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The Delights Of Rustic France

When glittering city lights fail to impress you and the teeming crowds only arouse a sense of bewilderment and disquiet, then it is time for you to collect a few essentials and head for cleaner, fresher, and greener climes. It is hard to imagine that a short train trip can take you away from sleek Paris to the charming villages of ski accommodation, and chasms of Chartreuse, the verdant rolling hills of or to the dramatic landscape of the Eastern Pyrenees.

French countryside has a lot to offer to one who is wishes to get away from the usual tourist spots. A visit to Dordogne, in the fall season, means feasting your eyes on a landscape that is vibrant with color. The Cevennes-Mont-Lozere region, with its craggy crests and shaded valleys, rivers and woods, is ideal for those who like hiking and nature activities.

You must try the ham at Lorraine, scallops at Brittany, oysters and mussels at Sete, and the finest sausages at Toulouse. Top quality cheese is plentiful in rural France and you must savor some, especially the Camembert de Normandie and the Epoisses de Bourgogne among the other delicious varieties.

The French countryside can be also explored because of the many points of historical interest. Castles like the Chateau de Chenonceau in the Loire valley or the Chateau Lagorce in Bordeaux are eloquent witnesses to a grand epoch in French history. The beautiful Romanesque churches and ruins of Saint-Emilion in Comments are closed!