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All about School Tours to France

Author: Jake Brown


History classes can visit the World War 1 and World War 2 Battlefields and learn about the history that happened there. It can be very educational. Disneyland tours in Paris is ideal for ICT classes looking into how the rides are operated via electrical instructions and how Disney films are created through the process of animation and computer graphics. It can also provide a chance to learn about its culture including fashion, music, art, cuisine and language so is ideal for any student.


There are many cities and locations around France that are popular as part of school tours. The Somme area is particularly good for history as it features the Vimy Ridge, Welsh Dragon Memorial Mametz Wood, Lochnagar Crater and the Battlefields. Brittany is great for language trips because it is a very beautiful and popular resort with safe, sandy beaches, water sports, tennis, riding, scuba diving and a heated sea water swimming pool. Normandy is another ideal location for history students because of its World War 2 Battlefields and the D Day Landing Beaches.


If you are looking for somewhere to study art and history then Dieppe is the place for you. It preserves and promotes its history and heritage and is a very welcoming town. There is a harbour, lots of shopping, local markets and a beach. For day trips and shorter stays, Boulogne and Cote d'Opale may be a better choice as it is less than an hour from Calais. Boulogne is known for its fine arts and history and boasts one of France's most important fishing ports.


Lille Christmas Market is another popular school excursion and the town has a good reputation for fashion, design and décor so ideal for art and design students. There are great shopping facilities available too.


Other great places for (French School Trips) are Paris, Futuroscope, Parc Asterix and Strasbourg. Parc Asterix is a French theme park suitable for all ages and offers an educational experience. It helps to make learning fun and is easy to get to from Britain because it is based in the North. Futuroscope is great for technology students and includes a massive Imax 3D cinema, a 360 degrees Cinema and a High Resolution Cinema with lots of other fun and educational things to do.

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I'm a writer on children's hobbies and interests. Also I like to write about educational school travels and tours that might be helpful for student's growth. Websites like www.voyagerschooltravel.com can help you plan out these education tour or other global destinations.

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A Visit To Provence France

Author: Carolyn Clayton

Provence France is a rather beautiful place, with many things to offer. It has a very old history which dates back to the prehistoric times, and then on down through the ages. This can be seen in many of the buildings and architecture which are dotted throughout this area.

Provence is situated in the South East region of France, it reaches eastward to the Alps and extends westwards towards the Rhone Valley. It sits on the edge of the Mediterranean in the southern area and reaches towards and borders the previous province of Dauphine.

It is a place which tends to have its own kind of language, artistic talents, social and intellectual pursuits. Many famous painters have put brush to canvas here, and this would include the prehistoric cave painters of the Cosquer Cave. It is a place for people from all over the world to come and enjoy what it has to offer.

Its cuisine is interesting and varied and it has its own traditional dishes such as Ratatouille and Bouillabaisse. As it has a varying climate that can sometimes be warm and dry, and with a percentage of its landscape being reasonably rugged, it has created its own food dishes from what has thrived in this kind of region.

Many other agricultural industries are now practiced and this has added to the cuisine experience. As Provence has a small area of good arable land, it can be quite interesting to see vineyards interspersed with flowers, fruit and olive tree groves. The lavender fields when in bloom add to the attraction and beauty of the wonderful countryside and landscape.

Staying in one of the different houses in Provence when on a holiday can be an experience on it own. There is some absolutely charming accommodation to be found in village houses, cabanons, country properties, villas and many other places which are often available. Many of the country properties etc., are situated reasonably close to some of the towns and villages.

Provence has many things to offer, with its beautiful landscape, its special wines, and the many types of foods it has to taste. There are a great number of interesting places to visit and some exciting things to see and do. Provence has some very famous places such as Nice and the French Riviera, Monaco, Avignon and the Camargue near the towns of Arles and Saintes Maries de la Mer. These are just a few of their famous places and there are many more to see.

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Boutique Provencale offer a huge range of French Syle gifts and home accessories including beautiful french home decor.

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Touring The Battle Sites Of France

Being a student of history I have always wished to visit France on a historical trip. Unlike Britain, continental Europe is seemingly more in touch with its history and France in particular carries an air of splendor not present in many other European countries. If you are planning to undertake a similar trip my advice is to fly and drive. Car hire in France is readily available, and flying always starts the holiday with a bit of flare.

I would be taking the girlfriend and with my deal breaking skills I had managed to secure a week of touring for two days in Paris. Flying into Charles de Gaulle we would stay in Paris and do the romance thing before we acquired a hire car. This was my penance for dragging her round the battlefields and cemeteries of the First World War and the glorious buildings and sites of the medieval period.

After a few days of romance in the capital we contacted the car hire firm, they would deliver the car to our hotel and we could deposit it at a different destination later in the holiday. On leaving the bustling metropolis of Paris on a scorching summer's day I was glad this hire car had air conditioning, it truly made all the difference.

First on my list of places to go was Rouen, this city had always captured my imagination as the place where Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake. As we followed the Seine from Paris the car swallowed the road in front of us, luckily the car hire company had given us something a little racy. Rouen had been one of the finest and most prosperous cities in medieval Europe, with some fabulous examples of Gothic architecture it as at the top of the list for places to see.

The outstanding Notre Dame Cathedral dominates the city despite its almost complete destruction during the D-day offensive. As we arrived I insisted that we should park the hire car and walk into this fantastic city, with its half timbered buildings and gothic architecture at every turn it takes you back to a different age, an age where Britain still had continental possessions. The feeling of the city has remained, despite modernity creeping in; it retains its medieval essence.

After spending a night soaking in the culture of this magnificent city we headed to the next stage of the journey, I would advise any fan of history to visit the sites of the Great War, as a constant reminder of the brutality of war they offer a poignant reminder of nastier side of humanity. Next on the itinerary would be Arras, as a town near the Western Front it contained many cemeteries and would give a representation of the horror of the war to end all wars.

This is where the hire car came in very useful, as up country from the town laid the striking Vimy Memorial, representing the Battle of Vimy Ridge, an offensive launched as part of the wider Battle of Arras, its eerie serenity belied the slaughter that had occurred here ninety years earlier. Added to this the town itself had some beautiful Gothic architecture most notably the guildhall, not to mention a huge array of fine restaurants and cafes.

Close by to this town is the field of Agincourt, literally a field now, without a hire car it would be impossible to view this site. The scene of Henry V's most recognized battle it offered those with a semblance of nationalism the delight of seeing one of the greatest English victories in history.

As our trip came to a close we headed to Calais, here we would deposit the hire car and board the Eurostar for the trip under the channel back to England. Despite the girlfriend's protestations of having to endure a week of historical touring, she had ultimately enjoyed it. I would advise this kind of trip to anyone, whether a history lover or not, using a car hire service and touring the French countryside gaining knowledge about our nation's past conflicts is too worthwhile an opportunity to pass up.

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