@@AlfgardVicAenorDuFayI lived and studied and worked in Paris for 40 years, then retired to the beautiful Landes (South West)10 years ago. I now miss Paris sooo much : my usual haunts, the architecture, the monuments, museums, shops...... even the metro!
@@AlfgardVicAenorDuFay let them go to Paris please... I can't stand tourists. Paris is lost. So is côte d'azur, let them do their Eiffel tower & saint tropez thing taking photos. The real country must stay safe. Our secret bases still remain unknown
If there is a Statue of Liberty in Colmar, it is because it is the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor who created it. I enjoy your videos, it’s always a pleasure to see you react.
Statue of Liberty has been designed by Bartoldi, but helped by Gustave Eiffel (Eiffel Tower). It has been a gift from France to USA. To thank France, USA made a replica about 10 meters high... You wil find it in one of the island of Paris, in the border of the Seine river...
It’s lovely to watch someone so passionate about architecture, history and culture. I love my country, France, but it is nice to see a foreigner who likes it too. 😊
For the "walking without a destination, walking is the destination" part, we have a verb for that : flâner. Walk, take your time, enjoy your surroundings, look at shop fronts, don't buy anything, don't do anything, just walk, relax, and enjoy. That's it.
I'm a Brit who has lived for 20+ years in France (Paris, Toulouse but mostly Lyon). I absolutely love it here. There's so much to see and do, so much variety and beauty. It's always great to watch someone react to vids about the country.
Bordeaux, Lyon, Paris, Marseille, Strasbourg, Vannes, Quimper, Mont Saint Michel, Bretagne, Auvergne, Vosges, Aquitaines, gorges d'Ardèche, châteaux de la Loire, calanques de Marseille.... Notre France est belle ! Et il me reste encore tant de choses à découvrir de mes yeux !
Wow ! Thanks, Mr Tyke ! I hope all Northern English people are like you : cooler than many southern ones, who bash France all the time... " 'Ey up " from Brittany !
J'ai 62 ans, j'ai été très souvent à Paris. Mon fils y habite. J'y étais encore il y a 2 semaines. Et pourtant j'ai encore découvert des choses incroyables, rien qu'en me promenant. Bien sûr il y a les classiques, Tour Eiffel, Champs Elysées, Arc de Triomphe, le Louvre, Montmartre, Notre Dame etc etc etc etc. Mais "il n'y a pas de destination, marcher est la destination" : vous avez tout à fait raison. Quant au reste de la vidéo, elle montre de très belles choses, mais il faudrait bien plus pour ne montrer qu'une infime partie de mon beau pays. Paris n'en est qu'un tout petit bout. J'aurais bien aimé voir un peu plus de la Corse (jetez un oeil sur Palombaggia), et je trouve bien dommage de ne pas avoir parlé de la Bretagne ! Vous semblez beaucoup apprécier la France. Nous vous en remercions. Merci pour vos commentaires. Venez nous voir, nous vous recevrons avec plaisir 🟦⬜🟥
I’ve toured France a few times from north to south , loved Carcassonne and I’ve been to two Celtic music festivals in Brittany but there’s so much still to see . I would love to stay there for 6 months , lived the country and the people . Respect from 🏴.
In my opinion, the best feature of being Belgian, is the ability to visit France easily (and as a traveler, so you just enjoy). I've had the chance that my parents took us in almost every part of it when i was a kid, and i always loved it. Often more than some holiday in a more exotic country (the common language probably help too). If you enjoy history, there's so much to see. My favorite thing to do is set a destination, and then stop at every historical and cultural places on the way. You're just never bored. I'm 30+ years now, and there's still so many things to visit on my list, and always in awe :)
I'm French and from a medieval town in Brittany (Dinan), which is a jewel located about 45 minutes from Mont Saint Michel. Currently, I live in the Loire Valley near Chambord Castle. I've lived in houses that are 200 or 300 years old my entire life, made of stone, which I know will still be standing long after I'm gone. It's very comforting to think that the things around you are timeless. It gives you a sense of security and stability. To answer your question from 11:24, it's actually both very normal and extraordinary. I don't know anything else but living in a town with a castle or going to a school that used to be an ancient convent. But at the same time, I never take it for granted. I'm still so amazed and in love with French cultural heritage that I became a historian. French people, in general, are in love with their country. I know some young French people might tell you they hate France and that it's not a nice country, but they don't realize how lucky they are. That's why I became a historian, to share my love for "old stones", which you seem to appreciate too 😊. You're welcome to visit France and discover more of its wonders. Secret treasures are everywhere 😉
As a Frenchman too, I go to Dinan every day, and it really is a magnificent town (even more so with the Christmas lights), as is the whole of Brittany, and indeed the whole of France !
oui, bon, ça demande de l'entretien aussi hein ! tout n'est pas rose !! surveiller la toiture ... les feuilles dans les gouttières ... faire ramoner ... rentrer le bois .... tailler le lierre ... une vraie vie de galéri .... mais nondidiou !!! que c'est bon 😁
I am totally in accord with you Connor. History, architecture, culture, food, wine, etc for me. You can keep your celebrities and shopping. Who cares? 😊
Nice reaction Connor! I love my country and we could make a similar video with 18 other places. It's frustrating to always see the same places by the way. I have seen almost all of them and I don't take them for granted. Every time I see Carcassonne I realize how lucky we are.
@@Searover749 St Malo is a very beautiful city too. I live in Montpellier but I see Carcassonne when I go to Toulouse and it take my breath away every time.
Did you know that France was the first country to recognize the United States independance, by King Louis XVI ? Yes, we can see Morocco from Gibraltar (it's only 14 Km / 8,7 miles wide) Mont-Blanc is shared between France and Italy. Its peak at 4,805.59 m / 15766 ft is the highest point of Europe (Caucasus included) The oldest cities of France are Beziers and Marseille (2700 years !), Narbonne founded by Romans as the Second Rome in 118 BC Lyon is the capital of french gastronomie You've got the right attitude about Paris ... just walk around and let yourself go as it comes ... Walking is indeed the destination and watch all around ... you can spend months and still discover something new.
Sur le continent européen il y a 5 sommets plus hauts que le Mont Blanc. L’Elbrouz, Le Dykhtau, Le Chkhara, Le Kochtan-Taou et Le Djangha dans le Caucase justement !
Louis XVI didn't just recognize US independance : he widely helped US in defeating the English army and navy ! Lafayette (Louisiana) was named from french general Lafayette, and Louisiana was named from Louis XVI...
For the "Take for granted" part, everytime my father went to a church or an historical site, he would touch the stone and close his eyes and say "feel the history in here son" I do the same now
France is so big that for a country that receives so many foreign visitors , there are places that are completely off the radar of tourists even though you’ll find castles , the most beautiful villages and amazing nature there. A lot of these places are known to the French but some less so, and because France is so big that even in summer they are never that crowded. In the south of France for example a lot of places are quite isolated too and off the beaten track but just amazing . For example I was reading an English guide book with amazing photos and maps that was quite detailed suggesting routes to take but left off amazing places just a few kilometres away.
They completly miss the roman triangle of the lower Rhone Valley with lots of roman architecture almost intact : Nîmes (maison carré, the best preserved full Roman temple, the roman arenas, the tower), antic theaters and Arenas in Arles, and of course the Pont du Gard…. There are lots of romans ruins all over France but this area is a concentration of roman Antiquity only matched in Italy and Greece.
