FRANCE

FLAG

TYPICAL FOOD

PRINCIPAL CITIES

CAPITAL CITY

PARIS

TOURISTIC PLACES

Palace of Versailles

Mont Saint-Michel

Arc de Triomphe

Musée du Louvre

Eiffel Tower

Notre Dame Cathedral

Castles Loira

TYPICAL CLOTHES

Because France is divided into many different regions there is actually no national dress. Each French region has their own traditional dress and they are very different from each other; it seems, that the only thing they have in common is that men wear pants, women skirts and both wear hats of different styles. Nowadays, traditional regional costumes are just worn at festivals and celebrations. In Alsace, women may be seen in white, lace-trimmed blouses and aprons decorated with colorful flowers. Women's costumes in Normandy include white, flared bonnets and dresses with wide, elbow-length sleeves.

MARSEILLE

PARIS

LYON

TOULOUSE

NICE

STRASBOURG

MONTPELLIER

OFFICIAL SYMBOLS

Liberté, égalité, fraternité

The national motto of France is liberté, egalité, fraternité. The origin of the phrase is ambiguous and heavily disputed, but it is believed to have surfaced during the French Revolution as an amalgamation of slogans used at the time.

La Marseillaise

La Marseillaise is the national anthem of France. Written and composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Isle in 1792, it was originally a rallying cry during the French Revolution.

La Marianne

The profile of the Marianne appears on the official seal of the country, is engraved on coins, and drawn on stamps and banknotes.

Le coq

Le coq is one of the most identifiable symbols of France. Inspired by a play on words between the Latin word for rooster, “Gaullus,” and France, “Gaul,” le coq has now become an unofficial national symbol and mascot of France