- From
- world
- class
- wine
- and
- delectable
- delicacies,
- to
- iconic
- structures
- and
- a
- culture
- of
- brooding
- romance;
- whether
- it's
- described
- as
- chic,
- rude,
- sexy
- or
- snobby,
- everyone
- has
- an
- opinion
- about
- France.
- As
- French
- general
- and
- writer
- Charles
- de
- Gaulle
- once
- famously
- said,
- “how
- can
- anyone
- govern
- a
- nation
- that
- has
- two
- hundred
- and
- forty-six
- kinds
- of
- cheese?”
- Beyond
- a
- reference
- to
- France's
- famous
- cheese
- spectrum,
- running
- the
- gamut
- from
- wheels
- of
- creamy
- camembert
- to
- ripened
- Roquefort,
- de
- Gaulle's
- words
- perfectly
- capture
- the
- lure
- of
- this
- country's
- timeless
- and
- multi-faceted
- culture,
- a
- tapestry
- constantly
- changing
- from
- region
- to
- region,
- from
- north
- to
- south,
- and
- yet
- filled
- with
- a
- very
- distinctive
- 'je
- ne
- sais
- quois',
- or
- 'I
- don't
- know
- what',
- a
- seduction
- which
- keeps
- the
- world
- travelling
- back
- for
- more,
- year
- after
- year.
- So,
- what
- is
- that
- certain
- something?
Maybe
- it's
- France's
- architecture
- known
- the
- world
- over,
- entrenched
- in
- history
- and
- folklore:
- here,
- you
- can
- fulfil
- dreams
- of
- scaling
- the
- Eiffel
- Tower,
- its
- looming
- iron
- lattice
- anchoring
- the
- whole
- of
- Paris
- together
- as
- the
- capital's
- stoic,
- structural
- symbol;
- you
- can
- marvel
- at
- royal
- Châteaux
- in
- the
- Loire
- Valley
- and
- stay
- at
- a
- restored
- farmhouse
- in
- the
- sunny
- south
- of
- France.
- Whichever
- way
- you
- turn
- here,
- you're
- bound
- to
- be
- faced
- with
- an
- iconic
- piece
- of
- history,
- standing
- tall,
- or
- all
- the
- way
- down
- to
- face
- level
- with
- the
- unfalteringly
- familiar,
- France's
- smaller
- towns,
- with
- their
- cute,
- village
- square
- markets
- and
- lace-curtained bistros.
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