France
"L'Hexagone" is the down-to-earth description the French give
their hexagonally-shaped country, which lies between Germany,
Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Andorra, Spain, Monaco and Italy.
The mythical capital, Paris, has the greatest urban, architectural
and political appeal and still…
From the English Channel to Alsace and the French Alps to the
Camargue and the Mediterranean, from Le Mans to Perpignan and the
Pyrenees, from Bordeaux to the Basque Country, every landscape has
its own specialities and facets. In this grandiose kaleidoscope of
desires, everyone can find the piece of France that suits them. "La France" is a land of wine and cheese, of kir, cider and
champagne, a land of menhirs, Roman aqueducts and amphitheatres, of
castles and palaces, of Romanesque abbeys and great Gothic
churches, of long rivers, the scent of lavender and pine, the
chirping cicadas, the orchards, the patisserie, the nostalgic cars,
the oysters de Bellone and the seafood platters that chansonnier
George Brassens already enjoyed on the Sete canal. France is so
much more and has crept into our minds, our stomachs and our
hearts—with images that will remain unforgettable.
