Page 10 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - France

REASONS TO LOVE
FRANCE

DISCOVER Reasons to Love France every corner. Ask anyone from France and you’ll hear a different reason why
Its cuisine is delightful. It’s steeped in culture. Its history pops up round

they love their country. Here, we pick a few of our favourites.
1

THAT JE NE SAIS QUOI
Oh, that indefinable,
indescribable, irresistible…
What do you call it? France is
filled with intangible pleasures
and sybaritic moments that are
impossible to pin down.

MONT BLANC2

At 4,800 m (15,770 ft), Mont
Blanc is France’s highest, most
dangerous mountain, and a
magnet for mountaineers,
skiers and anyone who
enjoys winter sports.

3 FRENCH HISTORY

The French countryside is
littered with the debris of
its extraordinary past, from
battlefields and cathedrals to
prehistoric cave paintings and
ancient amphitheatres.

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