France

France: The land of high fashion, fairy-tale castles, fine wine and good food…

Let it be one year in Provence, a weekend in Paris or a fortnight in the Pyrenees, France is just waiting to be discovered. France is the home of style. From the wide, tree-lined avenue of its sophisticated and fantastic capital city to the breathtaking Loire Valley castles and the glittering Cote d’Azur with its air of faded grandeur and romance, it is not difficult to see why France has fascinated generations of tourist. It is the largest country in Western Europe and has a population of 58.3 million, France stretches from the rolling plains of the north to the jagged ridges of the Pyrenees, and from the wild Brittany beaches to the clear, blue lakes and snowy heights of the Alps. France was the father of modern Republican government in the 18th century after three centuries of being ruled by a nobility who expend huge amounts of money on sumptuous glittering castles and playboy-like lifestyles. Let France strike your senses – walk the windswept beaches of Normandy and picture the D-Day landings, grief in the style and glamour of Paris, admire the icy heights of Mont Blanc, and tincture yourself in the scent of lavender and the spectacular light and colour of Pro