Thank you for your kind comments, enthusiasm and open-mindedness! There is an American youtube channel that gives excellent advice to discover France, the most beautiful sites, its gastronomy etc. I'm French and I really like the advice they give. They are an American couple, the man is of French origin. He emigrated to the USA and married an American. Their UA-cam channel is called "Les Frenchies". In recent years, they have returned to live in France
First, I want to say thank you for you work; your comments about France in various videos are generally smart and accurate. Your interests prove you have an open mind. I am a French corporate teacher working in the USA since 28 years; along other subjects such as Business, Economy, Political Sciences, etc., I propose workshops to help people and VIP's in preparing a trip to France. As for example, in this Travel video they forgot to mention that Bartholdi who designed The Statue of Liberty was born in Colmar. To answer yours questions, yes France is the #1 world destination for tourists; also yes, one can see Morocco from some southern Spanish coasts (such as Tarifa). One final comment: I am sorry they didn't mention Burgundy (Bourgogne), capital Dijon, where I was born. Believe me, there is a lot to see in this region, such as castles, fortified villages, and superb valleys, besides a rich cuisine and superb wines that most experts consider as the best in the world - and also the most expensive of course. Sorry Bordeaux and California! :)
Hope to see you soon in our country and you have so much more to discover in our small towns, in our museums. France and Italy are two sisters, you have to discover it too. Our greek and latin heritage is huge, it lives in front of our eyes and in our minds. You are open minded and it’s a pleasure to see you reacting.
I live and grew up in a small village in Alsace and I go to Strasbourg very often. I even went to Uni there for a couple years. There's a documentary about the construction of the Cathedral, it's very interesting! There are many chateaux in France, not just along the Loire. The Alsace region has a bunch of them and also WW1 & WW2 memorials, museums, fortifications and bunkers that you can visit. There's so much more to see in France then just the big cities, go explore the small cities and villages. There are gems everywhere! I love my country. Mainland France is so diverse from East to West and North to South. Not to mention the others territories.
I grew up 45mins away from Carcassonne. Highly recommended to visit the castle :) But also you close from Toulouse and close from the Mediterranean Sea. Gruissan is a nice sea port, Narbonne an old city built by Roma. The Languedoc Roussillon isn’t a popular place for foreign tourists except for English, Dutch tourists from what I remember. A lot of wonderful wineries to visit is this area of France and great food.
Yes, the older the mountain range, the less jagged and "shorter" they become. So the oldest mountain ranges in the world (Australian Alps, Pyrenees, Appalachian) are usually shorter than are the newer (Himalayan, Andes, European Alps).
15:22 yes you are right. The sharper the mountains are, the younger they are (because less eroded). Alps are very young, in fact they are still under pressure with "plaque Adriatique" and African plaque, Jura a bit older, and Vosges are quite older. Dunno about Pyrenees, but they seem quite young for me (not as young as Alps though)
13:10 We have palm trees and cacti in Germany as well. Some kinds are pretty resilient and can withstand snow. I heard there are even some native cacti in Canada.
@fablb9006 There's an outdoor cacti garden in Horb am Neckar displaying many hardy cacti. And here in Stuttgart we have many palm trees around the TV tower and in the Wilhelma (I mean the outdoorsy ones ^^). It can be freezing cold in desert areas at night so maybe that's why many cacti can withstand the cold and being covered in snow as well 😊
The Strait of Gibraltar is only 9 miles long so yes you can see Morocco very well from Spain (well UK technically 😉). Versailles Castle property is very big around 12000 yard square. And there is other sites on the property that are less crowded and beautiful like Le Hameau de la Reine (the Queen Garden) and Le Grand Trianon (an other castle).
Promenade des Anglais - yes it does mean 'of the English'. Love, love, love France. We went to France every year for a month each time for about twenty years and only our own circumstances stopped us going. We travelled to every region and when not on holiday there, we would grab a few extra long weekends from work and go just to Paris. Happy days! PS if you go to Versaille Palace wear VERY comfortable shoes - it truly is vast.
@@Searover749 Yes, it's the original in New York! the Statue of Liberty was offered by the French people to the Americans as a sign of friendship in 1886
I live in Alsace, and there is lot of beautiful villages or ruins of old castles to visit. Look for exemple the military town of Neuf-Brisach to see fortress in star form. And, pretty rare for the time, his straits streets. Comme in Alsace, it will be a pleasure to show you the region.
I think he recalled the Corsica being sold by Genes right before the birth of Napoleon. He already watched many videos about France and Napoleonic wars.
Hi Connor! I've been watching your videos for quite some time now, and I always love to see your (and other people in the comments) point of view on our country, which, you seem to know quite a bit about! I live near Paris, but I am from Champagne-Ardennes (Reims, precisely) and I've always been to Dordogne on holidays when I was a kid. My father and I are both history lovers and he always tried to take me to historical places whenever he could. There are so many things to see in France, and it also depends on what you want to see or learn about! If you ever need some advice on what to visit when in France, feel free to ask! Also, I don't know if you know about this, but there's this "park" called Puy du Fou, that is really interesting to visit. It's all about our country's history through the years, with astonishing shows. There are some videos on UA-cam about it, you might like it! Looking forward to see you in your next video! 😊
The Liberty Statue was designed and built in 1871 by Auguste Bartholdi who is born and lived in Colmar, reason why there is a smaller copy in that town (and Paris too). Gustave Eiffel helped to the conception of the original statue which was offered to the USA in 1886 for the anniversary of the American independence, and is today worldwide one of the most known symbols for representing the USA, like the Eiffel tower is for France 😘
The big white castle in the Loire Valley is called the Château de Chambord. It was built during François the 1st's reign and designed by Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci even had a residence nearby, it's called Clos Lucé and you can visit it too. Clos Lucé is where many of Da Vinci's inventions are exposed. 😁
@NaelysBlack Chambord wasn't built by Da Vinci actually, you might be talking about Amboise instead, which he hasn't built either, but renovated. To make it short, François the first has commanded François de Pontbriand to "build" a palace in his honnor, Chambord.
@NaelysBlack « based on » and « designed by » are rather different. I have worked there and the staff there is so annoyed to hear that 1000 times every day
Climate : most people claim that the reason why France is milder than many other areas at the same latitude is because of the gulf stream, but it is actually far to be the main reason. The gulf stream is not the main reason why western Europe in general is less cold in winter than areas located at similar latitudes on the east coast of the USA. It is mostly because we are located on the west side of our continental landmass (Eurasia). Because the dominant winds come west to east due to earth rotation. This means that the western sides of continents tend to have dominant winds from the oceans, while the eastern sides have dominant winds from the inside of the landmass. If we compare france climate with the same latitudes on the western coast of north America instead of the eastern coast of north America there wont be such differences. For exemple I live in France at the latitude of 47°40, which is about the same latitude as Seattle, and, in fact we do have about the same winter temperature in Tours as in Seattle (average mini of 4°C and average maxi of 8-9°C). It means that the relative mildness of our winter temperatures here in northern France are not an exception, and are as expected for a city located on the western coast of a continent and located at 47°40, no need the gulf stream for this. The gulf stream would make a difference for the areas located further north in north-western Europe, such as Scotland or Norway. Without the gulf stream, those places would be colder than they are, but concerning France and south-western Europe it wont make much difference. What would be different in my city compared to Seattle, are the summer temperatures, which are in my city around 27c in daytime, while in Seattle it would be cooler, more around 22c. These higher temperatures are not due to the gulf stream (it would cool down the heat in summer and not make it warmer) but it is the presence of the Sahara desert located just 1000 miles south of us. The sahara is like a hot dust and sand ocean located below all of Europe, 5000 km wide. Its influence on European climate, especially on southern Europe (but not only) is huge, more important than the influence of the Atlantic. In summer, this boiling huge desert spread high pressures all over the mediterranean sea and big parts of Europe, drying the atmosphere and heating the mediterranean sea (which, as a almost closed sea tend to keep this heat and diffuse it during winter much way more than the gulf stream or the atlantic would do). The Sahara and the mediterranean sea makes the climate of south eastern France much dryer that what it should be, not necessarily milder, but dryer and sunnier. Which means that the presence of sahara+mediterranean sea somehow cancels the wet influence of the Atlantic. Those south eastern areas of France (Provence, côte d’Azur) are where the winters are the mildest, but also are the ones that have the least Atlantic influence, with almost no gulf stream at all. Those mediterranean regions are also protected from the cold eastern winds from the central parts of Eurasian continent by a serie of mountains ranges. So the reason of why palms, citruses, olives trees, and cactae can grows in the south east of France has nothing to do with the gulf stream (which would brings way too much wet for these plants of dry climates) but a lot to do with the fact that these regions are merely a few hundreds of miles from the world’s biggest hot desert, whose influence is somehow moderated by the mediterranean sea.
