Postcard from France.

Thank you Marina for the beautiful card and nice stamp.

Postcard from France.

 Thank you Alice for the beautiful UNESCO site postcard

Postcard from France.

Thank you Yohan for the beautiful card and stamp.

Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars,France.

In north-east France, on cool, chalky land, the Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars form a very specific agro-industrial landscape.Miles of underground galleries and millions of bottles of preciously kept champagne away from light and heat... In Reims and Epernay, cellar visits to the largest champagne houses are among the highlights of a trip. With the vineyards as the supply basin and villages and urban districts concentrating the production and trading functions, the imperatives of Champagne wine production have resulted in an original, three-pronged organisation, based on functional town planning, prestigious architecture and an underground heritage.

France

Date of Inscription: 2015

Dossier: 1465

Thank you Nathalia for this beautiful Unesco world heritage site postcard and so many wonderful stamps.

 

Fortifications of Vauban, France.

                                               

                              

This heritage site consists of 12 groups of fortified buildings and sites along the western, northern and eastern borders of France. They represent the finest examples of the work of Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), a military engineer of King Louis XIV. The serial property includes towns built from scratch by Vauban, citadels, urban bastion walls and bastion towers. There are also mountain forts, sea forts, a mountain battery and two mountain communication structures. This property is inscribed as bearing witness to the peak of classic fortifications, typical of western military architecture. Vauban also played a major role in the history of fortification in Europe and on other continents until the mid-19th century.

France
Date of Inscription: 2008
Dossier: 1283
Ref: Unesco.Org
Thank you Nadia for the beautiful site card affixing so many nice stamps.
2021 Stamp- The 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Baudelaire, 1821-1867
2018 Stamp- Marianne- New Definitive Design(5 Stamps)
2013 Stamp-Marianne- Definitive- White Phosphor Banded Paper(1 Stamp)

Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena,France.

Situated in the centre of France, the property comprises the long Limagne fault, the alignments of the Chaîne des Puys volcanoes and the inverted relief of the Montagne de la Serre. It is an emblematic segment of the West European Rift, created in the aftermath of the formation of the Alps, 35 million years ago. The geological features of the property demonstrate how the continental crust cracks, then collapses, allowing deep magma to rise and cause uplifting at the surface. The property is an exceptional illustration of continental break-up – or rifting – which is one of the five major stages of plate tectonics.

France

Date of Inscription: 2018

Ref: 1434rev

Thank you  Charlène for the beautiful site card and nice stamp.

2022 Stamp- Chinese New Year-Year of the Tiger.

Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay,France.

This stark Burgundian monastery was founded by St Bernard in 1119. With its church, cloister, refectory, sleeping quarters, bakery and iron works, it is an excellent illustration of the ideal of self-sufficiency as practised by the earliest communities of Cistercian monks.
The perfection of the proportions, the rigour of the wall openings and the science of the vaultings, the beauty of the wall masonry which places impeccable courses of ashlar side by side with crude rough-cut rubble constitute the value of this architecture.
France
Department of Côte d'Or, Burgundy Region
Date of Inscription: 1981
Minor boundary modification inscribed year: 2007
Ref: 165bis Source-(Unesco.Org)
Thank you Claire for the beautiful card and stamps.
2018 Stamp- Marianne- Europe
2018 Stamp- Marianne- Europe

Historic Site of Lyon,France.

Located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, at the confluence of the Saône and the Rhône Rivers, the city of Lyon is dominated by two hills: Fourvière to the west and Croix-Rousse to the east.
The long history of Lyon, from a proto-urban agglomeration from the Celtic era to its founding by the Romans with the capital of Trois Gaules in the 1st century BC, has continued to play a major role in Europe’s political, cultural and economic development, and is vividly illustrated by its urban fabric and the many fine historic buildings dating from all periods.Moreover, Lyon represents, with its urban construction of more than two millennia, a development of its unique town planning: instead of rebuilding on itself, the city progressively expanded towards the east, thus conserving all the forms of town planning of the different eras alongside each other
Date of Inscription: 1998
Ref: 872 ( unesco.org )
Thank you dear Postcrosser Barbora for selecting a beautiful,scenic UNESCO heritage site card going through  my wish list.
2018 Stamp-Careers in Art - Leather Goods Maker

Bordeaux, Port of the Moon,France.

