ledges cut out of the rock of the Alps, you will find
the turquoise sea of the Côte d'Azur, a name coined in the late 19th century
by poet Stephen Liégard.
Cities and Regions
of Provence : Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence is a city in the Bouches-du-Rhone department of Provence
in southeastern France. It lies on the principal routes to Italy and the
Alps. Aix has a population of 124,000 (1990) and is an agricultural center,
producing almonds, olives, and wine. Founded by the Romans in 123 BC near
mineral springs, it is the site of Marius's defeat of the Teutons (102
BC). In succession, Visigoths, Franks, Lombards, and Moors invaded and
plundered the town. In the Middle Ages it was a center for the arts and
Provençal literature, fostered by rulers such as René of Anjou. After
René's death (1480), Aix was annexed (1486) by France. The city has long
been a favorite spot for artists, including Paul Cézanne, who was born
here. In fact, you'll notice that much has been named for him, including
streets, cafés, and even a health clinic -- though his major works are
more likely to be viewed in Paris, London, or New York. Although the city's
most famous son was not appreciated here during his life, he is now immortalized
through many pictures, postcards and prints available at mercantile establishments
throughout the city. Avignon Avignon is the capital of Vaucluse department,
southeastern France, on the Rhône River. Located about 80 km (50 mi) northwest
of Marseille, it is a commercial and industrial center that manufactures
wine, oil, flour, and textiles. Tourism is also important. The population
is 86,939 (1990). Several historic landmarks draw tourists to the city.
They include the Palace of the Popes (14th century), which suffered heavy
damage during the French raids (1791) on the city and later served (1822-1906)
as a barracks for French troops. Also of interest is a remnant of the
Pont d'Avignon (1177-85), a bridge built by St. Bénezet and made popular
by the song "Sur le Pont d'Avignon." Avignon was held successively by
the Romans, Germanic tribes, and Burgundian kings until it was purchased
by Pope Clement VI (1348) as the site of the papal see. Several popes
resided here until 1377, when Pope GREGORY XI returned to Rome.
Two antipopes resided
in Avignon during the Great SCHISM (1378-1417). The city was annexed to
France in 1791. The Camargue Between Montpellier and Marseille, from Arles
to the Mediterranean, lies the haunting, desolate, marshy wilderness of
the Camargue, with its vast pools, low flat plains, and innumerable species
of migrating birds. It is an area extending over 330 square miles, formerly
covered by the Mediterranean, which has since receded to reveal the sprawling
delta between the Grand and petit Rhône rivers. The area's frail and important
ecology is now protected by Camargue Regional Park. Since World War II,
rice production has flourished here, and salt extraction takes place in
the southeastern corner. The farmers never had much success growing the
red wild rice indigenous to this region (the stalk sheds its grains when
ripe, making it difficult to harvest), until in 1980 René Griotto discovered
a single stalk which was a cross between the native rice and a short grain
variety he had been growing; since 1992, this Camargue red rice has become
commercially successful, possessing a sweet, earthy flavor and a chewy
texture popular as a base for pilafs and stuffing mixtures. In October
1993 and January 1994, the swollen Rhône burst its banks and flooded large
parts of the Camargue, disturbing the area's gradual change in salinity
(from fresh to seawater) and endangering some of its unique flora. The
two animals for which the Camargue is perhaps best known are its flamingos
and its horses. The sight of a flock of these graceful pink and white
birds are a delight to visitors. Camargue horses are born brown, but gradually
turn white; they tend to be smallish in stature. The area's most famous
residents are the cowboys who herd these horses, as well as sheep and
the bulls -- small, black and long-horned -- which are raised to fight
in the cocardes at Nîmes, Arles and other places. Marseille Marseille
(or Marseilles) is the principal port city of France, situated in the
southeastern part of the country on the Mediterranean Sea near the mouth
of the Rhone River. With 800,550 (1990) inhabitants in the city proper,
it is the second most populous city in France. Its metropolitan area population
is 1,225,000 (1990). One of the oldest cities in the country, Marseille
was founded more than 2,500 years ago along the well-protected bay now
called Vieux-Port (Old Harbor). The city grew from the harbor area to
the limestone hills in the east, which reach about 760 m (2,500 ft) above
sea level. CONTEMPORARY CITY The center of the city has grown up on either
side of its main thoroughfare, La Canebiere and Boulevard de la Liberation,
where cafes, restaurants, and hotels are located. The rocky coast is paralleled
by the Promenade de la Corniche, which has a beautiful view of the harbor.
