frommers.com:
Built on the site of a church that burned in 1211, it was intended as a sanctuary where French kings would be anointed.
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New Year's Day (January 1) May Day / Labor Day (May 1) All Saints' Day -Christian (November 1) Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11) Christmas -Christian (December 25) Cost.
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Visit Chambord (1 day), which is perhaps as grand as Versailles and has as many chimneys as there are days in a year, and the château at Amboise (1 day), which was home to four French kings.
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The most famous event in the cathedral's history was the coronation of Charles VII, with Joan of Arc at his side, on 17 July 1429.
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Luxembourg and Lorraine ,the French region of Champagne-Ardennes is famous for its bubbly wine: the one and only real champagne.
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It was there that was kept the Holy Ampulla ( Sainte Ampoule )containing the Saint Chrême ( chrism ), which was said to have been brought by a white dove (the Holy Spirit )at the baptism of Clovis in 496 ,and was used for the anointing ,the most important part of the coronation of French kings.
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After a few days in Paris take the TGV to Lyon, then onto Montpellier and/or Nimes, then to Bordeaux, then back to Paris.
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There are lots of ways from Charles de Gaulle to the city, from shuttle trains to an assortment of poky public buses, private shuttles and taxis.
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Along with nearby ?pernay, it is the most important centre of champagne production.
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New Year's Day (January 1) May Day / Labor Day (May 1) Bastille Day -France (July 14) All Saints' Day -Christian (November 1) Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11) Christmas -Christian (December 25).
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world66.com:
Bordeaux and the Atlantic Coast Central France and the Loire Valley Corsica Eastern France and Champagne Lyon, the Rhone valley and the French Alps Moulins Normandy & Brittany Northern France.
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The Chunnel has high-speed shuttle trains that whisk coaches from England to France.
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world66.com:
It was the place of coronations for French kings in memory of the baptism of Clovis by Saint Remi, probably on Christmas Day 498.
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frommers.com:
Home > Destinations > Europe > France > Champagne Country > Reims > Attractions > Basilique St-Rémi.
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wikitravel.org:
Reims (pronounced Rays ,also spelled "Rheims" in English), a city in northern France ,is perhaps best known for its cathedral, where generations of French kings were crowned.
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Student exchange to France for one year Hi there, I'm an Australian university student who's going on on exchange to study in France for one year and I'm having trouble deciding on which city to live in between Rennes and Lyon.
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Reims ,the capital of the region is the place to go if you are into bubbly.
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site, the best i've seen for schedules throughout Europe, is to go to the homepage of www.budgeteuropetravel.com and click on the link All European Railway Schedules or some such nomenclature and instantly pops up the English schedule page where you just put in Paris and Reims and the date and time you want to leave and you'll get all the schedules.
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If you haven't seen this before and enjoy visiting churches, mmonasteries and the great cathedrals of Europe, go back to the top and read every response, then add your own.
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frommers.com:
Home > Destinations > Europe > France > Champagne Country > Reims > Nightlife.
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fodors.com:
"...the roads are dangerous, the drivers go to fast and tailgate, there seems to be no police presence to catch all the unsafe drivers, etc...." You know I could have sorn I've heard the same thing about drivers in the US! I enjoyed driving in France last year; didn;t think any of the roads I used were dangerous and, frankly, didn't see anything during the week I was driving which I felt warranted any police intervention.
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Tracy and I finally succumbed and bought our Air Tahiti Nui flight (thanks Priceline) to Paris, where we will spend Christmas with millions of our Parisian friends.
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Joan of Arc's parents' names were Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Romée [12] in Domrémy ,a village which was then in the duchy of Bar (and later annexed to the province of Lorraine and renamed Domrémy-la-Pucelle). [13] Her parents owned about 50 acres (0.2 square kilometers) of land and her father supplemented his farming work with a minor position as a village official, collecting taxes and heading the local watch.
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Driving in France Post by: neuron, 03 Mar 08.
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wikitravel.org:
France is the world's most popular tourist destination (78 million in 2006) boasting dozens of major tourist attractions, like Paris , Côte d'Azur (the French Riviera ), The Atlantic beaches, The winter sport resorts of the Alps, The Castles of Loire Valley , Brittany : Mont Saint Michel.
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