alsace Archives - Traveler Dreams Traveler Dreams Thu, 17 Oct 2019 08:42:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://travelerdreams.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png alsace Archives - Traveler Dreams 32 32 3 French Regions with Unique Cultural Traits https://travelerdreams.com/3-french-regions-with-unique-cultural-traits/ Fri, 18 Oct 2019 06:00:26 +0000 https://stagingtrd.wpengine.com/?p=3672 France is a country that has regions that differ greatly in terms of their history, landscape, and culture. While most of us might associate France with the version that is popularized to the world by the city of Paris, the reality is that it is an extremely diverse country with regions that are completely unique. […]

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France is a country that has regions that differ greatly in terms of their history, landscape, and culture. While most of us might associate France with the version that is popularized to the world by the city of Paris, the reality is that it is an extremely diverse country with regions that are completely unique.

Here are three French regions with unique cultures that are worth exploring on your next trip to the country.

Brittany

Brittany is France’s Celtic region with a wind-swept coast, rainy weather, and granite architecture that makes it something truly unique. Here, you’ll find the home of crepes, the Breton language, and a people that are fiercely proud of their one-of-a-kind identity.

Occitania

The southernmost part of France, which shares a border with Spain, is a sunny, Mediterranean landscape with its own language and cultural traditions. Don’t look for crepes and baguettes here. Instead, you’ll find olive oil, foie gras, and some of the best wines on Earth.

Alsace

Did you know that there’s a part of France that looks more like Germany than anything French? This border region of the country, which is located on the upper Rhine river, is the country’s most religious region and filled with timber-framed houses that evoke Bavaria more than they do France.

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4 Stunning Real-World Locations That Inspired Disney Movies https://travelerdreams.com/4-stunning-real-world-locations-that-inspired-disney-movies/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 10:49:14 +0000 https://stagingtrd.wpengine.com/?p=2713 As creative as the Disney studio team is, they also drew amazing inspiration from some of the most out-of-this-world locations around the globe. These are some of the destinations that inspired some of Disney’s immensely popular movies.   Alsace, France  The creators of Beauty and the Beast took two small villages, Riquewihr and Ribeauville, in France’s Alsace region as an inspiration for Belle’s small home town in […]

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As creative as the Disney studio team is, they also drew amazing inspiration from some of the most out-of-this-world locations around the globe. These are some of the destinations that inspired some of Disney’s immensely popular movies.  

Alsace, France 

The creators of Beauty and the Beast took two small villages, Riquewihr and Ribeauville, in France’s Alsace region as an inspiration for Belle’s small home town in the movie. All fans of the classic can visit this real-life destination and walk a mile in Belle’s pretty shoes! 

The Forbidden City 

Mulan lived during the Chinese Han Dynasty, somewhere between 200 BC and 200 AD. Although the Forbidden City was erected 1,200 years later, it served as an example for animators to design the Emperor’s residence. 

Serengeti 

Most of the The Lion King takes place in a wide plain that’s closely reminiscent of Serengeti in Tanzania. This place is well-known as a check-point in animal migrations and, of course, for its large population of lions. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzD3tKlFSWn/

Neuschwanstein Castle 

The beautiful Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria is the inspiration behind the Sleeping Beauty’s castle, which was later adapted into the famous Disney castle logo that appears at the beginning of every movie from this production.  

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ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> alsace Archives - Traveler Dreams Traveler Dreams Thu, 17 Oct 2019 08:42:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://travelerdreams.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png alsace Archives - Traveler Dreams 32 32 3 French Regions with Unique Cultural Traits https://travelerdreams.com/3-french-regions-with-unique-cultural-traits/ Fri, 18 Oct 2019 06:00:26 +0000 https://stagingtrd.wpengine.com/?p=3672 France is a country that has regions that differ greatly in terms of their history, landscape, and culture. While most of us might associate France with the version that is popularized to the world by the city of Paris, the reality is that it is an extremely diverse country with regions that are completely unique. […]

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France is a country that has regions that differ greatly in terms of their history, landscape, and culture. While most of us might associate France with the version that is popularized to the world by the city of Paris, the reality is that it is an extremely diverse country with regions that are completely unique.

Here are three French regions with unique cultures that are worth exploring on your next trip to the country.

Brittany

Brittany is France’s Celtic region with a wind-swept coast, rainy weather, and granite architecture that makes it something truly unique. Here, you’ll find the home of crepes, the Breton language, and a people that are fiercely proud of their one-of-a-kind identity.

Occitania

The southernmost part of France, which shares a border with Spain, is a sunny, Mediterranean landscape with its own language and cultural traditions. Don’t look for crepes and baguettes here. Instead, you’ll find olive oil, foie gras, and some of the best wines on Earth.

Alsace

Did you know that there’s a part of France that looks more like Germany than anything French? This border region of the country, which is located on the upper Rhine river, is the country’s most religious region and filled with timber-framed houses that evoke Bavaria more than they do France.

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4 Stunning Real-World Locations That Inspired Disney Movies https://travelerdreams.com/4-stunning-real-world-locations-that-inspired-disney-movies/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 10:49:14 +0000 https://stagingtrd.wpengine.com/?p=2713 As creative as the Disney studio team is, they also drew amazing inspiration from some of the most out-of-this-world locations around the globe. These are some of the destinations that inspired some of Disney’s immensely popular movies.   Alsace, France  The creators of Beauty and the Beast took two small villages, Riquewihr and Ribeauville, in France’s Alsace region as an inspiration for Belle’s small home town in […]

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As creative as the Disney studio team is, they also drew amazing inspiration from some of the most out-of-this-world locations around the globe. These are some of the destinations that inspired some of Disney’s immensely popular movies.  

Alsace, France 

The creators of Beauty and the Beast took two small villages, Riquewihr and Ribeauville, in France’s Alsace region as an inspiration for Belle’s small home town in the movie. All fans of the classic can visit this real-life destination and walk a mile in Belle’s pretty shoes! 

The Forbidden City 

Mulan lived during the Chinese Han Dynasty, somewhere between 200 BC and 200 AD. Although the Forbidden City was erected 1,200 years later, it served as an example for animators to design the Emperor’s residence. 

Serengeti 

Most of the The Lion King takes place in a wide plain that’s closely reminiscent of Serengeti in Tanzania. This place is well-known as a check-point in animal migrations and, of course, for its large population of lions. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzD3tKlFSWn/

Neuschwanstein Castle 

The beautiful Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria is the inspiration behind the Sleeping Beauty’s castle, which was later adapted into the famous Disney castle logo that appears at the beginning of every movie from this production.  

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