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Categories: Aigues Mortes
Categories: Ain
Categories: Ainhoa
Categories: Aisne
This historical territory of Basque Country is surrounded by the Ebro River in the south and is abundant in agriculture. It is surrounded by farms, lakes and valleys that grow corn, sugar beets, wheat, barley and oats. Just beyond the Cantabrian and ...
Categories: Alava
Albi, a seductive city and a landmark for tourists in southwest France, stands proudly on the banks of the river Tarn, bright with the red bricks wich symbolize the city. This city has been marked by the slings and arrows of history, and the crusade ...
Categories: Albi
Categories: Alsace
The two regions of Alsace and Lorraine are linked historically by the fact that, for centuries, they were fought over by the French and the Germans. After being claimed by Germany in the Franco-Prussian War, they were won back by France in World War ...
Categories: Alsace and Lorraine
Amiens is a historic city in northern France, fought over during the First and Second World Wars. The Battle of Amiens in 1918 led directly to the Armistice with Germany that ended the war. Visit Amiens Cathedral, an awe-inspiring Gothic Cathedral an...
Categories: Amiens
Categories: Ancenis
Categories: Anet
Categories: Anglet
The charming medieval Old Town of Annecy, France, boasts a stunning setting by a lake of the same name, amid the Alps of Haute Savoie. Pastel-colored houses with bright flower boxes line the streets, and the most visible landmark, a turreted castle c...
Categories: Annecy
Categories: Aramon
Categories: Arbois
About 41 mi/67 km southwest of Bordeaux is Arcachon, France, a stylish but rather expensive coastal town. It has fine beaches, lovely promenades, a casino and a phenomenon known as maree: When the tide goes out, it reveals hundreds of tiny shells. Se...
Categories: Arcachon
Categories: Ardeche Gorge
Categories: Argeliers
Categories: Arras
Categories: Arzviller
Categories: Auvers-sur-Oise
Categories: Auxerre
Categories: Avallon
Categories: Avize
Bagnols is a charming village in the Beaujolais countryside in the Rhone Alpes region. In the center of the village is a beautiful stone church, built in the 15th century, and medieval castle, dating from the 13th century. The village of Bagnols grew...
Categories: Bagnols
Balaruc-les-Bains is located on a peninsula near the Mediterranean Sea, in the department of Herault, France. Balaruc-les-Bains is known for being the first thermal spa resort in France. This seaside spa provides thermal waters rich in bicarbonates a...
Categories: Balaruc-les-Bains
Categories: Barbizon
Categories: Bar-le-Duc
Located predominantly in the green foothills of the western Pyrenees, the Basque region in southwestern France is so engrossing that it takes several days to explore (it actually encompasses three Basque provinces in France and four in Spain). The Ba...
Categories: Basque Region (France)
Categories: Bassens
Categories: Baume-les-Dames
Bayonne/Biarritz - These twin cities constitute the heart of France’s Cote Basque. Bayonne still holds portions of its Roman and medieval walls. Biarritz has been a popular resort since Napoleon’s wife, the Empress Eugenie founded a personal seaside ...
Categories: Bayonne France
The town of Beaucaire sits on the eastern river bank of the Rhone River highlighting the Chateau Tarascon built in the early 15th century by Louis II. This ruined castle that once served as a defensive structure protecting Provence from attacks is no...
Categories: Beaucaire
The Beaujolais Wine Region is located in eastern France on beautiful undulating hills, encompassing nearly 50,000 acres of vineyards. The region experiences an overall temperate climate, with Mediterranean-like summer weather and cold, dry winter wea...
Categories: Beaujolais Wine Region
During its 2000 year existance Beaune was for a short period the capital of the Dukes of Burgundy, then a busy commercial center for the cloth and wine industries. The town took on a defensive character through the continous fortification of its ramp...
Categories: Beaune
Beauvais Tillé Airport is located in France in the city of Tillé near Beauvais. It is used mostly by charter airlines.
Categories: Beauvais Tille Airport
Categories: Belleville-sur-Saone
Categories: Bercy
Bergerac is an ancient city located in the heart of the Périgord Dordogne region. The Dordogne river winds its way through town, and visitors can enjoy strolls along its picturesque banks on the pedestrian walkways. The majority of this charmi...