Bordeaux, Port of the Moon, is an outstanding example of the exchange of human values over more than two thousand years, due to its role as capital city of a world-famous wine production region and the importance of its port in commerce at regional and international levels. The urban form and architecture of the city are the result of continuous extensions and renovations since Roman times up to the 20th century. Urban plans and architectural ensembles stemming from the early 18th century onwards place the city as an outstanding example of classical and neo-classical trends and give it an exceptional urban and architectural unity and coherence.

Thank you Claire for the grand heritage site postcard.

Date of Inscription: 2007

Ref: 1256 ( unesco.org )

Climates of Burgundy vineyards,OR Les Climats du vignoble de Bourgogne France.

The climates are parcels of vines precisely delineated on the slopes of the Côte de Nuits and Beaune, south of Dijon. They are distinguished from each other by their specific natural conditions (geology, exposure, grape variety ...) that have been shaped by human work and gradually identified in relation to the wine they produce. This cultural landscape is composed of two elements: the first covers vineyard plots, associated production units, villages and the city of Beaune. This first component represents the commercial dimension of the production system. The second component is the historic center of Dijon, which materializes the political impulse given to the formation of the climate system. The site is a remarkable example of viticultural production developed since the early Middle Ages.

Thank you very much Claire for the nice heritage site card.

Registration date: 2015 

Ref: 1425  ( unesco.org )

Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims,France,

The outstanding handling of new architectural techniques in the 13th century, and the harmonious marriage of sculptural decoration with architecture, has made Notre-Dame in Reims one of the masterpieces of Gothic art. The former abbey still has its beautiful 9th-century nave, in which lie the remains of Archbishop St Rémi (440–533), who instituted the Holy Anointing of the kings of France. The former archiepiscopal palace known as the Tau Palace, which played an important role in religious ceremonies, was almost entirely rebuilt in the 17th century.

Thank you Johnson for this beautiful card with nice stamps even when on tour.

Date of Inscription: 1991

Ref: 601

2008 Stamp-Marianne & Europei( 0.05)

2008 Stamp-Marianne & Europe (0.10)

Year of Issue-LADRESSE stamp-not found.

Vézelay, Church and Hill,France.

Shortly after its foundation in the 9th century, the Benedictine abbey of Vézelay acquired the relics of St Mary Magdalene and since then it has been an important place of pilgrimage. St Bernard preached the Second Crusade there in 1146 and Richard the Lion-Hearted and Philip II Augustus met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190. With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay – a 12th-century monastic church – is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture.

Received with thanks from Claire

Date of Inscription: 1979

Ref: 84bis

2016 Stamp-  Marianne

Palace and Park of Versailles,France.

The Palace of Versailles was the principal residence of the French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI. Embellished by several generations of architects, sculptors, decorators and landscape architects, it provided Europe with a model of the ideal royal residence for over a century.

Received with thanks from Claire.

Date of Inscription: 1979

Minor boundary modification inscribed year: 2007.

Ref: 83bis

1991 Stamp- Red Cross

Palace and Park of Fontainebleau,France.

Used by the kings of France from the 12th century, the medieval royal hunting lodge of Fontainebleau, standing at the heart of a vast forest in the Ile-de-France, was transformed, enlarged and embellished in the 16th century by François I, who wanted to make a 'New Rome' of it. Surrounded by an immense park, the Italianate palace combines Renaissance and French artistic traditions.

