19 April 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon appétit
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Beef bourguignon or bœuf bourguignon, also called beef Burgundy, and bœuf à la Bourguignonne, is a
French stew of
beef braised in
red wine , often red
Burgundy , and beef stock, typically flavored with
carrots ,
onions ,
garlic , and a
bouquet garni , and garnished with
pearl onions and
mushrooms .
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29 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon appétit
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French toast is a
dish of sliced
bread soaked in beaten
eggs and often
milk or
cream , then pan-fried. Alternative names and variants include eggy bread, Bombay toast, gypsy toast, and
poor knights (of Windsor) .
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28 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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The Savoy Prealps (
French : Préalpes de Savoie) are a mountain range in the north-western part of the
Alps . They are located in
Rhône-Alpes (south-eastern
France ) and, marginally, in
Valais (western
Switzerland ). Savoy Prealps encompass northernmost area of the
French Prealps .
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28 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Hotels , Paris / Île-de-France
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Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey (
French : Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay) is a former
Cistercian monastery in northern France (
Île-de-France ), situated in
Cernay-la-Ville , in the
Diocese of Versailles ,
Yvelines . The abbey was abandoned during the
French Revolution and fell into partial ruin. Most of the buildings, except for the church, were restored in the late 19th century by
Charlotte de Rothschild , and the property is now a hotel.
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27 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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The Dauphiné Alps (
French : Alpes du Dauphiné) are a group of mountain ranges in Southeastern
France , west of the main chain of the Alps. Mountain ranges within the Dauphiné Alps include the
Massif des Écrins in
Écrins National Park ,
Belledonne ,
Le Taillefer range and the mountains of
Matheysine .
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26 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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The Cottian Alps (
French : Alpes Cottiennes;
Italian : Alpi Cozie) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the
Alps . They form the border between
France (
Hautes-Alpes and
Savoie ) and
Italy (
Piedmont ). The
Fréjus Road Tunnel and
Fréjus Rail Tunnel between
Modane and
Susa are important transportation arteries between France (
Lyon ,
Grenoble ) and Italy (
Turin ).
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25 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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The Graian Alps (
Latin : Alpes Graiæ;
French : Alpes grées;
Italian : Alpi Graie) are a mountain range in the western part of the
Alps , and the name of an
Ancient Roman province .
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24 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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The Maritime Alps (
French : Alpes Maritimes;
Italian : Alpi Marittime) are a
mountain range in the southwestern part of the
Alps . They form the border between the
French region of
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and the
Italian regions of
Piedmont and
Liguria . They are the southernmost part of the
Alps .
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23 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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The French Alps are the portions of the
Alps mountain range that stand within
France , located in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regions. While some of the ranges of the French Alps are entirely in France, others, such as the
Mont Blanc massif , are shared with
Switzerland and
Italy . At 4,808 metres (15,774 ft),
Mont Blanc , on the
France–Italy border , is the highest mountain in the Alps, and the
highest Western European mountain .
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