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My Top 10 Free Things to Do in Paris

October 29, 2012 by
Shopping in Paris: Galeries Lafayette

Paris resident Allison Lounes chooses ten of her favourite free activities in the City of Lights! Going to Paris can be expensive. Unfortunately, most of the popular tourist attractions like the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower are pricey too. While you certainly shouldn't neglect the most famous museums and attractions in the world, you don't have to spend money on everything in order to have a great time. In fact, there are lots of things to do in Paris for free, if you know where to … [Read more...]

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Tour de France – Le Tour 2011

February 8, 2011 by
Tour de France 2011

Tour de France 2011 - From Passage du Gois La Barre-de-Monts to Paris Champs-Élysées: The 98th Tour de France starts from Passage du Gois La Barre-de-Monts on Saturday July 2nd and finishes in Paris on Sunday, July 24th, 2011. This year’s race is made up of 21 stages covering a distance of 3,471 kilometres, 129 kms shorter than last year. Race Stage Profiles 10 flat stages 6 mountain stages and 4 summit finishes 3 medium mountain stages 1 individual time-trial stage (41 … [Read more...]

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Tour de France – Le Tour 2010

January 10, 2010 by

From Rotterdam to Paris Champs-Élysées: The 97th Tour de France will start from Rotterdam on Saturday July 3rd and finish on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on Sunday, July 25th, 2010. This year's race will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages covering a distance of 3,600 kilometres. Race Stage Profiles 1 prologue 9 flat stages 6 mountain stages and 3 summit finishes 4 medium mountain stages 1 individual time-trial stage (51 km). Particular features of this year's race le … [Read more...]

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Travel to France

May 23, 2009 by
Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysees

Travel to France for a Europe Tour with Joie de Vivre! There's a lot more to France than Paris and Provence. Travel to France involves a journey into the whole French way of looking at the world, and life. Not for nothing do we use the french words "savoir-faire" and "joie de vivre"! France lies at the crossroads of European culture With the mediterranean influences of Italy and Spain in the South, and the more phlegmatic influences of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands in the North, … [Read more...]

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