France Backpackers' Guide
A Little Lowdown on Backpacking in France
France Facts
Population: 60,496,000
Currency: euro (EUR)
Religions: Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
Government: republic
Languages: French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
Climate: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral
Phone Code: 33
France Photos
Photos of France that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.
France Festivals
Festivals in France courtesy of 2camels Festivals.
Trophée Andros Series article Bird King Festival article TignesFest snippet Paris-Roubaix snippet Trophée Andros Series photos Bird King Festival - Roi de l'Oiseau Festival photos Sedan Medieval Festival and the Saint Marie de la Mar Gypsy Pilgrimage video Festival Mondial des Theatres de Marionnettes video Les Escales du Cargo web site Festival Mondial des Theatres de Marionnettes web site
Check out more festivals in France
Or take a look at festivals in these cities in France:
France Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across France.
Hotels » France
France Flights
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to France. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to Air France) through to airline sites that feature flights to France.
Book Flights to France Online
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Flight Network to locate the web's most exceptional flight offers.
European Train Travel
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.
France Car Hire
Europcar
- Europcar is the World's Leading Leisure Car Rental Company operating in more than 150 countries through 13,000 stations covering all major airports. Europcar offer:
- Only new rental cars - the average age of their rentals is only 6 months
- An all inclusive rates guarantee - no surprises at the desk
- 24 hour roadside assistance - wherever you are, at any time
- 24/7 car rental service at major airports - late night flight, they'll meet your reservations
- Flight delayed? - no problem, let Europcar know your flight number and they'll be there waiting
France Travel Insurance
Recommended by Lonely Planet, National Geographic, Intrepid, YHA and a host of other big names in the travel industry, World Nomads travel insurance is designed for adventurous, independent travellers and covers overseas medical, evacuation and luggage (including your digital camera and iPod).
At World Nomads you get so much more than just budget travel insurance. You get your own online travel journal, destination guides and free language guides for your iPod but best of all, you can buy, extend or make a claim online from anywhere in the world, even after you've left home!
Global travel insurance. Further France Resources
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