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Fédération Nationale des Gîtes de France is an organization that lists and rates the quality campgrounds, bed and breakfasts and self catering gites. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Gîte du Volcan in Réunion. A gîte or gite (French pronunciation:) is, typically, a holiday rental home in France, but there are many interpretations of the term 'gîte'.'. They range from a gîtes d'etape — a hostel, for walkers and cyclists — to a gîte rural, a holiday home in the country available for rent, often an accessory dwelling
The vineyards around Eguisheim produce Alsace wine of high quality. The village is ranked in the top 20 of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. In May 2013 it was voted the 'Village préféré des Français' (Favorite French Village), an annual distinction that passes from town to town throughout France. [4]
short for (ellipsis of) à la manière de; in the manner of/in the style of [1] à la carte lit. "on the card, i.e. menu"; In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes "à la carte" rather than a fixed-price meal "menu". In America "à la Carte Menu" can be found, an oxymoron and a pleonasm. à propos
The Musée alsacien (Alsatian museum) is a museum in Strasbourg in the Bas-Rhin department of France.It opened on 11 May 1907, [1] and is dedicated to all aspects of (mostly rural) daily life in pre-industrial and early industrial Alsace.
Eduard von Grützner's depiction of Falstaff, a literary character well known for his joie de vivre.. Joie de vivre (/ ˌ ʒ w ɑː d ə ˈ v iː v (r ə)/ ZHWAH də VEEV (-rə), French: [ʒwa d(ə) vivʁ] ⓘ; "joy of living") is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life, an exultation of spirit, and general happiness.
Jean-Jacques Waltz was born in Colmar the 23 February 1873, two years after the annexation of Alsace by the German Empire following the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1.. He worked as an artist for the textile industry, and drew postcards and programmes for local events.
The mountain pass (Col de Saverne) contains a vast botanical garden, the Jardin botanique du col de Saverne. Saverne is also known for its Rose Garden, locally known as La roseraie. It is also the host of the International Contest of New Roses every year. The Garden itself blesses visitors with over 550 varieties of roses.