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France, region by region
Regions, cities and the places on France's checklist — or any city in Europe, no Traveleriences guide required.
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Destination guides in France
20 guides in France — cities, landmarks and regions — with honest verdicts, where to eat and the practical details.
Food & drink
Taste of France
Discover the wines, spirits, cheeses and regional dishes that define French food culture. 38 specialties, 6 categories.
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Bordeaux
Bordeaux wine
Cabernet- and Merlot-led reds from the Médoc and Saint-Émilion, sweet Sauternes and crisp whites — the world's benchmark for blended wine.
Related guides: Bordeaux
Related experience: Taste wine in Bordeaux
Burgundy
Burgundy wine
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from a patchwork of UNESCO-listed climats, from Chablis in the north to the Côte d'Or — two grapes, endlessly shaped by place.
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Champagne
Champagne
Sparkling wine given its bubbles by a second fermentation in the bottle and aged in chalk cellars beneath Reims and Épernay. Only this region may use the name.
Related experience: Drink Champagne in Champagne
Loire Valley
Loire Valley wines
Sancerre's Sauvignon Blanc, Vouvray's Chenin Blanc, Chinon's Cabernet Franc and Muscadet by the sea — France's longest river runs through its freshest wines.
Related guides: Loire Valley Châteaux
Rhône Valley
Rhône Valley wines
Syrah from the steep northern slopes of Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage; generous Grenache blends in the south, led by Châteauneuf-du-Pape near Avignon.
Alsace
Alsace wines
Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris, named by grape rather than place and bottled in tall green flûtes along the Route des Vins below the Vosges.
Related guides: Strasbourg, Colmar & Alsace Wine Route
Provence
Provence rosé
Pale, dry rosé from Grenache, Cinsault and Mourvèdre. Provence makes more rosé than any other French region, and drinks it cold, outdoors, with lunch.
Related guides: Gordes & the Luberon, Nice
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Curated moments
French experiences
Meals, rituals and moments to collect across France.
Wine
Champagne · Épernay & Reims
Drink Champagne in Champagne
Raise a glass in the region that made celebration a place.
Wine
Bordeaux · Place de la Bourse & Left Bank
Taste wine in Bordeaux
Explore France through vineyards, river quays and a glass from the Atlantic wine country.
Food
Lyon · Vieux Lyon & Presqu'île
Eat a bouchon meal in Lyon
Sit down for the city’s classic cooking in a proper Lyonnais bouchon.
Nature
Mont Saint-Michel · Tidal Bay
Watch the tide at Mont Saint-Michel
See the island change character as the sea moves around it.
Royal History
Versailles · Grand Canal & Orangerie
Walk the gardens of Versailles
Follow the fountains, canals and formal gardens beyond the palace halls.
Mountain
Chamonix · Aiguille du Midi & Mont Blanc
Ski or hike beneath Mont Blanc
Make Chamonix your base for alpine views, lifts and mountain air.
Coast
Nice · Promenade des Anglais
Swim on the Côte d’Azur
Find blue water, pebble beaches and Riviera light along the Mediterranean.
Medieval
Carcassonne · Cité Médiévale
Walk the ramparts of Carcassonne
Circle the medieval walls and see Languedoc from above.
Spirits
Charente · Cognac
Drink Cognac in Cognac
Taste the brandy where it ages — in cellars along the Charente whose walls are blackened by the evaporating angels' share.
Nature
Arcachon Bay · La Teste-de-Buch
Climb the Dune du Pilat at sunset
Europe's tallest dune, with the Atlantic on one side and pine forest to the horizon on the other.
D-Day
Normandy · Colleville-sur-Mer
Walk Omaha Beach at low tide
Stand on the sand of 6 June 1944, then climb to the American Cemetery on the bluff above it.
Coast
Charente-Maritime · from La Rochelle
Sail round Fort Boyard
A stone ship of a fortress in the strait, seen close from the water — then on to car-free Île d'Aix.
Countryside
Luberon · Gordes
See Sénanque Abbey in lavender
Late June into July, when the rows below the Cistercian abbey flower purple. Come early, and quietly.
Iconic
Paris · Seine River & Eiffel Tower
Watch the Eiffel Tower light up from the Seine at dusk
Glide along the river past Île de la Cité as the golden floodlights and hourly sparkle of the Eiffel Tower ignite into the night sky.
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Routes through France
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Places to tick off
France checklist
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Major cities
- City · Île-de-France
- City · Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
- City · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- City · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Famous sights
- Landmark · Normandy
- Landmark · Île-de-France
- Landmark · Occitania
Towns & villages
- Mountain town · Haute-Savoie
- Town · Arcachon Bay, Gironde
- Village · Burgundy
- Village · Burgundy
- Town · Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Town · Loire Valley, Centre-Val de Loire
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