Before you book your tickets to France. These regional guides will help you explore France. Check out a selection of tourist video guides – two videos that travel around France to give you a flavour of North, East, South, West and Central France. In addition, individual videos for each region. Research each region of France before you travel ….

The regions of France are:
Alsace region
Aquitaine region
Auvergne region
Brittany region
Burgundy region
Centre region
Champagne-Ardenne region
Franche-Comte region
Ile-de-France region
Languedoc-Roussillon region
Limousin region
Lorraine region
Lower Normandy region
Midi-Pyrenees region
Nord Pas-de-Calais region
Picardy region
Poitou-Charentes region
Provence region
Rhone-Alpes region
Upper Normandy region
Western Loire region

Reference: Moving to France

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Vacation loans falls under personal loans, but can come in both secured and unsecured loans. These vacation loans also offer a wide range of terms regarding payment period and interest rates. There is usually almost the same terms with a normal loan.

Secured loans are usually against a valuable property, say your house. This comes with lower interest rates. Most creditors base the annual percentage rate or APR on your credit rating. Do not be discouraged if you have a bad credit only with a slightly higher APR. There are still loans available for you. APRs tend to vary for secured loans from 7.9 % APR Variable up to 19.9 %, but the average falls under 13.5 %.

Vacation loans can also be unsecured loans. This means that there is no collateral needed for the loan. This usually comes with an APR of 7.4 % up to 41 % APR, depending on the credit rating, but the average is around 19.9 %.

These vacation loans usually have special promotions during holiday seasons. There are creditors tends to give away a small per cent off as a bonus to those that wants to have a vacation for Christmas.

The rates for vacation loans tend to differ according to your payment plan. Since the loans are via APR then, the longer you plan to pay the loan, all the more interest you are likely to pay. This may also work just as well because there will be smaller monthly payments. So it is more affordable. You may go out on that dream vacation without blowing all your salary on repayment when you get back.

Another factor that may affect the monthly payment and the length of payment is the amount of the principal loan. There are creditors that tend to give more time for higher loans. Higher loans could sometimes mean longer payment terms, it can range from 12 months to 36 months, sometimes longer.

These vacation loans sometime vary a little, like personal vacation, family vacation, short-term vacation, and long term vacation. Vacation loans are practical as long as you know that you have the means to pay them. Remember to always plan your vacation wisely to avoid extra expenses and to have a fun and memorable one in France.

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France is easily accessible from Britain by air, rail or ferry. In addition to this, once you get to France there are many travel deals available for you to choose to go to the destination of your choice. The different regions of France offer a variety of culture, attractions and various cuisine. When you have chosen where you would like to go in France you should see the travel options offered in Britain as there are many companies offering deals in Britain to the region of your choice as well as packages or travel in France. Many local French businesses offering holiday accommodation offer packages with local travel companies. It is a good idea to look at both British and French deals before deciding upon your holiday. Obviously the cheapest deals will be those at off peak holiday season or last minutes but it is well worth looking at several websites and contacting a few companies to ensure you get value for money. Some French companies may give you prices in Euros so check the exchange rate and work out the equivalent value in British pound coins. You should also check weather variations from region to region as climates differ around France. Information on each region is easily available from the internet and gives an indication as to what the weather is like with regard to annual forecast.

French Regions

The regions themselves each have something unique and exciting to offer. There is a region in France to suit most visitors and each is well known for its particular offerings. There are twenty two main regions in France ranging from coast regions to valleys to the mountains. Some of the most popular regions include the Midi Pyrenees, Paris, Corsica, Brittany and Alsace.

People enjoy the three main parts of the Midi Pyrenees- the mountains, the countryside or the calm of the centrally located Gers. Within the Midi Pyrenees you can visit Lot which includes the Lot valley, the Gramat animal park and an array of pretty villages. This region is very scenic and further from Lot there are ancient bastide towns and the red brick and medieval villages such as Gallaic. For a relaxing holiday with a lot of preserved and natural attractions this region is ideal.

In Alsace there are other attractions such as the ancient castles and the Vosges ranges. There are many historical attractions such as the museums of Mulhouse, the chapel at Elfig and the abbey at Murbach. The only WW11 concentration camp in France, Le Struthof, is also part of this region as contrastingly are the three villages considered the most beautiful in France. If you are interested in history and culture then this region has a comprehensive offering.

Of course if you wanted a seaside holiday then you might want to consider Corsica as it has two hundred beaches- reputedly the best the Mediterranean has to offer. Again this is a place of beauty and like the other regions it is also a visual feast.

The regions of France have a host of offerings. It is simply up to you to decide where you want to go; and to make some enquiries about the variety of holiday packages, travel discount codes and other deals available for when you want to go.

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Paris is the capital of France and the country’s largest city.

It is situated on the River Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region. Paris is located in the north-bending arc of the river Seine and includes two islands, the Île Saint-Louis and the larger Île de la Cité, which form the oldest part of the city.

Paris is the most popular tourist destination in the world, with over 30 million foreign visitors per year. There are numerous iconic landmarks among its many attractions, along with world famous institutions and popular parks.

Famous Landmarks:
Three of the most famous Parisian landmarks are the twelfth century Notre Dame cathedral on the Île de la Cité, the nineteenth century Eiffel Tower, and the Napoleonic Arc de Triomphe. The Eiffel Tower was a “temporary” construction by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Universal Exposition but the tower was never dismantled and is now an enduring symbol of Paris. It is visible from many parts of the city as are the Tour Montparnasse skyscraper and the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur on the Montmartre hill.

Must Visit:

• Place de la Bastille a district of great historical significance, not only for Paris, but for the whole of France. Because of its historical value the square is often used for political demonstrations, including the massive anti-CPE demonstration of March 2006.
  

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• Champs-Élysées (8th arrondissement, right bank) is a seventeenth century garden-promenade turned avenue connecting the Concorde and Arc de Triomphe.It is one of the many tourist attractions and a major shopping street of Paris.
• Place de la Concorde is at the foot of the Champs-Élysées, built as the “Place Louis XV”, site of the infamous guillotine. The Egyptian obelisk is Paris’ oldest monument. Nearby Place Vendôme is famous for its fashionable and deluxe hotels (Hotel Ritz and Hôtel de Vendôme) and its jewellers. Many famous fashion designers have had their salons in the square.
• Le Marais is the trendy Right Bank district. It is a very culturally open place.
• Montmartre is a historic area on the Butte, home to the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur. Montmartre has always had a history with artists and has many studios and cafés of many great artists in that area.
• Montparnasse  is a historic Left Bank area famous for artists studios, music halls, and café life.
• L’Opéra is the area around the Opéra Garnier is a home to the capital’s densest concentration of both department stores and offices. A few examples are the Printemps and Galeries Lafayette grands magasins (department stores), and the Paris headquarters of financial giants such as Crédit Lyonnais and American Express.

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