WHEN THEY VISIT PARIS, connoisseurs know exactly where to get started at: Île de Saint Louis. Then, after breaking apart from the 'City of Love,' they know where to go. Let's discover some of their places of predilection.
» chamonix is the jewel of French Alps. She is gracefully located in a valley next to imposing and majestic mont blanc. She is the highest city in altitude in France. Her grandiose surroundings makes Chamonix highly valued by mountain fans and prized by snow enthusiasts. They eagerly want to do snowboarding, ski-touring, paragliding, or cross-country; but Chamonix is not about snow and ice only.
In summer time, you may ride a bicycle and experience scenes that stimulate and renew your relationship with Mother Nature and her stunning views that keep breathless people with sensibility or you may want to experience exhilaration doing white water sports. No matter which of those experiences you are willing to pursue, they will remain engraved in your heart and memory forever.
» champagne is approximately 100 miles from Paris. A region known for its sparkling white wine where "brothers! come quickly! i am drinking stars!" originated at when Monk Don Perignon drunk the wine with bubbles he just discovered. Champagne along other wine-regions produce an estimated 320 million bottles of wine and champagne each year. The majority of them are sold throughout the world.
» provence alpes côte d'azur stretches from the French Alps to the Mediterranean Sea. She has 300 to 315 days of sunshine which makes that region the warmest part in the European Continent. Provence is where well-known meals originate, and where exquisite wines from valleys Côtes de Provence and Côtes du Rhône go so well with those meals.
In addition, provence alpes côte d'azur is home to Perfume Country. As one approaches the area by car, aromas of Jasmin, Lavender, and oceans of flowers create an enthralling experience. The city of Grasse is the heart of it strategically located with short distances to Cannes, Nice, Antibes, and Saint-Tropez. One can celebrate beauty in 70 miles of scenic views of towns and beaches.
Everything one can do, see, smell, and savor can be found in Côte d'Azur. Your eyes are filled, your body is rejuvenated and revitalized, and your soul is lifted as you engulf yourself in the same palette of colors and sweet smells that fascinated visitors like Napoleon, Brigitte Bardot, Pablo Picasso, Catherine de Medicis, Elton John, The Beatles, and even Queen Victoria spent entire summers in Perfume Country.
Once you decide to walk away from all that Paris encompasses, there are sites that cultivate a mind and elevate the sole of those who possess qualities necessary to perceive. You now know where celebrities in the past have come to pamper themselves for all good reasons, and where today's connoisseurs travelers arrive in quest of the same reasons.
