France Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
country in Western Europe
About France
—Antoine de Saint Exupéry, fromThe Little Prince France is known for its long turbulent history, unique flair and lifestyle, and picturesqueold towns, châteaux andfortresses. It is also blessed with its landscapes, where the sun shines gold upon the connectedness of nature. A geographically-diverse country, France has surprising variations of climate for its size. Generally, the climate becomes warmer the more south you go, and wetter the more west you go. Most of the country experiences temperate winters and warm and often humid summers, and this is especially true ofParisand theLoire Valley. Mild, wet winters and cool summers persist in the north and north west (Brittany,Normandy,Hauts-de-France) where the whole climate is similar to that of southern England. Along the eastern border (Gr
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