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Yvoire fishing port, Yvoire, France: Yvoire is a small medieval town in the department of Haute-Savoie, in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located 24 kilometers northeast of Geneva. Wikipedia

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Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France: The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, 1.9 kilometres long and 70 metres wide, running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de Triomphe is located. Wikipedia

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Lavender Fields, Provence, France: Nicknamed ‘the blue gold,’ a tour around the lavender fields of Provence is one of the best things to do in France! Fine lavender (lavandula angustifolia) is the typical lavender of provence; you won’t find fine lavender anywhere else in the world! The fine lavender grows above an altitude of 800 m, and it is a small plant with a single flower per stem. Traditionally used for medicinal properties, fine lavender became the region’s ‘blue gold’ when the great perfume makers in Provence started using it for their best perfumes...Provence is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France. Wikipedia

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Millau Viaduct, Creissels, France: The Millau Viaduct is a multispan cable-stayed bridge completed in 2004 across the gorge valley of the Tarn near Millau in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie Region, in Southern France. The design team was led by engineer Michel Virlogeux and English architect Norman Foster. Wikipedia

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Amiens Cathedral, Amiens, France: The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, or simply Amiens Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Amiens. Wikipedia

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L'église Saint Pancrac, Yvoire: The Church of Saint-Pancrace d'Yvoire is a Roman Catholic church in the commune of Yvoire in Haute-Savoie, France. The church is dedicated to St. Pancras, who suffered martyrdom in Rome in the 3rd century. Wikipedia

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Fontaine du Soleil, Nice, France: inaugurated in 1956. On it are five bronze statues sculpted by Alfred Janniot. They all represent characters from Greco-Roman mythology: Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury and Saturn. In the center of the fountain is a seven-meter-high marble statue of Apollo. Wikipedia.

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Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel, Alsace, France: : Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. A rural village, Dossenheim is integrated into the community of communes of Hanau-La Petite Pierre. Here is located the famous fortified refuge of Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel , which sheltered the populations during the unrest of the medieval period.  Wikipedia

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Château d’Yvoire on Lake Geneva, Yvoire, France: While the Château d’Yvoire offers a picturesque backdrop for your snapshots of Yvoire, unfortunately, the castle is not open to the public as it is privately owned. This means you will not be able to explore the inside of the castle, leaving its interior a mystery. 

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Petite Venise de Colmar, Colmar, Fance: Little Venice of Colmar is an old picturesque tourist area, in the Krutenau district 1 , 2 , in the southern suburb of the historic center of Colmar 3, in Haut-Rhin, in Alsace. It is named after Venice, in Italy, in relation to the historic picturesque organization of the life of the district, around its Lauch canals (list of Venice canals). Wikipedia.

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Basilica of Saint Therese, Lisieux, France: The Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse of Lisieux is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. Located in Lisieux, France, the large basilica can accommodate 4,000 people and, with more than two million visitors a year, is the second largest pilgrimage site in France, after Lourdes. Wikipedia

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Moguériec lighthouse, Brittany, France: Moguériec is a small fishing port of 400 inhabitants located on the Léon coast (north Finistère) in the commune of Sibiril. The port is located at the head of the bay of Île de Sieck, 4 miles southwest of the entrance to the Île-de-Batz channel. Wikipédia

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Roscoff, Finistère, Brittany, France: Roscoff is a commune in the Finistère département of Brittany in northwestern France. Roscoff is renowned for its picturesque architecture, labelled petite cité de caractère de Bretagne since 2009. Roscoff is also a traditional departure point for Onion Johnnies. Wikipedia

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Kermorvan lighthouse, France: The Kermorvan lighthouse is located northwest of the port of Conquet, in Finistère in Brittany. The lighthouse was built in 1849 on a rock, at the tip of the Kermorvan peninsula, a classified site belonging to the Conservatoire du Littoral. It is connected to the land by a granite bridge and its height is 20.30 meters. The lighthouse is shaped like a square tower. 

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Petit Minou Lighthouse, Plouzané, France: The Petit Minou Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the roadstead of Brest, standing in front of the Fort du Petit Minou, in the commune of Plouzané. By aligning it with the Phare du Portzic, it shows the safe route to follow for ships to enter the roadstead. Wikipedia

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Château de Fougères, France: The Château de Fougères is a castle in the commune of Fougères in the Ille-et-Vilaine département of France. The castle was built on a naturally protected site, a rock emerging from a swamp surrounded by a loop of the Nançon river acting as a natural moat. Wikipedia

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La Plagne, France: La Plagne is a French ski area in the alpine valley of the Tarentaise. Since 2003, La Plagne and the neighbouring resort of Les Arcs form Paradiski’s ski area. It is currently owned by Compagnie des Alpes. Wikipedia