Categories: Bergerac
Categories: Besancon
Besançon, the capital of the Franche-Comté region, stands at the intersection of the Rhine-Rhone corridor, cradled in a loop of the River Doubs. Besancon is one of the best preserved historic cities in France, with its Citadel, a UNESCO...
Categories: Besancon
Biarritz is a vibrant cosmopolitan town with magnificent beaches, golf courses and numerous sporting facilities, not forgetting the surf.
Categories: Biarritz
Bidarray is a commune in southwestern France. It was once a former province of Lower Navarre and sits by the river Nive. This town extends to the hilltop surrounded by lush green, remnants of a Roman past, and legends that give this quaint village ch...
Categories: Bidarray
Blaye is located north of Bordeaux, on the eastern side of the Gironde estuary in Aquitaine, France. Blaye is a small river port town with a long history of strategic military significance. The Citadel of Blaye and the city walls, constructed around ...
Categories: Blaye
Categories: Boe
Boofzheim is a historic commune located in Alsace in north eastern France.
Categories: Boofzheim
Surrounding Bordeaux are world-renowned vineyards and châteaux. Visitors from all over the globe come here to learn about the winemaking process - from growing grapes to harvesting, fermenting and bottling these top-quality wines. Here in the wine re...
Categories: Bordeaux
Categories: Bouchemaine
Boucieu-le-Roi is a small medieval village created during the Renaissance by the King of France, Philip the Fair. Today this quiet town offers visitors hiking trails, fishing and swimming. There are also a number of historical churches and traditiona...
Categories: Boucieu-le-Roi
Apart from being France's leading fishing port, Boulogne-sur-Mer is an historical center famous for the arts. The high town of Boulogne contrasts amazingly with the port and is one of the most beautiful citadels in France. Visit the Belfry, the C...
Categories: Boulogne-sur-Mer
Bourg-en-Bresse is a charming town in France with much to do. From theatre, museums, The Royal Monastery of Brou to nature activities in Seillon Wood such as horseback riding and biking, there is something for everyone to enjoy in Bourg. Bourg is loc...
Categories: Bourg-en-Bresse
Categories: Brazey-en-Plaine
Categories: Briare
Spellbinding, wild, genuine, natural, Brittany (Bretagne) vibrates in the light of its wide open spaces. With a coastline stretching over 700 miles (1,100 km), the sea is the main element of Brittany, an elemental force to be treated with respect. T...
Categories: Brittany (Bretagne)
Brive La Gaillarde, a major rail junction and industrial centre for miles around, is a base for exploring the Corrèze département and its beautiful villages, as well as the upper reaches of the Vézère and Dordogne rivers. Sights include the church o...
Categories: Brive la Gaillarde
In Burgundy, waterways provide a leisurely means for a vacation and luxurious hotel-barges offer exquisite service, haute cuisine, and the best wines from Burgundy's vineyards.
Regional cuisine includes famous boeuf bourguignon, coq au vin, and gar...
Categories: Burgundy Region
Cadillac is located in the Gironde commune of the Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The town was founded in 1280 by Lord Jean I de Grailly whose lush land grew renown vineyards of sweet green and tannin red grapes. The neighboring and co...
Categories: Cadillac
In 800BC Cahors was strategically built to circle the U-shaped curve of the River Lot giving transportation access to Paris in the North, Toulouse in the South, Bordeaux in the West, and Causses and Massif Central in the East. The rich history dates ...
Categories: Cahors
Capestang is nestled in a charming village of Canal du Midi in southern France. This village sits near a large natural saline and shallow lake. For centuries it was the town’s source of wealth such as salt, and food such as fish and game birds....
Categories: Capestang
Carcassonne is a French town in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. The fortified town sits at a rocky hilltop. Settlement was first discovered in 3500 BC however by the 6th century during the Iron Age, when the Romans were conquering...
