An introduction to France and Netherlands

1. Franc
e

2. France
France has been the world's most popular tourist destination for over twenty years and
it's geographically one of the most diverse countries in Europe. Its cities contain some of
the greatest treasures in Europe, its countryside is prosperous and well tended and it
boasts dozens of major tourist attractions, like Paris, the French Riviera, the French Alps,
and more . The country is renowned for its gastronomy (particularly wines and cheeses),
history, culture and fashion.
National emblem

4. Climate A lot of variety, but
temperate winters and mild
summers on most of the
territory, and especially
in Paris.
An occasional strong, cold,
dry, north-to-northwesterly
wind known as the mistral.

5. France
Capital Paris
(and largest city)
Language French
Demonym French
Currency Euro (EUR)
CFP franc (XPF)
Date Format DD/MM/YYYY
Drives on the Right

6. Aunt, Roof, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water,
Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably,
Spitting image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas,
Caught, Naturally, Aluminium, Envelope

8. Fashion

9. Art

10. Gastrono
my

11. Traditions and Festivals
April Fools Day
French school children draw and cut out paper fish and
try to tape them on the backs of unsuspecting friends,
parents, and teachers.
Chocolates, in the form of a fish, are popular treats on
April 1st and lots of parents extend the fish theme into
the evening.

12. Traditions and Festivals
French Traditional Birthdays
A fruit tart can be a birthday cake, as well as a
lemon cake or a chocolate mousse-filled tart, or
any other sweet variation. In France, tarts are often
heavily decorated, but not with frosting.
It is also quite common to purchase a birthday tart
in France; moreso than in the U.S., and the
birthday person's name is not typically written on
the cake in France.

13. Traditions and Festivals

14. What to do
in France?
Go champagne tasting!
Champagne Barnaut is
one of the few houses to
make red wines as well
as fizz, and it makes an
equally good job of both
in the heart of the tiny
village of Bouzy
Montagne de Reims, Bouzy 1 pl André Collard

15. What to do
in France?
Chocolate Tasting
Cazenave has been using
the same machinery to
make chocolates since
1850 and keeps up the
tradition of hot drinking
chocolate, served under a
mound of hand-whipped
froth in rose-sprigged
Limoges porcelain at its
period tearoom.
19 rue du Port Neuf, Bayonne

16. What to do
in France?
Fill your suitcase with
market goodies by
going to flea markets
Paris

17. What else to
see in
France?
The Gorge du Verdon is a
25 kilometer (15 miles)
long canyon and rises a
spectacular 700 meters
(2,300 feet) from the
Verdon river below.
Water sport opportunities
here include rafting,
kayaking, sailing and
water skiing. Gorge du Verdon

18. What else to
see in
France?
Mont Saint Michel is a
small tidal island located
just off the coast of
Normandy. An abbey of it
stands at the peak of the
rocky island, surrounded
by the streets and
architectures of the
medieval town.
Mont Saint Michel

19. What else to
see in
France?
Chamonix is a famous ski
resort in the French Alps at
the foot of Mont Blanc. It was
the site of the first Winter
Olympic games in 1924. It is
a year round tourist spot as
well.
Chamonix

20. What else to
see in
France?
The tower was built by
Gustave Eiffel as the
entrance arch for the
International Exhibition
of Paris of 1889. Since
its construction more
than 200,000,000 people
have visited it making it
the most visited paid
tourist attraction in the
world.
Paris

21. French people cheek kiss to
greet each other between family
and friends, even between men.
The number of kisses varies
according to the region, from 1
(e.g. in the tip of Brittany) to
4 (e.g. Paris and most of the
North), and occasionally up to
5 in Corsica.

22. There are over 300
kinds of cheese made
in France.

23. There are some
40,000chateaux
(castles, manors,
palaces...) in
France

24. The French are the world's
biggest consumers of
psychotropic drugs. About
one fourth of the
population admits having
taken anti-depressants or
tranquillisers over the past
year.

