Orléans, France - The City of France's Near Death and Unexplainable Rebirth

Instead of visiting the generic vacation spot, Paris. Why not venture to an area not well known about but arguably the most renown historical site in France. It was here in Orléans, that Joan of Arc, the protector of France was born. During the time of the Hundred Years' War, Joan of Arc felt she was being called by God to help her nation's struggling army. Because the army did not allow women to join, Joan posed as a man in order to be accepted. In her first battle in her hometown, Joan told the commanders of her visions and remarkably led the French to victory. While you are in Orléans, you can also visit 'Sainte Croix' a cathedral similar to Notre Dame in Paris.