Places

Places are about the cities, towns and villages that we have visited. We try to include when we travelled, how we got there, where we stayed, what we did and whom we met. We also include visits to major tourist areas like the Loire Valley, the Pyrenees or the Alps, as well as tourist hot-spots like the Eiffel Tower or Monet’s garden at Giverny. Famous castles within cities like Blois, Amboise and Carcassonne are also covered here.

  • The Versailles Gardens

    ByRicki

    Versailles is one of the most visited sites in France, with several million visitors each year. Both tourists and locals come to the gardens to experience the serenity and beauty it offers. The gardens and the Château were inscribed on the UNESCO world heritage list in 1979 and are today seen as one of the…

  • Versailles from Above

    ByRicki

    Versailles is much more than Château and Gardens. A film shot from a drone gives a bird’s-eye view of the organisation of the royal city as composed by Louis XIV and André Le Nôtre. From above, the ties between the town and the château become clear.

  • Plateau des Glières

    ByRicki

    Located in the heart of the Haute-Savoie, the Plateau des Glières was an important place for the Resistance during the Second World War. It is the site of the Monument National à la Résistance des Glières, a modern work of art by Emile Gilioli symbolising Resistance and Hope.

  • Blois, the City of Kings

    ByRicki

    On the banks of the Loire and midway between Orleans and Tours, the Royal City of Blois is well-placed in the very heart of the Loire valley. Seven kings and ten queens have occupied the famous chateau overlooking the city of Blois, an obvious appeal for the nobility to build their famous residences.