11 countries, 31 days, 1 continent
France
- Capital: Paris
1. Climate
The oceanic and Mediterranean effects influence France's climate the most. The climate of the country's predominant part is mild winter oceanic, the peculiarities of the continental climate appear on areas however far from the seacoasts. The climate of the Mediterranean coast is characteristically Mediterranean, at the same time on the taller highlands, a diverse high mountain climate took shape on the Alpine areas. Visitors who come here may face most different weather in the country's different parts in a year. The Mediterranean area's climate differs from the rest of the regions' significantly. Here the mildest one is the winter (the average temperature of the coldest month is 6-8 °C), while on the moderation onto warm summer months 22-24 °C average temperatures features. In a July and August frequent here the summer dryness, when some is a month on his row merely 10–30 mm moisture falls. The sun burns much more in the summer months on France's noon counties.
The water of the sea on the Mediterranean coasts in August the warmth, 23-25 °C-os, but in a June and 21-23 may warm up in a July to °C. Provence which can be hit on France's noon part one of the characteristic meteorological peculiarities of a province the many times through days blowing, unpleasantly strong north wind, the mistral, that primarily in winter. The Mediterranean Sea coast, on summer afternoons often 29 to 32°C rise in temperature, so cotton and especially summery dress is appropriate. It is natural, that - primarily on the seaside beaches - wearing a cap, a hat may be necessary.)
2. Flora
On the Mediterranean coast and in South France there is Mediterranean vegetation. Evergreen oak groves, stone pines, cypresses and olive trees the characteristic drought-resistant plants of the landscape. The holm-oak spread everywhere, the cork-oak primarily on the gritty surfaces can be found. The forests bush forests, maquis and garigue arose because of deforestation and grazing on much place-okay it was replaced. The Vizcayai-bay done seaside pinewoods cover the dunes here and there.
3. National parks
7 national parks belong to the network of the national parks in France. Their full area is 3710 km². They have 7 million visitors annually. There are protected areas with a lower level in the country apart from the national parks.
The national parks:
Cévennes National Park (in noon France, name-giving the Cévennes mountain range) Écrins National Park (in Alpok); Guadeloupe National Park (the ambush beer Antilles Guadeloupe, which France is, overseas county); Guiana Amazonasi Park (in South America French in an overseas county); Mercantour National Park (in Alpok, near the sea) Port-Cros National Park (Francia Riviera, islands and mainly sea); Pyrénées National Park (in Pireneusok); Réunion National Park (Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, the island France's overseas county); Vanoise National Park (in Alpok, is linked to Gran Paradiso National Parkkal in Italy regionally).
4. Natural world heritage
The undermentioned French landscapes figure on UNESCO world heritage list:
• Girolata degree, Porto degree, Scandola National Reserve and on Piana Calanques Korzika
• Pyrenees - with Spain common
• Lagoons of New Caledonia
5. Culture
Marianne, the national symbol of France , the Gallo-cap figure of the woman, who is also the freedom and symbol of the French Revolution. Gallic cock was the previous symbol, the symbol of reckless courage.
6. Cultural world heritage
French's contribution to the world's cultural heritage huge. The undermentioned list implies the places declared by UNESCO cultural world heritage.
• Notre-Dame cathedral (Chartres) - Gothic cathedral
• The Vézère-Valley painted caves - prehistoric man residences from different ages
• Mont-Saint-Michel and gulf - Benedictine abbey in Normandy, at the time of a tide island
• Versailles castle - XIV. Lajos's palace
• Vézelay,saint Magdalena abbey - Benedek order abbey
• Fontenay Cistercian abbey - Cistercian abbey
• Fontainebleau castle and his park
• Arles Roman age and Romanesque ancient monuments
• Arc-et-Senans his royal salt furnace
• Place Stanislas, Place but la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy
• On Saint acid one sur-Gartempe his abbey
• Dot du Gard - Roman age water pipe
• Strasbourg historical centre
• Parisian Szajna-part
• Bourges cathedral
• Avignon historic centre with the palace papal
• Canal du midi - sailing channel
• Carcassonne historical fortress city
• Pyrenees - with Spain common natural and cultural world heritage
• Santiago but Compostelába the France section of a driving pilgrimage
• Lyon historical old town
• Saint-Emilion his courthouse
• Loire valley Sully-sur-Loire and between Chalonnes
• Provins, medieval dealer city
• Port but la Lune, Bordeaux
•Vauban across planned fortifications
7. Sport
Football, cycling, Formula-1, rallying, tennis.
8. Sights
• Paris: Eiffel tower, triumphal arch, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Garnier palace, Notre-Dame cathedral, Sacré-Cœur cathedral, Sorbonne, freedom sculpture, Panthéon, Sainte-Chapelle, Madeleine church, Place des Vosges, saint Jakab tower, royal palace, Parisian big mosque, Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, Pompidou centre, Musée Rodin, Musée du Montparnasse, Musée Cluny, Musée Picasso Disneyland.
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