Brand-new UEFA EURO 2016 city guides
Friday, December 5, 2014
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UEFA.com's revamped UEFA EURO 2016 city guides have everything from photos, videos and maps to tourist attractions, transport advice and famous residents.
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Whether you are planning a trip to France for the finals, keen to be an informed armchair viewer or simply itching to brush up on your Gallic history and geography knowledge in one fell swoop, UEFA.com's UEFA EURO 2016 city guides have every base covered.
The revamped section provides an extensive rundown on the ten host cities (and their stadiums):
Bordeaux (Stade de Bordeaux)
Lens (Stade Bollaert-Delelis)
Lille (Stade Pierre Mauroy)
Lyon (Stade de Lyon)
Marseille (Stade Vélodrome)
Nice (Stade de Nice)
Paris (Parc des Princes)
Saint-Denis (Stade de France)
Saint-Etienne (Stade Geoffroy Guichard)
Toulouse (Stadium de Toulouse)
Did you know Lens was once a coal-mining stronghold? Were you aware Charles de Gaulle lived in Lille? What about the fact Lyon is considered the gastronomic capital of France? Or that UEFA President Michel Platini played in Saint-Etienne in the late 1970s and early 1980s?
This is just a taster of the thousands of morsels of information that can be found in the 'Hosts' part of the UEFA EURO 2016 final tournament section. As well as city-specific photos, videos and stadium updates (with more to come), there are maps, city guides, historical insights, famous residents, tourist attractions, transport advice and useful links.