Received with thanks from Claire

Date of Inscription: 1981

Ref: 160

2016 Stamp- Marianne

Palace and Park of Fontainebleau,France

Thank you Cindy for the magnificent UNESCO  card of France with UNESCO stamps of your country.
2014 UNESCO World Heritage Stamp-Schokland
2014 UNESCO World Heritage-Stamp-The Beemster

Episcopal City of Albi,France.

On the banks of the Tarn river in south-west France, the old city of Albi reflects the culmination of a medieval architectural and urban ensemble. Today the Old Bridge (Pont-Vieux), the Saint-Salvi quarter and its church are testimony to its initial development (10th -11th centuries). Following the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathar heretics (13th century) it became a powerful episcopal city. Built in a unique southern French Gothic style from local brick in characteristic red and orange colours, the lofty fortified Cathedral (late 13th century) dominates the city, demonstrating the power regained by the Roman Catholic clergy. Alongside the Cathedral is the vast bishop’s Palais de la Berbie, overlooking the river and surrounded by residential quarters that date back to the Middle Ages. The Episcopal City of Albi forms a coherent and homogeneous ensemble of monuments and quarters that has remained largely unchanged over the centuries.Thank you Aleksandra for the beautiful card and stamp.
Date of Inscription: 2010
Ref: 1337
2017 Stamp-The Connected Universe - The Lépine Contest

Canal du Midi,France.

This 360-km network of navigable waterways linking the Mediterranean and the Atlantic through 328 structures (locks, aqueducts, bridges, tunnels, etc.) is one of the most remarkable feats of civil engineering in modern times. Built between 1667 and 1694, it paved the way for the Industrial Revolution. The care that its creator, Pierre-Paul Riquet, took in the design and the way it blends with its surroundings turned a technical achievement into a work of art.
Received this nice card from Aleksandra with thanks.
Date of Inscription: 1996
Ref: 770
2017 Stamp- The 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1867-193

Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne,France.

Since the pre-Roman period, a fortified settlement has existed on the hill where Carcassonne now stands. In its present form it is an outstanding example of a medieval fortified town, with its massive defences encircling the castle and the surrounding buildings, its streets and its fine Gothic cathedral. Carcassonne is also of exceptional importance because of the lengthy restoration campaign undertaken by Viollet-le-Duc, one of the founders of the modern science of conservation.My first card received from Aleksandra. Thank you for the beautiful card and stamp.

Date of Inscription: 1997

Ref: 345rev

2017 Stamp- The 100th Anniversary of USA Entering World War I

Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments,France.

Arles is a good example of the adaptation of an ancient city to medieval European civilization. It has some impressive Roman monuments, of which the earliest – the arena, the Roman theatre and the subterranean galleries – date back to the 1st century B.C. During the 4th century Arles experienced a second golden age, as attested by the baths of Constantine and the necropolis of Alyscamps. In the 11th and 12th centuries, Arles once again became one of the most attractive cities in the Mediterranean. Within the city walls, Saint-Trophime, with its cloister, is one of Provence's major Roman monuments.

My French friend Sylvain sent this nice card with beautiful stamp.Thank you very much.

Date of Inscription: 1981

Ref: 164

2017 Stamp- The 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1867-1936.

Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct),France.

This was built shortly before the Christian era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes (which is almost 50 km long) to cross the Gard river. The Roman architects and hydraulic engineers who designed this bridge, which stands almost 50 metre high and is on three levels – the longest measuring 275 metre – created a technical as well as an artistic masterpiece.
Thank you my friend Sylvan for the magnificent card and nice stamp.
2017 Stamp- The 55th Anniversary of the End of the Algerian War.
Date of Inscription: 1985
Minor modification inscribed year: 2007
Ref: 344bis

The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes,France.

The Loire Valley is an outstanding cultural landscape of great beauty, containing historic towns and villages, great architectural monuments (the chateaux), and cultivated lands formed by many centuries of interaction between their population and the physical environment, primarily the river Loire itself.This beautiful card was sent by Claire in France.
Date of Inscription: 2000
Ref: 933