25. France is
Europe’s third
oldest nation.

26. How to get
there?

27. By plane
Flights to/from Paris
The main international airport, Roissy -
Charles de Gaulle (IATA: CDG)
Flights to/from regional airports:
• Bordeaux
• Clermont-Ferrand
• Lille
• Lyon
• Marseille
• Nantes
• Nice
• Toulouse

28. By boat

29. By train
◦ Eurostar - to France from the United Kingdom
and Belgium.
◦ Thalys - connecting Paris to Brussels and onward
to cities in the Netherlands and Germany.
◦ Intercity trains - leave for all parts of Europe,
including overnight trains to San Sebastian in
Spain, Porto and Lisbon in Portugal.

30. By bus or car
France has several Eurolines-hubs.
Several weekends each year in France its Black Saturday (Samedi noir) because of the
start or end of school holidays and the coinciding traffic jams on the French roads.

31. Travelling in France
By plane
The following carriers offer
domestic flights within
France:
o Air France
o Hop!
o Air Corsica
o Twin Jet
o easyJet
o Ryanair
o Eastern Airways
o Hex'Air
o Air Austral
o Heli Securite
o Nice Helicopteres

32. Travelling in France

33. Entry Requirements
Citizens of the Philippines must secure visas in order to
be allowed to enter France. Personal appearance is
required for Filipinos who wish to apply for either Short-stay
or Long-stay visa whether for tourism, business,
employment or study purposes.

34. Netherland
s

35. Entry
requirement
Passports & Visa
Things you can bring:
•Your usual travel baggage,
•200 cigarettes and one liter of
spirits,
•50 ml perfume and 0.25 liter
eau-de-toilette,
•500 grams of coffee or 200 grams
of coffee extract
•100 grams of tea or 40 grams of
tea extract,
•Other goods with a maximum
total value of € 430,
•Medicines for personal use.

36. Geography Location
The European area of the Netherlands lies between latitudes 50° and 54° N, and longitudes 3° and 8° E.
Capital: Amsterdam

37. People
2014 estimate 16,819,595
Ethnic Groups
80.7% Dutch
5% other EU
2.5%Indonesian
2.2%Turks
2% Moroccans
1.9% Surinamese
0.8% Caribbean
4.8% others

38. Languag
e
Dutch
Limburgish
Dutch Low Saxon
English
Papiamento

39. Currency (Euro)
1 Euro equals 58.86 Philippine Peso

40. Weather
Average temperature in July: 17.4 °C
Average temperature in January: 2.8 °C

41. Cuisine
STAMPPOT HARING

42. Haring

43. Etiquette
Getting acquainted
Conversation
Doing Business
Presents

44. Netherland
ATTRACTIONS

45. Delta Project

46. Kinderdijk

47. Keukenhof Gardens

48. Leiden Canals

49. Canals of Amsterdam

50. Amsterdam, Netherlands

51. Mokum, Venice of the North

52. Amsterdam,
Netherlands
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Population 810,084
Languages Dutch (Official)
Turkish
Moroccans English
Currency EUR, €
The city is located in the province of North
Holland (Noord Holland) in the west of the
country. It comprises much of the northern
part of the Randstad, one of the larger
conurbations in Europe
Website www.amsterdam.nl

53. Spring, Summer,Autum,Winter
Weather

55. What to do in Amsterdam?

56. Explore
Amsterdam’s
best museums
Tropenmuseum
Van Gogh Museum
Joods Historisch Museum
FOAM
The Cobra Museum
Stedelijk Museum
Hermitage Amsterdam
Museum het Rembrandthuis
Alard Pierson Museum

57. Rijksmuseum

58. Visit the famous flower market
BLOEMENMARKT FLOATING FLOWER SHOP

59. Picnic in the Vondelpark

60. Rent an Amsterdam bike and get cycling

68. Amsterdam
FESTIVALS

69. Loveland Festival (Aug 9)

70. Dutch Valley Festival (Aug 15–17)

71. Amsterdam
ATTRACTIONS

72. Canals of Amsterdam

73. Anne Frank House

74. De Wallen