FAST FRANCE TRAINS TAKE YOU TO THE COUNTRYSIDECafe service, movies, dinners — many things French are slow and savory by design. But when it comes to train travel, the French snap to it. The just-opened superfast train line
TGV Mediterranee (aka TGV Med) now whisks urban escapees from Paris to Marseille in three hours, cutting 90 minutes from the capital-to-shore trip. About $110 for first class.
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