During my recent trip to France, I was fascinated by their tree-lined roads. Later on, I came to read that there are lots of theories as to why France has so many tree-lined roads and whose idea they were in the first place.
Many think that the Romans are responsible. It’s true that many of France’s roads are Roman roads, designed by the Romans to get from A to B in the most efficient way possible. Many of the tree-lined roads in France are incredibly straight, with trees planted at regular intervals alongside them.
Some people, however, think that Napolean was responsible. The most widely held theory is that Napoleon ordered that French roads be lined with trees so that his troops would be able to march the length and breadth of the country in the shade. It is a logical explanation, although no one knows for sure if it’s true.
Another theory is that the French aristocracy wanted to plant trees to provide shade while transporting foods and goods to and from their homes. It’s a good theory, as many of the roads linking major towns are planted with trees, so the food would have stayed fresher and drier and been in better condition when it arrived.
This particular row of trees was exactly at the end of Champs de Elyssess. The place where the designer stores ended began this beautiful and typically French tree-lined road. This is undoubtedly one of my favourite images from the trip and I am happy to share it with all of you.
Taking the liberty to link this post to both Parul’s #ThursdayTreelove and Natz and Esha’s #wordlesswednesday
Trina Looks Back 
Such a gorgeous shot (looks like a painting actually!) and so lovely to see you link up with us for #ww with this beautiful post, Tina! Have a blessed Wednesday and a wonderful rest of the week ahead.
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I am glad you liked this image. I keep thinking of joining ww but most Wednesdays just pass by.. happy to join you this week. You too have a great week Di
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Beautiful. Whoever thought of this and those that planted it deserve gratitude. Trees are such a powerful legacy.
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You are right..those who planted them deserve our gratitude. Thanks Cory for stopping by.
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Ah, but that’s such a beautiful thing to do! Gorgeous shot too, btw 🙂
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These tree lined roads are truly beautiful. Brought back a lot of memories of growing up in Paris. Thank you for this lovely post
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Wow!! You grew up in Paris. Must have been lot of fun. I am glad you liked the photo. Thank you
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Superb! It must be amazing to walk on this road or even cycle as someone seems to be doing in the photograph. Thanks for sharing!
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I am glad you liked. Thanks for dropping by.
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I can live here. Such a sight and gorgeous one like a painting. Both the theories sound fair. Which ever is true or there is another – the good thing is France has trees making it so beautiful. Thank you for sharing, Balaka. Happy to have you join this edition.
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Would love to walk down this canopy of trees. Trees have the power to calm our souls, and nurture our spirits like no other. So many lessons to learn each time one chances upon a tree.
Thanks for sharing your walk with us.
And so glad you linked up with both the prompts together. 🙂
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Beautiful, and anyone who planted these would have known that the trees wouldn’t have been full grown in their lifetimes – whoever thought of this was thinking of future generations and isn’t that a wonderful thought?
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This is a winter photo. I can imagine how this road looks in spring and summer with a lot of colours on display and the shade. The stories behind who planted all the trees are perfect fodder for suspense drama 😀
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