Archive for August, 2010
Turenne Marais Hotel in Paris
Eurostar city breaks are great if you want to spend a hassle free weekend in Paris. With Eurostar city break deals you can easily book a hotel in Paris along with a return ticket of Eurostar London to Paris train.
There are many good hotels in Paris that provides best facilities along with a great location. Turenne Marais hotel in Paris is one such hotel. It serves thousands of visitors that visit Paris every year. This property has six fully equipped facilities that grant you better stay in this city of lights.
There are 41 rooms, 5 suites and each room has facilities like bathroom with shower, hairdyer, direct dial phone service, central heating, satellite TV and much more. Customer service is available to you 24 hours.
In recent years, has also worked towards other possibilities, the bicycle storage facility, as parties often rent them on site, and Internet terminal available to all.
This hotel is situated in a most prominent location of Paris. Located centrally in Paris, this hotel is surrounded by many palaces dating from 17th and 18th centuries. There are many restaurants and pubs nearby. The famous Cathedral of Notre Dame is also situated just a mile away.
Saint Michel’s Mont in France
Mont Saint Michel is one of the most visited tourist destinations in France. There are very few tourist attractions in France that are so rooted in France and this place is one of them. It is the oldest tourist site in France and in ancient time people used to rest here as they see this as the most beautiful bays in this part of world.
Mont Saint Michel is located around 1 kilometer off the north coast of France at the mouth of Couesnon River. This structure is a result of rising of sea levels due to which several blocks of granulites emerged in bay, thus giving shape to Month Tombe which is now known as Mont Saint Michel.
There was a natural bridge that used to connect Mont Saint Michel to mainland, but due to many developments going on in this area that bridge collapsed. This area is known for its high tides and hence it is advisable to tourist to follow safety precautions while visiting this island. This is a world heritage site.
Castle of Loches in France
France is a great country that is full of exquisite cultural monuments and amazing natural heritage. Castle of Loches is one of those wonderful castles. This is situated in the Lorie Valley and is just in the town of Loches. This town is clearly visible from highest dome.
Located in department of Indre-et-Lorie this castle was made in 12th century. This castle is built 500 feet above the river Indre and its Medieval style architecture is amazingly beautiful. The castle of Loches was ordered to be built by Henry I of England and Richard Coeur de Leon. The main purpose of this castle was to resist the attacks from French King Philip II.
You can reach here from nearest Gare du Nord station which is a Eurostar station. You can any public transport to reach here. If you are travelling from any other neighbor city like London you can use services of Eurostar London to Paris train to reach Paris.
Church of Saint-Ours is situated near to Castle of Loches and is open to public. So while you visit this site, you can also spend some of your time to see these places and exploring the historic, architectural and cultural treasure of France.
