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Accommodation  -  Education  -  Food & drink  -  French language & grammar - General information  -  Living & leisure  -  Practical information  -  
Regional guides -  Resources & links  -  Tourism  - Travel information - motorways, hotels, flights  
Page index - by category
Index and key pages:
      Home page (in English) -   
      Home page in French 
     About us - site information and contact
      Search About-France.com :  click for site search page

General information

     An A-Z  Dictionary of France 
     The French state: constitution instutions and politics
     Political parties in France, compared to their UK and US counterparts.
     Short guide to the French legal system and judiciary
     NEW The French language, a concise overview and brief history.
     Essential facts and figures, economic data
     Media / press: daily newspapers in France
     The main towns and cities of France, ranked by population
     Climate and the weather in France
     Maps of France (several themed maps)
     Regional map of France - physical
     Scrollable detailed map of France
     The waterways and rivers of France
     Map of the main rivers of France
     Sickness & accident - getting a doctor or going to hospital
     Opening and closing: Sundays, holidays, what is open and when 
     Holiday in France; preparing your trip - tips and useful information

Education
     Education: Studying in France - language courses, university
     Education; the French education system, 1: schools in France
     Education: the French education system, 2: universities
     Education: Dates of school holidays in France, 2009 to 2011

Living and leisure, with food & drink:
     Living in France
     Removals to France from the UK
     Buying and selling property in France
     Working and finding a job in France
     Wining and dining in France - French food and restaurants
     Shopping in France
     French wine guide 
         Map of French wine growing areas  
         Buying wine; labels and value for money  
     The breads of France - guide to French bread
     Guide to French cheese  
     French perfume - France's perfume industry
     The Markets of France
     Expat services: useful websites for residents

Accommodation pages:
     Holiday cottages in France  
     Choosing a hotel in France  
     Choosing and booking a hotel in Paris
             Map of selected Paris hotels
             Map of selected hotels in the Alps
     Hostel accommodation in France
     Camping & campsites in France 2010

French language & grammar
     The French language, a concise overview and brief history.
     About-France.com online French grammar (Index page: links to other pages)
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     Prepositions in French  
     Articles in French
     Adjectives in French
     Personal pronouns - forms and usage
     French verbs: the present tense
     French verbs: using the past tenses
     Vital French words and phrases for tourists
     The days of the week in French

Pages in other languages / autres langues / andere Sprache:
       Karten von Frankreich

       Detaillierte Landkarte von Frankreich  
       Accueil en français
       Carte fluviale - fleuves et rivières de France 
       Introduction touristique à l'Alsace
       Plan de Paris avec hôtels sélectionnés
       Hôtels sur Autoroute A10 - Paris-Bordeaux-Irun

New  About-France.com for mobile devices
   Pages optimised for viewing on devices with mobile internet access; i-phones, 3G phones, Blackberries and other devices. (All mobile pages are slimmed-down versions of standard format pages on the website).
     About-France.com mobile - index
     Routes from Calais - for mobiles
     Paris transport; getting round Paris - for mobiles
     Paris sites and sights; what to see and do in Paris - for mobiles
     Guide to French cheese- for mobiles



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Practical information and other useful pages
   Vital French words and phrases for tourists
   Printer friendly PDF version of Vital French words
   Holiday in France; preparing your trip - tips and useful information
   France on a limited budget - making your Euros go further
   2010 holiday planner - the busy weeks and the low season weeks
   Using Canadian & US cellphones in France
   Foreign currency exchange; getting your Euros. Some tips
   French banks, credit cards and paying for things in France
   Buying property in France
   Selling property in France, and estate agent contracts
   Postage rates  2010 from France, for letters, postcards & small items

Tourism in France pages:
   Planning a Holiday in France
   The main tourist attractions in France
   Historic monuments in France
   The best towns and cities to visit in France
   The best art galleries and museums in France
   France on a limited budget - making your Euros go further
   France for music-lovers; festivals, concerts and ideas
   Camping & campsites in France 2010
   The beaches, coasts and seasides of France - an area guide
   Map of the rivers of France
   Touring on France's rivers and canals
   Wild France - the great areas of natural environment
   Hiking trails - les sentiers de grande randonnée - in France
   Winter sports and skiing in France: the Alps
   Winter sports and skiing in France: the Pyrenees and other areas
   The Tour de France cycle race 2010
  
France regional tourist guides
     The regions of France 
        Paris guide - getting round Paris  
             Tourist attractions, things to see in Paris
             Choosing a Paris hotel
             Map of selected Paris hotels
             The quartiers or districts of Paris
             A week in Paris:a suggested programme
             Paris on a budget: free attractions and other tips
             France and Paris in the spring

France divided into six tourist areas:
       The northwest - Brittany and Normandy
       The northeast - from the English Channel to the German border
       Northern central France - Paris, the loire valley & Burgundy
       Southern central France, the uplands from Limousin to the Alps
       Southwest France - from the Poitou-Charentes to Aquitaine
       The South of France, from the Riviera to the Pyrenees

The Regions of France, A-Z, in more detail.
        Alsace: a short guide to the region and its attractions
        The Aquitaine region - from the Dordogne to the Pyrenees
        Auvergne regional guide
        Brittany, an introduction
        Burgundy: a short guide to the region and its attractions 
        The Centre Region of France - Chartres, Loire, Berry
        The Champagne-Ardenne region
        Franche Comté: a short guide to the region and its attractions   
        A guide to the Languedoc-Roussillon region
        Limousin - tourist attractions and regional guide
        A guide to the Lorraine region
        The Midi-Pyrenées region of France
        The Nord–Pas-de-Calais region
        Normandy: a brief visitor guide to the region and its tourist attractions
        The Pays de la Loire region - regional guide and main attractions
        Guide to Picardy
        Guide to the Poitou-charentes region
        Guide to Provence
        Guide to the Rhone-Alpes region

Area guides:
        The Dordogne area: a short guide to the region and its attractions
        South west France: the bastide towns

Travel pages - getting to and round France
     Car hire in France - get quotes
     Road travel in France, French motorways  
        Through routes from Calais, avoiding Paris
        Hotels beside motorways on the routes south via Rouen & Orleans
        Hotels beside the A26 motorway routeto the south of France
        Hotels beside the A10 motorway route via Tours, Poitiers, Bordeaux
        Motorway service areas in France
        Route-finder map: find your journey across France
        Scrollable map of France
        Travelling to France - 
        Flights to France - who flies where
        Ferries to France: guide to cross-Channel services
        Cheap travel to France; tips and warnings
        Airport guide: Lyon St. Exupéry airport
        French hotels - choosing a hotel.
        Choosing and booking a hotel in Paris
        Rail travel: French railways; travelling by train 
            Scenic railway lines in France
            Official Map of the French rail network
        Coach and bus travel in France
        Maps of France
        The Millau viaduct on the A75 motorway

News and information, archives
    Archive article: France, what went wrong?  
    Archive article: French presidential elections
    Media / press: daily newspapers in France
    Constitutional changes in 2008
    The Tour de France 2008
    The Tour de France 2009
    2009 holiday planner - the busy weeks and the low season weeks

Links and resources
    
 Links to French websites 
     Directory of international travel and other useful sites  
     Expat services: useful websites for residents


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