Give them a Gift, a
River Cruise for a Special Occasion!

Avalon Waterways
Rooms With a View

Aquariums/Gardens/Parks/Zoos

• List of Aquariums in Nord-Pas-de-Calais

• Aquariums in the Region

• Parc naturel régional de l'Avesnois

• Parc naturel régional des Caps et Marais d'Opale

Architecture/Historical Sights

• Cathédrale directory in Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Auto Information & Car Rentals

• Driving in France

  • Free article on driving in France

• Mileage chart for major French towns

• Official French Auto Rental Sites

Banks/ATMs/Currency Conversion

• ATMs and Information [they load slow, but it's worth it]
  • Visa ATM locator by city in France and Worldwide
  • MasterCard ATM locator by city or to
• Banks/
  • Link to all banks in France & French Speaking Countries
• Currency Converter Information
  • Information on the Euro currency
  • Universal Currency Converter
  • Worldwide currency converter site

Cabarets/Night Clubs/Extravaganzas

• All Cabaret - Dinner - Cruise Combo Shows
• Crazy Horse Show (By MiniBus)
• Cruise + Lido (Minibus)
• Cruise + Moulin Rouge Show (Bus)
• Dinner Dance at the Lido (Bus)
• Dinner Dance and Show at the Moulin Rouge (Bus)
• Dinner Show at the Paradis Latin (Bus)

Bistros/Cafes/Restaurants

• The Best French Restaurants
• French Restaurant Guide for Paris and France

Books/Cameras/CDs/DVDs/Ticketing/Videos

• FNAC search, click on Region, town and category choice. Fnac has stores all over France

Calendar Calendar of Events Locally

• An official site for French Holidays

• Calendar link to official French Holiday

Chamber of Commerce

• List of Chamber of Commerce Offices by Country

Chateaux [Historical] of the Region

• Photos of Mont-Saint-Michel

Chocolate

• Chocolate Shopping

• All about Chocolate

Cultural Events [Ballet/Opera/Concerts/Symphonies]

Embassies/Consulates/Passports/Visas/Customs

• French government visa information to enter France

• American Consulate in France regarding passports and visas

• French Consulate in Washington DC, Visa section 

• Passports & Visa Information

• U.S. express passport service

Emergency Services

• Link to other health and medical information

• Emergency assistance France [French only]

• U.S. and France air medical ambulance services

Employment

• Link to Employment Information in France

Festivals, Special Events & More

Flowers, fruit & vegetable markets & gardening in the Region

• Markets in the Region

Gourmet Food/Cooking/Wine

• Cheese from the Region

  • Boulettes d'Avesnes [Vache/Cow]

  • Maroilles AOC [Vache/Cow]

  • Maroilles Lesire AOC [Vache/Cow]

  • Mimolette vieille [Vache/Cow]

  • St Paulin [Vache/Cow]

• French Cooking
  • All about French Cuisine and the Great Classic French Sauces
• Herbs
  • Link to Information on Herbs
• Links to French Culinary Words and Phrases
  • French/English Culinary Terms

• Specialty dishes from the Region

• Wines from the Region

Government

• Alphabetized lists of towns and villages, by Département [with population], with a link to each location's tourist office for phone, fax and address

  • The Département of Nord [59]

  • The Département of Pas-de-Calais [62]

• Lille

• Serveur du Conseil régional

Lodging

• B&Bs

  • Bed & Breakfasts 
• Camping
  • List of camp sites in Lower Normandy, department of Manche, with maps to camp sites, camp photos, facility floor plans, list of amenities, activities, pricing, reservations
• Hotels
  • Search Hotels in Normandy

Maps

• Map of the Département of Nord

• Map of the Département of Pas-de-Calais

• To order your Nord Pas de Calais Maps click here

Medical

• Emergency Services in France Americans
• A great information hospital site, with Regional click on map. [French]
• Hospital directory by Region, voila your information is there
• Internet Health Link
• Link to more health and medical information
• US State Departments medical information for Americans traveling abroad with a listing of travel insurance
• WebMD.com  This site provides a vast resource of medical information on a wide range of topics

Museums/Monuments

• Paris Museum Pass & Regional Museum Passes

Newspapers/Radio/TV

• Avesnois

• La Voix du Nord

• Liberte Hebdo

Outdoor Activities

• Biking & Motor Biking

  • Discover France - specialists in Bicycle and Walking Tours throughout France

• Golfing

• Hiking & Walking

  • Discover France - specialists in Bicycle and Walking Tours throughout France

• Mountain Climbing Activities

Personal Services [Baby Sitting/Barbers/Beauty Spas/Etc]

• Babysitting and Other Care Services

• Day Care Service and after school and more

Real Estate [For Rent/For Sale]

