10.Notre-Dame de Fourvière Shrine. Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre. Photo by Myriam Olmand -Unsplash. The Chapelle de la Vierge, to the left of the Basilica, is topped with a statue of Mary. Fourvière has always been a popular pilgrimage site. Since 1170, there has been a shrine dedicated to Our Lady in Fourvière.
Fun fact nº3: It is the second most visited church. The Sacre-Coeur welcomes more than 10 millions visitors per year, while the Notre Dame welcomes about 13 millions visitors per year. After the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Sacre-Coeur is the most visited church in France.

Don’t Take Your Head Out of the Clouds! 23. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on April 9, 2021, made 22,219 solo public engagements over his

The Jura Mountain range extends over 225 miles (360 km) in both France and Switzerland, stretching from the Rhône River to the Rhine. Much of the western sector is in France. The highest peaks are in the south around Geneva, with the Crêt de la Neige in Ain at 5,636 feet (1,718 meters) and Le Reculet at 5,633 feet (1,717 meters) in France.
Drivers use the right-hand side of the road in France. The famous philosopher René Descartes was born in France in 1596. You might have heard of his famous saying, "I think, therefore I am". France was the second country to host the modern Olympic Games in 1900 in Paris. Paris also hosted the games again in 1924.
Charles La Tour was born in France in 1593, and in 1610 at age seventeen, he accompanied his father Claude de Saint-Etienne de la Tour on an expedition to Port Royal in Acadia. Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt led the expedition which also included his 19 year old son, Charles de Biencourt de Saint Just, and a Catholic priest.
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