France
446 places in France, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.
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Nature & outdoors (96) Landmarks & history (166) Museums & culture (113) Attractions & fun (48) Food & drink (23)
UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Albi and Sainte-Cecile Cathedral
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Amiens Cathedral
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
Aubusson Tapestry
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Avignon and the Papal Palace
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
Baccarat
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Besancon Citadel
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Bourges Cathedral
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Briancon
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Canal du Midi
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Carcassonne
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Carnac Alignments
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Cevennes National Park
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Champagne Region
UNESCO · World Heritage
Chartres Cathedral
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Chateau d'Usse
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Chateau de Chambord
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Chinon
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Cirque de Gavarnie
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Cordouan Lighthouse
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Eiffel Tower
UNESCO · Intangible heritage
Fest-Noz in Brittany
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Fontenay Abbey
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Ile Saint-Louis
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Lascaux and the Dordogne Caves
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Le Havre
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Mont-Saint-Michel
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Musee d'Orsay
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Neuf-Brisach
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Notre-Dame de Paris
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Orange Roman Theatre
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Orleans
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Palace of Fontainebleau
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Palace of Versailles
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
Perfume Making in Grasse
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Peyrepertuse
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Pont du Gard
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Provins
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Puy de Dome
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Queribus
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Reims Cathedral
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Roman Arles
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Saint-Savin Abbey
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Saumur
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Scandola Nature Reserve
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Strasbourg Grande Ile
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Burgundy Grands Crus Route
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Calanche of Piana
UNESCO · Intangible heritage 
The French Bakery
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Pont Valentre at Cahors
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Tours
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Tuileries Garden
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Vezelay and the Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Vichy
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Vieux Lyon
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Villefranche-de-Conflent
Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.
Open the full Nature & outdoors page show cave 
Aven Armand
show cave 
Aven d'Orgnac
estuary 
Baie de Somme
granite spires 
Bavella Needles
island 
Belle-Ile-en-Mer
mountain 
Canigou
coastal headlands 
Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez
peninsula 
Cap Corse
headland 
Cap Frehel
waterfall 
Cascades du Herisson
national park
Cevennes National Park
rock maze 
Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux
mountain massif 
Chartreuse Massif
thermal town 
Chaudes-Aigues
mountain
Cirque de Gavarnie
abandoned meander 
Cirque de Navacelles
cirque 
Cirque du Fer-a-Cheval
ochre badlands 
Colorado Provencal
coastal river 
Courant d'Huchet
peninsula 
Crozon Peninsula
limestone ridge 
Dentelles de Montmirail
beach 
Dune du Pilat
national park 
Ecrins National Park
viewpoint 
Etretat Cliffs
dwarf beech wood 
Faux de Verzy
springs 
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
lake resort 
Gerardmer
archipelago 
Glenan Islands
gorge 
Gorges de Daluis
canyon 
Gorges de Kakuetta
canyon 
Gorges de l'Ardeche
slot gorge 
Gorges du Fier
canyon 
Gorges du Tarn
canyon 
Gorges du Verdon
cave 
Gouffre de Padirac
show cave 
Grotte des Demoiselles
inland sea 
Gulf of Morbihan
forest 
Huelgoat Forest
island 
Ile d'Aix
island 
Ile d'Oleron
island 
Ile d'Yeu
island 
Ile de Brehat
archipelago 
Iles Chausey
island 
Iles de Lerins
wetland park 
La Brenne
coastal moorland 
La Hague Peninsula
reservoir 
Lac de Serre-Poncon
reservoir 
Lac du Der-Chantecoq
crater lake 
Lac Pavin
lake 
Lake Annecy
lake 
Lake Bourget
reservoir 
Lake Vassiviere
island reserve 
Lavezzi Islands
wetland 
Marais Poitevin
volcanic coast 
Massif de l'Esterel
national park 
Mercantour National Park
mountain 
Mont Blanc and Chamonix
volcanic dome 
Mont Gerbier de Jonc
mountain 
Mont Ventoux
limestone ridge 
Montagne Sainte-Victoire
moorland hills 
Monts d'Arree
regional park 
Morvan Regional Park
island 
Noirmoutier
fairy chimneys 
Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet
mountain valley 
Ossau Valley
island 
Ouessant
viewpoint 
Pointe du Raz
lake 
Pont d'Espagne and Lac de Gaube
island 
Porquerolles
national park 
Port-Cros National Park
viewpoint 
Provence Lavender Fields
mountain
Puy de Dome
volcanic summit 
Puy de Sancy
mountain 
Puy Mary
peninsula 
Quiberon Peninsula
gorge 
Restonica Gorge
viewpoint 
Roche d'Oetre
limestone escarpment 
Rock of Solutre
ochre village 
Roussillon
beach 
Saleccia Beach
archipelago 
Sanguinaires Islands
waterfall 
Saut du Doubs
marine reserve
Scandola Nature Reserve
seabird reserve 
Sept-Iles Reserve
granite landscape 
Sidobre
shingle spit 
Sillon de Talbert
viewpoint
The Calanche of Piana
viewpoint 
The Calanques
national park 
The Camargue
trail 
The GR20
mountain 
The Grand Ballon
forest 
The Landes Forest
trail 
The Ochre Trail at Roussillon
trail 
The Pink Granite Coast
national park 
Vanoise National Park
limestone plateau 
Vercors
Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.
