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Corcega is a French island in the Mediterranean, south of the Riviera and west of Tuscany. It consists of eight regions: the East Coast, the region of Bastia, the South, the Great Valinco, Ajaccio region, the West, and the Center Balagne. It is divided into two departments: the Upper Corsica and South Corsica with Bastia and Ajaccio as capital.
En la Isla de Córcega la gastronomía es muy significativa; la charcutería, los productos del mar, las castañas, los quesos y los vinos, son unos de los mejores posicionados en las preferencias de lugareños y visitantes. Entre sus platillos típicos están: Prisuttu (jamón crudo de cerdos semisalvages alimentados con bellotas y castañas), coppa (embutido ahumado a base de lomo), salame (salchichón) y aziminu (bullabesa corsa). En lo que se refiere a quesos, los hay de cabra y de oveja, el más conocido es el Brocciu (queso fresco). Sin omitir los vinos corsos ricos en aromas y sabores, se destacan los de Cap Corse y Patrimonio (blancos, tintos, dulces o secos).
THE HISTORY. In this fantastic island famous people have emerged as Pascal Paoli, Sampiero Corso, Robert Antelme and Napoleon Bonaparte. "The only recognize by their smell ...", this is how the latter, referred to Corcega
The history of Corsica is very appealing, in antiquity was invaded by the Greeks and Romans, in the Middle Ages, it was occupied by the Franks, Saracens, Byzantines ... later by the Pisans and the Genoese. After The Forty Years War that broke out in 1729, with peasant movements, Genoa signature on 15 May 1768 the Treaty of Versailles by which the Republic of France cedes sovereignty of the island provisional
In Corsica the official languages are French and Corsican.
return for rent year. In 1789, integrates 5
Corsica to France and finally in 1970, becomes the 22nd French region.
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Of the major islands of the Mediterranean, Corsica is the most mountainous, with more variety of woods, vineyards, a scrub, a regional natural park. The Scandola (first reserve land and sea from France). The Biguglia Pond, hundreds of nesting waterfowl. Rocks are also red, black and
Santa Giulia Corsica beach: Santa Julia of Corsica
St. Julia of Corsica is a lovely white beach and gulf blue. St. Julia of Corsica is 8km south of Porto Vecchio and is one of the most prized of Corsica.
Ghisonaccia beach Corsica: Ghisonaccia
Palombaggia
Palombaggia is a beach with fine sand. Palombaggia is water transparent blue and emerald green. Palombaggia is among the best beaches in Corcega. Palombaggia is 10km from Porto Vecchio, the beach is public although parking charges
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Ghisonaccia beaches are on the coast of almost 100km of unbroken beaches joining Bastia and Solenzara. The people of Ghisonaccia is located a few kilometers inland.
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If anything represents tourism in France more than anything else, is the Eiffel Tower, is a remarkable structure built by French engineer Gustave Eiffel on the occasion of the Universal Exposition of 1889 in Paris. Despite having been criticized by the time it opened, today is undoubtedly the flagship of tourism monument in France. With a height of 300 meters and a weight of 7300 tons, from the top of this construction can be seen throughout the city of Paris and see the architecture of houses in some areas remains the same for 150 years. The Eiffel tower you can enjoy a tourist attraction that offers restaurants, shopping and even a museum. Reach the Eiffel Tower easy task since all transportation reach it (although some, such as Metro, have their nearest station a few blocks away).
The different sections of the tower have walking access to using the elevator. However, the height does not allow access by foot and it can only be reached by elevator. Those who climb the tower on foot shall pay 5 euros while the elevator to rise by pay 10 euros. The Eiffel Tower elevators are highly secure and reliable.
Located in the city of Paris on Avenue Champe-ÉlysÊes, this famous monument created in 1806 by the architect Jean Chalgrin by order of Napoleon in order to devote to his troops after the battle of Austerlitz took 30 years to complete (1836). The 50 meters high and 45 wide that has the Arc de Triomphe are dedicated to military glory of France. On the inner faces of the monument can read the names of 559 French generals and the exterior, the French revolutionaries and the military victories of Napoleon I. Ed over one of the four pillars of the arch you can see a statue at his feet you can see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which has an inscription that reads "Here lies a French soldier who died for the Fatherland 1914-1918". This tomb is accompanied by a symbolic torch.
If you prefer to make the ascent on foot, do not forget to get your ticket to the summit on the second floor. The ticket is required to use the elevator which is the only means of access to the top. You can also use the second floor to eat in the restaurant of the viewpoint Torreo.
Inside the Arc de Triomphe is a museum that tells the story of the same arc and its construction process. This tourist attraction since its roof also offers a beautiful view of Paris, especially at night. When one thinks of sightseeing in France is forced is to visit the Arc de Triomphe and that is one of the most beautiful architectural works of France.
It is advisable to take a coat with you when you go up to the tower. While visiting Paris in summer, 300 meters high the temperature drops much.
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Depending on the time of year, time of visit to this historical monument is 10.00 to 22.30 or 23.00. The climb up stairs to the terrace of the Arc de Triomphe is exhausting, so it is advisable not to go to visit later in the day when you are already tired from a Jordanian tourist. However, as the night view from the arch is so wonderful perhaps worth the effort to visit at night and have an opportunity to see the City of Lights from a strategic point of Paris. The entrance to the Arc de Triomphe is 8 euros for adults, $ 5 for youth aged 18 to 25 years and free for children under 18 years. Furthermore, in the months from October to April from the entrance is free for everyone on the first Sunday of each month.
