Alphabetical Listing of Places Visited in France: L through O
Langres (photos), a small town completely circled by an ancient fortified wall you can walk around to see spectacular view
of the surrounding countryside. The wall has towers and gates, one of which is Gallo-Roman dating from 20 BC.
LASCAUX is
the location of a cave in which ancient people created impressionistic paintings of animals
25,000 years ago.
LILLE (photos)is a large city and has several interesting old areas, lots of markets and a good art museum.
LOCHES in the south west
has a very old and quite primitive chateau. The Dauphin (heir to the throne) Charles VII lived in it and was paid a visit by
Joan of Arc requesting that he accept the throne of France. Who could refuse?
LYON (photos) is a large city
in the southwest with a wonderful market area along the Rhone river and a spectacular
cathedral on a highly visible hill overlooking
the city and a Roman museum next to a Roman odeon.
MARTEL (photos) in the west central part of France is a small city
with 14th century buildings and interesting historical links.
Metz (photos) in the Lorraine in the east of France, has a
Gallo-Roman, German and French heritage. It has a beautiful cathedral, a very comfortable city center with pedestrian
streets, and sidewalk cafes, and a fascinating history museum that has a fine Gallo-Roman collection.
Nancy (photos) also in the Lorraine just south of Metz, is a gem of classical French and art nouveau architecture, with stunning plazas, an art museum
with a broad collection that includes many late 19th and early 20th century impressionist paintings, another museum devoted
to art nouveau, a botanical garden and a covered city food market.
OMAHA BEACH (photos) in Normandy is the site of the American
landing at Normandy in WWII and now is the site of the
American Cemetery owned by the U.S.A. The cemetery has over 9,000 grave
sites of US forces killed in the area.
ORADOUR-sur-GLANE (photos) in the southeast once was a small town. Six days
after D-Day, the German Waffen SS
killed all the inhabitants and torched the town. It is now a National Monument.
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