Open the full Landmarks & history page walled town 
Aigues-Mortes
old town 
Aix-en-Provence
church
Albi and Sainte-Cecile Cathedral
church
Amiens Cathedral
castle city 
Angers
walled town 
Antibes
monument 
Arc de Triomphe
monument 
Arenes de Nimes
historic town 
Arras
underground church 
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
cathedral city 
Auch
roman and medieval town 
Autun
riverside town 
Auxerre
palace
Avignon and the Papal Palace
basilica 
Basilica of Saint-Denis
fortress
Besancon Citadel
citadel town 
Bonifacio
old town 
Bordeaux Old Town
church
Bourges Cathedral
fortified town
Briancon
star fort 
Brouage
romanesque abbeys 
Caen Abbeys
citadel town 
Calvi
fortress
Carcassonne
archaeological site
Carnac Alignments
old capital 
Chambery
chateau and stables 
Chantilly
church
Chartres Cathedral
royal chateau 
Chateau d'Amboise
chateau 
Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau
island prison 
Chateau d'If
chateau
Chateau d'Usse
castle 
Chateau de Beynac
royal chateau 
Chateau de Blois
chateau 
Chateau de Brissac
castle 
Chateau de Castelnaud
palace
Chateau de Chambord
castle 
Chateau de Chenonceau
chateau 
Chateau de Cheverny
castle 
Chateau de Falaise
castle 
Chateau de Langeais
chateau 
Chateau de Malmaison
castle 
Chateau de Pierrefonds
fortress 
Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire
chateau 
Chateau de Valencay
chateau 
Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte
royal castle 
Chateau de Vincennes
castle museum 
Chateau des Ducs de Bretagne
chateau 
Chateau des Milandes
castle ruins 
Chateau du Fleckenstein
castle ruins 
Chateau Gaillard
fortress town
Chinon
abbey ruins 
Cluny Abbey
old town 
Colmar
imperial palace 
Compiegne
walled port 
Concarneau
palace and prison 
Conciergerie
lighthouse
Cordouan Lighthouse
citadel town 
Corte
old town 
Dijon Old Town
walled town 
Dinan
hilltop bastide 
Domme
monument
Eiffel Tower
fortified village 
Entrevaux
port town 
Fecamp
castle town 
Foix
church
Fontenay Abbey
abbey 
Fontevraud Abbey
abbey 
Fontfroide Abbey
sea fort 
Fort Boyard
coastal fortress 
Fort la Latte
fortress 
Fougeres Castle
basilica 
Fourviere Basilica
railway viaduct 
Garabit Viaduct
walled town 
Guerande
castle 
Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle
former hospital 
Hospices de Beaune
island quarter
Ile Saint-Louis
castle 
Josselin Castle
abbey ruins 
Jumieges Abbey
abbey 
La Chaise-Dieu
business district 
La Defense
harbour city 
La Rochelle
walled town 
Langres
hilltop town 
Laon
fortified village 
Larressingle
historic district 
Latin Quarter
rebuilt city
Le Havre
old town 
Le Mans Old Town
historic district 
Le Marais
church 
Le Puy-en-Velay
citadel village 
Les Baux-de-Provence
historic quarter 
Lille Old Town
basilica 
Lisieux Basilica
citadel 
Loches
pilgrimage sanctuary 
Lourdes
harbour and quarter 
Marseille Old Port and Le Panier
cathedral city 
Metz
bridge 
Millau Viaduct
abbey 
Moissac Abbey
bastide town 
Monpazier
monastery 
Mont Sainte-Odile
monument
Mont-Saint-Michel
city 
Montpellier
walled town 
Montreuil-sur-Mer
castle ruins 
Montsegur
square 
Nancy Place Stanislas
roman city 
Narbonne
fortress town
Neuf-Brisach
old town 
Nice and the French Riviera
basilica 
Notre-Dame de la Garde
church
Notre-Dame de Paris
roman theatre
Orange Roman Theatre
basilica village 
Orcival
cathedral city
Orleans
palace
Palace of Fontainebleau
palace
Palace of Versailles
opera house 
Palais Garnier
outsider architecture 
Palais Ideal du Facteur Cheval
mausoleum 
Pantheon
church enclosures 
Parish Closes of Leon
city 
Pau
cemetery 
Pere Lachaise Cemetery