France with its main land and addition to that their outer territories it’s the most beautiful country on earth 🇫🇷💐🇫🇷. And 100 million tourists visiting France per year is the proof of that👏💐
The age of the mountains: In fact, it's very difficult to define because several factors come into play, the climate, the environment, volcanic zones, etc. We can't therefore precisely define the age of a mountain by its height, despite popular belief. For example, in France, the formation of the Massif Central began 500 million years ago and ended only 10,000 years ago. It's therefore at the same time a very young mountain and one of the oldest in the country.
34:54 It makes more sense than you think in the late 1800, some one wrote a book about the beauty of going for a walk, just for the sake of walking in the streets of Paris without going realy anywhere.
BONJOUR, CONNOR ! The Pont Saint-Bénezet, better known as the “Pont d’Avignon”, is a true feat of engineering! Built from the 12th century onwards, it once linked the two banks of the Rhône. The bearer of legends and a monument emblematic of the region, today it retains just 4 of the original 22 arches. In 1226, after the terrible siege to which Louis VIII subjected the city, three quarters of the bridge was destroyed. ALSO: There is a very famous children's song name after it.
C'est un tout petit échantillon de ce que propose la France... 😊On pourrait rajouter, entre autres incontournables , La Bretagne, le golf du Morbihan, St Malo. Sur la côte Ouest La Rochelle et l'île de Ré, Arcachon et son bassin avec le Dune du pilat, la côte landaise, Biarritz,les Pyrénées, la ville de Toulouse, Sarlat, Brive-la-Gaillarde ,Rocamadour, collonge la Rousse, le massif central et le Parc des Volcans d'Auvergne, la ville d'Uzes, Nîmes, Montpellier, Orange Arles, la camargue , le pont du Gard, Aix en Provence, Gordes, Toute le côte d'Azur, Dijon, l'abbaye de Cluny , le Nord avec la ville de Lille, la côte Normande , Deauville Honfleur etc etc etc...
thank you I am from Paris my family setteled down there in 1600 since 2000 I live in between Cannes and Saint Tropez, Gorges du Verdon is 40 miles away north. i LOVE FRANCE, 70 years old I went to all the places your video shows this country is just pure beauty. At 20 I discovered USA starting with NYC Boston Chicago L.A SFo and many other paces along the years (visited + staying 2 months every 2 years last was 10 years ago).I thought relocate several times but...France the food etc got me. Thanks again 👍😘1 advice enjoy readind a book of "géographie".
My grand mothers house in Morocco is in Tangiers. Facing the see, we can see Gibraltar and Spain VERY well😊 It’s only about 14km appart So yeah we also see the UK 🇬🇧 😅
Nice reaction Connor ! If you are interested, in l'Yonne, in Bourgogne, actually they are people building a medieval Castle, with the former knowledge and tools of the era : it's called Guédelon. its construction began in 1998, I visited it with my school, when i was a pre-teen. I will surely go back one day. Have a look ;)
I'm French and I'm from Paris, but I live in a small town closer to Versailles than Paris actually (the region is called Île-de-France, which literally means Isle or Island of France, also France's Island or Isle, because it comes from l'Île de la Cité, or the City's Island in the very city center of Paris, which is a real island surrounded by the Seine river obviously, even though it has bridges since then, where Notre-Dame's Cathedral can be found, in fact, and there are the departments too, which are the Yvelines for Versailles and where I live since I was 8, and Paris itself which is both a department on its own and a town, with 20 different arrondissements, each of them works kind of like a smaller town inside the big town, plus 6 other departments for the same region, which makes 8 in total with Paris alone and the Yvelines)...and I already went at least once, or more in some cases, to Cannes, Gorges du Verdon, Chamonix, Palace of Versailles, Corsica, Lyon, Loire Valley, Avignon, Nice and Paris. So I missed Colmar, Marseille, Carcassonne, Eze, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Mount Saint-Michel and Dordogne, for now, but one day I'll probably go there as well at least once in my life, hopefully...
@8:20 yes, one can definitely see Spain from Morocco, I never checked the other way around though… Got stunning panoramics from the heights of RN16 road between El-Biutz and Jbel Moussa, just north of Oued Rmel‘s Damm, showcasing the southern Spanish coast between Tarifa, Algeciras and Gibraltar.
Thank you for visiting us not once, but twice! We love tourists. I visited Normandy and the American resting place of war victims. I was awestruck by the story of France's libertation. I love how they say "chateau de versailles", and then just CORSICA, yes as in the whole island.
i live in britany , the same latitude as seatle . he never freezes here and never snows ; because of gulf stream . there are palm trees here . and we are aware of oldness and culture around us . my house is 200 yo and the church across the road was build in 1158, almost 900 yo
at 24:37, Amboise palace...the very small building at the back of the green area (3/4 right part of screen, behind some trees) is the grave (proven) of LEONARD DE VINCI
About skyscrappers, you'll see few of them only in Paris. They started to make them here between WW1 & WW2 and quite quickly people complained about them being annoying, killing the mood of Paris. And so there's a law / restriction about how tall a building can be. Maybe there's few of them here and there in big cities like Lyon but for sure they will look old. Spain and Marocco are very close, indeed you see them. From North of France, on clear day you can see English coast as well and it's further away (idk if you wanted that info but I felt like it sorry haha) Thanks for the video, it's really nice to see someone reacting genuinely without "annoying" prejuges :D
I think we'll have to make a crowfunding to allow Connor to visit Mt Saint-Michel, he seems so sad, nearly desperate, to not have visited it when he was in Normandy, twice ! About the sea, it is said that the sea is rising at the speed of a galloping horse.
If you like historical places like Carcassonne, then you need to visit also all the castles of the Loire with the most known Chambord, the preferred castle of,François 1er King of France. Of course there is also Chenonceau, Vaux-le-Vicomte, and Versailles of course.,
I am doing a trip in Avignon right now. Today, i visited " le Palais des Papes " and " le Pont d'Avignon " ( the bridge unfinished ) this was cool and streets' old city are beautiful.
