The World’s Wonderful Parklands: Promenade Plantée, Paris, France — Life & Soul Magazine

Cities around the world are making good use of disused space and filling it with nature. Paris’s Promenade Plantée is the world’s first elevated park, built on the former Vincennes railway line. Stretching 2.9 miles, Promenade Plantée runs from just east of the Place de la Bastille through the 12th arrondissement to the Peripherique highway. […] … Continue reading The World’s Wonderful Parklands: Promenade Plantée, Paris, France — Life & Soul Magazine

Walking in Paris – The Louvre Museum – 30 photos

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Walking in Paris : Place de la Concorde – 30 photos. — ICI & LA NATURE PICTURES

The Place de la Concorde is one of the major public squares in Paris It is the largest square in the French capital. It was the site of many notable public executions during the French Revolution. It is located at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées. Ici & Là […] via Walking in Paris : Place … Continue reading Walking in Paris : Place de la Concorde – 30 photos. — ICI & LA NATURE PICTURES

11 SECRET EUROPEAN TOWNS YOU MUST VISIT

The secret is out for Milan, London, Paris or Barcelona, but Europe has a plethora of destinations that you may not have considered visiting before. Here are 11 lesser-known European towns you should visit… like, right now. via 11 Secret European Towns You Must Visit — ALK3R

France – Cycling near Paris : Blandy Fortified Castle – 30 photos

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Together with Fontainebleau and Vaux le Vicomte, Blandy les Tours is part of the Circuit “Les 3 Chateaux” the 3 Castles tour in the Seine et Marne departement.

A 40 mn train ride from Paris, the cycling tour starts in Melun which is unexpectedly a green forested environment, with large forests ,centuries-old trees, small peaceful roads for amazing rides, charming villages, in a word a must-see destination!

Blandy-les-Tours Castle,10 km from Melun, 5 km from Vaux le Vicomte first dates back to the 13th century but was re-built several times and an entire renovation started in 1992.