TRAVEL STORIES - France

Azincourt

During the 100 year war between France and Great Britain one of the most important battles of that war was held here – in Azincourt. On a field in the area in the nort-west of France the French armies were defeated. There’s a museum and you can walk the circuit. Read more >>>

France | Travel 2016 | Travel Story | Sight

Les Baux de Provence

Les Baux is a fortified city on one of the hills of the Provence in the south-east of France. A very touristic place with expensive souvenirs-shops and some ruins that once together was a impressive fort. From the top you’ve got a unique view over this beautiful landscape. Read more >>>

France | Travel 2007 | Travel Story | Sight

La Coupele and Eperleques

In the Northwest of France are some very interesting former German war-structures; first one is the Coupole and second is super bunker Eperleques – both intended for launching V2 rockets on England from occupied France. Both interesting museums. Read more >>>

France | Travel 2006 | Travel Story | Sights

Dunkirk and Bray Dunes

When you visit Dunkirk, situated on the Channel coastline, you shouldn’t miss the former HQ of the Allies during the Miracle of Dunkirk; on the infamous beaches and dunes are numerous reminders of those days when the British tried to get away from the nazi’s in 1940. Read more >>>

France | Travel 2016 | Travel Story | City and Sight

Fort Fermont

Fort Fermont is one of the fortifications part of the infamous Maginot-Line situated on the whole border between France and Germany. This fort is now made into a fascinating museum where you can take place in a train that brings you with a mono-rail to different parts of the underground fort. Read more >>>

France | Travel 2010 | Travel Story | Sight

Le Linge

It is hard to imagine that this peaceful, sometimes idyllic region looked like a lunar landscape in 1915. Le Linge is situated in the Vosges mountains in the east of France; it’s possible to make a WW1 hike through the mountains and/or visit the museum with unique and good preserved trenches. Read more >>>

France | Travel 2010 | Travel Story | Sight

Montgenevre / Chaberton

On the border between France and Italy high in the Alps lies the former fort of Chaberton. This unique sight is only reachable by foot for example from the French ski-village called Montgenevre. The views from the ruins are breath-taking. Read more >>>

France | Travel 2013 | Travel Story | Sight

Montreuil sur Mer

Montreuil sur Mer is a beautiful preserved city in the Northwest of France. Old cobbled streets, old houses, a nice square and you can make an unique circuit around the city on the old city walls. There’s also a Vauban fortifications on the edge of town. Read more >>>

France | Travel 2016 | Travel Story | City

Natzweiler-Struthof

It’s the only real concentration camp from the nazi’s in France; the Natzweiler-Struthof camp situated on the hillside deep in the Vosges mountains in the east of France. One of the toughest in his kind, next to a quarry is this now a fascinating museum with a huge monument and some barracks.  Read more >>>

France | Travel 2010 | Travel Story | Sight

Roussillion and Gordes

In the Provence, the southeast of France are two beautiful picturesque villages situated; both are used numerous times as example for paintings, films and series. Amazingly colored with unique views among a spectacular landscape. Read more >>>

France | Travel 2007 | Travel Story | Cities

Somme

The Somme region stands for the thousands of British soldiers that were slaughtered here during WWI trying to push the German’s back from the trenches. Monuments, trenches, museums and non-existing villages will be you’re part visiting this fascinating region. Read more >>>

France | Travel 2010 | Travel Story | Sight

Vaison La Romaine

In the beautiful region of the Provence lies Vaison-la-Romaine – a French city with an amazing former Roman theatre built in the year of 20 BC where some 6000 people could entertain themselves. But the village also got a preserved old city including famous bridge. Read More >>>

France | Travel 2007 | Travel Story | City

Verdun

The name Verdun will till the end of times be attached with the gruesome experiences of WW1. The city itself was bombed into ruins during the world war and on the battlefields around the city thousands of French but also German soldiers died in the mud. You can visit those and the citadel museum in the city. Read more >>>

France | Travel 2010 | Travel Story | Sight