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Its iconic buildings are known the world over: The soaring Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the famous Latin Quarter on the Left Bank, the Champs-Elysées, and Montmartre.
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Paris
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A walled city with ramparts still standing, this city is best known for the huge Palais des Papes, built by the schismatic popes who started with Clement V. From 1309 to 1377 seven French popes held power here
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Avignon
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Located in the Southwest of France, it is one of the leading French producers of wine. Male inhabitants are called Bordelais
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Bordeaux
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Northern France’s largest city, popular for weekend breaks both from London and from Paris. Once a great Flemish city, The city keeps some of the grandeur of the past with its elegant ancienne bourse (old stock exchange). Charles de Gaulle was born here
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Lille
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Once a major trading and industrial city with silk as the main production, today it’s a city with unique attractions like the traboules. FC Olympique
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Lyon
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French national anthem in named after this place
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Marseille
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Famous for its gorgeous climate, it’s an all-year-round destination, with one of the world’s most famous carnivals kicking off the annual season of events in the early Spring. The jazz festival in high summer is another major attraction
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Nice
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It also hosts the European headquarters of Intel and the largest space centre in Europe. Capital of Occitanie
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Toulouse
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European Parliament and European Court of Human Rights are located here
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Strasbourg
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Famous for its mustard, which originated in 1856, when Jean Naigeon substituted verjuice, the acidic "green" juice of not-quite-ripe grapes, for vinegar in the traditional mustard recipe.
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Dijon
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Capital city of French Guiana
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Cayenne
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Since the 1920s, the city has been best known for its connection with motorsports. Home of the world's oldest active sports car race in endurance racing
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Le Mans
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It was the capital of the Kingdom of France during the Merovingian period, particularly known for the role of Joan of Arc during the siege of this city. In Louisiana is ,New'
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Orleans
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,Little Venice' in the Alsace wine region, which is famous for its white wines
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Colmar
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Allied soldiers evacuated here in 1940
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Dunkirk
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Renowned worldwide for its Château and gardens and historically known for numerous treaties such as the Treaty of Paris, which ended the American Revolution
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Versailles
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Major ferry port in northern France visited by more than 10 million annually. Aside from being a key transport hub, this city is also a notable fishing port, and some 3,000 people are still employed in the lace industry for which the town is also famed.
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Calais
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The city is known for its association with the rich and famous, its luxury hotels and restaurants, and its annual Film Festival
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Cannes
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Capital and largest settlement on the island of Corsica
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Ajaccio
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This snowtopia quickly gained its fame through its proximity to Mont Blanc. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics in 1924
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Chamonix
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