Categories: Carcassonne
Categories: Carpentras
Categories: Castet-en-Dorthe
Categories: Cergy Pontoise
South of Pontigny on winding, rural D965, the pretty red-roofed village of Chablis is home of the region's famous light dry white wines. It lies in the valley of the River Serein between the wide and mainly treeless upland wheat fields typical of thi...
Categories: Chablis Region
Categories: Chalonnes-sur-Loire
Categories: Chalons-En-Champagne
Chamonix sits in the shadow of Mont Blanc and offers some of the most challenging skiing in Europe. The town is in the center of a string of villages spread out along a valley cutting deep through the Alps; the village of Argentiere is six miles up t...
Categories: Chamonix
While Brie, France is located in the north, the city of Champagne, France is located in the east. The two historic regions form northeastern France. The soft white cheese known as the Brie we know today originates from the region itself. In 1795, nav...
Categories: Champagne & Brie Region
The small town of Chantilly, north of Paris, is associated with horses and racing. About 3000 thoroughbreds prance the forest rides, and two of the season's classiest flat races are held here. Horses can be seen at a museum in the stables of Chantill...
Categories: Chantilly
Categories: Château de Cazeneuve
Categories: Château de Fontager
Categories: Chateau de la Peraudiere
Categories: Château de Monbazillac
Categories: Château de Montaigne
Categories: Chateau de Rayne Vigneau
Categories: Chateau de Roquetaillade
Categories: Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
Categories: Château de Vayres
Categories: Chateau du Taillis
Categories: Chatillon-sur-Loire
Categories: Chavanay
Categories: Chevroches
Categories: Clerval
The town of Cognac that sits in the Charente region of western France is well-known for producing internationally-sold brandy. Some labels are made in distilleries others in the cellars of 15th century French homes. Entering into this medieval town t...
Categories: Cognac
Colleville-sur-Mer is most famous as the home of the American Military Cemetery, which was depicted in the opening scenes of the film Saving Private Ryan. The town was chosen to host this cemetery after Operation Overlord brought the Allied troops to...
Categories: Colleville-sur-Mer
Collias is an old village of Provence. A charming vault that invites relaxation was built on the ruins of a Gallo-Roman temple - which has a cave nearby that once served as shelter to hermits. In 1833, the superb, beautiful Louis-Phillippe bridge was...
Categories: Collias
Collioure is on the Languedoc coast, just north of the border with Spain. Originally a quiet fishing village, Collioure began to attract several famous artists in the 20th century including Matisse, and Pablo Picasso. The town offers a couple of beac...
Categories: Collioure
Tracing the town's roots to 8th century, this French village was built with local red sandstone hence given the name Collonges-la-Rouge. The town was once a pilgrim village and a stone quarry. It's withstood the French revolution and in 1942,...
Categories: Collonges-la-Rouge
Categories: Colombier le Vieux-Saint Barthélemy le Plain Station
A French wine-growing region sits at the "corner of the stream" of Rhone valley is known for its white wines made exclusively from Viognier grapes, and robusts reds made from Syrah. Viticulture existed in this village by the native Allobrog...
Categories: Condrieu
Conflans Ste Honorine is considered the boating capital of France. Just outside of Paris, Conflans is well worth a day trip. Conveniently located near the Seine river, cafés and restaurants will certainly bring you more pleasure and enjoy...
Categories: Conflans-Ste-Honorine
The picturesque hillside village of Conques, France, lies on a medieval pilgrimage route in the southern part of the Massif Central, about 105 mi/170 km northeast of Toulouse. In addition to lovely scenery, there is the Romanesque Abbey of Ste. Foy, ...
Categories: Conques
Widely considered one of the most beautiful villages in the country, little Cordes sur Ciel, France, is also one of the most popular. It's a medieval hilltop town 50 mi/80 km northeast of Toulouse with a charming central (arcaded) square dating from ...
Categories: Cordes sur Ciel
Categories: Corniche des Maures
Categories: Corsica
Categories: Cote d’Or
Categories: Courcelles
Categories: Cours-les-Barres
Categories: Couvrot
Categories: Cruise Gironde Estuary & Dordogne River
Categories: Cubzac-Les-Ponts
Cumieres is a charming riverside village surrounded by Premier Cru vineyards and overlooked by the former Benedictine monastery of Hautvillers where, at the end of the seventeenth century, the celebrated brother cellarman Dom Pérignon first blended g...
