Category: Places to Visit
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The Port Town That Held Out Against France Itself — and the Towers That Remember
Discover La Rochelle’s three medieval harbour towers and the dramatic 1628 siege that shook France — plus weekly France stories free in our newsletter.
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The Medieval Villages of the Auvergne That France Has Somehow Kept to Itself
France’s most beautiful medieval villages hide in the Auvergne — a region visitors race past. Discover Salers and Lavaudieu — free in our newsletter.
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Why France’s Wild Northern Coast Is More Dramatic Than the Riviera
France’s wild northern chalk coast — white cliffs, sea-battered headlands, and villages most visitors never find — plus get weekly France stories free in our newsletter.
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The Jura Valley That France Forgot to Put on Its Tourist Map
Discover the Jura, France’s most overlooked mountain region. Rolling hills, ancient cheese caves, wild waterfalls, and yellow wine the world rarely tastes — plus get weekly France stories free in our newsletter.
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Why Nantes Is the One French City Most Visitors Never Think to Visit
Discover why Nantes — home to a giant mechanical elephant and Jules Verne’s birthplace — is France’s most underrated city to visit — plus get weekly France stories free in our newsletter.
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The French Atlantic Island That Even Parisians Refuse to Share
Discover Île de Ré — the French Atlantic island where salt marshes, oyster bars and 100km of cycle paths define a way of life Parisians guard carefully — plus get weekly France stories free in our newsletter.
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The Calanques: France’s Hidden Coastline That Outshines the Riviera
Discover the Calanques — France’s dramatic white limestone fjords near Marseille and Cassis. A complete guide to visiting this hidden coastal gem — plus get weekly France stories free in our newsletter.
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French Riviera Travel Guide: What to Know Before You Go
Your complete French Riviera travel guide — the best places to visit, when to go, where to stay, and how to plan your perfect trip from the US.
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Champagne Region France: A Complete Travel Guide
Discover the Champagne region of France: Reims Cathedral, the Avenue de Champagne, wine route tours, and where to stay. Your complete travel guide.
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Dordogne Travel Guide: The Best of France’s Most Beautiful Valley
Plan your trip to the Dordogne with our complete travel guide. Discover the best villages, prehistoric caves, châteaux, food, wine, and when to visit.