France

Cities like Paris, Cannes, Nice, St Tropez, Strasbourg make France one of the most visited countries in the world. Holiday and trips in France, the best France travel guide, top tourist attractions in France.

Sacre-Coeur – Sacred Heart of Paris

Legend has it that Montmarte Hill has been a place of worship since ancient times. It is said that the Druids of ancient Gaul worshiped here, the Romans built...

The Inverted Pyramid

The Inverted Pyramid is located in the Carrousel du Louvre, an underground shopping mall inaugurated in 1993 that adjoins the Hall Napoléon of the Louvre.

The Roman statue of Tiber

The Roman statue of Tiber was discovered in front of the temple of Isis and Sarapis together with its sister statue, the statue of the Nile river.

Law Code of Hammurabi

Law Code of Hammurabi is the longest surviving text from Old Babylon and is often considered the first written economic formula.

Winged Victory of Samothrace (Nike)

Winged Victory of Samothrace is a marble Hellenistic sculpture of Nike (the Greek goddess of victory) created most probably around 190 BC in Ancient Greece.

Great Sphinx of Tanis

The Great Sphinx of Tanis is one of the masterpieces at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The Egyptian word for a sphinx was Shesep-Ankh, or “Living Image”, a...

Saint-Michel Fountain, Paris

Saint-Michel Fountain, Paris is a monumental fountain in neo-renaissance style, the work of nine sculptors. The main theme of the fountain is the fight of good...

Top Tourist Attractions in Paris

Top Tourist Attractions in Paris: Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, Champs-Elysees, Palais Garnier, Opera House, Sacre-Cœur, Palace...

Interesting facts about Venus de Milo

Whether it is a representation of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, or of Amphitrite, the goddess of the sea venerated on the island of Milos, the...