Few buildings from Marseille's long history still stand. A 19th-century
basilica and cathedral, the Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde church, and the University
of Aix-Marseille are the best-known landmarks. The city has several museums,
including the Archaeology and Fine Arts museums, and theaters. Trade continues
to be the economic mainstay of Marseille. The most important port on the
Mediterranean, it handles millions of tons of freight annually. Major
imports include petroleum, wine, fruits, olive oil, hides and skins, and
tropical agricultural products. Exports are dominated by wines, liqueurs,
processed foods, cement, and metal products. Petroleum refining and shipbuilding
are the principal industries, but chemicals, soap, glass, sugar, building
materials, plastics, textiles, olive oil, and processed foods are also
important products. Marseille is connected with the Rhone via a canal
and thus has access to the extensive waterway network of France. Petroleum
is shipped northward to the Paris basin by pipeline. HISTORY About 600
BC, Greek mariners founded a settlement there called Massalia. It grew
quickly and its residents colonized much of present-day southern France.
In 49 BC it fell to Rome. From the 13th to the 15th century Marseille
was a free republic, but became part of France in 1481. During the 18th
and 19th centuries the city grew considerably as the major port serving
the French colonies in the West Indies and North Africa. Marseille suffered
severe damage during World War II, and much of the city has since been
rebuilt. Since the war, Marseille's economy has expanded, and the city's
significance in southern France has greatly increased.
Shopping in Provence
According to Maribeth
Clemente in The Riches of France (see inset below), the commodities most
native to Provence include: lavender sachets, bouquets and pillows; le
croquant Villaret ; rugs; pottery; embroidered house linens; dried-flower
topiaries; French cowboy wear; piqués de Marseille (highly worked, decorative
quilt-like textiles); Provençal prints; handmade tiles; hand-painted faïence
(earthenware, crockery); antique jewelry; trendy womenswear; antiques;
santons (clay figurines); old garden furniture; paper sculpture; savon
de Marseille (soap); trompe l'oeil plates; cicada-inspired creations (la
cigale is the consummate symbol of the Provence region); sandales tropeziennes
(sandals of St-Tropez); boating attire; table arts; candy-colored candles;
fashion trimmings; images of Cézanne. SANTONS During the French Revolution,
when churches were closed, a Marseilles sculptor named Jean-Louis Lagnel
began making small figurines that the locals, deprived of their nativities
at Christmas, could use to create their own creches. These figures, called
santons ('little saints' in Provençal), were modelled in clay, fired and
painted in bright colors. Their appeal was immediate, and santon cribs
soon became an important feature of Provençal homes. Following the Revolution,
when churches re-opened, the santon makers turned their hands to more
traditional local figures, such as fishermen, knife grinders, milk maids,
and others. Santon making has survived to this day as one of Provence's
most traditional crafts, and the figurines are a popular souvenir item
with tourists. Santons Fouque, 65 cours Gambetta, Aix-en-Provence Provençal
Food Staples and Cuisine In The Riches of France, Ms. Clemente attributes
the following foodstuffs and delicacies as Provençal specialties: olive
oil; anchoïade (mashed salted anchovies, olive oil and garlic on bread);
tapénade (purée made from capers, black olives, anchovies, and olive oil;
used as a dip or spread); calissons d'Aix (little candies made from ground
almonds blended with candied fruit, glazed and resting on a thin wafer);
home-made jams & honeys; navettes (cookie-like snacks); truffles; herbes
de Provence (thyme, rosemary, sage, basil, bay leaf). Glynn Christian,
in his book Edible France, A Traveler's Guide, explores in detail the
traditions and origins of Provençal cooking. While the Provence landscape
offers scant topsoil yet lots of sunlight, olive trees, vines, and orchards
abound. Since there is little in the way of pastures on which to graze
cattle, the Provençal diet features many vegetarian dishes; if meat is
involved it is usually lamb. Fish and shellfish from the Mediterranean
are also components of the Provençal diet. Dessert customarily involves
fruit, rather than cheese products common to other parts of France; the
variations of cheese made here are primarily from one style, a small,
white, fresh cheese called a brousse, mainly from sheep's milk (though
sometimes from goat's milk). Among the best Provençal wines: Cassis, Bandol
and Palette, Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence, Coteaux Varois, Coteaux des Baux,
Côtes de Lubéron, Côtes de Provence, Côtes-du-Rhône, Gigondas, Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
The traditional Provençal apéritif is Pastis, a licorice-flavored liquor
made from the fruit of the herb anise (similar to the Greek ouzo), diluted
with water until cloudy white. Châteauneuf-du-Pape It is believed that
the Phoenicians brought the first vines to Provence, and the Greeks brought
the Persian Shiraz (grape) to grow on the banks of the Rhône. There's
no doubt that wine production has a long history, and that the French
AOC (Appelation d'Origine Contrôlée ) naming and quality control system
for wines began here. Châteauneuf-du-Pape was not named for its wines,
however, but rather for the castle built here between 1316 and 1333 for
Pope John XXII as his summer residence. Though it has been plundered over
the years (the last assault was by German troops who blew up most of the
huge keep in 1944), thankfully the pope's vineyards continue to produce
the divine elixir known the world over for its quality and potency: reds
from Châteauneuf reach an unbelievable 15% alcohol content. Today Châteauneuf
produces around 13 million bottles annually (about 650,000 white wine,
the rest red). Rows of green vines rise out of a sea of limestone pebbles
once rolled by the Rhône. They act as a furnace which reflects the sun's
heat onto the ripening grapes. Up to thirteen varieties of grape may be
used in making the wine. As might be expected, there is a museum to the
wine trade in the village; several producers stage tastings and sell distinctive
bottles emblazoned with the crossed-key papal crest. The hardy, gnarled
olive tree cannot grow at heights or far inland, but flourishes in Provence;
oil mills remain essential to everyday life here. The insignia "Huile
de Provence" is a guarantee of quality, and -- like so many other French
food and wine products -- is graded strictly, in this case according to
its acid content (the lower, the better). Truffles are also found in Provence,
growing around the roots of certain white oak trees, truffle oaks (chênes
blancs truffés ). Their season runs from mid-November through the middle
of February, when they are ripest, most flavorsome, and cheapest. Since
they grow as much as a foot underground, trained pigs or dogs are used
to find them, though the country folk out walking can spot them by tapping
the ground with a stick as they walk toward the sun. Once the light glitters
on a disturbed swarm of tiny transparent flies, they've found a truffle.
