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| 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) |
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Romantic getaway par excellence, France welcomes the visitor with a multitude of travel destinations including stylish ski resorts, glamorous vineyards, well-preserved castles and some of the trendiest shopping places of all Europe.
Whether you chose traveling to the château-hotels and country auberges in the Loire Valley, to the chic resorts of the Riviera, to the caves in Lascaux containing one of the best known paintings of the Paleolithic age or just to spend a secluded weekend with croissants and harmonicas in Paris, you will find France absolutely seductive.
If travel means more to you than just sightseeing, you should know that French cuisine has developed into one of the most elegant and modern cooking styles, supported by a large variety of cheese, wine and other gourmet treats. So take the time to indulge in a refined dinner after spending a day wondering among the timeless chic boutiques of the city of lights. |
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