• Real Estate Agents - Immobiliers

Restaurants in the Region

• The Best French Restaurants
• French Restaurant Guide for Paris and France

Shipping Services

• DHL France

• FEDEX France

• UPS France

Shopping

• Major stores of all kinds [all stores may not be in all Regions]

  • BHV (Bazar de l’Hotel de Ville) Hardware/Home Improvement

  • Bricolage France (like Home Depot & Lowe’s) home improvement

  • Carrefour super and hypermarché  stores (similar to our Target & Walmart super stores, but more) is the largest retailer in Europe  and consists of the following stores:  Carrefour, Champion, Contact GB, Dia, Di per di, Docks Market, Ed, 8 à Huit,   GS, Promocash, Prodirest, Proxi, Shopi  Marche M Plus, Norte, Ooshop, Puntocash

  • Castorama (like our Home Depot & Lowe’s) home improvement

  • Darty for major appliances, computer & software, cameras, telephones,  televisions

  • FNAC Department Store for books, computers  & software,  dvd & video, music, mobile phones and more

  • France Loisirs for cds, dvds, music and more

  • Galeries Lafayette Department Store (the capital of fashion)

  • Habitat inexpensive furniture and furnishings for your home

  • IKEA reasonably priced furniture & other home furnishings

  • Laserland dvd equipment

  • Le Bon Marche Department Store

  • Le Printemps the trendy place Department Store

  • Monoprix department & grocery store chain that includes: BHV, Galeries Lafayette, Inno, Nouvelle Galeries & Prisunic

  • Sport 2000  France (brand names for sports)

  • Twinner / Groupe S.E.D mountain & skiing specialists

  • Virgin on line catalog of the cds,dvds, music & more megastores

Spas/Thermales

Sports Activities/Sporting Events

• Official government site for Youth Sports

Telephone Usage and Information

• Telephone Codes for France

  • ACR's Calling Code Directory For France

• Telephone Usage

  • Useful information for using the telephones in Paris and France. This site has other useful information regarding phone related services.

  • U.S. site on French postal and telephone information

• White and Yellow Pages France

  • White Pages France [English, French]

  • Yellow Pages France [English, French]

Tours/Travel Agencies/Sight Seeing

• Sight Seeing

  • Paris Tours and French Regional Tours

• Tour and Travel Agents

  • French Tours

    • French-at-a-touch Tourpackagers

    • French Tour Specialty Agents

• Travel Insurance

  • International Travel Insurance

Transportation Services & Facilities

• Auto Rentals

  • French Auto Rental Sites

• Bus Tours

  • Bus Tours in Paris and Around France

  • Mini-Bus Tours - Pick-up and Return to your Hotel

• Train Information & Schedules

  • A train station is called a Gare, select your train information from the following:  SNCF gare locator,  SNCF Paris,  the TGV (fast trains), the RER [regional trains], and the Eurostar

  • France Rail Passes

  • Regional Train Schedules

• Transportation Information

  • Link to Transportation Sources and More Information

  • More Transportation to and around France

Useful Information

• General

  • Information on the Euro currency

  • Link to more useful information

  • Official French postal site

  • Worldwide currency converter site

• Your Rights in France

  • Your RIGHTS in France

Weather

• France Regional Weather Info

• Weather Information  by City or Town [click on links]  

What to Wear

• Complete how to pack light for your trip, with practical advice to boot!

Words/Phrases

• French/English Cooking Basics and Words/Phrases

• French/English French Words and Phrase Link Words/Phrases

• French/English Days, Months &  Time Words/Phrases

• French/English Food Store Words/Phrases [there's 3 pages]

• French/English Restaurant Words/Phrases

• French/English Vegetable Words/Phrases

• Link to more culinary words & phrases in the gourmet section

Youth/Students

• Student Information

  • Link to Schools and Universities

  • The Student in France

• Youth & Family Activities

  • Summer camps and family holidays in France

• Youth Hostels

  • FUAJ hostels click on map of France by Department

  • GAF hostels with click on map of the Regions

• Youth Organizations

  • Scouts of France with links to scouting sites and the national organization.

Zip Code Directory for the Region of Lorraine

• The Region Denotes the Zip Information

  • Postal Codes in France, enter the town name in the 'Commune' box and hit rechercher. Example:  If the town is Aix-en-Provence, just enter Aix, it will bring up all the towns with Aix in them.  The same with Saint, or Ville [there's 587 Ville....something]

  • From Uniserve Just fill in town and hit submit for zip info

  • Infobel's zip code person/request form

  • Business/Company search L'Annuaire de la Poste

• La Poste's French/English Postal Dictionary

  • La Poste English/French or French/English postal information dictionary