Famous all over
the world for the natural beauty of its landscapes, rich in art, culture
and gastronomy, Provence Côtes d'Azur is one of the major centres for
business tourism.
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range of hotels to accommodate the organisation of your events all year
round. A haven of refined living, where a prestigious past combines harmoniously
with the elegance of modern times, Provence Côte d'Azur invites you to
make the most of this exceptional destination.
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The French Riviera
France's
top tourist destination after Paris - is known world-wide thanks to
its outstanding natural environment and the quality of its tourism infrastructure.
Tourism on the Côte d'Azur now accounts for 1% of the world market for
overnight stays. Tourist expenditures (excluding transport and investments)
amount to 5 billion euros. The
French Riviera is known for its large international events and its
outstanding setting. In 2003, the area hosted 8.6 million visitors.
The stays, averaging 7.3 days, represented 62 million guest nights per
year, in total. Foreign visitors, which make up over 57% of the tourists
coming to the French Riviera, travel mainly from Europe (Great Britain,
Italy, Germany and Scandinavia) and the United States.
The
French Riviera is an attractive area to visit in any season. Tourists
have become aware of this, and many visit outside the summer months.
Figures speak for themselves : 50% of the overnight stays are registered
outside the summer months, and August represents only 15% of the year's
total overnight stays.
Source:
Comité Régional du Tourisme - Touriscope 2003
To
meet the ever growing demand of tourists, the French Riviera continues
to improve the conditions for hosting its visitors, with an ever expanding
concentration of hotels totalling 155,000 beds. Over the last five years,
hotels have added 27,000 more beds. There are more than 732 star-classified
hotels, with an average annual occupation rate of 57%. More than 30%
of the hotel capacity on the Côte d'Azur is classified as 4-star (22%
of French 4-star hotels are to be found on the French Riviera). Among
places to stay, there are also 115 short-term apartment complexes with
an average annual occupation rate of 69%.
Source:
Comité Régional du Tourisme - Touriscope 2003
Business
tourism, another important aspect of this strategic sector, generates
alone more than 1.9 million visitors per year. Throughout the year,
more than 200 domestic and international business events take place
on the French Riviera: conventions, exhibitions, and trade shows. Each
year, more than 500,000 congress-goers visit the French Riviera, 73%
of them coming from overseas. The French Riviera is equipped with 8
congress and exhibition halls and around 30 sites for events, meetings
and exhibitions for 70 to 6,600 persons. Located throughout the major
Côte d'Azur centres, they are within easy reach from Nice Côte d'Azur
Airport and are supported by a dense, high-quality array of hotels.
Sea
cruises represent one of the fastest growing tourism sectors, accounting
460,356 passengers in 2003. Nice-Villefranche has become France's premier
cruise stop, with 346,581 passengers in 2003. The ports of Nice, Cannes
and Villefranche-sur-Mer hosted 586 cruises ship calls. 15.65% of the
total traffic use one of these points as their port of call. Source:
French Riviera Chamber of Commerce / Ports Management Authority, 2004
The
enduring charm of the
French Riviera comes from the mildness of its climate, its wonderful
environment and the historical, architectural, artistic and cultural
sites found within it. What intensifies the area's attractiveness is
that there is such a diversity of sites, from the shores of the Mediterranean
to the Alps. Many recreational complexes are scattered throughout the
Riviera region, offering an extraordinary range of activities: water sports, tennis, golf, horse-riding, canyoning, hiking, skiing
and climbing... not to forget the beaches and seaside casinos.
