Many polls and surveys have asked travelers opinions on the best cities of the world, and the best cities to live in. These polls give you ideas which cities feel easy to digest, look beautiful or have people who are … Read the story...
Category: France
Books, authors and readers meet at a festival in the garden of a French castle
The town of Tours is located at the heart of the France’s spectacular castle region along the valleys of river Loire. One of the castles near Tours, Chanceaux-près-Loches, has invited authors and readers already twenty times to the castle’s beautiful … Read the story...
Take a free three-week trip around France with Le Tour
The world’s largest public event probably is the annual cycling race around France – Le Tour de France. The first race took place in 1903 when newspaper reporters and photographers followed the race and reported what had happened. The race … Read the story...
The Secret of the Bridge of Avignon in France
Scientists are not always trying to invent new things, because there is a lot we can learn from history as well. For years, historians, archeologists, architects, geologists and engineers have searched the archives, researched the Rhône river and its banks, … Read the story...
The Best of Cote d’Azur, France: It Is Not the Riviera Glamour, but the Culture and Scenery
Places like Nice, Monaco, Cannes and St Tropez may bring images of international celebrities to mind, but what makes the French Riviera a truly attractive travel destination is its rich cultural heritage and fabulous sceneries. Located between the Alps and … Read the story...
Here is Where the Pyrenees Mountains End (or Start)
It is difficult to tell where large mountain ranges end (or where they start) when you are exploring a region. The Pyrenees is different: the other end of the mountain range plunges into the Atlantic Ocean and the other end … Read the story...
French book lovers are adopting ebooks
France has a long and wifely appreciated literary tradition, but some observers have asked will it survive if the nation doesn’t adopt new technologies and business models. In fact, one of the pioneers of e-reading comes from France: Bookeen. The … Read the story...
Timelapse Video Takes You to a Two-minute Sightseeing Tour of Paris
Just like many authors who write travel guidebooks, here at Klaava we love to photograph places we visit. Sometimes a long enough visit allows our writers to produce a travel guide on the destination. Paris is the number one travel … Read the story...
Video: Spectacular Scenery over the River Var for Mountain Goats
When authors and photographers collect material for travel guidebooks, they take hundreds or thousands of photos and perhaps video clips from a destination. As a book project progresses into final manuscript stage and a graphic designer begins to create the … Read the story...
Travel photography gallery for 2013: France, Germany
Year 2013 and late 2012 was wonderful time in France, primarily in southern parts of the country. Traveling in the region took me to neighbour countries as well. That is why there are a few images from Germany (in addition … Read the story...
Planning a trip to France? Check out this multimedia guidebook
There are many fabulous destinations in France. Probably the most sunny and glamorous is the French Riviera in Provence. Practically everyone has some kind of image of Cannes, Monaco or Nice in their mind, but the region is much more … Read the story...