Categories: Cumieres
Categories: Deluz
Categories: Dettwiller
Categories: Dives-Sur-Mer
Dole is a small historic town in east France, in the Doubs river valley. It is known as the birthplace of Louis Pasteur, and for its 18th century neo-classical stone buildings using the local pink, white and black stone. Dole has been designated as a...
Categories: Dole
Categories: Dordogne River
Along the banks of the river Dordogne are a thousand and one castles steeped in legend. Perigord’s rich and varied heritage has been faithfully preserved and is here for you to discover. In spring, when the air is filled with the scent of fruit tre...
Categories: Dordogne France
On the banks of the Marne lies a tranquil little village called Dormans. During the Wars of Religion between the League and Henri III, the duke of Guise was injured in Dormans, which gave him his subsequent nickname of "Balafré". He was later assassi...
Categories: Dormans
Categories: Dunkirk
Just up from the border with Spain, this stretch of Mediterranean coast is known as La Cote Vermeille, or "the red coast." The scenery lives up to the name: The rocky, red-gold cliffs stand out against the azure water. The area around the city of Per...
Categories: Eastern Pyrenees
Categories: Epernay
Escommes is a sleepy hamlet along the Burgundy Canal where barges can moor, with just a few houses and no shops. Enjoy passing through the tunnel and the calm port, a preferred spot for the local carp fishermen.
Categories: Escommes
Categories: Evian-les-Bains
Categories: Evry
A stone’s throw away from the quintessentially medieval town of Carcassonne and set amidst striking forested hills, Floure features picturesque gardens and a timeless retreat into history.
Categories: Floure
Located in the southeast, France's beautiful Alps nudge the mountains of Switzerland and Italy. Though best known as a winter sports mecca dotted with ski stations and picturesque towns, the area holds plenty of allure in summer as well. The site of ...
Categories: French Alps
From the elegant city of Cannes, home of the famous film festival, it's an easy drive to the other star attractions along the French Riviera. Enjoy the plunging cliffside scenery on one of the corniche roads to Monte Carlo. Or visit Antibes with its...
Categories: French Riviera
Categories: Frontignan
Categories: Gallician
Categories: Gambsheim
Categories: Garonne
Categories: Gavarnie
Categories: Gironde Estuary
Categories: Glenan Islands
The 50-mi-/80-km-long gorge of Gorges-du-Tarn, running 1,200-1,500 ft/360-450 m deep, is one of the most breathtaking natural sights in France. Start your visit near the town of Millau, about 85 mi/140 km northwest of Avignon. Allow several hours to ...
Categories: Gorges-Du-Tarn
Categories: Gray
Grenoble is a capital of the Alps, and with its beautiful location, thriving universities, and prosperous industries, it has a good claim to the title. Today Grenoble makes for a lively and modern place to visit, and its setting between rivers, with ...
Categories: Grenoble
Categories: Grignan
Hendaye is a frontier town with Spain on the edge of the Pyrenees Mountains. The city encompasses an old basque town that is situated on a hill top with impressive views of the bay of Chingoudy and mountains. The most modern area of Hendaye located a...
Categories: Hendaye
Categories: Herm
Categories: Herry
Categories: Hochfelden
Categories: Homps
Categories: Hossegor
The Hyeres Islands are made up of three islands off the coast of France. Porquerolles Island is home to some beautiful sandy beaches, especially on its northern coast. Some of the beaches here are the Plage de la Courtade, the Plage de Notre-Dam...
Categories: Hyeres Islands
Categories: Ile d’Or
The island is marked by beaches, creeks, flora, and rocky landscapes. Visitors may relax on the beach, windsurf, explore the island or hire a horse-drawn carriage. There's a museum in the house constructed to Napoléon's orders a...
Categories: Ile d'Aix
Categories: Ile de Sein
Categories: Ile-de-France
Categories: Iles Glorieuses
The village of Illhaeusern is located in northeastern France, where an 150-year old Alsatian heritage and a 3-star restaurant establishment reputes for being the oldest establishment in France. Today, it is carried on by the Haeberlin clan.
