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I loved the cycling and found the tour a great way of meeting like minded people to get out on the road with. Would highly recommend it." J. Patterson "Bikes were great, we want to buy the bike that was rented to us - increadable. Guide Alain was great, very tolerant of all of us. please tell him thank you. Could not have asked for a more positive experience." Z. Weiss "Truly the sign of a great trip is that NONE of our family wanted to return home--not even the 15 year old socialite. We had the best time. As I start to work through 500 emails, I really wish we were still biking through Entre deux Mers." S. Kraft "The bike tour was fabulous. All the logistics were taken care of, accomodations were great, and best of all the bike route took us through beautiful landscapes and small towns. I'd recommend this tour to anyone who needs a break from the daily routine and isn't afraid to get a little sweaty!" L. Schievelbein "I had a wonderful time! The dining and accomodations were excellent, and the sites to see were all extremely interesting and beautiful. I would definitely love to do this again." Thanks to our customers for their feedback! We do get recommendations for how to improve trips as well and we do listen. Each year, we review comments and in the offseason we are always looking to make the tours better. If that means changing a hotel that has begun to deteriorate, or changing the routes because of new road construction; we listen and try to get better and better! Travel has so many components that something can go wrong, but it is important that all of our clients know that we will do everything possible to make it right and avoid problems, or when they arise, to rectify them as soon as possible. Our suppliers throughout the tours are vital components to keeping things running well and to fixing problems as they may arise. This is your advantage as a client, knowing that we have people on the ground where you are to look after you. DISCOVER FRANCE is the leader in self-guided bicycle tours to France and specializes in travel to France including walking tours, Paris travel, hotels, Paris passes, cooking tours, and other themes for a France vacation. We are French and American owned and operated. In 2006 we celebrate 12 years in business! We sell more than $1MUS/year in bicycle tours alone, exclusively to France! Want to contact us? send us an e-mail! Don't complete your travel plans without seeing our programs first! If you plan to go to France, then why not talk to a specialist!? Why us and why are we better? Knowledge - We are French, speak French, live/lived in France; we also provide extra services so that you can get all your France travel needs from one source, using our experience for a total package and not just your tour Flexibility - we can adapt tours to your needs, and we offer enough tours to meet just about everyone's needs. Lodging - an important component - always very good, and we offer several choices to help meet all budgets. Superior equipment - only for our clients; children sizes and equipment available. In 2006 we are upgrading even more in this area, our equipment is superior in every region! Trek and Eddy Merckx brands. Uniquely modified routes; upgraded hotels and choices of hotels. Our routes always minimize traffic and take charming options near the sites. It is with local expertise and support that we know these are the best rides. Local support - help always available, orientations, transfers, and other support services Extensive Pre-travel documentation designed by us to help you finalize and anticipate your tour Price - when you compare "apples to apples", there is no better value. We are not the cheapest option out there, but by comparison to luxury guided trips, our programs are incredible values offering many of the same places of lodging. And, for other companies that now offer self-guided, we know a small difference in price is not important for the superior quality we provide. Your vacation is valuable time, we won't let you risk it to save a few euros! For the most part, price is driven by hotels and the associated dining. It is easy to sell expensive luxury hotels, nobody is rarely, if ever, disappointed. The challenge is to find top quality family run establishments that give a regional ambiance, have a charm that is unique, superior standards, all at a great price. We give you both options! Our hotel selections for 2006 are even superior to 2005 in many cases and for the most part we focus only on 3 and 4 star hotels. Meals are typically gastronomic affairs -meaning very good quality and never the cheapest menu option. France is our savoir-faire, it is all we do! Our niche of France appeals to many travelers, and we pride ourselves in helping people discover this multi-faceted country. Within our niche of France, our sub-specialty is active vacations in the form of self-guided and guided biking and walking tours. In addition to these we offer theme tours such as cooking and wine tours and driving tours. We also offer a comprehensive selection of charming hotels throughout Paris and France. Thousands of travelers each year have taken advantage of our services to fit that part of their French experience they need help organizing. The name Discover France says it all; exclusively operating in France, nowhere else. The