From the extreme south of Spain you definitly can see the African continent (Morrocco), even not on a clear day. The distance of the strait is about 10 miles wide, but since there are big hills/medium sized mountains on both sides it is even more easy to see. There are regular ferry crossing companies, about one hour to cross the strait. I did this this october during my trip in Southern Spain, we took one ferry and spent a day in Tangers, 🇲🇦.
promenade des Anglais = stroll of the English. Has to do with Nice being a very popular touristic destination for the English end of XIX, beginning of the XXth century
27:10 This old incomplete bridge in Avignon dates from the Middle Ages and is very famous in France, throughout Europe and even in the world, it's part of the tour of many tourist agencies in the world. Its real name is "Pont Saint-Bénezet", but it's more simply called "Le Pont d'Avignon" quite simply. Built in the Middle Ages (start in the 12th century), it was the bad weather and various enormous floods of the Rhone that destroyed half of it until the 17th century. It was never completely rebuilt, replaced by more modern bridges over the city, but since the 17th century, its last 4 arches have been preserved and maintained as a historical monument of the city. It's very famous I said, so much so that there is a very old nursery rhyme (children's song, "Comptine" in French language), about it that all French kids have been learning at school for centuries. This "Comptine" begins with the words "On the Pont d'Avignon, we dance, we dance, on the Pont d'Avignon, we all dance in a circle,...", you can listen to it here ^^ -> ua-cam.com/video/knmRs0Oi8YA/v-deo.html
Vous êtes très calé en histoire et géographie de la France. Vous avez raison, les Alpes sont des montagnes jeunes, comme le Jura et les Pyrénées, nous avons aussi des massifs plus anciens : Massif Central, Massif Armoricain (Bretagne), Vosges et Ardennes. Pour le château de Chambord, vous avez pu compter 10 cheminées mais il y en a 282 en tout !
France as a whole deserves 2 good years of complete tourist immersion, including overseas territories. Good luck, because after Italy and then Spain also require a lot of time. Above all, you have to live and fully appreciate each moment of integration, as a good active observer. All roads lead to discoveries.
I don't have any videos to recommend, but if you're ever looking for beautiful architectural styles in France, look around Auvergne Romanesque art. You'll find some of the world's most beautiful churches in it, like Saint-Austremoine d'Issoire, but it's not very well known or promoted, unfortunately. It's just a little tip for your curiosity. By the way, if you've ever wondered what a church looked like in the Middle Ages, Saint Austremoine is one of the best possible examples, as it's one of the rare churches to have preserved all its original paintings (because yes, churches were almost entirely painted in the Middle Ages).
Thx, The city of Lyon is in the south-east of France, not at all close to Spain. It's a bit of a shame, but the format may be too short, but the Camargue and Auvergne are also interesting regions of France and much more special because of their unique landscape, which contributes to the incredible diversity of the land of France. Try the Camargue and the volcanic Auvergne.
29:30: Mont Saint Michel is a rocky Island in the middle of a huge sand bay (recovered by the sea during high water period)... That's why Monks have created their abbey, there... More than 8 hours of meditation every 24 hours... A must to see place... Rather in winter... In the season... It's over crowded... Promenade des Angais, Nice... Yes... English people were found of this sunny city... Beginning of the 20th century... They were looking for sun, they don't have in their country... So they were walking along the sea side... So the name... What is quite special with France is the variety of landscape, architecture style, from a part of the country to an other... We can explain that by many historical and cultural factors... Also neighbours countries influences... German, Italian (a lot), Spain... I've bisited quite a lot of countries... But (maybe, probably!) because i'm French... Diversity in France is unmatchable....
Lyon !! Pas leon !! Ville Française ou la gastronomie est au top !!!!👍🏻👍🏻 Très belle ville !!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 la France est un très beau pays avec la diversité des départements !!! Chaque régions est unique !!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤❤❤❤❤
Honestly, the glimmer and appreciation in your eyes is so heartwarming The original video is kinda weird, though! Its mixes up regions, towns, geological sites, palaces. That's a... choice 😅
Etant Française, j'ai déjà visité une partie de ces lieux. Il y a tellement de choses magnifiques à voir en France. J'habite en Nouvelle Aquitaine (région représentée par Bordeaux dans la vidéo), dans le marais Poitevin, qui a été aménagé par l'homme dès le XI siècle. Quand on se promène n'importe où en France, il y a un morceau d'Histoire à découvrir.
If it is warmer in Europe than in America, it's because of the Gulf Stream. A sea current goes up Africa before arriving towards Europe where it warms the continent, then it goes towards Greenland before going back down along the American coast where it cools the continent.
My hometown is missing from this : Toulouse 4th biggest city of France. It's knows as the pink city due to the red bricks the old buildings are made of. It's one of the most beautiful city in France. Elected best destination in the World for 2025
I am Moroccan From both Tangier and Ceuta we can see Gibraltar and Algeciras sometimes. I've been there many times, kind of impressive to be there and think that you're on the verge of a continent, looking at another one.
Côtes d’azur is a very beautiful place to visit, Cannes, Eze, Nice is only a small number of places to visit here, so much more to do. Also gorge du Verdon is not far away.
What is remarkable in France is that each region has different landscapes, architectures, cuisines, traditions... It's incredibly varied !
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Nous avons un pays magnifique ❤
Forget Paris, please, leave Paris... it's bad !
@@AlfgardVicAenorDuFayI lived and studied and worked in Paris for 40 years, then retired to the beautiful Landes (South West)10 years ago. I now miss Paris sooo much : my usual haunts, the architecture, the monuments, museums, shops...... even the metro!
@@AlfgardVicAenorDuFay let them go to Paris please... I can't stand tourists. Paris is lost. So is côte d'azur, let them do their Eiffel tower & saint tropez thing taking photos. The real country must stay safe. Our secret bases still remain unknown
If there is a Statue of Liberty in Colmar, it is because it is the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor who created it. I enjoy your videos, it’s always a pleasure to see you react.
Statue of Liberty has been designed by Bartoldi, but helped by Gustave Eiffel (Eiffel Tower). It has been a gift from France to USA. To thank France, USA made a replica about 10 meters high... You wil find it in one of the island of Paris, in the border of the Seine river...
One of the nicest videos I’ve seen in a while. I loved your sincerity, simplicity and curiosity, so refreshing and humane. ❤❤❤
It’s lovely to watch someone so passionate about architecture, history and culture. I love my country, France, but it is nice to see a foreigner who likes it too. 😊
For the "walking without a destination, walking is the destination" part, we have a verb for that : flâner. Walk, take your time, enjoy your surroundings, look at shop fronts, don't buy anything, don't do anything, just walk, relax, and enjoy. That's it.
vagabonder too?
I'm a Brit who has lived for 20+ years in France (Paris, Toulouse but mostly Lyon). I absolutely love it here. There's so much to see and do, so much variety and beauty. It's always great to watch someone react to vids about the country.
Bordeaux, Lyon, Paris, Marseille, Strasbourg, Vannes, Quimper, Mont Saint Michel, Bretagne, Auvergne, Vosges, Aquitaines, gorges d'Ardèche, châteaux de la Loire, calanques de Marseille.... Notre France est belle ! Et il me reste encore tant de choses à découvrir de mes yeux !
Les banlieues incontrôlées, la saleté des villes et l'invasion de rats! De surmulots, devrais-je dire!
As we say in Yorkshire (North England) - Vive La France !
You say that ? You're supposed to hate us 😅
What a nice comment thank you :)
Hi from Paris
Wow ! Thanks, Mr Tyke !
I hope all Northern English people are like you :
cooler than many southern ones, who bash France all the time...
" 'Ey up " from Brittany !
I'm a Wessie Tyke and love France. Watching to see how many I've visited on my travels. Vive La France! 🇫🇷
So all hails England!!!
It's always been a brotherly friendly rivalry with the UK@@ChachouLP
the Chambord chateau (24:12) does not have a few dozen chimneys but more than 400 ^^
Chambord castle's estate is larger than Paris ! (with woods, lakes, fountains, parks...).