Categories: Illhaeusern
Categories: Isles-les-Meldeuses
Categories: Jaulgonne
Categories: Juan de Nova Iles Eparses
Categories: Jumieges
Categories: Krafft
Categories: Kraft
Categories: Kunheim
Categories: L’Isle sur la Sorgue
The Camargue delta is for the most part a secluded plain of rough pasture, grazed by bulls and white horses, and vast wetlands inhabited by a rich variety of waterfowl, the most famous of which are flamingos. Most intriguing ...
Categories: La Camargue
Categories: La Ciotat
The Basque coast. Where mountains meet ocean. Where the Côte d'Argent's long sandy beaches give way to rocky coves, world-class surf and the Spanish border. Stylish seaside resorts and pretty villages clinging to the rolling green foothills. The home...
Categories: La Cote Basque
Categories: La Ferte-sous-Jouarre
Categories: La Roche-Guyon
La Rochelle has an interesting history. Today La Rochelle is centered around the old port and appears as a laidback but lively city that is very popular with tourists during the months of July and August. Although itself without beaches, stretches of...
Categories: La Rochelle
Categories: La Voulte-sur-Rhone
La Garde-Freinet was a base for Muslim occupation of the Maures from the eighth to tenth centuries. The foundations of their fortress are still visible above the village beside the ruins of a fifteenth-century castle. Today occupiers of the village i...
Categories: Lagarde
Categories: Lagny-sur-Marne
Categories: Languedoc
Categories: Laval
Categories: Le Moulin à Vent
Le Pecq is the bridge between two of the prettiest suburbs of Paris – St Germain-en-Laye and Le Vesinet. Although less affluent, its position is excellent and there is a small commercial centre and a good mix of housing from inexpensive apartments to...
Categories: Le Pecq
Categories: Le Pouzin
Categories: Le Somail
Le Verdon invites you to discover an area with a mosaïc of colours and a variety of tastes and fragrances.
You will appreciate beautiful and unspoiled landscapes, with many charming villages, be a
witness of ancient times and discover its rich va...
Categories: Le Verdon
The little-known town of Lens, France, located about 137 mi/220 km north of Paris, became famous in late 2012 when the Louvre-Lens opened there as the sister to the Louvre, arguably the world's most famous art museum. The Louvre, known for being the ...
Categories: Lens
Categories: Lere
For decades, the mountains of Les Chapieux serves as a security and defense border to Italy however unveiling its once military presence is the some of the most beautiful landscapes of the Alpine valley glimmered with glacier icicles. This small moun...
Categories: Les Chapieux
The jewel of the Mont Blanc region, this village sits in the center of a nature reserve that covers more than 5,500 hectares of varied terrain. This hidden valley is covered in forests, pastures, torrents, rocks, snowfield, and glaciers. 70% of histo...
Categories: Les Contamines-Montjoie
Les Eyzies is an important destination for those interested in paleontology and Cro-Magnon cave paintings. The first cave paintings were discovered by accident in 1940 in the nearby caves at Lascaux, about 85 mi/135 km east of Bordeaux. Unfortunately...
Categories: Les Eyzies
Categories: Les Nielles
Categories: Libourne
Lille is the heart of the Pays du Nord, the northeast corner of France, and 138 mi/223 km northeast of Paris. West of this region is Normandy; east is Belgium. Lille was once in Flanders (now part of Belgium), until the city was captured by Louis XIV...
Categories: Lille
Famed throughout the world for its porcelain and enamel, Limoges, France, is a picturesque medieval city 120 mi/195 km northeast of Bordeaux, surrounded by green, rolling countryside. You can shop for porcelain and enamel in the shops along the Stree...
Categories: Limoges
Categories: L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs
Categories: Loire River
The Loire Valley is rich with meandering streams, majestic oaks, quiet roads, and lush green countryside. Its royal châteaux and pastoral villages grace its overwhelming natural beauty. Easy access from Paris, breathtaking architectural masterpieces,...
