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France Travel

"If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast." - Ernest Hemingway

Street singer, Paris

Quick facts about France
Country code: FR
Zone: Europe
Country local name: République française
Demonym: French
Official languages: French
Driving on the right side of the road
Currency: EUR (Euro)
Internet TLD: .fr
Calling code: +33
Time zone: CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
UE accession: March 25 1957
Population: 64.102.140
Capital: Paris
Biggest city: Paris
Borders: Andorra, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands (Holland)
 
 
Groceries:
Bread (baguette: 250g loaf) - 0.90 Euro
Croissant - 1 Euro
Mineral water (1l) - 1.21 Euro
Milk (1l) - 0.78 Euro
Cigarettes - 6 Euro

Cars:
Car rental for the weekend - 86 Euro
Gasoline - 1.2 Euro

Hotels (one night, two persons, 2-3 stars) - 50-100 Euro
Cinema ticket - 7 Euro
Admission to the Louvre - 6 Euro
Discotheque entrance - 20 Euro

Public transportation:
Bus, streetcar, metro - 1.30 Euro
Book of ten tickets - 9.3 Euro
TGV ticket (Paris-Lyon) - 63.37 Euro
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