J'ai 62 ans, j'ai été très souvent à Paris. Mon fils y habite. J'y étais encore il y a 2 semaines. Et pourtant j'ai encore découvert des choses incroyables, rien qu'en me promenant. Bien sûr il y a les classiques, Tour Eiffel, Champs Elysées, Arc de Triomphe, le Louvre, Montmartre, Notre Dame etc etc etc etc. Mais "il n'y a pas de destination, marcher est la destination" : vous avez tout à fait raison.
Quant au reste de la vidéo, elle montre de très belles choses, mais il faudrait bien plus pour ne montrer qu'une infime partie de mon beau pays. Paris n'en est qu'un tout petit bout. J'aurais bien aimé voir un peu plus de la Corse (jetez un oeil sur Palombaggia), et je trouve bien dommage de ne pas avoir parlé de la Bretagne !
Vous semblez beaucoup apprécier la France. Nous vous en remercions. Merci pour vos commentaires. Venez nous voir, nous vous recevrons avec plaisir
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St Malo aussi est magnifique
I’ve toured France a few times from north to south , loved Carcassonne and I’ve been to two Celtic music festivals in Brittany but there’s so much still to see . I would love to stay there for 6 months , lived the country and the people . Respect from 🏴.
Auld Alliance 💪 🏴 🇫🇷
Festival interceltique de Lorient ? (i'm from Lorient)
@ yeah once and Quimper once . Brilliant .
my france is so beautiful
In my opinion, the best feature of being Belgian, is the ability to visit France easily (and as a traveler, so you just enjoy). I've had the chance that my parents took us in almost every part of it when i was a kid, and i always loved it. Often more than some holiday in a more exotic country (the common language probably help too). If you enjoy history, there's so much to see. My favorite thing to do is set a destination, and then stop at every historical and cultural places on the way. You're just never bored. I'm 30+ years now, and there's still so many things to visit on my list, and always in awe :)
In the 19th century, rich english people were attracted to Nice to escape the dark english winters…. It is called promenade des Anglais since then
That’s bloody correct. I’d prefer to call it the English walk
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 Why do you prefer to call it by the wrong name? That's a bit dumb.
@@Derry_Aire It’s not silly to say it. It’s bloody long to pronunce it in french
La promenade des Anglais
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 So we can add lazy to dumb. Touché.
@@christophermichaelclarence6003 " booldy long " ??
you use your car to take out the trash right ?? 😁
I'm French and from a medieval town in Brittany (Dinan), which is a jewel located about 45 minutes from Mont Saint Michel. Currently, I live in the Loire Valley near Chambord Castle. I've lived in houses that are 200 or 300 years old my entire life, made of stone, which I know will still be standing long after I'm gone. It's very comforting to think that the things around you are timeless. It gives you a sense of security and stability.
To answer your question from 11:24, it's actually both very normal and extraordinary. I don't know anything else but living in a town with a castle or going to a school that used to be an ancient convent. But at the same time, I never take it for granted. I'm still so amazed and in love with French cultural heritage that I became a historian.
French people, in general, are in love with their country. I know some young French people might tell you they hate France and that it's not a nice country, but they don't realize how lucky they are. That's why I became a historian, to share my love for "old stones", which you seem to appreciate too 😊. You're welcome to visit France and discover more of its wonders. Secret treasures are everywhere 😉
As a Frenchman too, I go to Dinan every day, and it really is a magnificent town (even more so with the Christmas lights), as is the whole of Brittany, and indeed the whole of France !
Les jeunes Francais qui n'aiment pas la France sont pour la plupart des immigrés ou des descendants d'immigrés.
oui, bon, ça demande de l'entretien aussi hein ! tout n'est pas rose !!
surveiller la toiture ... les feuilles dans les gouttières ... faire ramoner ... rentrer le bois .... tailler le lierre ...
une vraie vie de galéri ....
mais nondidiou !!! que c'est bon 😁
I am totally in accord with you Connor. History, architecture, culture, food, wine, etc for me. You can keep your celebrities and shopping. Who cares? 😊
Seeing your eyes lighting up while watching the video is so sweet. Really moving for the French guy that I am.
Le plus beau pays du monde
Nice reaction Connor! I love my country and we could make a similar video with 18 other places. It's frustrating to always see the same places by the way. I have seen almost all of them and I don't take them for granted. Every time I see Carcassonne I realize how lucky we are.
I live in St Malo, a very nice walled city,
but I must admit Carcassonne is next level !!
So large, and impregnable !
@@Searover749 St Malo is a very beautiful city too. I live in Montpellier but I see Carcassonne when I go to Toulouse and it take my breath away every time.
Did you know that France was the first country to recognize the United States independance, by King Louis XVI ?
Yes, we can see Morocco from Gibraltar (it's only 14 Km / 8,7 miles wide)
Mont-Blanc is shared between France and Italy. Its peak at 4,805.59 m / 15766 ft is the highest point of Europe (Caucasus included)
The oldest cities of France are Beziers and Marseille (2700 years !), Narbonne founded by Romans as the Second Rome in 118 BC
Lyon is the capital of french gastronomie
You've got the right attitude about Paris ... just walk around and let yourself go as it comes ... Walking is indeed the destination and watch all around ... you can spend months and still discover something new.
Sur le continent européen il y a 5 sommets plus hauts que le Mont Blanc. L’Elbrouz, Le Dykhtau, Le Chkhara, Le Kochtan-Taou et Le Djangha dans le Caucase justement !
Louis XVI didn't just recognize US independance :
he widely helped US in defeating the English army and navy !
Lafayette (Louisiana) was named from french general Lafayette,
and Louisiana was named from Louis XVI...
@@bo4721 oui, par exemple l'Elbrouz fait 5.643 mètres
For the "Take for granted" part, everytime my father went to a church or an historical site, he would touch the stone and close his eyes and say "feel the history in here son" I do the same now
You've got the right attitude.
By the way, I went to a house on the hills just above Eze. On a clear day you can see Corsica.
France is so big that for a country that receives so many foreign visitors , there are places that are completely off the radar of tourists even though you’ll find castles , the most beautiful villages and amazing nature there.
A lot of these places are known to the French but some less so, and because France is so big that even in summer they are never that crowded. In the south of France for example a lot of places are quite isolated too and off the beaten track but just amazing .
For example I was reading an English guide book with amazing photos and maps that was quite detailed suggesting routes to take but left off amazing places just a few kilometres away.
They completly miss the roman triangle of the lower Rhone Valley with lots of roman architecture almost intact : Nîmes (maison carré, the best preserved full Roman temple, the roman arenas, the tower), antic theaters and Arenas in Arles, and of course the Pont du Gard…. There are lots of romans ruins all over France but this area is a concentration of roman Antiquity only matched in Italy and Greece.
Thank you for your kind comments, enthusiasm and open-mindedness! There is an American youtube channel that gives excellent advice to discover France, the most beautiful sites, its gastronomy etc. I'm French and I really like the advice they give. They are an American couple, the man is of French origin. He emigrated to the USA and married an American. Their UA-cam channel is called "Les Frenchies". In recent years, they have returned to live in France
First, I want to say thank you for you work; your comments about France in various videos are generally smart and accurate. Your interests prove you have an open mind. I am a French corporate teacher working in the USA since 28 years; along other subjects such as Business, Economy, Political Sciences, etc., I propose workshops to help people and VIP's in preparing a trip to France. As for example, in this Travel video they forgot to mention that Bartholdi who designed The Statue of Liberty was born in Colmar. To answer yours questions, yes France is the #1 world destination for tourists; also yes, one can see Morocco from some southern Spanish coasts (such as Tarifa). One final comment: I am sorry they didn't mention Burgundy (Bourgogne), capital Dijon, where I was born. Believe me, there is a lot to see in this region, such as castles, fortified villages, and superb valleys, besides a rich cuisine and superb wines that most experts consider as the best in the world - and also the most expensive of course. Sorry Bordeaux and California! :)
Hope to see you soon in our country and you have so much more to discover in our small towns, in our museums.
