About-France.com
international
travel sites directory.
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This section of the About-France.com travel directory includes useful and original websites with information about France of value for for residents, students and tourists.
About-France.com welcomes requests for to list sites with good quality and original-content websites about France, or places in France. We do not list sites carrying little or no original content, or sites that exist essentially for the purpose of showing third-party advertisements.
Nous sommes ouverts à des propositions de partenariat ou d'échange de liens avec des sites touristiques intéressants et originaux,y compris avec des sites institutionnels - sites d'office de tourisme ou autres sites officiels.
Linking with other quality and original websites
This section of the About-France.com travel directory includes useful and original websites with information about France of value for for residents, students and tourists.
About-France.com welcomes requests for to list sites with good quality and original-content websites about France, or places in France. We do not list sites carrying little or no original content, or sites that exist essentially for the purpose of showing third-party advertisements.
Nous sommes ouverts à des propositions de partenariat ou d'échange de liens avec des sites touristiques intéressants et originaux,y compris avec des sites institutionnels - sites d'office de tourisme ou autres sites officiels.
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Resources classed by theme
General
interest sites
- About-France.com- Tourism and general information portal about France, including background information, regional guides, travel tips and plenty more
- The French Embassy in London -
- French
Links:
Geoff Hare's list of French links; over 700 sites, classed by theme
- Meteo-France, the French weather service
- Service-public. The official website of the French civil service, English version.
- The
French Telephone directory - English version
Paris
Links
- Lesvisitesdeparis.fr A selection of “worth discovering” tourist sites and attractions in Paris
- Paris Guide - Up to date travel information with guides to Paris’s popular holiday destinations. .
- Paris travel maps Maps from the Paris city transport authority. Click on a category in the section "réseaux".Print out the "miniplan" of the Metro. Plans can be selected in either gif or pdf format.
- Map of Paris - Fully-searchable interactive map of Paris city centre from ParisMapped.com.
French
Regional sites
- About Provence travel guide + a traveller's introduction to Provence, its land and heritage
- Auvergne regional guide + Travel and holiday information about the Auvergne region
- Brittany travel guide + An introduction to Brittany, for visitors
- Chamonix and Alps A very full and objective user's guide to staying and skiing in the area of Chamonix
- Geneva area guide - Saint Julien lies to the south of Geneva, just a few minutes from the Swiss city.
- Saint Malo Brittany + Independent travel guide to the historic city of Saint Malo. Reviews, trips, beaches and images of this popular destination.
- South of France Properties Visit Bruce International who are Real Estate Agents who specialise in luxury properties based in the south of France.
Living
and holidaying in France
- Gites in France + Gites directly from the owners
- Bed and Breakfast in France + the Gitelink bed and breakfast guide
- French Railways + The website of the SNCF, in English
- Green-club.fr - French ecotourism portal, with maps and information. A directory of ecotourism sites and rural accommodation.
- Holiday cottages and rentals in France The Gitelink directory of selected holiday gites and cottages throughout France.
- Pet Friendly Holiday Accommodation+ Paws Abroad has a full range of holiday accommodation in France where your pets are welcome.
- Price comparisons of leading hotels in France Get the best hotel deals throughout France using the web's #1 hotel comparison tool
- Understand-France.org
A Franco-American site explaining
intercultural differences in everyday life, education, business,
history, etc…
- Undiscovered Alps Activity Holidays Walking and activity holidays in the Southern French Alps.
Sports
sites
- British Ski School Megève offering expert tuition from elite professionals for all levels, from beginner, to specialist, and off piste courses with our UIAGM Mountain Guides.
- The Tour de France * the official website of the world's premier cycling event - English version.
- Group skiing holidays * Skiing holidays for all, from cosy chalets for families to group accomodation with great après ski activities
Business
links
- The MEDEF - Website of the Confederation of French Industry (in French)
Food
and
Drink sites
- Beer tours : Echappée bière organise beer tours in northern France
- Comte.com : Multi-language website about Comté and Gruyère, among France's best cheeses
- Cooking Today: a searchable recipe database featuring articles, cooking tips and free online meal planning tools.
- Easy
French Food
- Features lots of traditional French recipes made easy, as
well as French food and
cultural information - Wine Directory - * Wine Directory and Winery Search
Media links
- Le Monde - France's leading quality daily
- TF 1 TF1 Television, France's most popular television channel