Categories: Loire Valley
Loubressac, one of the most beautiful villages in France, is a medieval city located on top of a rocky outcrop. It's village houses, castle, and church all have roofs made of beautiful red-brown tiles. The village is landcaped beautifully with h...
Categories: Loubressac
In the heart of the Pyrenees, Lourdes receives more than 5 million visitors from all over the world every year. Spirituality, whether belonging to history or legends, is part of the present through the depth and beauty of the sight, the marks of the...
Categories: Lourdes
Categories: Lutzelbourg
Lyon, the natural crossroads between northern Europe and the Mediterranean coast, is located in the heart of the Rhone-Alpes region. 2,000 years of history have left their mark on the city landscape. Lyon's rich heritage, passed down through the age...
Categories: Lyon
Categories: Lyon Bron
Categories: Lyons-la-Foret
Mantes-la-Jolie is located to the west of the Paris region. Situated close to the French Vexin Nature Park, Mantes-la-Jolie is a wonderful example of a French counrtyside town. To the east, the town's historical center is overlooked by the Colle...
Categories: Mantes-la-Jolie
Categories: Marckolsheim
Categories: Mareuil-Le-Port
Categories: Margaux Area
Categories: Marmisson
Categories: Marne
Categories: Marseillan
Categories: Marseilles-les-Aubigny
Categories: Marseillette
Categories: Martigues
Meaux is a medieval town and commune in the Seine-et-Marne of France, near the Marne River. Meaux is known for Brie de Meaux (a variety of Brie cheese) and the local variety of mustard. Visit its cathedral, gardens, monuments, and battlefields.
Categories: Meaux
Categories: Megeve
Categories: Melun
Categories: Menetreol-sous-Sancerre
Metz is located in the Lorraine region in northeast France, at the confluence of the Seille and Moselle rivers. Metz boasts a rich historical, architectural and cultural background, with a recorded history dating back over 3,000 years. Noteworthy bui...
Categories: Metz
Categories: Minerve
Located in the department of Dordogne, Monestier is a small village in the south west of France.
Categories: Monestier
Categories: Montargis
Categories: Montauban
Categories: Montbeliard
Categories: Montereau-Fault-Yonne
Categories: Montmerle
Categories: Montoir de Bretagne
The city of Montpellier is gorgeous, shining and welcoming one, with a history kept within each stone. Founded from the 10th to the 12th century by Jews, Muslims, and Christians, it values tolerance and fraternity and has since developed a very speci...
Categories: Montpellier
Categories: Moret-Sur-Loing
Categories: Moulin de Nitray
Nancy, "City of Art and History".
The Golden Gates of Stanislas Square have been flung open just for you.
A walk through the streets will introduce you to the capital of Lorraine and we hope will make you fall for her straight away.
Categories: Nancy
Narbonne is a lovely traditional town in which to stay, with the Canal du Robine running through the center of town and flanked by shady plane trees and a profusion of flowers, shops, bars and restaurants. Visitors to Narbonne are...
Categories: Narbonne
Niderviller is remarkable for its pottery works, which have been producing figurines and fine tableware since the early eighteenth century.
Categories: Niderviller
Nimes may have been one of the richest and finest Roman cities of Gaul. Several important remains of the Roman Empire can still be seen in and around Nîmes. The elliptical Roman amphitheatre, of 1st or 2nd century AD, is the best-preserved Roman aren...
Categories: Nîmes
Normandy is a land rich in history which is also perceived by the French as being endless miles of green countryside with abundant apple trees, cattle, creamy culinary specialities and fine cheese. For the Parisians, Normandy is the closest seashore ...
Categories: Normandy
Categories: Nyons
Categories: Oingt
Categories: Oppidum d'Ensérune
Categories: Osselle
Ottrott is a beautiful village in Alsace. The Naiads' aquarium park is a unique attraction; it features more than 250 species of trees, shrubs and other greenery, as well as underwater scenes in that resemble Asia, Africa, America and Europe. The mys...