France and Italy are two sisters, you have to discover it too.
Our greek and latin heritage is huge, it lives in front of our eyes and in our minds.
You are open minded and it’s a pleasure to see you reacting.
I live and grew up in a small village in Alsace and I go to Strasbourg very often. I even went to Uni there for a couple years.
There's a documentary about the construction of the Cathedral, it's very interesting!
There are many chateaux in France, not just along the Loire. The Alsace region has a bunch of them and also WW1 & WW2 memorials, museums, fortifications and bunkers that you can visit.
There's so much more to see in France then just the big cities, go explore the small cities and villages. There are gems everywhere!
I love my country. Mainland France is so diverse from East to West and North to South. Not to mention the others territories.
Conor you would LOVE france. Its beautiful 😍
Thank you very much. Loved to spend some time with you admiring France:)
I grew up 45mins away from Carcassonne. Highly recommended to visit the castle :)
But also you close from Toulouse and close from the Mediterranean Sea. Gruissan is a nice sea port, Narbonne an old city built by Roma.
The Languedoc Roussillon isn’t a popular place for foreign tourists except for English, Dutch tourists from what I remember.
A lot of wonderful wineries to visit is this area of France and great food.
Strasbourg and Colmar have beautifull and famous chrismas markets
Colmar is the city where is born Bartholdi. The architecte who create Lady Liberty.
Un lugar bello de Francia es la Bretaña Francesa. Lo más bello junto a los Alpes.
I was in Gibraltar yesterday
Africa clear as a bell !
Yes, the older the mountain range, the less jagged and "shorter" they become. So the oldest mountain ranges in the world (Australian Alps, Pyrenees, Appalachian) are usually shorter than are the newer (Himalayan, Andes, European Alps).
les pyrénées sont pointues comme les alpes : aussi nées de la poussée de la plaque africaine sur l'europe...
15:22 yes you are right. The sharper the mountains are, the younger they are (because less eroded). Alps are very young, in fact they are still under pressure with "plaque Adriatique" and African plaque, Jura a bit older, and Vosges are quite older. Dunno about Pyrenees, but they seem quite young for me (not as young as Alps though)
13:10 We have palm trees and cacti in Germany as well. Some kinds are pretty resilient and can withstand snow. I heard there are even some native cacti in Canada.
Where ??
@fablb9006 There's an outdoor cacti garden in Horb am Neckar displaying many hardy cacti. And here in Stuttgart we have many palm trees around the TV tower and in the Wilhelma (I mean the outdoorsy ones ^^). It can be freezing cold in desert areas at night so maybe that's why many cacti can withstand the cold and being covered in snow as well 😊
Someone told me cactus depend more on dryness than warmth
Some nights in "hot" deserts are quite cold, close to 0° C !
And cactae can bear that without any damage...
The Strait of Gibraltar is only 9 miles long so yes you can see Morocco very well from Spain (well UK technically 😉).
Versailles Castle property is very big around 12000 yard square. And there is other sites on the property that are less crowded and beautiful like Le Hameau de la Reine (the Queen Garden) and Le Grand Trianon (an other castle).
That's why I declined a PhD in Miami after my internship at UM, I was not ready to loose all these things (+ the food) ^^
Promenade des Anglais - yes it does mean 'of the English'. Love, love, love France. We went to France every year for a month each time for about twenty years and only our own circumstances stopped us going. We travelled to every region and when not on holiday there, we would grab a few extra long weekends from work and go just to Paris. Happy days!
PS if you go to Versaille Palace wear VERY comfortable shoes - it truly is vast.
Thank you for your comments which are always so positive. Love from France!
You would love Carcassonne. Its a great place to walk at night just lit by the streetlights.
Colmar has a smaller copy of the statue of Liberty to honor Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor who created it, was born in Colmar.
There is also a small reproduction of the Statue of Liberty in Paris, you see it when you take a boat trip on the Seine.
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the bigger "copy" is on Liberty Island (NY). Quite a "big" present, nay ?
@@Searover749 Yes, it's the original in New York! the Statue of Liberty was offered by the French people to the Americans as a sign of friendship in 1886
I live in Alsace, and there is lot of beautiful villages or ruins of old castles to visit.
Look for exemple the military town of Neuf-Brisach to see fortress in star form. And, pretty rare for the time, his straits streets. Comme in Alsace, it will be a pleasure to show you the region.
Cordes sur Ciel in south west of France (in Tarn département) is gorgeous.
3:33 This is due to the Gulf Stream, a massive Atlantic current that flows up Africa to northern Europe, bringing heat from the equator.
I bleeding well, love the Gulf Stream. There's just something so strange and sci-fi about it!
Corsica is 100% French, not shared with any country
I think he recalled the Corsica being sold by Genes right before the birth of Napoleon.
He already watched many videos about France and Napoleonic wars.
Hi Connor! I've been watching your videos for quite some time now, and I always love to see your (and other people in the comments) point of view on our country, which, you seem to know quite a bit about! I live near Paris, but I am from Champagne-Ardennes (Reims, precisely) and I've always been to Dordogne on holidays when I was a kid. My father and I are both history lovers and he always tried to take me to historical places whenever he could. There are so many things to see in France, and it also depends on what you want to see or learn about! If you ever need some advice on what to visit when in France, feel free to ask! Also, I don't know if you know about this, but there's this "park" called Puy du Fou, that is really interesting to visit. It's all about our country's history through the years, with astonishing shows. There are some videos on UA-cam about it, you might like it!
Looking forward to see you in your next video! 😊
The Liberty Statue was designed and built in 1871 by Auguste Bartholdi who is born and lived in Colmar, reason why there is a smaller copy in that town (and Paris too). Gustave Eiffel helped to the conception of the original statue which was offered to the USA in 1886 for the anniversary of the American independence, and is today worldwide one of the most known symbols for representing the USA, like the Eiffel tower is for France 😘
The big white castle in the Loire Valley is called the Château de Chambord. It was built during François the 1st's reign and designed by Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci even had a residence nearby, it's called Clos Lucé and you can visit it too. Clos Lucé is where many of Da Vinci's inventions are exposed. 😁
Wrong. Da Vinci didn’t design Chambord at all. Not even the double revolution staircase
@NaelysBlack Chambord wasn't built by Da Vinci actually, you might be talking about Amboise instead, which he hasn't built either, but renovated. To make it short, François the first has commanded François de Pontbriand to "build" a palace in his honnor, Chambord.
@@rob9853 It was based on many of Da Vinci's innovations though. Unless the Tour guids there are lying, that is. 😅
@NaelysBlack « based on » and « designed by » are rather different. I have worked there and the staff there is so annoyed to hear that 1000 times every day
Climate : most people claim that the reason why France is milder than many other areas at the same latitude is because of the gulf stream, but it is actually far to be the main reason.
The gulf stream is not the main reason why western Europe in general is less cold in winter than areas located at similar latitudes on the east coast of the USA. It is mostly because we are located on the west side of our continental landmass (Eurasia). Because the dominant winds come west to east due to earth rotation.
This means that the western sides of continents tend to have dominant winds from the oceans, while the eastern sides have dominant winds from the inside of the landmass. If we compare france climate with the same latitudes on the western coast of north America instead of the eastern coast of north America there wont be such differences.
