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Paris
Give yourself up to the hypnotic charms of Paris, the City of Light. Whether your interests lie with good food, museums, fashion, shopping or night life, a thousand temptations lie in wait for you in Paris. Come and be swept along by the crowd and discover, or re-discover, this city which is so quintessentially French! Paris Hotels

Bordeaux
Bordeaux offers numerous possibilities for tours and visits in between samplings of the most famous wines in the world. It is the ideal base for discovering great wines and their chateaux of origin (Latour, Cheval-Blanc...). As for its architecture, be sure not to miss the Cathedral of Saint-Andra, the Basilica of Saint-Seurin and the Basilica of Saint-Michel, all three of them UNESCO World Heritage Sites. You can spend an evening in the particularly refined setting of the Grand Thettre, surely one of the finest in the world, and lovers of contemporary art will never forget the exhibits at the CAPC Centre. Bordeaux Hotels

Lyon
For gourmets and lovers of art and history the city of Lyon holds an inexhaustible store of treasures. After your visit to the basilica on the Fourviere hill, you can enjoy the splendid panoramic view over the capital of the Gauls with its 2000 years of history. At your feet is the XIIth century Cathedral of St Jean, and to your left the Croix-Rousse quarter where you can see silk being woven at the Musee des Canuts, a museum dedicated to the silk-workers of Lyon. Between the Saone and the Rhone is the peninsula which is at the heart of the city. There you can enjoy a meal in one of the "bouchons", the traditional small restaurants of Lyon. Lyon Hotels

Nice
Longstanding favourite haunt of international aristocracy, Nice still boasts its great cultural treasures along with a certain refinement. The flower market in the Cours Saleya is crowded with people every day, and the famous Promenade des Anglais with its art galleries, shops and palatial villas offers splendid strolls along the esplanade by the beach. Nice Hotels

Strasbourg
In between the guaranteed gastronomic highlights of your visit, this European capital city will reveal to you its astonishingly rich cultural and architectural treasures. In the heart of the city the Cathedral of Notre Dame points its distinctive and unique 142 metre spire to the heavens. Just a few yards away the 'Winstubs' of the Petite France quarter await you for lunch with sauerkraut, baeckeoffe, tartes flamb?es, spaetzele, and delicious quetsche plum tarts on the menu. The city plays host to numerous cultural and other festivals throughout the year, and in December the fabulous Christmas markets are not to be missed. Strasbourg Hotels

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Travel Quotes:

I still make sure to go, at least once every year, to a country where things cannot be taken for granted, and where there is either too much law and order or too little. Christopher Hitchens

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