Selected Internet resources for independent travellers in France, Paris, Provence, Haute Savoie, Alpes, Camargues, Lion, Chartres, Arles, Pyrenees, Blue Coast, tourism, journey, holidays, trip, maps, guides, natural parks, cycling, backpakers hostels, rail, interrail, climbing, camping, travel, mountaineering, paddling, travel reports, kayak, hitch hiking, trekking, caving, archaeology, castles, river navigation, houseboats, Loire, bed and breackfast and much more.....
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We have given a strong evidence to Personal Pages (highlighted in green).

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Interesting sites
  • Site of the French Caving Association.
    http://www.grottes.net

  • France's official tourism site. Very good. Links to other official sites of the various French regions.
    http://www.franceguide.com

  • It's a site for free climbers of French natural rocks: there they all are, with descriptions of the places and useful info (campings, etc.), a very reliable source of information.
    http://www.cosiroc.org/

  • French Ministery of Culture's site (also the English version): It's interesting the section "internet culturel" where you may find links to archaeological sites and to evrything that may be connected to historic and cultural tourism.
    http://www.culture.fr/

  • Thomas Driemeyer tells us about his biking across Italy, Germany, France, Holland Egypt and USA. The site is interesting, practical and full of useful info.
    http://www.in-berlin.de/User/bitrot/inde...

  • Hans' Travel Notes, by Hans Rooselaer; accounts of mountain excursions, equipped with maps, information and links.
    http://www.hanstravelnotes.be

  • Tuan's Mountaineering Page. Information and accounts on the Monte Bianco and the Yosemite, with routes, maps photos, and practical advice. Essential for those who love extreme mountaineering. A lot of links, selected and reasoned.
    http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~qtluong/moun...

  • Jon and Trine's Page. On their site you can find an account on the Monte Bianco (equipped by photos and by a FAQ) and naturalistic information on some Norwegian areas (this last section was partly under construction).
    http://lynx.uio.no/recr.html

  • Walking the Mountains of the World by Ann Bowker. A guide to the best known mountains (but also accessible to excursionism without grat difficulty) from all over the world. Somehow a guide, somehow an account, really essential.
    http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/1015/

  • RTC backpacking and hiking club. The RTC is a group of people who like to make backpacking tours and hiking trips in the Netherlands and abroad. Most of the ideas are being realised in weekends. .
    http://home-2.worldonline.nl/~rtc/

  • Gerry's Excellent Web Pages. We found this site really "excellent", it gives in detail many cycling itineraries in several European countries and many beautiful photos.
    http://www.gsoto.easynet.co.uk

  • In Angus McIntyre you find several photo galleries, often accompanied by a pleasant report..A virtual travel in remote territories.
    http://www.raingod.com/angus/

    • < li> It's a site dedicated to sea kayak, an ecological mean to explore the coastline. "Itineraries" section is dedicated to travelling along Mediterranean and Italian lakes coasts by sea kayak, small tent and backpack.
    http://web.tiscalinet.it/infoikdm/

  • Trento by bike. Great. Written for passion by Prof. Andreas Caranti, it's probably the best resource for bikers in the Internet! In the whole Europe, Country by Country, tips, reports, itineraries, links and news-groups.
    http://www-math.science.unitn.it/Bike/

  • Dutch site connecting many of the main European sites about free climbing, a capital resource for fans of this sport.
    http://www.climbing.nl

  • The Alpine Kayak Club. European rivers, advised routes, photos, links, events.
    http://alpine-kayak-club.org/

  • Glenn and Sheila's Home Page, by Glenn and Sheila Ord. The experience of very long biking tours across Europe and other continents, presented in a series of advice and quick considerations.
    http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Caba...

  
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Cities and Regions
  • Site about Paris, with lots of information and useful addresses. very well done, links to other Parisian sites.
    http://www.paris.org/navigate.html

  • About the city of Paris with useful information.
    http://www.paris.fr/

  • The region of Bretagne. Very inclusive but superficial in descriptions.
    http://www.bretagne.com

  • Interactive map of Paris. you say the street and it gives you the map. Useful when booking an accomodation at distance, to see if you are really going to go in a central place.
    http://www.isweb.com/

  • About Provence. Great. Really everything: history,tourism,trekking, climbing, sports, etc.
    http://www.beyond.fr/index.html

  • Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc. General info on the area.
    http://www.cdt-hautesavoie.fr/

  • Carcassonne - Medioeaval city in France. A great site dedicated to one of the fullest examples of fortification architecture in Europe. Carcassonne is situated in the south of France, it is 27 centuries old and it makes people believ, that fairy tales and childhood dreams can exist in reality. By Elena Steingrad.
    http://www.cite-de-carcassonne.de/

  • Andalucia and the Provence - Photography and Travel. Images of Andalusia (Spain) and the Provence (France) taken on trips on or with a bicycle or mountain bike. Useful links.
    http://www.reiseskizzen.de

  • Site of a cultural association promoting a clever and curious tourism and proposing nice occasions at reasonable prices in Languedoc (Carcassonne), accomodation, boat, etc.
    http://perso.wanadoo.fr/relais.occitan/

  • Bonjour Paris. an interactive site (you ask and they answer) about Paris. All the questions and answers are kept and are available.
    http://bonjourparis.com/

  
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Transports.
  • Covoiturage. The purpose is to make car drivers and people looking for a car passage in Europe. When we visited it it ha very many proposals and requests to go across France, it was just at the beginning for other Nations.
    http://www.europeen.com/covoiturage/

  • Dedicated to motorbike travelers in Europe, wide and well structured. It collects all the info about driving across the different Countries: useful also for car drivers. Forum.
    http://www.ideamerge.com/motoeuropa/

  • Europrail International - North America's source for European Rail Passes. From the Eurail Pass, Europass, Britrail Pass or individual country pass.
    http://www.europrail.net/

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