France

The capital of France is Paris and has some of the most famous monuments in the world. The Eiffle Tower and the Arc de Triomphe are the most well known. Travel Online brings you some of the best holiday accommodation options and detailed traveller information on France. Holidays to France could involve sightseeing in many regions, including along the French Riviera and staying at one of the many resorts in this region. French food is considered a national treasure and should not be missed. France has a vast range of hotel and resort accommodation styles - deluxe and luxury resorts to budget hotels and comfortable suites.

In the Alps near the Italian and Swiss borders is western Europe's highest point - Mont Blanc (4,810 m). The forest-covered Vosges Mountains are in the northeast, and the Pyrénées are along the Spanish border. Except for extreme northern France, the country may be described as four river basins and a plateau. Three of the streams flow west—the Seine into the English Channel, the Loire into the Atlantic, and the Garonne into the Bay of Biscay. The Rhône flows south into the Mediterranean. For 161 km, the Rhine is France's eastern border. In the Mediterranean, about 185 km east-southeast of Nice, is the island of Corsica.

France has 1,500 miles of beaches lining 3 major bodies of water: the Mediterranean, the Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel. Altogether more than 35 million people enjoy France's beaches in any given year.

France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. In recent years, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common exchange currency, the euro, in January 1999. At present, France is at the forefront of efforts to develop the EU's military capabilities to supplement progress toward an EU foreign policy.