Place To Visit In France

 There is a lot more to France than Paris (although Paris is a must-see destination). There are many regions in France with unique reasons to visit. Here are some of those destinations and why you should visit them

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• Mont St-Michel - One of France’s best-loved landmarks, Mont St-Michel is a splendid union of nature and architecture.
• Dining out in a Lyon bouchon - amed for its gastronomy, Lyon offers no end of wonderful eating places, not least the old-fashioned bouchons.
  
  
  
• Canal du Midi - Cycling, walking or drifting along the Canal du Midi is the most atmospheric way of savouring France’s southwest.
• Les Calanques - The cliffs between Marseille and Cassis offer excellent hiking and isolated coves that are perfect for swimming.
• Prehistoric cave art - The most impressive prehistoric art in France is found at Lascaux, Dordogne.
  
  
  
• Carcassonne - So atmospheric is this medieval fortress town that it manages to resist relentless commercialization and summer’s visitors.
• Medieval Provençal villages - Provence’s hilltop villages attract visitors by the score. Gordes is one of the most famous.
• Châteaux of the Loire - The River Loire is lined with gracious châteaux, of which Azay-le-Rideau is the most staggeringly impressive.
• Champagne tasting at Épernay - Dom Pérignon is the most famous, but there are plenty of other bubblies to try in the cellars of Épernay’s maisons.
• Les Gorges du Verdon - The mighty gorges are Europe’s answer to the Grand Canyon, and offer stunning views, a range of hikes, and colours and scents that are uniquely, gorgeously Provençal.
  
  
  
• Annecy - One of the prettiest towns in the Alps, Annecy has a picture-postcard quality which even the crowds can’t mar
• War memorials - World Wars I and II left permanent scars on the French countryside. The dead are remembered in solemn, overwhelming cemeteries.
• Cathar castles - These gaunt fortresses are relics of the brutal crusade launched by the Catholic church and northern French nobility against the heretic Cathars.
• Bayeux Tapestry - This 70-metre-long tapestry is an astonishingly detailed depiction of the 1066 Norman invasion of England
• Corsican beaches - Some of France’s best beaches are found on Corsica, with its white shell sand and turquoise water.
• Bordeaux - Bordeaux was the principal English stronghold in France for years, and is still known for its refined red wines.
• Jardin du Luxembourg - Paris’s most beautiful park, in the heart of the laid-back Left Bank, is the ideal spot for relaxing
• Amiens cathedral - The largest Gothic building in France, this lofty cathedral has a clever son et lumière show.
• The Louvre - The palace of the Louvre cuts a grand Classical swathe through the centre of Paris and houses what is nothing less than the gold standard of France’s artistic tradition.
• Carnac - Archeologically, Brittany is one of the richest regions in the world and the alignments at Carnac rival Stonehenge.
• St-Ouen flea market - It’s easy to lose track of an entire weekend morning browsing the covetable curios at St-Ouen, the mother of Paris’s flea markets.
• Bastille Day - July 14 sees national celebrations commemorating the beginning of the French Revolution, with fireworks and parties – a;; over France.
• Aix-en-Provence - Aix is Provence’s regional capital, and with its wonderful market, top-class restaurants and lively bars, it makes a very satisfying stop.
• The GR20 - Arguably France’s most dramatic – and most demanding – long-distance footpath climbs through and over Corsica’s precipitous mountains.
• Gorges de l’Ardèche - The fantastic gorges begin at the Pont d’Arc and cut their way through limestone cliffs before emptying into the Rhône valley

Enjoy your visit to France - there is much to see and do!