For exemple I live in France at the latitude of 47°40, which is about the same latitude as Seattle, and, in fact we do have about the same winter temperature in Tours as in Seattle (average mini of 4°C and average maxi of 8-9°C). It means that the relative mildness of our winter temperatures here in northern France are not an exception, and are as expected for a city located on the western coast of a continent and located at 47°40, no need the gulf stream for this.
The gulf stream would make a difference for the areas located further north in north-western Europe, such as Scotland or Norway. Without the gulf stream, those places would be colder than they are, but concerning France and south-western Europe it wont make much difference.
What would be different in my city compared to Seattle, are the summer temperatures, which are in my city around 27c in daytime, while in Seattle it would be cooler, more around 22c. These higher temperatures are not due to the gulf stream (it would cool down the heat in summer and not make it warmer) but it is the presence of the Sahara desert located just 1000 miles south of us. The sahara is like a hot dust and sand ocean located below all of Europe, 5000 km wide. Its influence on European climate, especially on southern Europe (but not only) is huge, more important than the influence of the Atlantic. In summer, this boiling huge desert spread high pressures all over the mediterranean sea and big parts of Europe, drying the atmosphere and heating the mediterranean sea (which, as a almost closed sea tend to keep this heat and diffuse it during winter much way more than the gulf stream or the atlantic would do). The Sahara and the mediterranean sea makes the climate of south eastern France much dryer that what it should be, not necessarily milder, but dryer and sunnier. Which means that the presence of sahara+mediterranean sea somehow cancels the wet influence of the Atlantic. Those south eastern areas of France (Provence, côte d’Azur) are where the winters are the mildest, but also are the ones that have the least Atlantic influence, with almost no gulf stream at all. Those mediterranean regions are also protected from the cold eastern winds from the central parts of Eurasian continent by a serie of mountains ranges.
So the reason of why palms, citruses, olives trees, and cactae can grows in the south east of France has nothing to do with the gulf stream (which would brings way too much wet for these plants of dry climates) but a lot to do with the fact that these regions are merely a few hundreds of miles from the world’s biggest hot desert, whose influence is somehow moderated by the mediterranean sea.
you forgot to talk about the "mistral stream" 😁
France with its main land and addition to that their outer territories it’s the most beautiful country on earth 🇫🇷💐🇫🇷. And 100 million tourists visiting France per year is the proof of that👏💐
Hiii French Moroccan here and yes it is possible to see spain from morocco and vice versa, especially in the summer
Love your video !
The age of the mountains: In fact, it's very difficult to define because several factors come into play, the climate, the environment, volcanic zones, etc. We can't therefore precisely define the age of a mountain by its height, despite popular belief.
For example, in France, the formation of the Massif Central began 500 million years ago and ended only 10,000 years ago.
It's therefore at the same time a very young mountain and one of the oldest in the country.
34:54 It makes more sense than you think in the late 1800, some one wrote a book about the beauty of going for a walk, just for the sake of walking in the streets of Paris without going realy anywhere.
Yooo 7:51 I lived in this fishing port during my childhood it's the "Port du Vallon des Auffes"
BONJOUR, CONNOR ! The Pont Saint-Bénezet, better known as the “Pont d’Avignon”, is a true feat of engineering! Built from the 12th century onwards, it once linked the two banks of the Rhône. The bearer of legends and a monument emblematic of the region, today it retains just 4 of the original 22 arches. In 1226, after the terrible siege to which Louis VIII subjected the city, three quarters of the bridge was destroyed. ALSO: There is a very famous children's song name after it.
C'est un tout petit échantillon de ce que propose la France... 😊On pourrait rajouter, entre autres incontournables , La Bretagne, le golf du Morbihan, St Malo. Sur la côte Ouest La Rochelle et l'île de Ré, Arcachon et son bassin avec le Dune du pilat, la côte landaise, Biarritz,les Pyrénées, la ville de Toulouse, Sarlat, Brive-la-Gaillarde ,Rocamadour, collonge la Rousse, le massif central et le Parc des Volcans d'Auvergne, la ville d'Uzes, Nîmes, Montpellier, Orange Arles, la camargue , le pont du Gard, Aix en Provence, Gordes, Toute le côte d'Azur, Dijon, l'abbaye de Cluny , le Nord avec la ville de Lille, la côte Normande , Deauville Honfleur etc etc etc...
thank you I am from Paris my family setteled down there in 1600 since 2000 I live in between Cannes and Saint Tropez, Gorges du Verdon is 40 miles away north. i LOVE FRANCE, 70 years old I went to all the places your video shows this country is just pure beauty. At 20 I discovered USA starting with NYC Boston Chicago L.A SFo and many other paces along the years (visited + staying 2 months every 2 years last was 10 years ago).I thought relocate several times but...France the food etc got me. Thanks again 👍😘1 advice enjoy readind a book of "géographie".
Ce n'est qu'une petite partie des beautés de ce pays unique au monde!!
My grand mothers house in Morocco is in Tangiers. Facing the see, we can see Gibraltar and Spain VERY well😊
It’s only about 14km appart
So yeah we also see the UK 🇬🇧 😅
Nice reaction Connor ! If you are interested, in l'Yonne, in Bourgogne, actually they are people building a medieval Castle, with the former knowledge and tools of the era : it's called Guédelon.
its construction began in 1998, I visited it with my school, when i was a pre-teen. I will surely go back one day. Have a look ;)
I'm French and I'm from Paris, but I live in a small town closer to Versailles than Paris actually (the region is called Île-de-France, which literally means Isle or Island of France, also France's Island or Isle, because it comes from l'Île de la Cité, or the City's Island in the very city center of Paris, which is a real island surrounded by the Seine river obviously, even though it has bridges since then, where Notre-Dame's Cathedral can be found, in fact, and there are the departments too, which are the Yvelines for Versailles and where I live since I was 8, and Paris itself which is both a department on its own and a town, with 20 different arrondissements, each of them works kind of like a smaller town inside the big town, plus 6 other departments for the same region, which makes 8 in total with Paris alone and the Yvelines)...and I already went at least once, or more in some cases, to Cannes, Gorges du Verdon, Chamonix, Palace of Versailles, Corsica, Lyon, Loire Valley, Avignon, Nice and Paris. So I missed Colmar, Marseille, Carcassonne, Eze, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Mount Saint-Michel and Dordogne, for now, but one day I'll probably go there as well at least once in my life, hopefully...
@8:20 yes, one can definitely see Spain from Morocco, I never checked the other way around though…
Got stunning panoramics from the heights of RN16 road between El-Biutz and Jbel Moussa, just north of Oued Rmel‘s Damm, showcasing the southern Spanish coast between Tarifa, Algeciras and Gibraltar.
Thank you for visiting us not once, but twice! We love tourists. I visited Normandy and the American resting place of war victims. I was awestruck by the story of France's libertation.
I love how they say "chateau de versailles", and then just CORSICA, yes as in the whole island.
i live in britany , the same latitude as seatle . he never freezes here and never snows ; because of gulf stream . there are palm trees here . and we are aware of oldness and culture around us . my house is 200 yo and the church across the road was build in 1158, almost 900 yo
A mon beau pays je voyage à la maison ❤
at 24:37, Amboise palace...the very small building at the back of the green area (3/4 right part of screen, behind some trees) is the grave (proven) of LEONARD DE VINCI
About skyscrappers, you'll see few of them only in Paris.
They started to make them here between WW1 & WW2 and quite quickly people complained about them being annoying, killing the mood of Paris. And so there's a law / restriction about how tall a building can be. Maybe there's few of them here and there in big cities like Lyon but for sure they will look old.
Spain and Marocco are very close, indeed you see them.
