Traveling to France can never be complete without sampling the country’s famed cuisine. There’s nothing like the sumptuousness of the ever-so flavorful and famously elegant French food. However, a lot of these French dishes often call for butter, dairy-based cheese, and meat.
The first recorded Jew in France, the ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea, Herod Archelaus spent the rest of his life in Gaul, or what we know now as the French region along the Rhône.
While that sounded like a satisfying way to retire, it's important to note that Archelaus wasn't exactly kosher touring through the region. He was banished in Gaul even before the place had a chance to become the beautiful setting it is today.
After the famous city of Paris, Lyon is the most populated urban area in France. The capital of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region was founded by the Romans in 43 BC. Back then, they used to call Lyon “Lugdunum”, the capital of Gaul. Relics from this period can still be found in the Ancient Theatre of Fourvière.
