FRANCE
What do you think when you think of France?
The Eiffel Tower? Gourmet food? Romance in Paris? Cheese? The film festival in Cannes?
France is the most visited country in the world and for good reason! People are attracted to its beautiful countryside, its food and its cities like its capital Paris, the city of romance.
France is a very diverse country, in the south the Côte d ´ Azur is a beautiful stretch of coast with many sandy beaches, a warm sea and elegant towns. In the east and the south-west there are high mountains, perfect for skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer. Mont Blanc( 4810m), the highest mountain in Europe, is shared between France, Switzerland and Italy. Other landscapes include nice river valleys where you can see many grand castles and large areas covered in colorful vineyards.
The French people are very proud of their food, and our cooking is famous around the world. Local dishes include ratatouille( vegetable mix, below), cassoulet( sausages and beans dish), boeuf bourguignon( tasty meat dish). We have more than 500 types of cheese which we enjoy alongside some of the best wines in the world. We are also known to eat frog ´ s legs( right) and snails but this in reality, not many people do.
Like in Colombia, the favorite sport in France is football and most people cheer for a team such as the PSG( Paris St-Germain), l ´ OL( l ´ Olympique Lyonnais) or L ´ OM( l ´ Olympique de Marseille). Our national team( Les Bleus – Los Azules) last won the world cup in 1998. Other popular sports are rugby, tennis and cycling. We are the home of the Tour de France, the most famous cycling race in the world.
France also has territories all over the world such as l ´ Île de la Réunion in the Indian Ocean or French Polynesia which has perfect tropical islands. The islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean are a lot closer to Colombia so is French Guyana, only 2000km away on the South American continent.