Among the whole wine world, France is indisputably the headquarters. Most wines on the world market from the the top ones to budget table wines are modeled after French wines.
Every bottles of Chardonnay are modeled after white Burgundy. Every red wines of the world are labeled with the French grape names that they are made [...]
The TGV makes in France now makes connections with Paris largest airport, Charles de Gaulle.
Paris Charles de Gaulle airport has 3 terminals. T1, T2, And T3. To know which terminal serves your airline, you just need to check your ticket. Most flights arrive at terminals T1 and T2.
The Paris Suburban train called RER stops at [...]
The truffle, chocolate with a French influence in flavor which is pleasing the palate all year long but especially during the holidays.
French chocolate is usually less sweet than the typical American-made chocolate with intensity in flavor.
Chocolate is a delicacy that is actually good for you. It is known to be an energy booster, a [...]
As we arrived to Torre del Greco, on the bay of Naples, we had the chance to see the production of one of the hand-made art object typical to this part of Italy, The cameo. The beautiful cameos, jewels carved from seashells, and very prized little treasures.
Cameos are gems form the sea, since they [...]
Just about every major city in France is parted by a river, and sometimes two, like in the case of Lyon.
La Seine is the famous river running through the capital city of France, Paris. The Seine river is the essential point of reference of the city. distances are measured from it, street numbers are determined [...]
Botanists say that wild cocoa trees likely grew in the Amazon and Orinoco valleys of South America thousands of years ago. The history of chocolate shows that it was first the Mayas who cultivated the plant of the cocoa tree.
The Aztec royalty thrived on the bitter chocolate drink concocted by mixed ground cocoa beans with [...]
The Euro has been the European currency since 1999 and put in circulation on January 1, 2002. The Euro is now the currency for 16 European countries. which are part of the European Union (EU). There are a total of 27 European countries belonging to the EU, but only 14 are using the Euro. These [...]
The Rhône Alpes region got its name from its two most important geographical features which are the mountain Alps (Alpes) and the French river Rhône which flows all through that region.
The Rhône river has been a vital conduit between the north and the south of France for thousands of years when the Romans discovered that [...]
The French language named by Americans the “language of romance” is being spoken by around 80 million people around the world as a first language, and another 110 million as a second language. And about 10 million people around the world have learned French as an acquired language.
French is the native language of France of [...]
Have you ever heard of the mailman Cheval from Hauterives in the department of Drôme in France?
This man known all over France as “Facteur Cheval” (Mailman Cheval) was born in 1836 and became a mailman in 1867 in the towns of Anneyron and later Hauterives, some 50 kilometers from Lyon.
As he was delivering the mail [...]
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