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Eleven great spa towns in seven countries across Europe are on the World Heritage List. They developed from natural mineral water springs. The...
Everything from France
Here you will find all Sandalsand’s articles from France. They include a photo album, videos, world heritage sites, and regular travelogues.
France is a country in the region Sandalsand has defined as North and Central Europe. There are introductions to this region and other regions in the Destinations menu.
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World Heritage #1635 – Nice
Nice, the very popular town on the French Riviera, is part of the World Heritage List. UNESCO calls it a winter resort town, but Nice is in fact a...
Nature: 5 Important Straits
Let us visit 5 important straits. I have been exploring various aspects of nature with regard to the four classic elements. A strait represents a...
Nature: 9 Fascinating Beaches
I bet you know many beaches. This article is about my selection 9 fascinating beaches. With about 70% percent of the Earth covered by water, there...
12 more European city breaks
This is a list of 12 more European city breaks. It continues the previous list of 10 European city breaks. The list is purely alphabetical, and you...
Nature: 8 Amazing Mountain Views
Have you been to these 8 amazing mountain views? If you take nature as the basis and exclude skyscrapers, constructed "skywalks" and such, we are...
Nature: 8 Dramatic Cliffs
Here you will find 8 dramatic cliffs. Steep mountain slopes hitting the waves on a coastline are always dramatic, especially in rough weather....
Nature: 10 Great Caves
A cave is a hollow place in the ground, often very deep but also quite small like a grotto. Here is a nice selection av 10 great caves. This...
Defensive Structures (1) The huge ones
There are some historically significant and physically huge defensive structures around the world. They built them to protect entire countries...
Iron Wheels (1) Exciting train journeys
This is an introduction to exciting train journeys. I have registered my travels on a world map and the distance travelled on trains has been...
Pictures from France
This is a collection of Sandalsand's pictures from France. They are digital evidence of trips to different parts of the country over many years. If...
Corsica, an island in the sun
This summer we chose a destination where everybody, big and small, could have their wishes realised. Therefore we went to Corsica. The boys...
VIDEO – France – Corsica – North Coast
This is a video from a car ride from the east coast to the north western coast of Corsica. Key words are Corte, L'Île-Rousse and the Artisan Route...
VIDEO – France – Corsica – East Coast
This is a video from a car ride down the east coast of Corsica. It runs from Bastia to Porto Vecchio, on to the Palombaggia Beach and ends in...
VIDEO – France – Paris
The video from Paris contains highlights of all the famous buildings from a hot and hectic weekend in 2003, with a few extra pictures from other...
The second of two days in Paris
My day 2 in Paris actually includes part of a day 3 as well. But who cares? The first half or more of the day I spent doing what the first time...
The first of two days in Paris
The first of two days in Paris was about revisiting almost all the familiar sights, but also spending some time at places I had not seen before....
World Heritage #0601 – Reims
There are many Gothic churches in Europe on the Heritage List. The one in Reims in northern France is a special one. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
VIDEO – France – Reims
"Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims" is no. 601 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This video from Reims is...
VIDEO – France – Champagne
A short video from the famous wine district of Champagne in France. We visit places like Châtillon-sur-Marne and Reims. Audio: Antonio Vivaldi's...
A day trip to Champagne
I was on a weekend trip to Paris and spent one of the days on a day trip to Champagne, on a bus tour. Tours are not my cup of tea, but I found this...
A surprise visit to Champagne and Paris
This is the introduction to a surprise visit to Champagne and Paris. The trip came as a result of an offer I couldn't refuse. It was free! One day I...
Villages and towns of Provence
There are numerous villages and towns in Provence worthy a visit. A visitor has many opportunities and not all are very different. It all depends on...
Roman ruins and medieval fortresses in Provence
We will explore Roman ruins and medieval fortresses in Provence. The name stems from its status as “province” in the Roman era. Pont du Gard There...
Provence – What is it?
What is it with Provence? Foreigners having spent a year or more write books warning us of the difficulties visitors face. Yet we are still lured...
The French Riviera and the return home
We spent the last days on our InterRail on the The French Riviera. We had some lazy, lovely days on the Cote d'Azur... and a long way home. This...
World Heritage #0495 – Strasbourg
Strasbourg is a very nice town to walk around in, parts of which set you back a few hundred years in time. The UNESCO World Heritage List includes...
Provence and the Cote d’Azur
Our InterRail ticket had brought us to Provence and the Cote d’Azur. Here we went to visit the papal city of Avignon with an unfinished bridge,...
World Heritage #0344 – Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
There are many Roman aqueducts to be found throughout Europe, but few as impressive as Pont du Gard. The UNESCO World Heritage List includes more...
World Heritage #0228 – Avignon
Corrupt popes and internal fights for power in Rome lay the grounds for the rise of Avignon as an important town. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
