Tagged With "Count of Monte Cristo"

Jonathan L takes a last walk along the Seine, and visits the Arab World Institute

Jonathan L brings us a photo of the medieval town of Mont Saint-Michel

Jonathan L takes a trip back in time on his visit to Mont Saint-Michel, France.

With a year to go, Paris Olympic organizers are rehearsing for their unusual opening ceremonies

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An excellent article: very informative, and your photos offer the best visual I have ever seen of Mont Saint-Michel. It's on my Bucket List! #France

France's top attraction outside Paris would like its visitors spread out a bit more to reduce overcrowding

Jonathan L walks us through the incredible abbey itself, and explores how much of it sits not on the island but on its supporting buildings.

Jonathan L used a "rest day" in Paris to explore the Montparnasse neighborhood.

Biennial measurements of Europe's tallest mountain show a sizable loss, but researchers say it's not necessarily a problem

As we drive through the pretty farmland of Normandy, with its pleasing apple orchards and pastures dotted with sheep and dairy cows, it’s easy to forget this region’s turbulent past....

 On Sunday 18th June 1815 the 74,000 troops of the French Emperor Napoleon hurled themselves at 67,000 European allied troops of the Seventh Coalition from Holland, Belgium, Germany and Britain under the command of the English Duke of Wellington.