Travel to France and see the best tourists sites and attractions. Here are some of the most popular French destinations:

Paris

Paris

Paris is one of the top tourist destinations around the world. The vibrant streets are littered with a tremendous amount of public art and wonderful architecture. Jjust wandering the streetsof Paris is a delight and won’t cost you any money. The city is very compact andvery there’s little chance of getting lost.

La Rochelle
The medieval port town of La Rochelle offers beautiful beaches, delicious seafood, and boat trips to surrounding islands. It has been carefully preserved thanks to the efforts of a past communist mayor who also introduced free bicycles you can ride, it’s the perfect way to explore the town.

The French Alps
Visit the glorious French Alps in the summer. Take one of the many ski lifts that operate year-round to start your walk. Towns to visit include Annecy, on its turquoise lake, set against the peaks of La Tourette.

Marseille
Marseille is the second most populous city of France. It’s a down-to-earth yet cosmopolitan city that spirals out from the old port. Check out their excellent seafood cuisine by dining at the cours Julien behind the Vieux Port’s southern quay.

Provence
A rich, agricultural town in Medieval hilltop villages setting. Enjoy the panoramic view of countryside of vineyards, olive groves and fields of sunflowers. Then travel to the fascinating cities of Arles and Aix en Provence, perhaps the most irrestistible area of France.

Champagne
Yes, this is the town where that bubbly sparkling wine took its name. Champagne is a quaint wine producing town with the most impressive French Gothic cathedrals, as well as take in several caves, including the famous Veuve Cliquot-Ponsardin.

Chartres Cathedral
Visit Chartres and see the classic Cathédral Notre-Dame with its magnificent rose window. The enormous structure, situated on the hilltop, has plenty of other enthralling visible wonders, such as the geometry of the building and the 130 other stained glass windows. This is the same cathedral immortalized in Victor Hugo’s immortal novel.

Cheese

Normandy Cheese Manufacturing

For cheese, head for Normandy, particularly the area known as the Pays d’Auge, whose lush green fields help produce the rich milk so essential for the area’s delicious Camembert.

Cycling
The French city and country roads is perfect for cycling. No surprise that this country runs the world’s most famous bike race, the Tour de France. You may even get bigger servings in local restos if you indicate your means of transport. When traveling to faraway countrysides, you can take bikes on certain trains for free.

Camargue
The Camargue is a flat, marshy delta area, with flamingo-filled lagoons. The stretches of coastline is home to the popular resort of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, which offers plenty of facilities, and less commercialized areas, such as the plage de Piemancon.

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