Tour De France – Take the Tour

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France is home to the world famous Eiffel Tower in Paris which is the pride of the people of the Republic of France. The Eiffel Tower is the masterpiece of Gustave Eiffel who was a French structural engineer and architect. France is frankly synonymous with the Eiffel Tower.

France is most importantly also the fashion capital of the world being the birthplace for the world famous fashion house Chanel. France has contributed handsomely to the world of women’s wear, both inner and outer. France is also notably the perfume hub of the world, making the people of the world a pleasant smelling race. France also boasts being the home of Airbus, an aircraft manufacturer based in Toulouse, France. Airbus is responsible for producing almost half of the world’s jet airliners. France is also responsible for giving the world Champagne, something a celebration would be nothing without.

France is the largest of all the countries of the European Union with the sixth largest economy in the whole world. It is one of the founding members of the European Union and the United Nations. It is also one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. France is the world’s most visited country with an astounding 82 million people touring France every year with the figure going nowhere but only up. It is also the fifth largest exporter and fourth largest importer of manufactured goods. France holds the second position for receiving the highest foreign direct investment in the world.

France gets almost 82 million tourists each year who visit the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, Palace of Versailles and the Arc de Triomphe to name a few of the most visited tourist attractions. France was the homeland of Napoleon Bonaparte in the 19th century who conquered most of continental Europe. Monarchy slowly gave way to democracy in the 20th century in France. The French railway network is the most expensive in the whole of Western Europe. France also takes credit for jointly producing with England the world’s first aircraft that could travel at twice the speed of sound, the Concorde.

By: Jan Arve Angelo

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Tour De France – Take the Tour