France
One of the world's most popular travel destinations, with art, food, wine, châteaux, and both Alpine and Mediterranean scenery.
France lies in Western Europe, bordered by the Atlantic to the west and the Mediterranean to the south, with the Alps in the southeast and the Pyrenees marking the border with Spain in the southwest; it also includes the island of Corsica and several overseas territories. The capital, Paris, gathers landmarks such as the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower; elsewhere, classic highlights include the châteaux of the Loire Valley, the wine regions of Champagne and Bordeaux, the lavender fields of Provence, the French Riviera, Chamonix–Mont-Blanc, the walled city of Carcassonne and the Normandy coast. Spring and autumn have pleasant weather, summer suits seaside and mountain holidays, and winter is for skiing in the Alps. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is the main international gateway, and the TGV high-speed rail network links the major cities.
Destinations
- Paris
- Marseille & Aix-en-Provence
- Strasbourg & Colmar (Alsace)
- Réunion
- Lyon
- Guadeloupe (Basse-Terre & Deshaies)
- Nice & Côte d'Azur
- Toulouse
- Mont-Saint-Michel
- Bordeaux
- Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
- Martinique (Fort-de-France)
- Tahiti
- Lille
- Montpellier
- Honfleur, Étretat & Rouen
- Carcassonne
- Annecy
- Dijon & Beaune
- Bora Bora
- La Rochelle
- Lourdes & Central Pyrenees
- Clermont-Ferrand & Auvergne Volcanoes
- Biarritz
- Ajaccio
- Sarlat & Dordogne
- Bayeux & D-Day Beaches
- Loire Valley
- Nouméa
- Avignon & Luberon
- Bonifacio
- Valensole Plateau & Gorges du Verdon
- Moorea
- Raiatea & Taha'a
- Huahine
- Isle of Pines
- Ouvéa
- Reims & Champagne
- Koné & Voh
- Briançon
- Grenoble
- Val d'Isère & Tignes
- Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
- Nancy
- Rennes
- Nantes
- Perpignan & Collioure
- Mayotte
- Cayenne (French Guiana)
- Angers
- Toulon & Hyères
- Besançon
- Béziers & Narbonne
- Poitiers & Futuroscope
- Morzine & Avoriaz
- Bastia & Cap Corse
- Orléans
- Calvi & Balagne
- Amiens & Somme
- Chambéry & Aix-les-Bains
Itineraries
- Normandy, Brittany & Loire Valley Grand Tour – Depart from Paris and loop through the Normandy Coast, the Emerald Coast, and the Loire Châteaux before returning to Pa…
- Eastern France Rail Grand Route: Reims to Lyon – Connect the historic cities of Champagne, Lorraine, Alsace, and Burgundy by rail, from Paris to Lyon.
- Barcelona to Nice South France Panorama – Cross the French Mediterranean coast, connecting cities by train and renting a car for the Provence segment.
- Classic Normandy – Drive west from Giverny, connecting Rouen, the Alabaster Coast, Honfleur, the D-Day Landing Beaches, and Mont Saint-Mic…
- Paris, Normandy, Mont Saint-Michel & Loire Valley 10-Day Self-Drive Itinerary – A self-drive loop from Paris connecting Giverny, the Normandy coast, Mont Saint-Michel, and the Loire châteaux.
- Loire à Vélo: Orléans to Nantes – Cycle from east to west along the Loire à Vélo trail, passing through the châteaux region and vineyards to Nantes.
- Brittany Peninsula Coast Loop – A loop around the peninsula from Rennes to Nantes, taking in the Emerald Coast, Crozon cliffs, Pointe du Raz, and the C…
- Society Islands & Tuamotu Atolls – A perfect blend of high islands and atolls, flying from Huahine and Bora Bora to Rangiroa and Fakarava.
- Route des Grandes Alpes: Lake Geneva to Nice – Cross high mountain passes like Iseran and Galibier from Lake Geneva, heading all the way south to the Mediterranean.
- Lyon, Annecy & Chamonix Rail & Bus Tour – Connect Lyon Old Town, Lake Annecy, and Mont Blanc without a car, departing from Geneva
- Corsica Grand Loop 14-Day Self-Drive Tour – Drive counter-clockwise from Bastia, connecting Cap Corse, the west coast, the southern cliffs, and the central highlan…
- Geneva, Haute-Savoie Lakes & Mont Blanc Self-Drive Loop – Drive from the villages of Lake Geneva over the mountains to Mont Blanc, returning via the Col des Aravis to Annecy