Country in Western Europe known for food, culture, and architecture, with a Mediterranean coast and Paris as its capital and largest city.
France
France is one of the larger countries in europe, bordered by spain, andorra, monaco, italy, switzerland, germany, luxembourg and belgium. It is across the English Channel (la Manche) from the uk. The main language is French. The currency is the Euro. The capital and largest city is paris.
France is part of the European Union and is a signatory to the Schengen treaty.
The country France includes some overseas territories; for most travel-related purposes, the fact that these territories are part of France is not relevant, so a specific tag should be used instead (french-guyana, new-caledonia, …).
Useful links
- Wikitravel
- Discovering France on the French foreign affairs ministry web site
- Getting a visa
- Getting around by train: SNCF (French railway authority); English-language portal; for schedules, DB (German railways) is easier to use
