Selected French Sites 

Info on the Europepan Union
Includes (in theory) live chat with the European Commissioner, Marcelino Oreja.

Ambassade de France aux Etats-Unis

Virtual Tourist 2
Among other things, this site has a clickable map interfacing with City Net, which provides access to about 100 countries and over a thousand cities.

Focus On France Some great links.
Categories include general information, France by region, tourism, hotels, travel, cuisine and wine, service providers and manufacturers, music, maps.

Paris Metro Map A clickable map of the subway system of many of the world's cities, including, of course, a Metro Map of Paris.

The (Virtual) Baguette Several services and links offered here, including the VB Chat Cafe.

Expo Restaurant Le Cordon Bleu
Click for a separate French menu for every day of the week!

Le Louvre Special exhibits of theLouvre. This is not the official CD-Rom "visit" of the Louvre about which you may have read.

SNCF-Train Scheludes
A site for the French national train system, including schedule of trains.

French Telephone Directory
Type in name, address and department of your party to obtain number. Three minutes free time. Includes a clickable map showing every department within each region of France.

Air France

Internet French Properties Considering buying a small chateau in the French countryside? Interesting for the properties themselves but also for the others items included, such as glossaries of legal terms, housing and building terms, vintage wine table, list of cybercafes, description of typical weather patterns of various regions of France.

French Wine Pronunciation Guide
Among other things, this site includes a table of major wines. You can click on a wine to hear it correctly pronounced. Works with RealAudio.

Aux Vins de France A commercial page on French wines.

Tommy's WebCam Listing
This site offers refreshed views of various sites around the world, many from France. You can see, for example, the skyline or weather conditions of Garlaban, Marcel Pagnol's beloved mountain in Provence, of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, or a view of Strasbourg from the cathedral.