tours were selected and created with the intention of visiting new places and some of the lesser traveled routes. Our philosophy is that we will provide the best experiences and lifetime memories through knowledge, contacts, and SERVICE. Lives have been spent in France by our creators, and our support staff. We are experts on France and have the very best working with us. That's why we only do France - its what we know best! We will give you the expert advise and quality trips you've worked hard and longed to be able to enjoy. STAFF: USA and FRANCE based personnel who will ensure your satisfaction throughout your journey: Loren Siekman - Scottsdale General Manager; contracts, admin/finance, sales/marketing, technology, reservations, and TDF leader. American, former resident of Paris while working as superintendent for Disneyland construction. BS/ASU, EMT. Traveled/cycled/hiked extensively throughout France and Europe since 1988. 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President of Cycling Classics based in Montpellier, degree in Oenology and specialist in Corbiere vineyards. David - Cyclist, guide, and coordinator throughout Provence and Languedoc. Jerome - Cyclist, guide, and coordinator throughout Provence and Languedoc. Brigitte & Cecile- France Responsible for all individual and self-guided cycling tour logistics in Loire, Normandy, Brittany, Cognac regions. Beatrice & Julien - France Responsible for all group bookings in Loire, Normandy, Brittany, Burgundy, Cognac regions with Paris add-ons. Emmanuelle - France local coordinator for Catalonia Walking tour in Languedoc Roussillon. Jean Marc (Walking) - France Responsible for all walking tour route development, roadbooks, contracts in all regions. Cathy - France responsible for all reservations/services and is local coordinator for all walking tours throughout France. Glenn - France Responsible for all cycling tour logistics in Alsace. Glenn is an Oxford grad and has lived in a wine village of Alsace since 1992 and has been leading and supporting cycling and walking since 1994. Agathe, Franck, and Pierre-Olivier in Burgundy- responsible for logistics, bikes, and tour support. Manu - Paris Responsible for Paris transportation, airport transfers, and driver services. Aurore - France local coordinator for cycling in Dordogne/Bordeaux We are a member of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), the Better Business Bureau (Central/Northern Arizona Chapter), as well we are endorsed by IATAN as a Travel Service Intermediary meeting the strict standards of eligibility. Discover France participates in a variety of French Government Tourist Office events. We offer our own travel insurance to our clients through CSA Travel Protection Insurance. We have pages of testimonials from customers who have traveled with us previously, and we keep a large file full of magazine and newspaper stories/articles about our companies. Just contact us to receive fax copies. Notes: Discover France is a brand name owned by LRB Flagship, Inc. In 2006, LRB enters its 12th year of operations. The company has been ARC appointed, is currently IATAN certified, and is licensed in Arizona. Tradenames are registered with the United States Patent Office. We carry $1M E/O policy insured by The Berkley Group. The company has been selected at the small business of the year in 1998 in our local community. We work with various offices of tourism and employ destination specialists in the regions that we promote. Discover France along with Cycling Classics, and Pure Adventures supports Race Lab U23 cycling, Bicycle Ranch Junior Cyclists, and the Lance Armstrong foundation through the Tour of Hope and Peleton Project. We support MS 150 riders, and we donate to the International School of Arizona, the Arizona Wilderness Coalition, the Vietnam Veterans Assn of the Valley, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. In 2006, LRB Flagship will contribute a small portion of each tour sale to Save the Children, Lance Armstrong Foundation, and Arizona Wilderness Coalition. We expect to donate up to $10,000 in 2006. If you would like to visit these 4 star rated charities (top rating for efficient use of donor funds) donate to these organizations, please see these links: Lance Armstrong Foundation ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2004 finalist for La Maison de la France award for Most Extensive Product offers to France. 1998 Small Business of the Year award winner in our local community for growth as well as community supported efforts and Chamber of Commerce contributions. Our president was a board member; chair of International Trade, and participant of other committees. Discover France organizes tours and product in coordination with a variety of local guide services ensuring exposure to all the charms of a region. Our 11 years plus those of our colleagues in France average of 18 years of continuous service. For any guided tour, we use native French speakers, with national diplomas in various fields of sport, emergency trained, and instructor certified. Discover France is a brand name wholly owned by LRB Flagship, Inc. which also owns the brand name Pure Adventures and is a joint venture owner of the company Cycling Classics SARL based in France. Discover France is always looking for good people. Currently, we are accepting CV's/Resumes for Inside Agents, administrative assistants, and communications personnel, as well as, Outside Sales representatives, both domestically and abroad. Industry experience is required for inside positions in our Scottsdale, AZ offices. We are not currently looking for tour guides. Note that any guide applicant must be bilingual French/English, experienced, and achieved Diplome d'Etat in related disciplines. 