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Spring time in one of the best known squares in Paris, La Place des Voges.<br /> It is surrounded on all four sides by buildings, one of which was the house of Victor Hugo.
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Spring time in one of the best known squares in Paris, La Place des Voges.
It is surrounded on all four sides by buildings, one of which was the house of Victor Hugo.

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  • The best way to explore the old town is on foot, in order to negotiate the twisting lanes...
  • ...and covered walkways.
  • Old buildings like these are now hotels and guest houses, as well as private residences.
  • This remarkable buiding, shaped like the prow of a ship sailing down the canal, was once a prison, and is now a museum. It is one of the most photographed landmarks in France.
  • Goods were transported through the town via a system of canals and locks. Now that tourism is the main industry, many restaurants and shops can be found lining the waterways.
  • Sete is situated on the Meditteranean, where it is the largest French fishing port .<br /> It is soon to be the Swiss base for their Americas Cup defence.
  • The marina in Sete is surrounded by restaurants and shops. Most of the cafes and bars look straight out on the water.
  • Tour boats take visitors through the Sete harbour into the Meditteranean.<br /> Some have glass bottoms to allow underwater viewing of marine life.
  • One of France's most widely-known cheeses, Roquefort, is made from the milk of the sheep that graze these hills.<br /> The cheese factories are all in the town of Roquefort sur Soulzon.<br /> Because Roquefort cheese is unpasteurised, it is not able to be imported into Australia, which is one of the 21st century's great tragedies.
  • Playground for the rich and famous, Cap d'Agde.
  • Much of France still shows evidence of the Romans - this is Aigues-Mortes.<br /> Situated in the salt producing Camargue region, Aigues-Mortes (it means "dead water" in English) is still completely walled.
  • The walls of Aigues-Mortes are virtually the same now as when the Romans inhabited the town.<br /> Only the modern (and not-so modern, in the case of this venerable Citroen) vehicles would hint at the date.
  • Although vehicles are permitted inside the walls of the old city of Aigues-Mortes, most sensible townspeople use pedal power.
  • La Grotte de Clamouse, between Montpellier and Beziers, is where you can see these stalagtites and stalagmites. Stalagtites hang down, and stalagmites grow up.<br /> This series of underground caves is readily accessible, and the tour is complete with an outstanding sound & light presentation in the main chamber.
  • Bull fighting in France?<br /> Not now, but it was the case once. The bull ring is in the town of Arles, in France's south west.<br /> It is still well kept, and is used for community events, such as concerts.
  • Spring time in one of the best known squares in Paris, La Place des Voges.<br /> It is surrounded on all four sides by buildings, one of which was the house of Victor Hugo.
  • Parisians probably invented the cafe society, and it still flourishes today. Spending the afternoon people-watching at an outdoor cafe or bar is de riguer in Paris.
  • Napoleon Bonaparte constructed L'Hopital des Invalides (known as Les Invalides) to provide health care and respite to France's injured soldiers.
  • Napoleon was buried in Les Invalides. <br /> His tomb is under the gold dome in the background.
  • We know it as "The Thinker", and in French it is "Le Penseur", the best known of Rodin's works.<br /> The dome over Napoleon's tomb can be seen behind the statue.
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