France from the Air

This aerial tour over France is tantamount to a fantastic journey in time and space. The great variety of the French landscape reflects not only the nation's rich history, but its immense natural beauty as well. Within the French interior lies a vast network of rivers and streams. It is along the banks of these rivers that the great centers of France, rich with splendid historical buildings, grew not only Paris on the Seine, but the Loire Valley. This "garden of France," the heart of the French Renaissance, features the fabulous royal chateaux, such as Chambord and Chenonceau. The valley of the Garonne offers similar treasures in the southwest. And finally, the link between the regions of the north and the IMidi/I, from Lyons to Marseilles, is the Rh