Categories: Ottrott
Categories: Palavas-les-Flots
Paris, world capital of art and culture, gathers some of the most famous museums and monuments in the world. Like all the world's great capitals, Paris lives at a fast pace, by day, by night and especially at rush hours. Bear in mind that museums an...
Categories: Paris
Categories: Pasajes
Categories: Pauillac
Categories: Perigeaux
Categories: Perouges
Categories: Perpignan
Categories: Peyriac-Minervois
Categories: Pezenas
Categories: Poissy
The largest town of Poitou-Charente, Poitiers has several monuments worth visiting: the fourth-century Baptistry of St. John, the Romanesque church of Notre-Dame-la-Grande (whose somewhat exaggerated sculptural style is typical of the region) and the...
Categories: Poitiers
Categories: Pomerol
Categories: Pont du Gard
Categories: Pontailler sur Saone
Categories: Port de Calais
Categories: Port Medoc
Categories: Port sur Saone
Midi-Pyrenees is France's largest region, spreading from the Dordogne in the north to the Spanish border in the south. Port Vendres, only 10 miles from the Spanish border, is located on the coast that is known as Cote Vermeille. The port had its heyd...
Categories: Port Vendres
Categories: Port-la-Nouvelle
The heart of Provence is in the hills that bind the sea to the alps. These are the sloping vineyards; the cultivated lands and the colorful scenery that charmed Cezanne (Aix en Provence), Van Gogh (Arles), Chagall or Giono. In Provence or the Midi th...
Categories: Provence
Categories: Ranchot
Reims is a region known for Champagne production, picturesque rolling hills and vineyards, and its proximity to Paris. Its champagne, the very symbol of sophistication, graceful living and celebration, is produced nowhere else in the world. Sightseei...
Categories: Reims
Rhinau translates to the "meadow of the Rhine". Along the banks of the Rhine, approximately 1,000 acres have been designated as a natural reserve, and part of the humble island and town of Rhinau. Nature trails offer scenic views of the riv...
Categories: Rhinau
Wandering across the sun-drenched landscapes in Côtes du Rhône, you will discover vineyard-covered plains, the oppidum of Caesar's camp, as well as numerous Romanesque chapels, medieval sites, and picturesque villages. In the Rhô...
Categories: Rhone
Categories: Rhone River Cruising
The flower-filled Alsacian town called Riquewihr (pop. 1,230) is near Colmar and worth a stop if it's harvest time. The town has several nice 12th-century houses.
Categories: Riquewihr
Rocamadour is a small medieval village with a dramatic setting, perched on cliff side across from the Dordogne in the Lot department. This grand site of France is a popular destination, built on the site of a shrine to a Madonna, and is a stop on the...
Categories: Rocamadour
Categories: Roque de Thau
Categories: Roquemaure
Categories: Royan
Categories: Rueil-Malmaison
Categories: Saint Jean Pied de Port
Really a western suburb of Paris, St. Germain is the home of the Musee des Antiquites Nationales, the national archaeological museum that documents the millennia of human presence in the territory of present-day France. It's a treasure trove for anyo...
Categories: Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Categories: Saint-Jean-les-Deux-Jumeaux
Categories: Saint-Julien-sur-Dheune
Categories: Saint-Mammes
Categories: Saint-Nexans
Categories: Salleles d Aude
The famous aristocratic beach resort of great reputation during last century still conserves its exclusive and cosmopolitan ambience. Its beautiful buildings and excellent beaches still today make it a privileged holiday destination.
Categories: San Sebastian
Categories: Santenay
Categories: Sare
Known simply as Sarlat, this lovely Renaissance town in Périgord grew up around a Benedictine abbey founded in the 9th century. Sarlat retains a medieval flavor with its ochre-coloured sandstone buildings and enticing streets. Among Sarlat's architec...
Categories: Sarlat
Categories: Sauternes
Never was there a better known gateway than Saverne. The downward slope from the Phalsbourg plateau towards the Zorn valley and the Rhine plains is one of the most spectacular sights in Alsace. The panorama is amazing, dazzling the senses. The contra...