city 
Perigueux
city 
Perpignan
castle ruins
Peyrepertuse
church city 
Poitiers
bridge
Pont du Gard
castle ruins
Queribus
cathedral city 
Quimper
cathedral
Reims Cathedral
old town 
Rocamadour
naval town 
Rochefort
ruins
Roman Arles
chapel 
Ronchamp Chapel
historic centre 
Rouen Old Town
industrial monument
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
church 
Sacre-Coeur and Montmartre
cathedral village 
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
royal chateau 
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
pilgrim town 
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
old town 
Saint-Malo
abbey 
Saint-Martin-du-Canigou
abbey
Saint-Savin Abbey
church 
Sainte-Chapelle
roman town 
Saintes
old town 
Sarlat-la-Caneda
chateau town
Saumur
fortress 
Sedan Castle
abbey 
Senanque Abbey
medieval town 
Senlis
citadel town 
Sisteron
old town
Strasbourg Grande Ile
castle 
Tarascon Castle
bridge
The Pont Valentre at Cahors
city 
Toulouse
city
Tours
old town 
Troyes
ducal town 
Uzes
roman town 
Vaison-la-Romaine
walled town 
Vannes
church
Vezelay and the Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
renaissance quarter
Vieux Lyon
modernist house 
Villa Cavrois
fortified village
Villefranche-de-Conflent
castle town 
Vitre
Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.
Open the full Museums & culture page basque village 
Ainhoa
city 
Ajaccio
cliff village 
Angles-sur-l'Anglin
comics city 
Angouleme
village and garden 
Apremont-sur-Allier
tradition
Aubusson Tapestry
village 
Auvers-sur-Oise
crystal town
Baccarat
cliff village 
Balazuc
artists' village 
Barbizon
fishing village 
Barfleur
abbey village 
Baume-les-Messieurs
medieval embroidery 
Bayeux Tapestry
basque city 
Bayonne
wine village
Beaujolais Golden Stones
castle village 
Belcastel
village 
Beuvron-en-Auge
hillside village 
Bormes-les-Mimosas
abbey town 
Brantome
forest 
Broceliande Forest
hilltop town 
Cassel
fishing port 
Cassis
modern art museum 
Centre Pompidou
art town 
Ceret
wine town 
Chablis
town 
Charleville-Mezieres
wine village 
Chateau-Chalon
wine village 
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
castle village 
Chateauneuf-en-Auxois
replica cave 
Chauvet 2
car museum 
Cite de l'Automobile
museum 
Cite du Vin
town 
Clisson
historic house 
Clos Luce
seaside village 
Collioure
village 
Collonges-la-Rouge
pilgrimage village 
Conques
hilltop bastide 
Cordes-sur-Ciel
cliff village 
Cotignac
open-air museum 
Ecomusee d'Alsace
wine village 
Eguisheim
hill village 
Eze
social experiment 
Familistere de Guise
tradition
Fest-Noz in Brittany
medieval town 
Figeac
megalithic site 
Filitosa
village 
Flavigny-sur-Ozerain
art museum 
Fondation Louis Vuitton
village 
Gerberoy
hilltop village 
Gordes
walled port 
Granville
chateau village 
Grignan
harbour town 
Honfleur
wine village 
Kaysersberg
canal town 
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
templar village 
La Couvertoirade
museum 
La Piscine Museum in Roubaix
cliff village 
La Roque-Gageac
abbey village 
Lagrasse
gallery
Lascaux and the Dordogne Caves
porcelain city 
Limoges
granite village 
Locronan
village 
Lourmarin
art museum 
Louvre-Lens
border town 
Menton
gorge village 
Minerve
museum 
Monet's Gardens at Giverny
village 
Montresor
faience village 
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
museum 
MuCEM
gallery
Musee d'Orsay
medieval museum 
Musee de Cluny
museum 
Musee de l'Orangerie
art museum 
Musee Marmottan Monet
art museum 
Musee Picasso Paris
sculpture museum 
Musee Rodin
fortress village 
Najac
painted cave 
Niaux Cave
medieval village 
Noyers-sur-Serein