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It was a fortress housing the kings of France and is now one of the most important museums in the world. Among the 300,000 pieces of art with which the Louvre has found the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo. These stunning pieces of art stable infinity we add new pieces coming temporarily to the museum on the occasion of some kind of exposure. The Louvre Museum is doubly attractive in relation to tourism in France: not only is itself a structure of interest but sets pieces of art from around the world. To do this the museum is divided into several thematic sections: Islamic Art and Oriental Antiquities, Egyptian Antiquities, Antiquities Greek, Etruscan and Roman sculptures, objets d'art, paintings, graphic arts, history of the Louvre and Art of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas.
Schedules that manages the museum are so complex that should have them recorded somewhere to avoid confusion-The museum is open every day except Tuesdays and certain public holidays. The museum opens at 9:00 and closes at 18:00 on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays and on Wednesdays and Fridays 21.45. The museum's ticket office closes at 17.45. The ticket price is too complex: they summarize what's under 18 get free daily and admission is free for everyone on the first Sunday of each month. Beyond this, the entry costs about 7 euros (more or less depending on the day).
This cathedral located in the city of Paris dates from 1163 and is built in a Gothic style that gives a beautiful appearance particularly its western facade. This pillar of tourism in France is one of the most visited attractions by tourists.
The entrance to the cathedral is free but you have to wait a bit because there are long lines of visitors. The cathedral of Notre-Dame is open daily from 08:00 to 19:00
Islam Art Collections, Sculpture, Egyptian antiquities, Greek antiquities, Etruscan and Roman. They are in the mezzanine. The collections of sculptures, Oriental Antiquities, Egyptian Antiquities, Antiquities Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art in Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas are located on the ground floor. Collections of objects of art, Egyptian antiquities, Greek antiquities, paintings and graphic arts are on the first floor. The collections of French paintings, graphic arts and French Drawings, Paintings German, Flemish and Dutch Drawings German, Flemish and Dutch paintings and Germanic, Flemish, Dutch, Belgian, Russian, Swiss and Scandinavian are located on the second floor.
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castles are a set of located on the banks of the Loire River dating from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This river runs through the towns of Orleans and Nantes. You can do the course in different modes of transport by sea being the favorite of those engaged in tourism in France. The beauty of the castles and how different they are from each other tourists left shocked after a unique experience not only for the majesty of the buildings but by the quantity of known castles in one day. Especially for non-European tourists, this excursion is formidable: perhaps after spending a lifetime without seeing a castle rather than on television or in photographs passed to see a large set of the most beautiful castles in the world in the course of a few hours .
The Palace of Versailles was the official residence of several kings of France and is one of the world's most beautiful palaces. The architecture presented so particular and extraordinary luxury that has been built (and maintained through the centuries) will absolutely impressed visitors.
The Mont Saint-Michel is one of the most impressive sights of the country to the point that tourism can not be done in France without going through the Mont Saint-Michel. It is a rocky island that houses a medieval abbey of a majestic architecture. The phenomenal rise is not only the beauty of the building and the strangeness of the place has been lifted but if you spend some hours there you can see how the way that you've passed quietly to enter the abbey began to be covered by the rising tide to completely cover the island and leave the building with the appearance of floating in the ocean. No wonder three million two hundred thousand tourists visit the Mont Saint-Michel each year..
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On the hill of Montmartre (Paris) is this basilica built in honor of those killed in the Franco-Prussian War. The construction of this fabulous building took from 1875 to 1919 and is today one of the main attractions of the French capital. 80 meters high and four massive domes eloquently express the beauty of the architecture of Roman and Byzantine style with which it was designed. A peculiar feature of the SacrĂŠ Coeur (Sacred Heart, in Spanish) is hosted inside a bell called Saboyarde that is 3 meters in diameter and weighs 26 tons.
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The Catacombs of Paris (in French Les Catacombes) is one of the most famous Parisian cemeteries, Francia.Consiste in a network of underground tunnels and rooms located in what, during the Roman era, were limestone mines. The mines were converted into a common cemetery in the late eighteenth century.
Its official name is "Les carrières de Paris" in French, but are widely known as "the catacombs". Although comprising only official visit of the fourteenth mines "arrondissement", or fourteenth municipality, there are also mines in the fifth, sixth, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth arrondissement
Using these worn mine for storage of human bones, was established in 1786 by Monsieur Thiroux Crosne, lieutenant general of police, and Monsieur Guillaumont, inspector general of mines, all that excess mainly due to human remains that filled the city's cemeteries, 1 while Les Halles district was suffering from diseases due to contamination due to improper handling of these bodies, especially in the Cimetière des Saints-Innocents (Cemetery of the Innocents).
Remains from the cemetery Saint Nicolas des Champs were the first to be moved. Corpses of deaths caused by disorders in Place de Greve, the Hôtel de Brienne, and Rue Meslée were put in the catacombs on 28 and 29 August 1788.
Approximately 15 months were needed to move millions of bones from many cemeteries, which took place at night, across town in carriages, ending in the 1870s, accumulating the remains of about 6 million parisienses.2
15 9 The catacomb walls are covered in graffiti dating from the eighteenth century onwards. Victor Hugo based his famous novel Les Miserables in the knowledge that he had about the tunnel system comprising the catacombs. In 1871 the Paris Commune killed a group of monarchists in one chamber. During World War II Parisian members of 16 the French Resistance used this system túneles.3 Similarly, during this period, German soldiers established an underground bunker in the catacombs below Lycée Montaigne, a high school in the sixth arrondissement.
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