Categories: Saverne
Categories: Savoie
Categories: Savoyeux
Categories: Schelde River
Categories: Seine
Categories: Seine River Cruising
Categories: Sens
Situated at the Golf du Lion in South France, Sète has been an important port for three hundred years and today is the country’s second busiest port after Marseilles. Upper town straddles the slopes of Mont St. Clair, which overlooks the vast Bassin ...
Categories: Sete
The lovely village of Soultzmatt is a typical Alsatian wine producing village surrounded by vineyards and pine forests. The village boasts a natural spring that produces Lisbeth mineral water. Surrounded by its own natural park, the landscape include...
Categories: Soultzmatt
St. Emilion is a commune located in southern France, on the banks of Bordeaux. There are many vineyards located along the town, with red wine being one of the most important contributors in the commune. You will also find in the village beautiful cha...
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Categories: St. Etienne
A popular seaside resort and active fishing port just above the Spanish border, Saint Jean de Luz is a lively and cosmopolitan town. The lovely medieval town centre has been influenced by Spain and the Moors and has a mix of architecture among the na...
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On the bank of the Rhone River lies Tain L’Hermitage, a commune famous for its Côtes du Rhone wine and gourmet chocolates. Pay a visit to one of the 45 wine-producing caves on the commune to sample the many varieties of...
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Categories: Talmont-sur-Gironde
Categories: Thionville
Categories: Tilly
Located between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic coast, Toulouse is a city of students, a center of cutting-edge European technology, and the capital of the good life; its taste for celebrations and fine food is attracting a growing number of new i...
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The imposing 16th-century Castle and Roman ruins that dot the countryside of Tournon are a photographer's dream. Visit the Hermitage and St. Joseph's vineyards. Consider the optional excursion to the Ardeche region, one of the area's natural wonders,...
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Categories: Tournon-sur-Rhone
Categories: Trebes
Tremolat is a picturesque village perched on the hilltop of the Dordogne River. Travelers stopping at this area will find its romantic charm while strolling through the stoned bridges, tranquility besides the running stream, and spectacular dining at...
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Take a wonderful excursion to the Beaujolais wine country. Cross the land of the "golden stones", named for the ochre yellow limestone of its houses and castles and marvel at the remarkable beauty of this lovely vineyard. Sample world famous "Beaujol...
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Troyes, France, is a charming city located on the Seine River about 95 mi/150 km southeast of Paris in the Champagne region. The town is characteristically medieval, with winding streets lined with 16th-century half-timbered houses.The Musee d'Art Mo...
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Categories: Ushant
The beautiful town of Uzes is an ancient Duchy much of which was built in the 15th and 16th century and earlier. With its teeming sidewalk cafes, restaurants and shops, it hosts a Saturday Provencal market that must be amongst the most colorful and ...
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Categories: Valence
Categories: Vallebregues
Categories: Vandenesse en Auxois
Categories: Varetz
Categories: Vaux le Vicomte
Categories: Venarey-les-Laumes
Verdun, France, has an impressive cathedral, but its name resonates because of the bloody trench warfare fought around the town during World War I. More than a million men—French and German—perished in the 1916-17 battles in this area 70 mi/110 km no...
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Transformed from a hunting lodge into a monumental Chateau, this medieval village and farmland curled around the castle bringing much prosperity to northern France during the 13th century. By late 17th century, King Louis XIV’s transformation o...
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Categories: Vezere Valley
Vichy, 219 mi/353 km southeast of Paris, is famous for its spas and mineral water. The city is an old resort area with a casino. It's a pleasant place to relax for a few days.During World War II, however, the collaborationist government of Petain and...
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Vienne is the lively and historically intriguing capital city of the Poitou-Charentes region in France. The city is highly admired for its numerous amusement parks, outdoor activities, and world heritage sites. The medieval site at Sanxay is not to b...
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Categories: Villeneuve-les-Avignon
This agricultural village is located in southeastern France. It is the walnut capital of Grenoble and reaps walnuts from over 175,000 trees.
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Located in one of the most beautiful areas in Southern France, Viviers has retained its Old World charm. The town was developed around its Romanesque cathedral, with facade, porch, and solitary tower that still survive today.
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Categories: Waltenheim-sur-Zorn
Categories: Xouaxange
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