Belfort Travel: France
Belfort is a town and commune of northeastern France, prfecture (capital) of the Territoire de Belfort dpartement in the Franche-Comt rgion. Population (1999): 50,417. Approximately 80,000 including suburbs.
Attractions in Belfort
Belfort is the home of The Lion of Belfort, a sculpture by Frdric Bartholdi expressing people’s resistance against the siege in the Franco-Prussian War (1870)
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Besançon is a French city in the département of Doubs, of which it is the préfecture. Population (1999): 122,308. Besançon is the capital of the Franche-Comté région of France, a région including the four départements of Doubs, Haute-Saône, Jura and Territoire de Belfort. As such, it is the seat of the Franche-Comté regional council, and the regional préfecture (government offices).
Attractions in Besançon
The city is renowned for having one of the most beautiful historic centres of any major town in France. The old town, "la Boucle", is enclosed in a broad horse-shoe of the river Doubs, which is
Tourcoing Travel: France
ourcoing is a city and commune of northern France, in the Nord département, located near the cities of Lille and Roubaix and the Belgian border. Population (1999): 94,204.
Roubaix Travel: France
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Many years ago there was a 1:1 reproduction of one of the famous caves of Lascaux (France), which cannot be visited, at the Roemer-Pelizaeus-Museum. Lascaux apparently has incredible reproductions of cave paintings.
Contact Address
Grote de Lascaux, Semitour Perigord,
25 rue du President Wilson,
BP 1024, 24001 Periguex Cedex,
France
Ph. : (05) 5335 5010, Fax : (05) 5306 3094
Opening Dates and times
Sept-Jun : Tues-sun : 09.30-18.30 pm
July-Aug : Daily : 09.00-20.00 pm
Entrace Fees are FFr50 for adults, FFr25 for child bet 6-12 yr and Free for child under 6.
Saint-Nazaire Travel: France
Saint-Nazaire is a city and commune in the Loire-Atlantique département of France, of which it is a sous-préfecture. It is a major harbor, on the right bank of the Loire river estuary, near the Atlantic Ocean.
