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Eurostar to Belfort services have opened a whole new world of tourism in France. Many tourist travels to Belfort yearly to enjoy their vacations here. London to Belfort by Eurostar is the best way to travel between these two cities.

Belfort City Guide:

Belfort is a city in northeastern France. The city is situated in Territoire de Belfort department, Franche-Comte region. It is located in a strategic region called Savoureuse, which is between Rhine River and Rhone River. Belfort has a population of more than 52,000 people. The main productions include grains, plastics, and clothes. Many large corporations can be found in Belfort including Alstom, a multinational conglomerate, GE Energy, and gas turbine manufacturers. Alstom is the company that manufactured Trains Grande Vitesse.

The Lion of Belfort is the most famous sculpture in the town. The sculpture was designed by a popular architect called Frederic Bartholdi. Bartholdi created the sculpture to express the resistance of the local people against the Franco-Prussian War. Bartholdi is the architect that directed the construction of the Statue of Liberty.

Tourists can visit the 18th century Belfort Cathedral. Belfort Cathedral is a national monument in France. The cathedral was built during the early 18th century. Res sandstones from Offremont were used to build the cathedral. The organ in the church is listed as a classic monument in France.

If you want to explore ancient weapons, you can visit Musee d'Art et d'Histoire. The museum is located in the surviving part of a thirteenth century castle in Belfort. The museum offers exhibitions of weapons that are used during the Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Neolithic periods. There are also a number of paintings by famous painters such as Utrillo, and Signac.

There are many restaurants around Place Grande Fontaine and Place Etuve. There are also French restaurants at Rue des 4 Vents, Faubourg de France, Bis Faubourg Ancetres, Rue de la Grande Fontaine, and Rue Metz Juteau.

Tourists can go to the cities near Belfort by taking railway train services. The train brings passengers to large cities such as Nancy and Besancon. Several types of railway services are available at Gare de Belfort. Some of the services provided by SNCF (Societe Nationale des Chemins de fer fraincais) include TGV high speed railway service, medium distance railway service, and regional railway service. There is no airport in the town. However, you can travel to Basel-Mulhouse airport to travel to other places.

Train to Belfort:

You can take Eurostar train to Belfort from St. Pancras station in London to Paris and then with a simple change you can easily reach Belfort. Travelling to Belfort by Eurostar is the best way to travel.