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France Tourism Information

The seductive lifestyle of the French has been alluring visitors since decades. Visit this amazingly sweet country at least once and experience why the phrase ‘ Douce France (Sweet France)’ is so appropriate.

Tourism Facts and Figures

Full Name: French Republic

Capital City: Paris

Area: 547,030 sq. km.

Population: 60,400,000

Time Zone: GMT +1 hrs

Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Islam

Currency: Euro

Country Dialing Code: 33

Places to Visit

Abbaye du Mont St-Michel - A collection of towering buildings with unique architectural styles. Of particular interest is the Abbey featuring a slender spire of a gilded copper statue of Michael the Archangel slaying a dragon.

Cathédrale de Notre Dame de Paris - A French Gothic masterpiece built on a site occupied by earlier churches.

Château de Versailles - The most famous chateau in Europe, which witnessed one of the most important treaties in the history of the modern Western world.

Eiffel Tower - The Eiffel, built for the 1889 Exposition Universelle to mark the centenary of the French Revolution, had its share of anti-reformism attacks. It was almost demolished in 1909; however, it served as a good platform for transmitting antennas, an advantage that made the anti-reformists change their mind.

Musée National Message Biblique Marc-Chagall - The largest public collection of art works by the Russian painter Marc Chagall is displayed in this museum.

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