riverside town 
Ornans
painted cave 
Pech Merle Cave
tradition
Perfume Making in Grasse
medieval village 
Perouges
artisan town 
Pezenas
artists' village 
Pont-Aven
medieval town
Provins
wine village 
Riquewihr
village 
Rochefort-en-Terre
cathedral town 
Rodez
port town 
Roscoff
cliff village 
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
wine village 
Saint-Emilion
abbey village 
Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert
port town 
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
village 
Saint-Nectaire
walled village 
Saint-Paul-de-Vence
town 
Saint-Remy-de-Provence
port town 
Saint-Tropez
high village 
Saint-Veran
fortified village 
Sainte-Suzanne
village 
Salers
wine village 
Sancerre
granite town 
Sartene
medieval town 
Semur-en-Auxois
canal port 
Sete
cliff village 
Talmont-sur-Gironde
gallery 
The Louvre
knife town 
Thiers
cave dwellings
Troglodyte Villages of Saumur
village 
Veules-les-Roses
spa town
Vichy
harbour town 
Villefranche-sur-Mer
lakeside village 
Yvoire
Attractions & fun Theme parks, zoos, aquariums, towers and the built attractions families actually queue for.
Open the full Attractions & fun page seaside town 
Arcachon
bamboo garden 
Bambouseraie en Cevennes
seaside resort 
Biarritz
canal
Canal du Midi
canal 
Canal Saint-Martin
resort city 
Cannes
peninsula 
Cap Ferret
projection venue 
Carrieres de Lumieres
ossuary 
Catacombs of Paris
chateau and garden festival 
Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire
chateau gardens 
Chateau de Villandry
space park 
Cite de l'Espace
maritime museum 
Cite de la Mer
mountain pass 
Col du Tourmalet
shopping arcades 
Covered Passages of Paris
beach resort 
Deauville
seaside resort 
Dinard
theme park 
Disneyland Paris
spa town 
Evian-les-Bains
topiary gardens 
Eyrignac Gardens
theme park 
Futuroscope
fortress viewpoint 
Grenoble Bastille
experimental archaeology site 
Guedelon Castle
floating gardens 
Hortillonnages of Amiens
surf town 
Hossegor
island 
Ile de Re
seaside resort 
La Baule
cog railway 
La Rhune
seaside resort 
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
cycling route 
Loire a Velo
park 
Luxembourg Gardens
mechanical attraction 
Machines de l'Ile
observation deck 
Montparnasse Tower
aquarium 
Nausicaa
aquarium 
Oceanopolis
beach 
Palombaggia Beach
theme park 
Parc Asterix
japanese garden 
Parc Oriental de Maulevrier
cable car 
Pic du Midi de Bigorre
theme park 
Puy du Fou
mountain road 
Route des Grandes Alpes
flea market 
Saint-Ouen Flea Market
botanical garden 
The Gardens of Marqueyssac
scenic railway 
Train des Pignes
mountain railway 
Train Jaune
formal garden
Tuileries Garden
villa and gardens 
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
theme park 
Vulcania
Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.
Open the full Food & drink page winery region 
Alsace Wine Route
brandy region 
Armagnac Country
winery region 
Bordeaux Wine Country
dish 
Bouillabaisse in Marseille
dish 
Breton Galettes and Crepes
cheese village 
Camembert
oyster port 
Cancale
dish 
Cassoulet in Languedoc
winery region
Champagne Region
farm route
Cider Route of Pays d'Auge
brandy town 
Cognac
cheese region 
Comte Cheese Country
pepper village 
Espelette
dish 
French Bistro Cuisine
dish 
French Cheese
dish 
French Patisserie and Macarons
food district 
Lyon Bouchon Tradition
nougat town 
Montelimar
coffee culture 
Paris Cafe Culture
market 
Perigord Truffle Markets
cheese caves 
Roquefort-sur-Soulzon
winery region
The Burgundy Grands Crus Route
dish
The French Bakery
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