From North of France, on clear day you can see English coast as well and it's further away (idk if you wanted that info but I felt like it sorry haha)
Thanks for the video, it's really nice to see someone reacting genuinely without "annoying" prejuges :D
I think we'll have to make a crowfunding to allow Connor to visit Mt Saint-Michel, he seems so sad, nearly desperate, to not have visited it when he was in Normandy, twice !
About the sea, it is said that the sea is rising at the speed of a galloping horse.
If you like historical places like Carcassonne, then you need to visit also all the castles of the Loire with the most known Chambord, the preferred castle of,François 1er King of France. Of course there is also Chenonceau, Vaux-le-Vicomte, and Versailles of course.,
yes both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar are 10-15 km away from each other, so yeah definitely they see each other
Also, in a clear winter sunrise you can see Corsica from Nice (approx 200km)
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Sardinia is only 3 miles from Corsica, so you can see it whatever weather you have...
I am doing a trip in Avignon right now. Today, i visited " le Palais des Papes " and " le Pont d'Avignon " ( the bridge unfinished ) this was cool and streets' old city are beautiful.
And it misses some secrets destinations like Pont en Royans. Take a look, i love this tiny village even it's hard to go because roads are bad.
From the extreme south of Spain you definitly can see the African continent (Morrocco), even not on a clear day. The distance of the strait is about 10 miles wide, but since there are big hills/medium sized mountains on both sides it is even more easy to see. There are regular ferry crossing companies, about one hour to cross the strait. I did this this october during my trip in Southern Spain, we took one ferry and spent a day in Tangers, 🇲🇦.
I went to Le Mans for the 24 hours, it's a fantastic race. The city center is beautiful too with the Roman wall 😉
Mount St Michel, 708 AD...
That's a freaking 1300+ years ago BRUUUUUH 🤯
All french people loves you ;) You are welcome to France !
Leon in Spain, Lyon in France near Switzerland. And yes, there are very strict building codes in order to preserve the architectural landscape.
promenade des Anglais = stroll of the English. Has to do with Nice being a very popular touristic destination for the English end of XIX, beginning of the XXth century
27:10 This old incomplete bridge in Avignon dates from the Middle Ages and is very famous in France, throughout Europe and even in the world, it's part of the tour of many tourist agencies in the world. Its real name is "Pont Saint-Bénezet", but it's more simply called "Le Pont d'Avignon" quite simply.
Built in the Middle Ages (start in the 12th century), it was the bad weather and various enormous floods of the Rhone that destroyed half of it until the 17th century. It was never completely rebuilt, replaced by more modern bridges over the city, but since the 17th century, its last 4 arches have been preserved and maintained as a historical monument of the city.
It's very famous I said, so much so that there is a very old nursery rhyme (children's song, "Comptine" in French language), about it that all French kids have been learning at school for centuries. This "Comptine" begins with the words "On the Pont d'Avignon, we dance, we dance, on the Pont d'Avignon, we all dance in a circle,...", you can listen to it here ^^ -> ua-cam.com/video/knmRs0Oi8YA/v-deo.html
Vous êtes très calé en histoire et géographie de la France. Vous avez raison, les Alpes sont des montagnes jeunes, comme le Jura et les Pyrénées, nous avons aussi des massifs plus anciens : Massif Central, Massif Armoricain (Bretagne), Vosges et Ardennes.
Pour le château de Chambord, vous avez pu compter 10 cheminées mais il y en a 282 en tout !
j'en ai des frissons , juste merci à toi Mr The American Xoxoxo ❤
France as a whole deserves 2 good years of complete tourist immersion, including overseas territories. Good luck, because after Italy and then Spain also require a lot of time. Above all, you have to live and fully appreciate each moment of integration, as a good active observer. All roads lead to discoveries.
8:06 Checking from a Google car footage on Google Earth, yes we do see the coast on the other side. Like a distant mountain, though.
I don't have any videos to recommend, but if you're ever looking for beautiful architectural styles in France, look around Auvergne Romanesque art. You'll find some of the world's most beautiful churches in it, like Saint-Austremoine d'Issoire, but it's not very well known or promoted, unfortunately. It's just a little tip for your curiosity. By the way, if you've ever wondered what a church looked like in the Middle Ages, Saint Austremoine is one of the best possible examples, as it's one of the rare churches to have preserved all its original paintings (because yes, churches were almost entirely painted in the Middle Ages).
We didnt see morocco from spain. ❤ good vibes in this video. Thanks to speak about my lovely country.
Thx, The city of Lyon is in the south-east of France, not at all close to Spain. It's a bit of a shame, but the format may be too short, but the Camargue and Auvergne are also interesting regions of France and much more special because of their unique landscape, which contributes to the incredible diversity of the land of France. Try the Camargue and the volcanic Auvergne.
29:30: Mont Saint Michel is a rocky Island in the middle of a huge sand bay (recovered by the sea during high water period)...
That's why Monks have created their abbey, there... More than 8 hours of meditation every 24 hours...
A must to see place... Rather in winter... In the season... It's over crowded...
Promenade des Angais, Nice... Yes... English people were found of this sunny city... Beginning of the 20th century... They were looking for sun, they don't have in their country... So they were walking along the sea side... So the name...
What is quite special with France is the variety of landscape, architecture style, from a part of the country to an other... We can explain that by many historical and cultural factors... Also neighbours countries influences... German, Italian (a lot), Spain...
I've bisited quite a lot of countries... But (maybe, probably!) because i'm French... Diversity in France is unmatchable....
Lyon !! Pas leon !! Ville Française ou la gastronomie est au top !!!!👍🏻👍🏻 Très belle ville !!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 la France est un très beau pays avec la diversité des départements !!! Chaque régions est unique !!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤❤❤❤❤
The french territory,is little,but we have all.The life quality,the gastronomy,and the difference of lands.Thank's for this video.
Tout est relative la France ce n'est pas que la métropole .
Honestly, the glimmer and appreciation in your eyes is so heartwarming
The original video is kinda weird, though! Its mixes up regions, towns, geological sites, palaces. That's a... choice 😅
From XIXth century, a lot of English Aristocrats tourists came in Nice, hence the name "Promenade des Anglais".
Etant Française, j'ai déjà visité une partie de ces lieux. Il y a tellement de choses magnifiques à voir en France. J'habite en Nouvelle Aquitaine (région représentée par Bordeaux dans la vidéo), dans le marais Poitevin, qui a été aménagé par l'homme dès le XI siècle. Quand on se promène n'importe où en France, il y a un morceau d'Histoire à découvrir.
I suggest as well to heck for Carcassonne and its huge medieval city and Rocamadour, a city on a cliff close to Padirac Gouffre...
If it is warmer in Europe than in America, it's because of the Gulf Stream. A sea current goes up Africa before arriving towards Europe where it warms the continent, then it goes towards Greenland before going back down along the American coast where it cools the continent.
My hometown is missing from this : Toulouse 4th biggest city of France. It's knows as the pink city due to the red bricks the old buildings are made of. It's one of the most beautiful city in France. Elected best destination in the World for 2025
Hi! In Denmark we got some round churces, that are made to withstand the pirates in the old days. They all got Shooting Shards and FAT walls.
To answer your question, yes from Morocco on very clear days you can see Spain
I am Moroccan
From both Tangier and Ceuta we can see Gibraltar and Algeciras sometimes. I've been there many times, kind of impressive to be there and think that you're on the verge of a continent, looking at another one.
Côtes d’azur is a very beautiful place to visit, Cannes, Eze, Nice is only a small number of places to visit here, so much more to do.
Also gorge du Verdon is not far away.