Strasbourg is the perfect overture to all that is idiosyncratic about Alsace.
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Strasbourg is the perfect overture to all that is idiosyncratic about Alsace.
Swept violently by the winds, the Mont Ventoux has the highest summit in the Vaucluse. Topped with a white crest that gives it the illusion of eternal snows, its highest peak rises to 1912 metres.
Roman treasures, shady squares and plenty of Camarguais culture make Arles a seductive stepping stone into the Camargue.
This superb little feudal village perched on the tip of its promontory will enchant you with its typical Provencal picturesque setting.
Aix (pronounced like the letter X) is all class - its leafy boulevards and public squares are lined with 17th- and 18th-century mansions, punctuated by gurgling moss-covered fountains.
Milan is Italy's city of the future, a fast-paced metropolis where money talks, creativity is big business and looking good is an art form.
Italy's second-largest lake, Maggiore is one of Europe's more graceful corners. Arrayed around the lakeshore are a series of pretty towns like Stresa, Verbania, Cannobio and, on the Swiss side of the border, Locarno, and these serve as gateways to gorgeous Maggiore islands.
At the heart of the Haute-Savoie, in the Valley of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, mountains loom large almost everywhere you look.
Part of the Franco-Swiss Portes du Soleil region, Les Gets is one such traditional village in Haute-Savoie.
In summer the harbourside promenade of Lindau has a happy-go-lucky air, with its palms, bobbing boats and folk sunning themselves in pavement cafes.