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Delicious New Years tradition in France.

King for a Day: The 'Galette des Rois' tradition in France.

https://www.francetoday.com/food-drink/galette-des-rois/

Some of the countless highlights of life in Paris:

https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-things-to-do-in-paris?utm_source=facebook&utm_social-type=owned&mbid=social_facebook&utm_brand=cnt&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1eNRlGgpApJhv99AcCH6ZzRc4bqNCBouV2JPzNmVnOweztrghNNOuzwuc

34 Best Things to Do in Paris Paris's cobblestone streets are lined with so much to do, we made a list of what you simply can't miss.

Normandie is easily accessible via the French train system from Paris. Two or three hours maximum to the Atlantic coast and so many wonderful discoveries!
https://www.francetoday.com/culture/12-essential-visits-in-normandy-in-2021/?fbclid=IwAR03CgXYV8K7TLHEbtjHw17_eezaov-dU84f8_i6ejNLamrgJL9g8kiEJxU

12 Essential Visits in Normandy in 2021 Travelling to Normandy? Here's our pick of the must-see towns, historic buildings and other places of interest.

So many great villages to visit in France. Start preparing your list for when travel opens up again and you can come visit Paris for all its amazing culture and then take a break to some of these charming villages!

https://www.travelawaits.com/2562298/gorgeous-french-villages/?fbclid=IwAR0WYlT9KAmVPjYImN0iuSDLMPkKtzVzpRfUjgW3ez52aP6YVPc_oEAvmrA

6 Adorable Villages Beloved By The French The French love vacationing in Sarlat, Cassis, L'Isle-Sur-La-Sorgue, Rocamadour, Mougins, and Montresor, and you will, too.

On of the many masterpieces to be seen in Paris museums.

La Dame à la licorne, cette « Joconde » du Moyen Âge : étude d'un chef-d’œuvre | Connaissance des Arts Construite en six pièces autour de l’évocation des cinq sens, la tenture de La Dame à La Licorne est attribuée, pour ses cartons, au peintre Jean d’Ypres,

Not too early to begin dreams (and plans!) for where you'll go visit once in France!

https://www.thegeographicalcure.com/post/the-most-beautiful-mostly-secret-villages-in-france?fbclid=IwAR34SRu6hsrQhl6lTu-AcssiRFOZblHhqZyCkG_qX1FQ0vXTfQiJ8PxA_tw

The Most Beautiful (Mostly) Secret Villages in France Here's my guide to visiting France's secret out-of-the-way villages and hidden gems, for the discerning traveler. France small villages are utterly romantic -- swathed in centuries old cobbled lanes, stone cottages and castles, and tumbling geraniums. You'll step back in time in these "les plus beau...

Time to start getting excited for a return to Paris and a return to eating in restaurants. Let's hope later this Spring or Summer we'll all be able to again go out to the great Parisian restaurants!

Here are some excellent recommendations for restaurants that are very good but not crazily expensive, even for most students if they want to have a special meal while in Paris that won't completely break their bank account!

https://www.travelawaits.com/2560662/paris-restaurants-three-course-under-30-dollars/?fbclid=IwAR1uGCqDuinRDZxZvzrxCroVrGQR_iEAH6vEiS5VLHrdTpfObv9bjG9AfIs

7 Best Paris Restaurants With Three-Course Lunches Under $30 Paris has a vast selection of restaurants, bistros, brasseries, and cafes with reasonably priced, three-course lunches costing under 25 euros, or about 30 U.S. dollars, per person, not including wine. Former chef, caterer, and present-day Paris resident shares his recommendations for the best bites....

Article, in French, with lots of photos of some of the hidden charms of Paris. Paris is so much more than the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe!

https://parislightsup.com/2020/07/10/charmants-passages-et-cours-secretes-de-lest-parisien/?fbclid=IwAR0j0hE54uEUM00snTxMor6USdW4FlFqNJ8yGQyA5xSrWVaOKUpn2WNCSEk

Charmants passages et cours secrètes de l’Est parisien Les arrondissements de l'Est réservent leur lot de surprises urbaines aux promeneurs curieux.

While we're waiting to move beyond this Covid crisis, here's a list of some mostly recent French films that help get an idea of life in France. These are less the Romanticized versions of Paris like we see in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris but there are still some very powerful films that perhaps show more accurately certain parts of life in France.

https://www.thelocal.fr/20200630/the-12-popular-french-films-that-teach-you-about-france?fbclid=IwAR2F-u056sYE_UVSNVEVGGL5p8rVwRkbMZ586v8upPp4uz-ETprZOtjQmFo

The 12 popular French films that teach you about France Mention French cinema and people tend to think of serious arthouse fare - but actually France has produced some great funny, romantic or even trashy films that nonetheless tell you something about the country. Here's a few of our favourites.

Paris dresses up for the holidays!

https://www.timeout.fr/paris/que-faire/ou-admirer-les-plus-belles-vitrines-et-illuminations-de-noel-2020-a-paris?fbclid=IwAR2w2U4L1mMoZUrcjRkqm01HFi4RoqQXHXzJ_wbdat1OujcyFZwtG0qXfFA

Où admirer les plus belles vitrines et illuminations de Noël 2020 à Paris ? A Paris, la magie de Noël est bien là ! Malgré la crise, voici où admirer les plus belles vitrines et illuminations en famille. Joyeuses fêtes !

Amazing spots hidden away in Paris to help make you feel like you're in the provinces.

The Paris lock down has been eased a bit more, making it easier to get back out to explore more of Paris. So much beauty to be discovered!

https://www.pariszigzag.fr/secret/lieux-insolites/5-balades-pour-redecouvrir-les-quartiers-meconnus-de-paris?fbclid=IwAR1rLu4o-cY4ZlWqCb0vhrB2yDK45H53IbJY2huyOXju5mTNv0uh-6iJyx0

5 balades pour redécouvrir les quartiers méconnus de Paris Petite sélection de balades à faire dans les quartiers méconnus de la capitale, pour vous dépayser tout en (re)découvrant Paris !