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About Madrid Travel Guide, Spain December 28, 2005 Madrid Guide HOME Add to Favorites Recommend Us Madrid Reisefhrer City Presentation Madrid History Towns & Cities Useful Information The Weather Local Festivals Where To Go? Itineraries Excursions Madrid Parks Madrid Museums Rent a Car Real Estate Apartments Hotels - Hostels Restaurants What to do? Sports Spanish in Madrid Shopping Nightlife Food & Drink Sponsors don Quijote Madrid Property Costa Blanca Online Madrid Postcards Madrid Links Madrid Maps Forums Contact Us! Site Map All About Spain Spain Guide Madrid Guide Barcelona Guide Valencia Guide Seville Guide Granada Guide Salamanca Guide Tenerife Guide Guanajuato Guide Malaga Guide Alicante Guide Estepona Guide Marbella Guide SPONSORED BY: Learn Spanish Sponsored links: Presentation of the city Cibeles Gran Vía The capital of Spain, located in the heart of the peninsula and right in the center of the Castillian plain 646 meters above sea level, has a population of over three million. A cosmopolitan city, a business center, headquarters for the Public Administration, Government, Spanish Parliament and the home of the Spanish Royal Family, Madrid also plays a major role in both the banking and industrial sectors. Most of its industry is located in the Southern fringe of the city, where important textile, food and metal working factories are clustered. Madrid is characterized by intense cultural and artistic activity and a very lively nightlife. The grand metropolis of Madrid can trace its origins to the times of Arab Emir Mohamed I (852-886), who ordered the construction of a fortress on the left bank of the Manzanares river. Later it became the subject of a dispute between the Christians and Arabs until it was conquered by Alonso VI in the 11th century. At the end of the 17th century, a defensive wall was built for the protection of the new outlying areas, tracing the roads of Segovia, Toledo and Valencia. During the 18th century, under the reign of Carlos III, were designed the great arteries of the city, such as the Paseo del Prado and Paseo las Acacias. Palacio de Cristal Retiro At the beginning of the 19th century, Joseph Bonaparte undertook the reform of the Puerta del Sol and vicinity. The commercial street known as the Gran Va was built as an east-west avenue at the start of the century. In the 1950's the north-south boulevard called Paseo de la Castellana was extended and modern buildings were erected, housing the major financial institutions. Remainings of the distant past are mainly the Baroque and neoclassical strcutures of the 17th and 18th centuries, such as the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), the Palacio Real (Royal Palace) and others which will be described later during our guide of the city. Sponsored Links Spanish Courses Aboutmadrid.com: sponsored by Madrid Spanish Language School don Quijote offers you the best Spanish courses in Madrid. Work in Spain Work in Spain and finance your own stay abroad Why just visit Spain when you can LIVE Spain, working to cover your expenses while you stay for 2 months...for 6 months, for a year it's your choice! Web site promotion by Internet Advantage Spain Madrid Barcelona Valencia Seville Granada Salamanca Tenerife Guanajuato Málaga About Madrid, Your Traveller Guide 2005 - Link to this page X Close this window If you want to link to this page copy the following HTML code and paste it on your website: <a href="http://www.aboutmadrid.com/index.asp">About Madrid Travel Guide, Spain</a> Madrid travel guide featuring Madrid itineraries, Madrid monuments, Madrid hotels, Madrid pubs, Madrid museums, Madrid maps, Madrid parks and things to do in the City of Madrid.. - Hostels in Madrid

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Spain Map - Map of Spain and Travel Resources  You are here: About > Travel > Europe for Visitors > European Travel Maps > Maps of Spain > Spain Map - Map of Spain and Travel Resources Travel Go Europe Essentials European Vacation Planning Map Europe Travel 101 - Before you Go European Distances The Best of Europe European Photo Gallery Articles & Resources Europe Travel Planning What to do In Europe Lodging - Hotels and More European Travel Maps Sex and Nudism Travel Photography Transportation Benelux Countries France Germany Austria Switzerland Greece Italy and Malta Travel Info Scandinavian Travel Spain and Portugal United Kingdom and Ireland Buyer's Guide Before You Buy Top Picks Italy Travel Guidebooks Europe Travel Guidebooks German Travel Guidebooks Product Reviews Forums Help FREE Newsletter Sign Up Now for the Europe for Visitors newsletter! See Online Courses   Search Europe for Visitors Spain Map and Travel Essentials Information you need to know about visiting Spain You are Here Home Europe Map Map of Spain and Travel Resources Spain Map - Spain Travel Resources Map of Spain © 2003 by James Martin, licensed to About (Map Notes: Spanish Cities in brown have