if you prefer natural scenery, provence is the best choice. However, the scenery of Provence is unique in summer (of course, there will be many people). If you go in winter, you will find it boring. It is better to feel the romance in Paris.
Attachment: A city built radially from Chatelet Square
Based on Chatelet Square, it is surrounded by a Centre to the Champs Elysé es, that is, this downtown Paris is the oldest but most lively place in the city. The "center" of the city center is Notre-Dame de Paris and Conciergerie on Cite, which is surrounded by the Seine River. To the north of Xidi Island, the Pl. de Concorde, the Paris Opera House (Gagniere Opera House), the Sainte Marie Madeleine, the Louvre and the Parc des Tuileries are all located in the downtown area on the right bank. Starting from the Arc de Triumphe du Caroussel in caluso, it enters the Dolores Garden, passes through the obelisk of Concorde Square, goes straight to the majestic Arc de Triomphe along the Champs Elysé es, and then continues to the Grande Arche in La Defense. This central axis is a world-famous landscape.
If the Champs Elysé es is the dividing line, looking west, the symbols of Paris-the Eiffel Tower and Les Invallides are on the left bank. Farther north, the white spire of Basilique du Sacre Coeur on Montmartre stands like a landmark, which is the landmark scenery in Paris after the Eiffel Tower.
World-class French cuisine
Paris is the food capital of the world, and the status of a great chef is equal to that of a rich celebrity, which is highly respected; Five-star restaurants are the focus of social discussion and the topic of tourists. Top restaurants slogan "once in a lifetime luxury", which makes people seem to have endless regrets in their lives; The so-called French cuisine has an inconvenience: it is not necessarily gorgeous, but suits, ties and skirt high heels can never be sloppy, and etiquette must be step by step to maintain a graceful demeanor.
The first one is the predecessor of the famous Le Procope restaurant in Saint-Germain, and the cafe has become a part of Paris culture and life along the way, which is also a place that the French are proud of. The characteristics of Paris Cafe are not like American Japanese or Italian coffee playing with all kinds of flavored spices. They are pure and crisp with fragrant black coffee, that is, Expresso. The most important thing is to taste the atmosphere and environment. Those who think black coffee is too strong can try the distinctive Olay coffee (coffee with milk).
Shopping in a Parisian style
Shopping on the left and right banks of the Seine River in Paris is, in short, a big confrontation between exotic whimsy and elegant affectation, which also reflects the heresy of the cultural development of residents on both sides of the strait extending from the city center. For tourists, they can get what they need. When many people come to Paris, they will make a pilgrimage to the famous street on Montagne Avenue on the right bank! Even if it's just window shopping, the price tag of brand-name goods is staggering, and it's worthwhile to glance at the crystallization of fashion industry!
Provence
Aix-en-Provence is the hometown of the painter Paul Cezanne. It has been a university town and a famous "spring city" since the Middle Ages. This is the ancient capital of Provence in Rome. Today, it is still famous for its ancient Roman ruins, medieval, Gothic and Renaissance architecture. Aix is also famous for its unique cooking, rose wine and special language-Provence dialect.
Provence produces high-quality grape wine, of which 2% are high-grade and top-grade wines. Due to the sunshine in the Mediterranean, the grapes in Provence contain more sugar, which is converted into alcohol, making the alcohol content of Provence wine 2 degrees higher than that in the north. Dry peach red wine with a slight orange color is the most distinctive. Common red wines are: Cotes de Provence, Coteaux d 'aixen Provence, Bandol.
Arles, an ancient town in South Provence, is famous for its warm and bright Mediterranean sunshine and fashionable artistic style. Anyone who has seen the Biography of Van Gogh will probably remember that outstanding painters once created and lived here. The streets, houses and bars here are full of strong artistic atmosphere. Ancient Roman architecture (the Arabs are descendants of the ancient Romans), artists' works and people living in modern civilized society live in harmony, quiet and beautiful here. Every year in July, a fashionable international photography festival will be held here. On the Stone Gu Xiang and Little Square, great photographers and romantic figures who are creating trends today will be exhibited.
There are also medieval castles and tidy lavender fields.