798 France, North vs. South; Streets of Paris; Loire Valley Chateâu Country
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
4.3 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 July 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
A trio of Rick's tour guides banter about the nuances of northern and southern France, from climate and demeanor to food and fashion. Then author Susan Cahill describes how wandering the streets of Paris brings to life the stories of the city's artists, writers, and historical figures. And an expert offers recommendations for enjoying the elegant chateâu country of the Loire Valley.
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| 0:00.0 | I've found it's often true that the warmer and sunnier the climate, |
| 0:04.5 | the more animated are many of the people you'll meet. |
| 0:07.6 | Traveling from north to the south of France provides plenty of interesting examples. |
| 0:12.1 | They're like coconuts. |
| 0:13.3 | You have to go through that hard shell to find the milk inside, the softness. |
| 0:17.9 | People in northern France are like that. |
| 0:20.1 | Well, along the Mediterranean, people are beautiful and they know it, and they show it off. |
| 0:25.4 | To me, they're more like peacocks. |
| 0:27.3 | Coming up, we get coached on what to expect in France from north to south. |
| 0:31.3 | We'll also look behind the street signs in Paris that tell us of the famous people who once live there. |
| 0:36.1 | And there would be one name after another |
| 0:38.1 | that I'd recognize, but not really know the details. |
| 0:42.4 | And two are the lavished palaces of the Loire Valley, |
| 0:45.5 | including one they call the Ladies Chateau. |
| 0:48.4 | From the beginning, it has been always the property of fantastic ladies. |
| 0:53.5 | Let's go to France for the hour ahead. |
| 0:55.3 | It's Travel with Rick Steves. |
| 1:00.4 | Year after year, the visitor numbers tell us |
| 1:02.9 | that France remains the most popular country in the world |
| 1:05.7 | for vacationers. |
| 1:07.3 | Coming up today on Travel with Rick Steves, |
| 1:09.4 | we'll look at a few of the reasons why. |
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