detailed travel information on this site. Cities on the map which have link categories to tourism information are in black.) Destinations in Spain Asturias and Cantabria Asturias and Cantabria -Map and Guide to Spain's Undiscovered North Coast - Prehistoric Cave Country. Barcelona, Spain Barcelona City Profile Merida, Spain Merida Travel Planner - great Roman ruinsand tapas on the route between Lisbon and Madrid. Pamplona, Spain (Basque Country) PamplonaSpain and the Running of the Bulls Peñafiel, Spain Peñafiel Spain and the Ribera del Duero Wine Region - See one of Spain's mostinteresting castle. Salamanca, Spain Salamanca Travel Essentials and City Profile - Salamanca is one of my favorite cities featuring a fantasticPlaza Major. Segovia, Spain Segovia Travel Planer interesting citymakes a great day trip from Madrid. Tarragona, Spain Tarragona Spain Visitors Guide - Near enough to Barcelona to make either city aday trip. For more destinations in Spain, see: Madrid Travel Guide Spain Travel Directory Cities and Islands of Spain Travel Directory Maps of Spain Spain Regional Map - a map showing the regions of Spain and resources for that region. Good for choosing a general destination rather than a city or for learning more about Spain.. Spain - Rail Map showing major Spanish cities on the rail lines. You'll alsofind information links to pertinent train information. A Traveler's Geography of Spain - Map and Resources Find out about the Geography of Spain as well as intersting travel destinations emphasizing the natural history of Spain. Spain in Pictures Spain Picture Gallery Barcelona, Spain Picture Gallery Spain - Weather Spain enjoys a moderate climate. In Bilbao, for example, the average temperature varies from 49 degrees F in January to 70 in August. For an overview of temperaturesthroughout the year in some of Spain's cities, see GeographyIQ . For current Spanish Weather, see the Weather Underground . Spain - Transportation Spain is served by an extensive rail system. See our railmap for the major routes and train information. There is no national bus service in Spain. Many small cities in Spain have access to the larger cities through a local bus system. Routes and Timetables for the local busses are found at bus stations and stops. You can buy a ticket on the bus or in advance from tobacco shops (estancos). The two largest Bus companies serving Spain are Autocares Julia and Eurolines . Spain - Eating in Spanish Restaurants In the summer,Spanish eating habits can be dauntingfor the tourist, especially one just arriving from overseas. Lunch and dinner are served later here than in the rest of Europe, restaurants often opening as late as 3pm for lunch and 8 or 9pm for dinner. Many restaurants in metropolitan areas have started to cater to the overseas crowd and offer continuous opening hours. The traditional remedy for the lateness of meals was to eat small plates called tapas at bars that were open all day, either as a way to keep hunger away until the restaurants opened or to make a whole meal out of appetizers--not a bad wayto go. Bellying up to a Tapas bar is a great way to meet people. Many travelers report not finding enough vegetables in restaurants to keep them happy. This is not the case when you eat meals in people's homes--it's a quirk of the restaurant system. See Eating in Spain for more. Dont expect to find No Smoking sections in restaurants or bars. Tipping in Spanish Restaurants Meals includea service charge, but tipping is common. 10% is a substantial tip. Accommodations in Spain Spain has a wide range of accommodations. There are usually hotels near train stations, somebudget, a few seedy. You may inspect a hotel before committing to it. Hotels in spain are classified by stars according to their facilities and not necessarily their charm. For more on the hotel rating system, see our article: Hotels and their Star Ratings . An excellent glossary of Spanish Accommodation terms is found on John Ross' Spain and Portugal for Visitors Site . Language in Spain The language spoken in Spain is Spanish. However, there are variants spoken that include Euskara, spoken in the basque regions; Catalan, spoken in parts of Spain, Andorra, France and Sardinia; Galician, and other languages. An excellent discussion of these is provided by Gerald Erichsen in his article: Spain'sLinguistic Diversity . Foreign Languages for the Tourist gives a list of resources for learning just enough language to get along. Page two of that article is an account of going to language school in Perugia, Italy. I recommend undertaking such an experience in Spain if you're interested in the Spanish language and people. There is a good list of Spanish Language Schools here . Currency in Spain Spain uses the Euro--Symbol . At the time the Euro came into use, its value was setto 166.386 Spanish Pesetas. [ more on the Euro ] Spain - Siesta! The siesta period is from 1:30 to 4:30. Stores close but restaurants stay open in the lateafternoon, closing usually at 4:30. From James Martin , Your Guide to Europe for Visitors . FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! Advertisement Most Popular Europe Map - Distances Between Cities in Western Europe Europe's Best Nudist Beaches Europe Picture Galleries Italy Pictures Europe Travel 101 - Before You Travel to Europe for the Firs... 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