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French ski lifts may remain closed till the end of the season

January 23, 20211211 Views

French ski lifts will not reopen on February 1 and it is not clear for now whether French people can start booking winter holidays in February, French Tourism Minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne said on Thursday. French ski resorts can welcome tourists but the lifts have not been allowed to open since the start of the season. With no mechanical means to lift them up the slopes, skiers and snowboarders have resort to trudging up the slopes with snow shoes. FILE PHOTO: People practice with snowshoes in the winter ski resort of Isola 2000 as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in France, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard Early January, the government said lifts would be allowed to reopen on Jan. 20 if the spread of the COVID-19 virus had been slowed, but in recent...

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Skiing in Alps: Fun and gloom 5 kms apart

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December 20, 20201130 Views

Vive la difference: COVID rules divide adjacent French and Swiss ski resorts Like other French ski resorts, the Alpine town of Chatel has been forced to close its lifts over the Christmas period as part of tougher government curbs to contain the coronavirus. But just 5 km (3 miles) away, holidaymakers are schussing down the same slopes on the other side of the border in Switzerland, where less strict restrictions mean it’s business as usual in the Dents du Midi ski region. People line up next to a chairlift at Les Portes du Soleil ski resort during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Les Crosets, Switzerland, December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Chatel mayor Nicolas Rubin was so annoyed by the sharp divergence in the handling of the coronavirus ...

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जहां बहती है फ्रांस की बयार

JAISHREE PURWAR

October 3, 2020907 Views

यदि आपको सैर सपाटे के लिए समुद्र-तट जाना हो, यदि आपको सांस्कृतिक विविधता का नजारा लेना हो, यदि आपको किसी स्थान पर विदेशी शासन के समय की जीवन शैली का प्रभाव देखना हो और साथ ही आध्यात्मिक अनुशासन और अदृश्य की साधना की अनुभूति भी करनी हो तो पांडिचेरी (अब पुडुचेरी) से अच्छी कोई दूसरी जगह नहीं। पूर्वी तट पर तमिलनाडु से मिला हुआ, बंगाल की खाड़ी से सटा हुआ पांडिचेरी आपकी इन सभी इच्छाओं को पूरी करेगा पांडिचेरी पहले फ्रांसीसी शासन के अधीन था। सितंबर 2006 से इसका नाम पुडुचेरी कर दिया गया जिसका तमिल भाषा में अर्थ है नया गांव। इसकी सबसे ज्यादा चर्चा लंबे समय तक फ्रांसीसी कॉलोनी के रूप में रहने और महर्षि अरविंद द्वारा स्थापित आश्रम के कारण है। स्थापत्य कला व संस्कृति की दृष्टि से यह एक धनी नगरी है। भारती पार्क के बीच में स्थित आयी मंडपम सुकून की तलाश करने वालों का बड़ा अड्डा है। ...

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Travel revival in Europe struck in deep chaos

UPENDRA SWAMI

August 15, 2020647 Views

Is Europe expected to bring itself back on track by easing out restrictions on cross-border travel, then the dream has perhaps shattered prematurely. After EU decided to open its borders on 30th June, month of July was all about opening up to more and more countries by EU as well as non-EU nations. But as came August, tables were turned and it was chaos and confusion all over, which continues to grow with every passing day. If this summer was supposed to offer hope that coronavirus was under control in Europe, spikes in cases across the continent and ensuing travel chaos have given governments a worrying reality check. From France to Ukraine, the number of positive tests for Covid-19 is rising sharply as more people seek vacations and as lockdown measures are eased to allow citizens to...

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World’s largest art museum at Louvre is open again

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July 7, 2020596 Views

One of world’s most visited museums reopened to the public on Monday three and a half months of COVID-19 lockdown. France’s iconic Louvre Museum re-opened, without lengthy queues of visitors as before the coronavirus pandemic. Some 7,000 reservations have been made for the opening day while before the pandemic the museum had around 30,000 visitors each day, Jean-Luc Martinez, President-Director of Louvre, said. For those who arrived for a visit, mask-wearing is compulsory. Slots of 500 visitors every half hour have been set up to comply with health rules. The Louvre and Tuileries National Estate includes several gardens, which cover an area of 30 hectares. Louvre is the world's largest art museum and a historic monument. The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally bui...