At the beginning of January, I traveled to Alsace, a picturesque region in eastern France. I took a direct high-speed train from Paris to Colmar, where my exploration began. Alsace is famous for its Christmas markets and festive charm, and although I missed the peak holiday season by a week, the region…
Despite global disruption of travel this year, I was lucky enough to be in France and to visit surrounding areas of the Paris region. One of the towns, called Provins, that caught my eye is located 90 km (55 mi)…
In France I visited a rural theme park without any rides… and it was a fantastic experience, I even stayed there for 2 days. Puy du Fou is an historical theme park in Les Epesses, in the heart of the…
While being in Paris, I got to know about special events in the gardens of Versailles Palace. It’s like a modern recreation of the great parties of Louis XIV. Every Saturday, in summer, gardens become alive at the fall of…
This December I was visiting Paris for 10 days and decided to spend 2 days of this trip in the France’s Alsace region, on the northeast of the country. Alsace is best known for its Christmas markets tradition in the…
Apparently I was on the tour of bridges in the South of France. After visiting modern Millau Viaduct I went to the aqueduct Pont du Gard, constructed by Roman Empire more than 2000 years ago. This ancient masterpiece of engineering…
More than ten years ago I was watching documentaries on National Geographic about this bridge and I was amazed by its architecture. At that time I couldn’t imagine that I will ever visit this site, since it’s located deep inside…