The discovery of French culture - art, sports, music, fashion

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France must be a high contender to be the country with the most influencing culture in the world. France is the nation of wine, of cuisine, of fashion, of architecture, and of gentleness. Going to France and then coming back without visiting Eiffel tower as well as Arc de Triomphe, or at least one try of its champagne and real French food, a visitor will be regretful for missing the most part of the trip. When exploring the French culture, people face big problems in choosing which parts to stay in and which not, as there are so many interesting places.

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[...] The first thing to say about France is usually its food. Many claims that France has the most tasteful cuisine in the world; although someone will not agree with that statement, they cannot help admitting that so many dishes served in France are well cooked, and well decorated, too. The stand- outs in French menu could belong to the cheese's part. As many as 400 kinds of cheese are recorded (Wikipedia), more than enough to enjoy every day with a different kind for a whole year. [...]

[...] French architecture is a giant in its field. Someone admit that he has never heard of Eiffel tower, Arc de Triomphe, or at least of the Statue of Liberty before? So he must be joking, or so ignorant of the world around. Many great building are made by the hands of French architects. Those three great works mentioned above are the models of the creativity and cleverness of French. And many more, still, include the Élysée Palace, the Louvre Museum etc. [...]

[...] French culture is so broad and deep that one essay cannot transfer all the beauties to readers. The process of choosing or omitting hurts, as most of the components deserve to be mentioned. It is of nothing else but its culture which leads my choice to France for the country profile. Reasonable as I am to say that France, alongside with China, are the two nations of which cultures are interesting the most to explore. Completing the essay on French culture has brought me so many interesting new things. [...]

[...] The most popular sports in France are Football, Basketball, Tennis . France is the sixth most successful nation in Olympic (Olympic.it), finish only behind USA, USSR (now Russia), Italy, Germany and Great Britain. Its favorite sport, soccer, also has great successes: France was the world champion for one time in 1994, one time runner-up and one time third place. In Europe, France is only behind Germany in the times of winning the Euro cup. France is also the nation of so many legends in sports; some of them are Platini and Zidane (soccer), Mauresmo (tennis). [...]

[...] Fashion is another strength of France. It has Paris, going with New York and Milan as the capitals of world fashion. With Louis Vuitton, Pierre Cardin and Yves Saint-Lauren, France has its fashion travelled all over the world. Channel, another French brand, dominating the industry of perfume. And the Paris Fashion Week, takes place twice a year, are among the four major fashion event of the year (along with London's, Milan's and New York's). France has a strong background for sports. [...]