Places to Visit in France
Here are just a few ideas of places to
visit in France. More coming soon...
Normandy.
A favourite, with great cider and fabulous cheeses! Lots of lovely
market towns and some of the most important horse studs in France.
Central to Normandy is the 'bocage' landscape, reminiscent of an
older and more tranquil era in Britain. Rolling fields surrounded by
hedge-banks and interspersed with orchards make for a pretty and
gentle landscape. Lovely for families, with an easy landscape for
walking and cycling to suit everyone. A little further afield is the
Suisse Normade with a more rugged and dramatic landscape, perfect
for more energetic mountain biking and walking. Another
favourite area is the Cherbourg peninsula, around St. Lo & Coutances
- this area gives great access to lovely beaches, an easy drive to
the Mont St Michel, and not far from the ferry ports. An essential
trip is to the D-Day beaches and Bayeux on the North coast.
Brittany.
This is a wonderful maritime region where you are
never far from the coast and sandy beaches! Inland there are ancient
forests, lakes, rivers and fabulous 'parcs naturel regional'. This
region is rich with history and a great place for seafood! When in
Brittany make sure you visit the stunning forest, lake and amazing
rock-strewn water at Huelgoat, and make time for Pont Aven, home of
the Synthesist group of painters grouped around Paul Gauguin in the
1880-90s. Carnac is a favourite for its amazing standing stones -
all 1170 of them! No trip to Brittany is complete without visiting
the Mont St Michel, it is magical and the guided tours are
fascinating. Other highlights include La Baule, the Golfe du
Morbihan, Menez-Hom and Crozon, Quimper, and much more.
The Lot.
Lovely rural
area with a refreshing lack of industry. Undulating landscape, it is
one of the largest fruit-growing areas of France, and many fruits,
including strawberries, peaches, apricots, and very special prunes –
in fact, the prunes d’Agen even have an Appellation Contrôlée! This
area is also known for Armagnac.
Poitou-Charentes.
Home to Futuroscope, Cognac, oysters, it's a fairly easy drive
from the north coast and ferry ports. Spring comes early in this
area, it has a lovely mild climate, with longer and hotter summers
than further north.
The Languedoc. (Languedoc-Roussilon). Curving around the Western
coast of the Meditteranean all the way to Spain, this area is
steeped in history. Many areas closest to the Spanish border have a
Catalan feel to them. Peaceful and tranquil, a great place to enjoy
a relaxing holiday, also a surprisingly good wine region. The
scenery is magnificent, from the Pyrenees to the Tarn valley. Visit
medieval castles and towns perched on rocky outcrops one day, then
spend the next sunning yourself on the beach!
The departments of France
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01 Ain
02 Aisne
2A Corse-du-Sud
2B Haute Corse
03 Allier
04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
05 Hautes-Alpes
06 Alpes-Maritimes
07 Ardèche
08 Ardennes
09 Ariège
10 Aube
11 Aude
12 Aveyron
13 Bouches-du-Rhône
14 Cantal
15 Charente
17 Charente-Maritime
18 Cher
19 Corrèze
21 Côte-d'Or
22 Côte-d'Armor
23 Creuse
24 Dordogne
25 Doubs
26 Drôme
27 Eure
28 Eure-et-Loir
29 Finistère
30 Gard
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32 Gers
33 Gironde
34 Hérault
35 Ille-et-Vilaine
36 Indre
37 Indre-et-Loire
38 Isère
39 Jura
40 Landes
41 Loir-et-Cher
42 Loire
43 Haute-Loire
44 Loire-Atlantique
45 Loiret
46 Lot
47 Lot-et-Garonne
48 Lozère
49 Maine-et-loire
50 Manche
51 marne
52 haute-Marne
53 Mayenne
54 Meurthe-et-Moselle
55 Meuse
56 Morbihan
57 Moselle
58 Nièvre
59 Nord
60 Oise
61 Orne
62 Pas-de-Calais |
64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques
65 Hautes-Pyrénées
66 Pyrénées-Orientales
67 Bas-Rhin
68 Haut-Rhin
69 Rhône
70 Haute-Saone
72 Saône-et-Loire
72 Sarthe
73 Savoie
74 Haute-Savoie
75 Paris
76 Seine
77 Seine-Maritime
78 Yvelines
79 Deux-Sèvres
80 Somme
81 Tarn
82 Tarn-et-Garonne
83 Var
84 Vaucluse
85 Vendée
86 Vienne
87 Haute-Vienne
88 Vosges
89 Yonne
90 Territoire de Belfort
91 Essonne
92 Hauts-de-Seine
93 Seine-Saint-Denis
94 Val-de-Marne |
