Paris - and France in general - is at the tops of almost everyone’s list of romantic spots in the world. Paris is the city of lovers, and France is filled with romantic destinations that take the breath away - chateaux, ancient villages, food, wine. For newlyweds, this is the ideal way to [...]
CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE
This winelover’s paradise is just a short distance north of Avignon in the Vaucluse department in Provence, in southern France.
In 1308, Pope Clement V moved the papacy to Avignon, where it stayed for 70 years. The popes began promoting wine growing in the area just north of Avignon, in the present location of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, [...]
GRASSE - PERFUME CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
Grasse, in Provence, on the French Riviera, just a short drive west of Nice, is a charming and ancient town - a place of love and passion, revolving around the centuries-old craft of perfume making. Four of the main perfumeries in France - Fragonard, Galimard, Mane, and Molinard - are located here. There are [...]
MUSEE D’ORSAY - MUSEUM FOR LOVERS
The Musee d’Orsay, on the left bank of the Seine river, in Paris, is best known for its fabulous collection of Impressionist masterpieces by such painters as Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cezanne, and Van Gogh.
The museum was originally a railway station, constructed for the 1900 World Exposition; but then fell into disuse, until being reconstructed in [...]